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Scared

So since yesterday I been having a sharp pain come and go in my right arm I felt it yesterday then my heart started racing (I have svt) not sure if I was...

So since yesterday I been having a sharp pain come and go in my right arm I felt...

lulu91

•10 years ago

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Cardiff nosh and matter. Update.

Possible dates for meeting: Friday 12th September or Friday 26th September. Please post if both these or one of these is o.k. also I was thinking to meet at...

Possible dates for meeting: Friday 12th September or Friday 26th September. Plea...

dedeottie

•10 years ago

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Breathlesness

HI, Just two weeks tomorrow post Ablation.The irregular heart beats ( which have resulted in the need to take Flecadine and Bisoprolol twice during this time)...

HI, Just two weeks tomorrow post Ablation.The irregular heart beats ( which hav...

Hidden

•10 years ago

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Happy

I am very happy I found this site I only get af once or twice a year now that I am on medication one quarter of a metoprolol and half a tambocor twice a day....

I am very happy I found this site I only get af once or twice a year now that I ...

Crab

•10 years ago

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Ice Bucket Challenge

Hi, I have been nominated for the Ice Bucket Challenge. Does anyone know if it would be dangerous as I have now had 3 episodes of AF.? Thanks, Jan

Hi, I have been nominated for the Ice Bucket Challenge. Does anyone know if it ...

janscrivens

•10 years ago

16 Replies

Post pacemaker implant and AV node ablation

Hi all! I am new to this forum. I think I have always had atrial fibrillation but it has become prominent last year where I became more aware of my symptoms....

Hi all! I am new to this forum. I think I have always had atrial fibrillation bu...

ronz11

•10 years ago

19 Replies

New to AF

Hello I'm new to AF and to the forum, I have been reading some of the older posts to get a feel for the condition. I was diagnosed last week with AF, I have...

Hello I'm new to AF and to the forum, I have been reading some of the older post...

toller

•10 years ago

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Artificial Sweeteners

Hi all, As some of you will know I had a Cardioversion on a Friday 25th July. I was restored back to a NSR. By the Sunday I had detected an extra beat in my...

Hi all, As some of you will know I had a Cardioversion on a Friday 25th July. I ...

dayday

•10 years ago

18 Replies

TOE

Hi again can anyone tell me what is TOE????Best wishes Hazel

leader777

•10 years ago

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Warfarin and INR reading

Morning all, just wanted to ask how long some of you have had to go in weeks to when you go back for reading. I have just noticed that mine is six weeks...

Morning all, just wanted to ask how long some of you have had to go in weeks to...

Dottilind

•10 years ago

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Awful cough :-(

Awful cough. Hi, I had a 2nd ablation this January. After additional heart shock, my heart has settled and no AF! :-) I got a head cold over 2 weeks ago which...

Awful cough. Hi, I had a 2nd ablation this January. After additional heart shock...

andria67

•10 years ago

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Amiodarone and Apixaban anyone?

I saw the Cardiologist yesterday who said that my AF is permanent and my EGG shows that it's been there for a long time! He hopes that Amiodarone will...

I saw the Cardiologist yesterday who said that my AF is permanent and my EGG sh...

kindred

•10 years ago

12 Replies

New and Scared

Hi everybody I have for sometime been having some strange things happening to me, it all now has fallen into place. Last year after I got married, my fingers,...

Hi everybody I have for sometime been having some strange things happening to me...

Hidden

•10 years ago

32 Replies

Atrial Fibrosis..

Hi, Could anyone give me anymore information about Atrial Fibrosis please as I haven't heard of this before....C Pathophysiology Atrial fibrillation is...

Hi, Could anyone give me anymore information about Atrial Fibrosis please as I h...

Hidden

•10 years ago

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Does anyone else have to sign in every time they visit this site?

It's ok if I leave it open on the iPad but if I clear the screen I have to sign in again to read it. Terry

It's ok if I leave it open on the iPad but if I clear the screen I have to sign ...

Terjo

•10 years ago

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Coagcheck testing

Having bought the INR test unit I have had quite an issue getting the blood onto the test strips, I have called Roache three times and had them guide me...

Having bought the INR test unit I have had quite an issue getting the blood onto...

fuzzflyer

•10 years ago

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AED (Automated external defibrillator) Course

Not exactly AF related but anyone been on a course and learned how to use one of these things? Wife and me just did a 4 hour course with St John's Ambulance...

Not exactly AF related but anyone been on a course and learned how to use one of...

Hidden

•10 years ago

11 Replies

How long do you need to take Pradaxa after a successful Cardioversion?

Ok it's only been a few days since my CV but I've been told I have to stay on them until I see the doctor for a check up which could be months away. I'm...

Ok it's only been a few days since my CV but I've been told I have to stay on th...

MarkoVan

•10 years ago

17 Replies

Family and A Fib

Really upsets me that some folk think I just need to "get fit" when I am suffering from A fib, does anyone else have this problem?

Really upsets me that some folk think I just need to "get fit" when I am sufferi...

Hidden

•10 years ago

34 Replies

RECENT DIAGNOSIS & DONT REALLY UNDERSTAND IT

Hi I'm a newbee - Just reading a letter I'm to take to my Dr & it says that my Primary Diagnosis on Discharge: is Bigeminy provoked syncopal episode. Can...

Hi I'm a newbee - Just reading a letter I'm to take to my Dr & it says that my P...

Whatamug1

•10 years ago

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Extra beats

Iam getting extra beats after stopping flecinide , I had ablation in jan , and still taking 2.5 of bisoprolol which I have got to finish as well is this normal...

Iam getting extra beats after stopping flecinide , I had ablation in jan , and s...

duckpopper

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Can cheese trigger AF?

Well yes, I suppose it can but it will depend on how much you eat and how strong (ie mature) it is. I was asked this question because Dairying is/was my...

Well yes, I suppose it can but it will depend on how much you eat and how stro...

jennydog

•10 years ago

27 Replies

Amiodarone side effect?

Started taking Amiodarone a few months ago, and returned to NSR quickly. Tried light exercise but had stomach cramps immediately. Ex runner, so pretty fit. Any...

Started taking Amiodarone a few months ago, and returned to NSR quickly. Tried l...

George67

•10 years ago

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Bountiful harvest

OK so so far I've made five apple pies but none last long enough to go in the freezer so today I made six pounds of plum jam instead. Small plum tree in the...

OK so so far I've made five apple pies but none last long enough to go in the fr...

BobD

Volunteer•10 years ago

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anyone gone the Magnesium ....Taurine...Arginine ....route.

Thinking of trying alternitive meds .....as prescribed ones are not suiting me....having read Suzy Cohen on abnormal heart rythm......would value opinions on...

Thinking of trying alternitive meds .....as prescribed ones are not suiting me.....

bluebell111

•10 years ago

33 Replies

AF

I am a 73 year old woman,and have been diagnosed with AF,i take Warfarin,Felodipine,Simvastatine,and Cardicor.What i would like to ask other sufferers is,what...

I am a 73 year old woman,and have been diagnosed with AF,i take Warfarin,Felodip...

brown-brooksy

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Palpitations after ablation

It is almost six weeks since my ablation and I was ticking along nicely or so I thought. Apart from a couple of episodes of fast palpitations within a few...

It is almost six weeks since my ablation and I was ticking along nicely or so I ...

wpw62

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Have you identified caffeine as a trigger for AF episodes?

AF Association is hoping to support the development of an article in The Sun newspaper about the links between caffeine and heart rhythm disorders like AF. If...

AF Association is hoping to support the development of an article in The Sun new...

AFAssociation1

•10 years ago

27 Replies

synchronization defibrillator

Hi has anyone out there been fitted with one of these if so ,how are you doing? I have been told there is a problem with one of the leads is this common .poppy...

Hi has anyone out there been fitted with one of these if so ,how are you doing? ...

poppystorey

•10 years ago

2 Replies

Vagus Nerve and Palpitations

Many of us on this forum have posted about the interaction of the vagus nerve and symptoms. I found this blog and it describes the interaction so well. No EP I...

Many of us on this forum have posted about the interaction of the vagus nerve an...

frenchgoose

•10 years ago

16 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for August 2014

Scared

Cardiff nosh and matter. Update.

Breathlesness

Happy

Ice Bucket Challenge

Post pacemaker implant and AV node ablation

New to AF

Artificial Sweeteners

TOE

Warfarin and INR reading

Awful cough :-(

Amiodarone and Apixaban anyone?

New and Scared

Atrial Fibrosis..

Does anyone else have to sign in every time they visit this site?

Coagcheck testing

AED (Automated external defibrillator) Course

How long do you need to take Pradaxa after a successful Cardioversion?

Family and A Fib

RECENT DIAGNOSIS & DONT REALLY UNDERSTAND IT

Extra beats

Can cheese trigger AF?

Amiodarone side effect?

Bountiful harvest

anyone gone the Magnesium ....Taurine...Arginine ....route.

AF

Palpitations after ablation

Have you identified caffeine as a trigger for AF episodes?

synchronization defibrillator

Vagus Nerve and Palpitations

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