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Request to see an EP

Having met some resistance from my GP re my request for repeat visit to Cardiology "ablation not without risk you know" I went back after taking myself off...

Having met some resistance from my GP re my request for repeat visit to Cardiolo...

reedman

•10 years ago

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Questions re holidaying

Two weeks on from my ablation. INR this morning down to 2.1with another check in a weeks time. Back to work on Monday. What experiences of holidaying after an...

Two weeks on from my ablation. INR this morning down to 2.1with another check in...

wpw62

•10 years ago

32 Replies

Af association

What tablets are people on for af please and how much I.m on diltiem and take 120mg twice a day n yet when I first found out it was 60mg three times a day

What tablets are people on for af please and how much I.m on diltiem and take 12...

kazzy51

•10 years ago

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Any help for a worried newbie please?

Hello everyone, I'll squidge the ten years as small as possible and hope not to send you asleep. 2000 diagnosed aryrithmia. No drugs given. 2003 Angina pain,...

Hello everyone, I'll squidge the ten years as small as possible and hope not to ...

Sugarlump

•10 years ago

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Warfarin and af

Hi been on warfarin this is second week now I have to take 2 blue tablets 6mg am due to having af theyve upped my heartrate tablets to 240mg a now (two tablets...

Hi been on warfarin this is second week now I have to take 2 blue tablets 6mg am...

kazzy51

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Finally getting a referral to Cardio

Just thought I would update, I finally proved to my GP it was worth while referring me to Hemotologist who was taking an interest in a family plight of finding...

Just thought I would update, I finally proved to my GP it was worth while referr...

Hidden

•10 years ago

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Losing faith

I am fast losing faith in the medical profession. After two visits to A&E to reduce Atrial Flutter (and a promise of a referral which has never materialised)...

I am fast losing faith in the medical profession. After two visits to A&E to red...

NanT

•10 years ago

38 Replies

West Country cell

Hello westerners, I'd hoped to meet fellow members of the AF posse in The Diggers Rest today and was amply rewarded with Jan And Rob. I wondered tho where...

Hello westerners, I'd hoped to meet fellow members of the AF posse in The Digger...

StClares

•10 years ago

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West Country Cell

Well, we had a superb lunch at The Diggers today. The food was yummy, the company excellent. (Thanks Tina for a special time of chat and laughs.) Sadly, there...

Well, we had a superb lunch at The Diggers today. The food was yummy, the compan...

jan-ran

•10 years ago

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Converted 2 weeks after Ablation

I had a Ablation 2 weeks ago a 6 hr procedure but was still in AF.My heart rate wouldn't come down from 159bpm so I was put on Amiodrone.On Monday my heart...

I had a Ablation 2 weeks ago a 6 hr procedure but was still in AF.My heart rate ...

Hidden

•10 years ago

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L-Theanine

My cortisol level is too high (men can produce I understand up to x7 normal late afternoon/evening) an this is affecting my sleep and possibly AF. My...

My cortisol level is too high (men can produce I understand up to x7 normal lat...

Hidden

•10 years ago

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Stomach Problems

Since my ablation in November 2013( which seems to be successful) I seem to be having a lot if problems with my stomach - indigestion, heartburn and bloating....

Since my ablation in November 2013( which seems to be successful) I seem to be ...

Dodie117

•10 years ago

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2 Months After Ablation

Hi All - I had my 2 month post PVI follow up appointment with my EP yesterday. Previous to my procedure I had persistent AF for approx the last 2 years and...

Hi All - I had my 2 month post PVI follow up appointment with my EP yesterday. ...

Paul66

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Diltiazem and swollen feet

Please does anyone have any suggestions to ease the discomfort from swollen feet caused by Diltiazem. The current heat wave doesn't help and my GP has...

Please does anyone have any suggestions to ease the discomfort from swollen feet...

Enjoy

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Ablation time

Well, 11 and a half months since this all started I'm getting my ablation next week. Had my pre op Sunday last, and everything was OK....... feel a little...

Well, 11 and a half months since this all started I'm getting my ablation next w...

jedimasterlincoln

•10 years ago

22 Replies

Android App for Monitoring

Hello fellow AFib sufferers. I'm in my fifth decade as a computer programmer and have been frustrated at the lack of mobile applications to help me with my...

Hello fellow AFib sufferers. I'm in my fifth decade as a computer programmer an...

jbrucej

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Grandchildren

Feeling a bit vulnerable, as previous posts I am new to Warfarin for my AF. Babysitting today and both 7yr olds have come out in chickenpox the last thing I...

Feeling a bit vulnerable, as previous posts I am new to Warfarin for my AF. Baby...

CathieC

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Disability

Is AF considered a disability and can you get a blue badge? I find walking so difficult at times as Im exhausted and so breathless.

Is AF considered a disability and can you get a blue badge? I find walking so di...

Heyep

•10 years ago

12 Replies

AF and Rheumatoid Arthritis

My mother (now deceased) had AF for many years and the developed RA which exacerbated the AF. Can anyone with any knowledge of the subject tell me if RA is a...

My mother (now deceased) had AF for many years and the developed RA which exacer...

CathieC

•10 years ago

3 Replies

pace maker fitted ablation to follow .

Hi every one not been around for some time not been a good year ,However I had my pace maker fitted last week and all seems ok ,this is to be followed by an...

Hi every one not been around for some time not been a good year ,However I had m...

poppystorey

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Apple App Cardiograph

Is anybody using the above app from Apple store. I have emailed myself the results to take to the GP. Before I do I just wondered what others thought of this...

Is anybody using the above app from Apple store. I have emailed myself the resul...

Hidden

•10 years ago

10 Replies

10 days post ablation

Had my successful ablation 11th July. During the week leading up to it my INR went from 3.6 on the Monday , 2.9 Wednesday , 2.4 Thursday to 2.0 on the Friday...

Had my successful ablation 11th July. During the week leading up to it my INR we...

wpw62

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Has anyone tried Hypnotherapy as a treatment for Paroxysmal AF? My GP feels it can't do any harm, and that it may help. Any thoughts?

MY AF always comes on at night, usually after I have been asleep about 2 hours and just reaching deep sleep; and then I can't get back to sleep. If my trigger...

MY AF always comes on at night, usually after I have been asleep about 2 hours a...

saanzale

•10 years ago

9 Replies

My surgeon wants me off blood thinners for 2 weeks before surgery. Other medications?

Hi everyone. My surgeon wants me to stop apixaban for 2 weeks before my parathyroid surgery. This scares me as my father had a stroke when he went off...

Hi everyone. My surgeon wants me to stop apixaban for 2 weeks before my parathy...

Anniebird

•10 years ago

10 Replies

Stormy weather

After months of controlled AF, tablets doing their thing and feeling quite ok and exercising as normal I go into a melt down as a storm approached! It had been...

After months of controlled AF, tablets doing their thing and feeling quite ok an...

shirljo

•10 years ago

20 Replies

PAF travel and a problem on my way

OK so after several months of just minor instances I am becoming increasingly worse with my heart rate to what I know is to come, which is a visit to...

OK so after several months of just minor instances I am becoming increasingly wo...

Hidden

•10 years ago

17 Replies

Heart rate

Following 24hour ECG, during which I did stress myself, got resulting he between 55 and 157, average being 78.. Cardio said it was a bit fast and put me on...

Following 24hour ECG, during which I did stress myself, got resulting he betwee...

gateman

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Changing from Aspirin to Apixaban

I have been taking 300mg Aspirin for about two years after getting paroxymal tachycardia which developed into PAF. At my last visit to my EP he said we'd...

I have been taking 300mg Aspirin for about two years after getting paroxymal tac...

Jenbo6

•10 years ago

16 Replies

Anaemia and AF / warfarin?

Hi everyone, hope you are enjoying the sunny weather? A quick question please ... has anyone suffered from B12 / folic acid deficiency while in AF or on...

Hi everyone, hope you are enjoying the sunny weather? A quick question please ....

Snootyfox

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Surrey support group

Just a quick word of thanks to Rosemary and Jane for organising the first Surrey Support Group meeting held yesterday at Epsom. There was a fantastic turnout...

Just a quick word of thanks to Rosemary and Jane for organising the first Surrey...

Hidden

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for July 2014

Request to see an EP

Questions re holidaying

Af association

Any help for a worried newbie please?

Warfarin and af

Finally getting a referral to Cardio

Losing faith

West Country cell

West Country Cell

Converted 2 weeks after Ablation

L-Theanine

Stomach Problems

2 Months After Ablation

Diltiazem and swollen feet

Ablation time

Android App for Monitoring

Grandchildren

Disability

AF and Rheumatoid Arthritis

pace maker fitted ablation to follow .

Apple App Cardiograph

10 days post ablation

Has anyone tried Hypnotherapy as a treatment for Paroxysmal AF? My GP feels it can't do any harm, and that it may help. Any thoughts?

My surgeon wants me off blood thinners for 2 weeks before surgery. Other medications?

Stormy weather

PAF travel and a problem on my way

Heart rate

Changing from Aspirin to Apixaban

Anaemia and AF / warfarin?

Surrey support group

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