arthroscopy

[Tilly1957]

Not really asking anything, just sharing.

At last, today is the day I get my knee done (arthroscopy). Scary stopping anticoagulants for 2 days, but the cardiologist I spoke with last week did a good job reassuring me.

Op being done under general anaesthetic. Am hoping it doesn’t trigger an af episode, before, after or during!

Am glad it’s getting done before my ablation - which is hopefully in May.

Also had to stop the magnesium, and that is noticeable.

[jeanjeannie50]

Sending you my best wishes for a successful outcome Tilly. Interesting that you feel a difference after stopping magnesium and I'm guessing that's with your heart rate?

Jean

[Tilly1957 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Thank you. No difference with heart rate, it is with restless legs and overall relaxation in general.

[CDreamer in reply to Tilly1957]

Good luck. I can’t take oral magnesium period so I take topical magnesium spray for restless leg, it really helps.

[Tilly1957 in reply to CDreamer]

I tried that initially and didn’t send to work for me, but I know it’s a good option for others x

[Nan1 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi Jeanjeannie, before you started magnesium tablets was your level low. I want to take them but have been told my level is good so obviously will be worried I will overload if I take it

[Tilly1957 in reply to Nan1]

I didn’t check my levels.

[CDreamer in reply to Nan1]

It’s not an easy thing to check, you need a special test which NHS don’t offer and of course it’s only a snapshot of that moment. If you take oral magnesium the worst that will happen if you don’t need it is that it will go straight through so as soon as that happens, you have taken more than the body can absorb.

[Tilly1957 in reply to CDreamer]

Ah, i remember reading that somewhere now, before I started taking it! Thank you for the reminder.

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Nan1]

I bought a magnesium test kit on the internet and my levels were normal, but I feel that supplementing with a small dose of 80mg has helped reduce my AF symptoms. I also get magnesium through eating almonds, cashew nuts, dates, sultanas, pumpkin and sunflower seeds.

The seeds, dates and sultanas I have in my breakfast base of buckwheat flake cereal which I cook all together. I use organic products.

Now I'm wondering if I really need the added magnesium capsules I buy.

Jean

[Nan1 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I think if taking the magnesium is reducing your AF burden I wouldn’t change anything. Do you take taurate or citrate?

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Nan1]

I take 80mg Magnesium Glycinate from YourSupplements online alongside 500mg of Solgar Taurine from whoever has it on offer, all in capsule form.

[Nan1 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Thanks for info

[Sixtyslidogirl]

Good luck with the op!

[Nan1]

Good luck to you Tilly.

[Threecats]

I hope all went well and you’re soon back on your feet, Tilly.

[Tilly1957]

all done, went well, just need to be disciplined with doing the exercises regularly . Hopefully it will have helped. Thank you fir all the well wishes x

[Desanthony in reply to Tilly1957]

do them at every available opportuity and then some more - or whatever your surgeon physio tells you. It really helpw with the recovery and getting back to being even better than you were before the op.

[Tilly1957 in reply to Desanthony]

thank you, I think I will set alarms on my phone to remind me 🤪

[Desanthony]

Hope you are OK and everything has gone well for you.

[Tilly1957 in reply to Desanthony]

All well, am surprised at how little discomfort I have.

[MummyLuv]

good luck Tilly, you’ll do well.

I had hip surgery 3 weeks ago and was nervous I’d be back in AF after a successful ablation, all good so far. My heart rate is a bit higher but this is to be expected. Xx

[mrgwair567]

Good to hear that all went well!