Thank you to all that replied to me ( Alternative to Bisoprolol) yesterday . Last night I didn’t sleep very well, I kept waking up sweating and having palpitations, more like a drum beating .
I think I knew before I checked I was back in AF this morning , I used a kardiamobile . I also have an Apple Watch .
The last cardioversion I had 16 months ago lasted 4 months , I felt on top of the world ,and was looking forward to feeling the same. I’m so disappointed.
I am on the waiting list to have an ablation at Cambridge, I just hope I don’t have to wait too long .
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It’s such a horrible condition - you just get your hopes up then wham! Hoping it’s not long until your ablation. I’m apparently listed for a cardioversion - my ablation didn’t do the trick sadly. I find it difficult to keep hopeful, which isn’t really like me.
Just trusting that my EP will advise on best way forward!
I am sorry you are still not feeling well. We all know whatever they do for the most part. It’s a temporary fix. Sooner or later the bandage pops off. 😢
it will be two weeks Monday since my special pacemaker went online. I’m not 100% because it’s going to take time to build up my strength, however, very little breathlessness and mentally I feel so much better. It’s amazing what having oxygen and blood circulation back in your body can do for you. I’m told it can take up to six months for my body to recover but that being said I will tell you overall I feel pretty good almost getting to amazing lol anyone that has ever stopped exercise because they have the flu or some thing nose that only missing a week still makes it hard to get your body back there. It’s been a year and a half for me since I felt good so I have to be patient whether I like it or not.
So far, I have no regrets going with the pacemaker after all the time wasted on things that didn’t help. I am going to try to stay positive and so far my body agrees.
Thanks Dawn! I’m really not too bad. The beta blocker keeps my heart rate mostly below 100, until I walk that is! Still usually under 120 but the odd blip going uphill. My resting rate is so weird and low according to my watch - 50s or even high 40s. Plus low blood pressure. I have an appointment with my EP in a couple of weeks, and will have lots of questions. On list for a cardioversion, and I am guessing that a second ablation will be mentioned, not sure. I would go for another, but I’m not sure about decisions after that. Each one takes it out of you, especially when getting a bit older. (I’m 68.)
I’m so glad that you’re through the procedures, and just waiting on recovery. So many people have found that the pacemaker has turned their life around. It’s not been mentioned for me - yet…
Just getting ready for a weekend away - chilling with other knitters in the middle of the countryside, with sea views. Still wish I could walk uphill though, without my legs feeling like jelly!
I have had low blood pressure since the beginning of my afib torment 😡 It’s interesting how that works but then again, we know our heart is not pumping like it should. I really need to be careful and warm weather. Hopefully that is no longer true. I am hoping what I have dealt with is behind me now.
from what my doctor tells me, hospitals, prefer doctors to ablate and cardioversion as much as possible because it is a money maker not because it’s good for us. We know they are only temporary fixes. I suppose someone could say my doctor does pacemakers for the same reason but he is very passionate about the quality of life for us, especially knowing we are getting up there in age. I will be 71 in August and yes I want as much time feeling good as possible. With other procedures I had gotten to reach a point where, I was always waiting for it to stop working again. All I can say is I hope this one doesn’t decide to do that lol I am just kidding. I have as much faith as I can have in a device. My doctor is the one I am counting on, and believe it or not the manufacture of the pacemaker. my clinic, which is part of my doctors practice, they monitor me 24 seven and I also have a 24 seven hotline.
who knew something does not sound all the bad can be so horrible. Afib, such a little name for such a big terrible thing to have. We know it’s not deadly, except on the stroke end although it can lead to other things such as heart failure, I know because I have it now. But as I said, who knew? There is a campaign here in the states with the American heart association called no time to wait. I think it should be everywhere considering over 6 million people here in the states has afib I forget the time. But they expect that number to double. As I drive up the road, when I need to do an errand and I see both sides of that road filled with fast food restaurants I’m pretty sure it’s easy to figure out that unhealthy diet must play a role.
At least the money making aspect is a little less worrying in the UK, even with waiting lists etc. If a procedure is recommended, then you can be fairly sure it’s what they think will help. I didn’t even have to wait very long for my ablation, around 6 months, even when we hear nightmares stories of longer waits.
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