Good news got date for 2nd cardioversion

[Janelr]

Seen cardiologist last week first time since being diagnosed September and she said she would expedite 2nd cardioversion so I just happened to ring to chase today actually spoke to consultant who said oh it’s booked next Thursday have you not had a letter! Nothing surprises me as last week they lost my blood tests.

By then I will have been on amiodarone for 5 weeks Will this be long enough ?

Bloods redone and came back and thyroid has gone up to 8.3 it was normal when they tested September so retesting next week . Obviously it’s the amiodarone causing it , will it just go back to normal once I’m off amiodarone or does it permanently damage the thyroid ?

[jeanjeannie50]

The thyroid range can drop after you stop Amiodarone, but mine stuck at about 11.8 and I now need to take tablets for life to rectify the damage it caused. In the UK the range should be under 5, but for some other countries it's 2. I like to keep mine around 2ish, some people will say it should be below 1 for optimum health.

Jean

[Janelr in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Wow thankyou so mine is quite high urgh I wouldn’t care I actually feel better since taking it. It’s either that or the increase in frusomide who knows I’m less breathless.

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Janelr]

I felt fine on Amiodarone too, but it was doing the silent damage. It didn't prevent my AF from occurring though.

[Goosebumps]

Hi. Looking at this post and your last post regarding the failed first cardioversion I find myself in exactly the same boat. Failed first cardioversion and I'm due for a second one soon with the cardiologist recommending Amiodarone before and after but I have to say I think I will avoid that drug if I can, it's meant to be a drug of last resort and your comment on your thyroid really gets me thinking.

Anyway, I wanted to say that like you my first cardioversion failed as soon as I ate some hot soup in the hospital, very much like you with the hot tea. I'm not saying it would have held in NSR anyway, I didn't have any drugs to try and hold it.

Next time, I won't be eating anything hot for some while, the heat in the esophagus is just too close to the heart I reckon.

There are lots more people far more experienced than me on here but I hope this helps, and please do let us now how the 2nd DCV goes.

[Janelr in reply to Goosebumps]

Good luck for yours too I shall keep a eye out , I’m on diltizem too and losartan as bp went up since having af. Also being referred to see if sleep apnea could be causing af just to rule that out.