Just wanted to thank all of you who have followed me and to those who have thanked me for any help I may have given over the years.
Best wishes and stay well……
FlapJack
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Really sad to say goodbye 😞 Hope it’s just au revoir.
Take care, Flapjack. Thank you for everything. Jane xx
Very sad it’s come to this FJ, all the best and you will be sadly missed on many fronts.
Now who am I going to have to argue with now?
Best wishes and hope we cross paths in another metaverse
Need to say this FJ - aw sod.
I'm so sorry to see you leave and your superb support and wise counsel will be very sadly missed.
Take care and very best wishes.
Again?
How many last posts have you posted?
Not very nice of you to say that. I am not always visiting this site however when first diagnosed I was here alot and FJ shared alot of good information and calmed me down. Perhaps you could delete your comment?
Thank you for the consistently positive support, wise words, diplomacy and diligence which you have provided.
That’s a shame, hope you don’t delete your account, take a break and come back if/when you feel like. All the best whatever you decide.
FJ so sorry you are leaving. Your help has been greatly appreciated. Stay well.
Sorry that you’re leaving Flapjack! I’m not on here quite as much these days, but your posts and replies are always informative.
Sorry you are leaving FJ I have always found your advice helpful. Take care and perhaps come back in the not too distant future. All the best, Jackie xx
Regardless of opinions, Flapjack's sincerity and dedication to providing info (especially to new members) is unparrelled.
Hope this is just temporary FJ . Always interesting to read your comments, even though I may not have agreed with them all ! You obviously put alot of time into writing and submitting your posts. You'll be missed. The forum is not like it used to be.
Best wishes
J .
Thank you Flapjack for all your contributions to the forum and for the support you’ve offered myself and others.
Wishing you health and happiness on your journey forward, wherever that takes you. Sometimes the time is right to move on, but just know it’s fine to drop back in whenever you need that extra bit of connection with other Afibbers.
You’ll be missed, and hope your posts don’t all disappear with you!
Aw so sorry. You have been so supportive and helpful to me ,and many others. Your humour and kindness has been much appreciated. I expect that the recent Rulings have pushed this. So sad.
I've noticed far more input and responses from certain areas, perhaps they had their collars felt for not engaging enough.
FJ. May the force be with you. Very best regards and thanks. Xx
sorry to hear this. Hope your well. And good luck for the future
sorry to hear this your advice has always been sound x
will miss your humour and wise words .Best wishes.🌟
I personally will miss your contributions.. research into our condition continues to be challenged and explored by the world leading experts and the conventional thinking forever continues to change.. Stay well.
FJ, thank you for your thoughts, advice and support since I joined the forum back in August 2022. Yours and others have helped me more than I ever expected joining a forum. 🙏
Thanks for all your input. All the best. Keep well.
Sorry that you are leaving flapjack.
Agree it seems daft for a medical self help group to require approval of medical links that support the purpose of the group. Admin should be about removal of inappropriate content like commercial advertising, which that obviously isnt.
Thanks for all your help - why not start a more appropriate group and we will all join!
If the reason for Flapjack leaving is due the administration's action of some approval of publicly published medical links, especially those in academic journals, then that is sad. As a PhD, I presented in a post the authority which was a medical journal. I was admonished by administration for doing so ( I believe I was admonished , so it I took it the wrong way, I apologize to administration). Subsequently, I felt I could not comprehensibly contribute, so I curtailed almost all my replies to almost zero. I did have a lot to contribute because I have had three ablations but I could not honestly answer with my hands tied. Nevertheless, I choose and still wish to remain on the blog. It is a good blog and it really helped me a lot in my time of need, especially when medical links were posted. I have no idea how long it would take to get the approval of a medical link about the article I would wish it incorporate, plus the time and effort to ferret finding this approval, so I choose to subdue my interaction.
All the very best FJ. Take care.
sorry to see you go, I obviously missed what has happened to bring this about, but I think I have an inkling. As others have said, your advice and interesting, thought provoking posts have helped me a great deal with my afib journey. Take care xx
Thank you so much, Flapjack for all your useful comments and advice. I'm going to miss you xx
Sorry to say goodbye FlapJack. Best wishes Diane
Thank Flapjack - keep well and best of luck.
Good luck FJ. Thanks for all your help. Much appreciated.
Very Best Wishes to you Take care and Keep Safe.
Will miss your helpful advice. Good luck for the future. All I can say to other regular posters who offer advice with sincerity PLEASE don't all go. We need you. This site has been a life saver to me
Thank you FJ. You really helped me when I was first diagnosed 2.5 years ago. Stay well. X
FJ - just seen this, not a regular attendee now but have been so with personal thanks during my darkest days at the start you reached out (as did many others) & gave valued support, hope, advice & even made me laugh! I realised I wasn’t alone which gave the comfort I badly needed. Know you made a difference 😁.
Sorry you feel the need to leave.You are part of this forum and a big help to me and many others.
Many thanks FJ. I may be following you quite soon as I favour open discussion and making up my own mind on contributions.
So sorry to see this! I've appreciated your input on many occasions. I'm guessing there's been a flurry that I missed and am sad if so.
In the words of KC and the Sunshine Band......... "Please Don't Go".I, for one will miss your help and generosity, giving your time to this forum and with a good heart (pun intended 😊) and a genuine passion for helping folk look for answers.
I hope you will reconsider but understand why you feel aggrieved.
I'm throwing in Shakespeare's Sister now ....... "Stay".
Ang x
Hi Flapjack
I’m not on the forum so much now but have just seen your post. I know we’ve had our differences but I also know how much time, effort and dedication you have put into the forum over the years. Your advice for newcomers , including me, has been invaluable in those confused early days of diagnosis. As you can see from the comments, you will be much missed!
Good luck to you and all the best for the future, TC
Don’t go flapjack. Your help and support has helped us all.
Hi Flapjack 🙂 I have ben around forums for a long time, there are days when it is easy to get angry and disillusioned and you want to walk away. It can help to have a short break to gather your thoughts and regain your composure particularly if you have AF and need to avoid stress.
On this forum in particular, when 'things' get too much I remember why I am here, to help and support those like myself diagnosed with AF nothing else matters.
I remember when I was first diagnose with AF almost 7 years ago , the locum GP I saw was useless and didn't explain anything just saying 'You have been diagnosed with AF have you heard of it' I had vaguely . She told me to go and look it up on the internet also CHADS because I needed an anticoagulant. That is when I found this forum and I don't know how I would have managed without it and the knowledgeable members who make it what is is . The forum would be nothing without its members and we need everyone who can contribute including yourself .
Just wanted to add my thanks for being one of the folk here who consistently respond to others to help. I read your recent post on anticoagulation just now - informative and balanced. Be well!
Thank you FJ. I don’t often post but I do read them all, I’m sorry you’re leaving as your advice has been invaluable. I hope you’re just having a rest and then come back, however, I wish you all the best and stay safe. 🤗
Sorry to see you go FJ.
Now that you no longer have AF perhaps it's the time to go and enjoy yourself with your lovely wife and your motor home. Get out there and make the most of life while you can and let me know if you ever come to my neck of the woods. I know you have had a very stressful few years, so make time for yourself and leading a good life doing things you want to do now.
Best wishes.
Jean
Hi Jean, has Flapjack been cured, healed, i must have missed a post somewhere.
It was discovered that he had an overactive thyroid and I think that sorted his AF. I may be wrong of course.
thank you Jean
His Avatar is still showing, so he hasn't left yet.
maybe having second thoughts after all the well wishing lol
people power
Very sorry to see you go. We will miss you.😞
I’m sorry to hear that FJ. You have helped me many times, when I’ve been scared, and you didn’t even know it. Your answers to others on this site have helped me too, so thankyou, and really hope you’ll come back at some point.
oh dear. You are rare. I once saw you apologise to another member on here, which takes humanity and guts, many people don’t have those attributes. And your advice was always well considered and appropriate.
Enjoy your time away from the forum, you know that you will be welcomed back if you do decide to return.
A very sad day. You will be sorely missed. I don’t post much now, it’s not the same.
You have been such a great contributor to the forum, FlapJack, you will be greatly missed!
With the bestest of best wishes ❤️
Your contributions will be missed. Perhaps a return some time in the future?
you supported me along with Bob , Jeanie, and cdreamer in my early weeks whrn I was like a rabbit stuck in headlines. I am éternally grateful.
I’ve missed what’s gone on here but I suspect somethings happened for you to leave….whatever it is, I’m your biggest supporter!
Sue
oh no FlapJack, I’ll miss you and your humour but enjoy yourself what ever you do xx
I hope you rethink taking part on the forum after a break.I've had to take them myself from time to time when changes or posts start to get too stressful.
I know rule changes can be frustrating, especially when they seem to get in the way of important or easy information sharing , but unfortunately, sometimes a rule that makes bona fide contributors need to jump through a few extra hoops to add content can be necessary if it means it helps more vulnerable users to not get led to inappropriate advertising or links which could be harmful or offensive added in less watchful replies.
You can see that you contributions , whether they include links or not are highly appreciated and valued by the members of the forum by reading all of the messages you have received , so it would be a great shame to lose your experience permanently.
Take care , take a break and I hope we see your replies again soon , hugs , Bee
I am concerned about your comment " led to inappropriate advertising or links ." Hopefully a link to a published medical journal that incorporates especially recent trials is not what the administration is also asking for in a previous reply that I read. It is sad if this were the position administration has taken. Those trials need to be read to keep up with AF advancement in understanding and treatment.
This has made me sad :(. Thank you for the support in the short amount of time I have been a member, love the name -please come back when you are ready!
Thanks Flapjack you gave me great advice 4 years ago when I needed it never forgot it
take care regards Lolabob
Best wishes to you, FlapJack -- you've been a regular whose posts I always read first.
Sorry to read this.Thanks for past comments and help and advice,gratefully received.
Thanks and good luck with your life Flapjack, when i log in each day , i could be reassured your name would be amongst the comforters on here, in some ways we become acquaintences and friends on this forum as we have something very much in common, be good.
why are you leaving ?
I presume it’s over your post about censorship?
This forum will have a gaping hole now. Sorry that you’re going but I understand. It’s not worth the angst sometimes.
Thanks for all your help over the years.
Best of luck,
Karen xxxx
I would appreciate your direction to this post about censorship. Ido hope Flapjack was not censored. I stopped contributing for reasons I won't go into, but I do come occasionally on the forum to read. I was surprised to hear Flapjack go.
Sorry to see you go, there is life after health unlocked, I only appear rarely, just by chance came across the "no links without permission". Have just had a Facebook post removed because I said "I can't tell you that or I'd have to kill you" Incitement to violence apparently!!Seriously it's a shame you're going, sensible advice and my sense of humour. Be well!!
I also appear rarely now, so this is the first I have heard of "no links without permission." Do you have the link to forward?
Your contributions will be sorely missed. Sláinte.
Maybe contributors to this thread could inform themselves on WHY FJ has decided to leave - and it’s nothing to with any members.
Why are you leaving? 🤔🤔🤔
Sorry’ Of course I meant why is FJ leaving!
He took a stand at Admin’s insistence of outright ban of posting any links that haven’t been approved first by Admin, rightly in my and many other members views but maybe this is one too many ‘last posts’ ?
Ok Dreamer, I understand. Thank you.
Best wishes ☘️🍀
Hope you might pop in ow and again Flap Jack. Au Revoir. You will be missed.
thanks FJ for comments you have made on my few posts. Wishing you all the best and a happy heart💕
I rarely come on the forum now, but when I was active, I do remember that you would write lengthy replies trying to help. If your hands have been tied to not properly help, then enjoy your time that has been freed up. You deserve it.
what did I miss? Why you leaving?
I just wanted to thank you for all the advice and help you have provided since I joined. It has helped me so much. You will be sorely missed Flapjack. Very best wishes to you & your family.Sheena xx
Sad to see you go but thank you for all your help over the years FlapJack!
From Flapjack to all who responded here:
Hiyer, I left the AF forum yesterday, so can no longer contribute but because I have an interest in two other non AF forums, my name and hopefully all my posts and factsheets etc., are still visible.
I have also seen all the incredible responses which really mean a lot to me and Mrs FJ, who has seen them too.
I’ve asked Jean if its possible, to add this as a reply to my last post.
Thanks FJy
He has too, presumably that means he can re-join if he wants to 🤞
No FlapJack
I don’t show up here often anymore, because I’ve only had 1 brief and quite low 148 bpm incident in 3 years so didn’t want to bother folks who had full on AFIB constantly. Even my GP asked if I wanted to get off the meds..told him not right now. He suggested reducing the dosage to see what effect if any it had. It didn’t go well, so back on regular dosage…all good.
Flapjack, you were one of the first to reach out when I was a scared and confused newb. You and others calmed my nerves, and provided a wealth of information and links.
Thanks so much for that. Enjoy your time away from the digital madness 👍
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