My mojo took a hike

[Afibflipper]

hello my friends, 8 days post 3rd ablation and whereas I was full of the joys of positivity last week - I feel I’ve been steam rollered flatter and flatter by the day.

You may recall I had GA this time following the previous disasters with my other surgeries

This time is nothing to do with my consultant he’s brilliant- since op I have had asthma so coughing all the time has done the chest pain and growing pain no good - now as sore as day 1. Day 2 I kept having asthma attacks which then caused severe chest pain on left side to which I thought this is it. Took some pain relief which worked so didn’t 999 (to be honest stupid as it sounds I was actually to scared as I knew which hospital I’d end up in and hate the place and find them patronising and somewhat incompetent as I’ve mentioned previously

My throat just got worse and worse pain wise despite antibiotics and think it’s a bit swollen from the tube as food and tablets either won’t go down or get stuck, my throat is apparently bright red and going down past the back of the tongue, there is a blister or something on tonsil but not same as tonsillitis.

Yesterday I had put a sweet in to suck and ease throat, as soon as saliva developed I wasn’t even attempting to swallow when it was like someone poured liquid straight into my lungs - menthol felt like it burned but I was then coughing out none stop but could not draw breath back in - I think that must have sent blood pressure sky high as my ears were making the loudest noises

Eventually I recovered but today (following all that and 2 flutters to scare me thinking oh no it’s failing - I can now feel the ablation type pain in chest again and my groin site is painful again but not infected as they have put me on more antibiotics etc

I know it will sort itself out it just this time I’ve been I’ll since March and just as I say feel my mojo took a hike

I hope everyone else is having a good day and feeling chipper x

[jeanjeannie50]

So sorry to hear that you aren't feeling very positive about your ablation so far. It certainly sounds like you have quite a widespread infection, so let's hope your antibiotics kick in quickly. How long have you been taking them and are you just taking one or two different types?

Don't give up on your ablation just yet, but at the same time make sure your GP and EP know all that you are having to put up with.

Give us an update on how you are in a few days please.

Wishing you well.

Jean

[Afibflipper in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi Jean, I’ve already had one course of antibiotics and a 5 day course of steroids as they thought I had chest infection as I’m asthmatic. My chest then was crackling and O2 dropped to 91 couple of days post discharge (was dropping before) not clever when fluid from mouth decides to bypass oesophagus and chooses to deposit it lungs instead!!

Dr is repeating the antibiotic Doxycycline as I can’t take many different one due to allergies or arrhythmia risks

I actual saw on of the GPS yesterday so keep taking the tablets and if swallowing gets worse I’ve to go to A/E

[pusillanimous in reply to Afibflipper]

Maybe this will cheer you up! I live in South Africa but am English and hence have a huge selection of people to stay with in the UK. Just before the great lockdown, while I was staying with my sister who lives in Henley on Thames, I decided to take a coach tour to Ireland before staying with another sister in Shropshire. It was me and 16 Americans. One person started coughing and soon the whole coach was coughing (I'm convinced it was an early form of Covid). Anyhow on the way back I hopped off in Oxford and took a taxi to Henley. I too am asthmatic so my sister arranged an appointment at her local surgery and I saw a nurse who prescribed Doxycycline, an inhaler and prednisolone, as I am allergic to Penicillin. I had previously only ever seen Doxycycline prescribed for my dogs for tick bite fever, I had never had it prescribed for me. As I was no better when I got home, I went to see my GP and told her what I had been prescribed - I mentioned Doxycycline and she looked at me in amazement(I am in my 70s) and said 'Most of us only prescribe that for Acne' - I had visions of making the pages of The Lancet as the oldest person with Acne !!!!!!!

[Afibflipper in reply to pusillanimous]

I finished your post in my head before I got to the punch line 😆 - maybe that’s why at 58 I don’t have acne

Thank you for posting it did cheer me up x

[belindalore]

Have you ever been tested for mold/yeast allergy? If you haven't and you have it the antibiotics will only make it worse. I suffer from mold/yeast. Have for half my life. Took me 7 years and 7 different Drs back in the early 1990's to confirm that's what I have. Might be worth a try if Drs will test for it. Hope you feel better soon. Not fun.

[Afibflipper in reply to belindalore]

I do have mould allergy, never formally tested but I always get a bad chest if I go kicking about in old leaves when the children were small, I can’t dig bulbs out of old soil pots etc That is very interesting re the antibiotic - I’ll have to speak to the Drs thank you for pointing it out

[belindalore in reply to Afibflipper]

Mold allergies can really be bad. Mo9y sister also is allergic to mold. Mold can cause a varying array of illness. Including your asthma and sore throat. I have had a sore throat caused by mold/yeast. UTI's caused from yeast overgrowth. Why most Drs don't take it more seriously I don't know. I live in Florida. Very humid tropical climate. If I had deep pockets I would move to a dryer climate. It's become a chronic condition for me. Congested most of the time and constantly getting rid of phlegm. Doesn't sound pretty to talk about it. But it can aggravate our wonky hearts too. 😞 I hope the Drs will test you for it to see if you may have a yeast infection. I hope you don't. But It's good to take probiotics and eat plain yogurt while taking antibiotics to keep the good bacteria that antibiotics can kill. Even if you don't have a mold allergy or have yeast infection. And sugar is a no no as it will make the mold/yeast worse. Take care. Hoping you find a solution.

[Cha275rL]

Aw I’m so sorry to hear what a struggle you’re having. It must be agony to have an asthma attack while you’re recovering from an ablation. I’ve never had one, but I do have asthma, so I know the kind of cough you have if you’ve had to have steroids.

Hope the antibiotics work soon and you feel better, and sometimes it makes you feel better when you write it all down and post it on here. There’s usually someone around to help here. Good luck xx

[Afibflipper in reply to Cha275rL]

thank you yes, its not good, currently feel like one of those rag dolls kids have and when they’re thrown on the floor arms, legs etc like spaghetti heap - mind you at 5foot zero I have always longed for long legs. It does help on here thank you for your reply

[Ludham]

so sorry to hear your news you have certainly gone through it since March. Don’t be alarmed about taking the steroids my wife has taking them for over 25 years as a chronic asthmatic. But has caused issues with her osteoporosis.

Take care thinking about you

[Afibflipper in reply to Ludham]

thank you, I’m actually worried I’m doing damage to the ablation sites or the groin entry as they’re more sore now than before. I often need 2-3 courses of steroids per year - hope your wife is having a good spell right now x

[Ludham]

so sorry for you. Hard to understand why point of entry in your groin is so sore I have had two lots and it was sore but gradually got better. Fingers crossed the antibiotics kick in and you turn a corner. Like you wife has more than one problem next is remove a rupture when we were young they did not tell us what we would face at our time of life.take care keep us posted we are all with you x

[Dolly1234567]

oh no hope you feel better soon it’s frustrating but things will get better it just takes time xxx

[Wombat8]

Hoping you feel much better soon! Wishing you the very best. 💜

[ETHEL103]

Oh so sorry to hear this.My throat was raw for a week and I coughed up mucous for 3 weeks .You obviously are feeling much worse. My hubby says gargle with a drop of rum if I get a sore throat.It does numb it but in your case spit it out.Very best wishes.

[Afibflipper in reply to ETHEL103]

Taste buds are tickled for a rum now x

[Jetcat]

hang in there flipper it’s early days yet. I do hope you start to feel better soon and I’m sure you will. Take it easy and take care.x👍