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Hair loss !

Thank you for your feedback . I am on 3.5 mg warfarin, 1.25 ramipril, 10 bisoprolol, 20 atorvastatin, 250 digoxin, 40 omeprazole. I have never considered...

Thank you for your feedback . I am on 3.5 mg warfarin, 1.25 ramipril, 10 bisopro...

01maxdog

•10 years ago

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just started AF again yesterday. Bummer. I had been in normal rhythm for about a month. I've never been triggered by food but it

happened after I ate a richer meal than I normally do.

shadski

•10 years ago

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AF again & DC cardioversion no. 12!!

Disappointed to report that I went back into AF again on Thurs just 4 months post my last DCCV & 11 months post my 3rd ablation. I don't know where this 'came...

Disappointed to report that I went back into AF again on Thurs just 4 months pos...

Hidden

•10 years ago

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40hrs post ablation

Bit the bullet and had my first pulmonary vein isolation .took 90mins to do .felt ok for first few hours but then felt like a bus had hit my chest,hard to...

Bit the bullet and had my first pulmonary vein isolation .took 90mins to do .fel...

Col55

•10 years ago

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ablation and time between

I am just curious as to how long between ablations most people have had to wait. I had an aborted one a week ago and I have to go back again for another one....

I am just curious as to how long between ablations most people have had to wait....

Someonesmother

•10 years ago

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Is anyone on warfarin losing their hair ?

I'm a 59 yr old female diagnosed with A Fib last Oct while on holiday, taken to hospital where I had a stroke on the same day. I am now on warfarin ,...

I'm a 59 yr old female diagnosed with A Fib last Oct while on holiday, taken to ...

01maxdog

•10 years ago

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I fractured a big toe three weeks ago and had to spend a lot of time sitting or lying with my feet raised as high as my heart.

During this time I experienced no episodes of AF which I usually have three or four times a week. Do you think I have stumbled! on a quick fix for a bout of...

During this time I experienced no episodes of AF which I usually have three or ...

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xfrack

•10 years ago

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Has this forum replaced the old Yahoo Group?

I wondered why I wasn’t receiving regular ‘digests’ to my email, from the Yahoo Group. Went searching for the Yahoo Group home page, and it appears to have...

I wondered why I wasn’t receiving regular ‘digests’ to my email, from the Yahoo ...

onezone

•10 years ago

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Just back from long awaited EP appointment.

Appointment went well and I was given results of lots of tests. Arteries seem ok with only minimal plaque. Some minor valve leak but no need to do anything...

Appointment went well and I was given results of lots of tests. Arteries seem o...

meadfoot

•10 years ago

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4 Months after my 4th Ablation

Its now 4 months since my 4th ablation and still the "fun" goes on. Although I am feeling much better than before the procedure, I am still getting abnormal...

Its now 4 months since my 4th ablation and still the "fun" goes on. Although I a...

Timmo50

•10 years ago

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Just wondered if anyone who comes on this site is from Lincolnshire? Thanks sann

sann

•10 years ago

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Got diagnosed today with AF so had a blood test for Warfarin so how long do I wait between blood test and taking the medicine?

12gettingthere

•10 years ago

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Advice re Cannula Site Infection Please

When I had my cardioversion yesterday, the first cannula was put in incorrectly (gosh did it hurt). Instead of the general anaesthetic going into my vein it...

When I had my cardioversion yesterday, the first cannula was put in incorrectly ...

jeanjeannie50

•10 years ago

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Cadioversion Success

Had another cardioversion yesterday morning and so far still in normal sinus rhythm. It's so wonderful, after 6 weeks with my heart racing away at a constant...

Had another cardioversion yesterday morning and so far still in normal sinus rhy...

jeanjeannie50

•10 years ago

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Statins. Do you take them and do you think they help

I was diagnosed with high cholesterol and prescribed statins. At first I resisted but my EP thought I should take them so I complied. There seems to be some...

I was diagnosed with high cholesterol and prescribed statins. At first I resiste...

Dodie117

•10 years ago

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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension is it a heart or lung problem or both?

I got my letter to my doctor from the Lung consultant at the hospital today. I now have an extra ailment to add! Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: It...

I got my letter to my doctor from the Lung consultant at the hospital today. I...

Offcut

•10 years ago

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First Worthing support group meeting being held on Wednesday 19th March 2014, the meeting will be held in the Southview Room, Worthing

Anybody going to this meeting of the Arrythmia Alliance. ? If so I will be there. Say hello, (if you know who I am).

Anybody going to this meeting of the Arrythmia Alliance. ? If so I will be there...

pip_pip

•10 years ago

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New to this and started Verapamil

Hi all I have been diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson White syndrome. Went in for an ablation but he couldn't continue after 4 burns as I went in to AFib and he...

Hi all I have been diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson White syndrome. Went in for an...

Someonesmother

•10 years ago

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Is anyone with AF have any problems with certain foods, and can it bring on AF.. and what foods to avoid. Anyone gone veggie and does it hel

I drink decaffinated tea and coffee for heart and because of a gastric problem brought on by Amiodarone. I had a coffee in cafe today normal and it stated AF...

I drink decaffinated tea and coffee for heart and because of a gastric problem b...

Shirlgal

•10 years ago

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Want to have a Holiday abroad on Warfarin..Want to cruise from UK to Med or Norway but worried. Any advice

I wont go until AF stabilised with a new drug?..what drugs works best for you? As not had a holiday as really worried about being away from home ...am I being...

I wont go until AF stabilised with a new drug?..what drugs works best for you? ...

Shirlgal

•10 years ago

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Has anyone lost weight on Warfarin Did it help. Disappointed to read various reply it did not help I am trying Protein shake (no Vit K)HELP

I had INR on Tues and it was 1.9 and nurse said try Protein Drink (1 daily) another week to see what happens want to lose two or three stone anyway..What diet...

I had INR on Tues and it was 1.9 and nurse said try Protein Drink (1 daily) ano...

Shirlgal

•10 years ago

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Warfarin

Things are progressing now on my journey towards having my ablation. CT scan booked for Friday 14th March at Papworth. Starting Warfarin same day! This has...

Things are progressing now on my journey towards having my ablation. CT scan bo...

wpw62

•10 years ago

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New Support Group in Cheltenham starting in April

I am so so grateful to this site for all the advice, support and information I've been able to read since joining last year, after my first ablation when I...

I am so so grateful to this site for all the advice, support and information I'v...

Hidden

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Westminster

Can anyone tell me where this TV program is on this morning at 11am, it's all about AF

Can anyone tell me where this TV program is on this morning at 11am, it's all a...

Christo4

•10 years ago

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ECG and AF

So I got an ECG done 8 weeks ago and it supposily came back normal, got a call today and the doctor had another look and it was abnormal and he said it was AF....

So I got an ECG done 8 weeks ago and it supposily came back normal, got a call t...

kelx

•10 years ago

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What can I expect?

I was diagnosed by my GP with AF at the end of August last year and have been on the waiting list for the cardiology clinic since then. I have been taking 5mg...

I was diagnosed by my GP with AF at the end of August last year and have been on...

Treenol

•10 years ago

13 Replies

Delayed diagnosis and stroke - Share your story

Have you been unfortunate enough to have experienced a late diagnosis of atrial fibrillation that led to an AF-related stroke? If so, we would like to hear...

Have you been unfortunate enough to have experienced a late diagnosis of atrial ...

AFAssociation1

•10 years ago

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How many of us see Warfarin as a friend - clearly lots of us cope really well with it - and how many struggle?

Rellim296

•10 years ago

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Join The Westminster Hall Debate

11.00am, Wednesday 12 March 2014 Watch and listen live to the Westminster Hall Debate on the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation hosted by Barry...

11.00am, Wednesday 12 March 2014 Watch and listen live to the Westminster Hall ...

AFAssociation1

•10 years ago

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Has anyone had experience of a hematoma following ablation and at what point should I seek help?

Had ablation last Wednesday, all clear and came home Thursday. Saturday morning noticed a small, about the size of a small grape, hard lump in my groin above...

Had ablation last Wednesday, all clear and came home Thursday. Saturday morning...

CDreamer

•10 years ago

8 Replies

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Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for March 2014

Hair loss !

just started AF again yesterday. Bummer. I had been in normal rhythm for about a month. I've never been triggered by food but it

AF again & DC cardioversion no. 12!!

40hrs post ablation

ablation and time between

Is anyone on warfarin losing their hair ?

I fractured a big toe three weeks ago and had to spend a lot of time sitting or lying with my feet raised as high as my heart.

Has this forum replaced the old Yahoo Group?

Just back from long awaited EP appointment.

4 Months after my 4th Ablation

Just wondered if anyone who comes on this site is from Lincolnshire? Thanks sann

Got diagnosed today with AF so had a blood test for Warfarin so how long do I wait between blood test and taking the medicine?

Advice re Cannula Site Infection Please

Cadioversion Success

Statins. Do you take them and do you think they help

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension is it a heart or lung problem or both?

First Worthing support group meeting being held on Wednesday 19th March 2014, the meeting will be held in the Southview Room, Worthing

New to this and started Verapamil

Is anyone with AF have any problems with certain foods, and can it bring on AF.. and what foods to avoid. Anyone gone veggie and does it hel

Want to have a Holiday abroad on Warfarin..Want to cruise from UK to Med or Norway but worried. Any advice

Has anyone lost weight on Warfarin Did it help. Disappointed to read various reply it did not help I am trying Protein shake (no Vit K)HELP

Warfarin

New Support Group in Cheltenham starting in April

Westminster

ECG and AF

What can I expect?

Delayed diagnosis and stroke - Share your story

How many of us see Warfarin as a friend - clearly lots of us cope really well with it - and how many struggle?

Join The Westminster Hall Debate

Has anyone had experience of a hematoma following ablation and at what point should I seek help?

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