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Atrial Fibrillation Support

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Hello everybody, firstly thank you for all your help and support. Secondly, ever since I was in hospital due to AF, low potassium and

haemoglobin , I have had follow up tests to check all is well. I had an endoscopy last week and the hospital have now rung to say that they want to do a...

haemoglobin , I have had follow up tests to check all is well. I had an endoscop...

•10 years ago

Are any tips available for dealing with "palpitations" when they occur?

Have had "palpitations" all my life. Only troublesome now in my late sixties. Dr. is monitoring, but we have agreed to defer medication for the present.

Have had "palpitations" all my life. Only troublesome now in my late sixties. ...

•10 years ago

I am comfortable with my af and well anti-coagulated but I want to know if anyone has experienced this and please reply only if you have.

Crampy chest pains that occur either on waking or wake me, not sure which, and then the whole thing spreads down to my feet and my feet curl up. Waves of it...

Crampy chest pains that occur either on waking or wake me, not sure which, and t...

•10 years ago

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Advice on reducing ectopic beats please

My GP packed me off to hospital yesterday where two ECGs were taken ( and bloods, blood pressure, X-ray ) and the diagnosis is that my palpitations are caused...

My GP packed me off to hospital yesterday where two ECGs were taken ( and bloods...

•10 years ago

over the last few night i have been suffering badly from af but it only occurs when im either going to sleep or when im sleeping and then wa

kes me up does any one else have this im starting to get scared

kes me up does any one else have this im starting to get scared

•10 years ago

Ablation finally

Hi everybody I've finally ad my ablation this afternoon and i am back in sinus rhythm No pain in chest but my groins are very sore and still bleeding as he...

Hi everybody I've finally ad my ablation this afternoon and i am back in sinus r...

•10 years ago

dijoxin tab has anybody found away of not feeling sick ?????

•10 years ago

What effects does "Petobismol"have...

Had upset digestion and a cold recently and was given "Petobismol" by the Pharmacist after I read the label it said do not take if on "Anticoagulants" so I...

Had upset digestion and a cold recently and was given "Petobismol" by the Pharma...

•10 years ago

I'm new to Warfarin and AF, I am just in the initial assessment stage.

I called in to see the Doctor this morning to arrange my Warfarin prescriptions. It seems from initial investigation that self monitoring is not supported by...

I called in to see the Doctor this morning to arrange my Warfarin prescriptions....

•10 years ago

Revolutionary membrane can keep heart beating perfectly

This looks interesting: The thin, circuit-lined stretchable membrane has been developed by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and...

This looks interesting: The thin, circuit-lined stretchable membrane has been d...

•10 years ago

Xarelto / Rivaroxaban - any side effects for you?

I am on 20mg Xarelto for 4 weeks prior to the ablation and feel as though the racing heart has increased a bit (NOT AF). Also, I am experiencing joint pain in...

I am on 20mg Xarelto for 4 weeks prior to the ablation and feel as though the ra...

•10 years ago

Short of Breath.

Hi All. Feeling short of breath this morning thats when I'm sat down ...not flying about the house you understand ! Is this due to AF do you think ? or could...

Hi All. Feeling short of breath this morning thats when I'm sat down ...not flyi...

•10 years ago

Worried a lot now, about being on steroids with AF!!??

Please does anyone know if steroids can aggravate AF ? I am taking them for another condition???

Please does anyone know if steroids can aggravate AF ? I am taking them for ano...

•10 years ago

i had my first ablation in oct and over the last 5 days i have been getting really strong palpitations that are waking me up out of my sleep

i am unsure if it is af again this morning i also woke up and i could not move or speak for a round two minutes i am getting really scared and anxious

i am unsure if it is af again this morning i also woke up and i could not move o...

•10 years ago

how much does the NHS spend on ablations?

I just wonder how much the NHS is spending on ablations and what the success rate over 5 years is? It seems to me that at least 3 ablation operations are...

I just wonder how much the NHS is spending on ablations and what the success rat...

•10 years ago

Swishing sound in my ears. (sorry if this is considered trivial)

Hi, I just wondered if anybody could enlighten me about a 'swishing/hissing' noise in my ears. My vital signs are normal but I am feeling generally unwell...

Hi, I just wondered if anybody could enlighten me about a 'swishing/hissing' no...

•10 years ago

"Student Nurses: Bedpans & Bandages."

Did anyone watch this programme on Friday 28th? All about student nurses - and this episode included a man with AF who was in for a cardioversion. He was...

Did anyone watch this programme on Friday 28th? All about student nurses - and t...

•10 years ago

apixaban

Are blood tests or liver function tests necessary before and while taking apixaban? Is bruising less than with warfarin? Has anyone suffered other side...

Are blood tests or liver function tests necessary before and while taking apixab...

•10 years ago

medication

Hi all,the consultant put me on pradaxa, flecainide and bisoprolol but when I went to my g p to renew my prescription he said that he could not prescribe the...

Hi all,the consultant put me on pradaxa, flecainide and bisoprolol but when I w...

•10 years ago

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