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Atrial Fibrillation Support

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Warning - controversial opinion ahead!

"We have reached a stage where, unless medically contra-indicated, newly diagnosed AF sufferers should be offered NOACs as first-choice anticoagulation in...

"We have reached a stage where, unless medically contra-indicated, newly diagnos...

Mrspat

•9 years ago

32 Replies

I am starting that Juicing diet? does anybody have any issues with it or recommend it? I watched that "fat and almost dead" video...

I am starting that Juicing diet? does anybody have any issues with it or recommend it? I watched that "fat and almost dead" video...I was inspired not only by...

I am starting that Juicing diet? does anybody have any issues with it or recomme...

franksavage

•9 years ago

26 Replies

AF or ectopics

Hi all Since Friday I have been experiencing missed beats, on average around 4 to 5 a minute albeit not all the time, hate rate and rhythm all pretty good...

Hi all Since Friday I have been experiencing missed beats, on average around 4 ...

MickN

•9 years ago

19 Replies

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Pacemaker

Well, I've just come home from a week in hospital. I went on Monday last for an echocardiogram and EP kept me in when he looked at the results then & there. I...

Well, I've just come home from a week in hospital. I went on Monday last for an ...

margar17

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Anti coagulants

I have suffered from AF for 7 years and have only ever taken aspirin as a blood thinner and have never taken an anticoagulant. I have now been prescribed an...

I have suffered from AF for 7 years and have only ever taken aspirin as a blood ...

chammer

•9 years ago

13 Replies

Chest Pain

Hi there, I'm new to this site, so hi to everyone. Hope you can help. Last night I was woken up about 6 times with pain in the centre of my chest and it...

Hi there, I'm new to this site, so hi to everyone. Hope you can help. Last ni...

Janopyne

•9 years ago

12 Replies

Paf problems

Hi all Im new to this ve been having a problems 2 yrs know just been put on waferin to get ready for first pvi abalation glenfield hospital leicester god I've...

Hi all Im new to this ve been having a problems 2 yrs know just been put on wafe...

Hidden

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Stroke Report

An article following on from last week's Stroke Association report which does mention, albeit briefly, AF....

An article following on from last week's Stroke Association report which does me...

AnticoagulateNow

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Had 2nd ablation yesterday but never straight forward

Turned up for 2nd ablation yesterday - INR 2.1 so went ahead at 1pm. 3 hours in lab and they said they consider it successful, Had pre - prodecure worries...

Turned up for 2nd ablation yesterday - INR 2.1 so went ahead at 1pm. 3 hours in...

yoyo_again

•9 years ago

13 Replies

Running

Hi does anyone with AF still actively run on this forum?

Kbuck1234

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Update

Update of my condition since last visit to EP I have been off all drugs for 5 weeks now after EP took me off diltyzem due to legs swelling He asked me to...

Update of my condition since last visit to EP I have been off all drugs for 5 ...

Hardjuice

•9 years ago

10 Replies

Oh No! is getting worse - now had 2 episodes in one day - need a hug!

Feeling really fed up and anxious again - My Paraxysmal AF episodes have now suddenly dramatically increased over the past 2 months, and are trying to take...

Feeling really fed up and anxious again - My Paraxysmal AF episodes have now sud...

wendy6

•9 years ago

26 Replies

Help I cant get travel insurance

Hi everyone very excited about my trip to Amsterdam but struggling to get an annual travel insurance saga would not but they would give me a single trip. I...

Hi everyone very excited about my trip to Amsterdam but struggling to get an ann...

Chris147

•9 years ago

15 Replies

Advising DVLA about Arrhythmia

There seems to have been some misunderstandings in this area in the past. But perhaps DVLA have updated their website recently. It now says the following: You...

There seems to have been some misunderstandings in this area in the past. But pe...

Hidden

•9 years ago

17 Replies

INR

I take Warfarin and have done so since early November. My INR has bounced and dipped ever since. It has been as low as 1.5 and this week the highest 3.2. I...

I take Warfarin and have done so since early November. My INR has bounced and di...

Amy1957

•9 years ago

18 Replies

Fantastic resource

I have just begun a Futurelearning course "cardiovascular health" all free online just google Futurelearning and go for it.run by university of reading heart...

I have just begun a Futurelearning course "cardiovascular health" all free onlin...

wilsond

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Ablation no 3

Hi all, I'm due to go for my 3 rd ablation next Wednesday, but having second thoughts about it. My two previous ablations did not work and just caused gastric...

Hi all, I'm due to go for my 3 rd ablation next Wednesday, but having second th...

bev2015

•9 years ago

46 Replies

Coming off Amiodarone

Husband had an echocardiogram and his heart was fine, no abnormalities. He'd previously been told he had heart failure with a stretched left ventricle....

Husband had an echocardiogram and his heart was fine, no abnormalities. He'd pr...

Davesgirl

•9 years ago

3 Replies

Ablation 2 days ago!

Well thank you all for your wonderful support. I survived ablation day. It was just as most of you described. The drugs made me very woozy, talking rubbish...

Well thank you all for your wonderful support. I survived ablation day. It was ...

Phaedra

•9 years ago

17 Replies

holidays

well this time next week i should be going on my holiday to celebrate my 40th......new york for 5 nights, however ive hit a lull in my diagnosis, im waiting on...

well this time next week i should be going on my holiday to celebrate my 40th......

Hidden

•9 years ago

13 Replies

Words Fail Me!

Three weeks ago I received an appointment to go and have some basal cell carcinomas removed. I had to ring a number and leave a recorded message to say if the...

Three weeks ago I received an appointment to go and have some basal cell carcino...

jeanjeannie50

•9 years ago

24 Replies

Anyone not wanting to read post re Alivecor look away now! Pauses in HB

After previous remarks re the wonders of diltiazem I was struck by Kismet! I had felt unwell all day, blamed on staying up late for election results, then I...

After previous remarks re the wonders of diltiazem I was struck by Kismet! I had...

Buffafly

•9 years ago

16 Replies

AF Newbie

Hello all I'm 65 a keen cyclists but get very breathless going up hills I'm in AF all the time and had bilateral PEs 5 years ago I take debagatran bisoprolol...

Hello all I'm 65 a keen cyclists but get very breathless going up hills I'm in A...

Naiad

•9 years ago

2 Replies

Life after pacemaker

A question for all the ladies that have had a pacemaker fitted. When did you start wearing a bra again and how did you protect your pacemaker ? Also as my...

A question for all the ladies that have had a pacemaker fitted. When did you s...

wpw62

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Atrial flutter

Hi all. I m a 53 yr old male and had a TIA in February , I came out of it with no effects. I had 5or6 weeks of irregular rhythms two visits to A and E and an...

Hi all. I m a 53 yr old male and had a TIA in February , I came out of it with n...

11ellis

•9 years ago

18 Replies

? 2nd ablation on Friday

well, its been an interesting journey and I am complex. I have had AF for 15 years some times worse than others. 2 Cardioversions, 1 lasted 5 months the...

well, its been an interesting journey and I am complex. I have had AF for 15 ye...

yoyo_again

•9 years ago

13 Replies

Problem after ablation

Further to Stokie's question of 'after ablation throat problem' I have developed a very tickly throat abd persistant cough, throat is phlemy but not 'nasty',...

Further to Stokie's question of 'after ablation throat problem' I have developed...

shirlygirly

•9 years ago

4 Replies

New Stroke Statistics

Alarming new stroke statistics out today from the Stroke Association showing a very significant increase in 'younger' men and women experiencing these awful...

Alarming new stroke statistics out today from the Stroke Association showing a v...

AnticoagulateNow

•9 years ago

48 Replies

Bisoprolol or something else?

I have thyroid related AF but now my heart is in sinus rhythm and has been for quite some time. I take 3.75 Bisoprolol and 2.5 Ramipril per day but feel after...

I have thyroid related AF but now my heart is in sinus rhythm and has been for q...

Amy1957

•9 years ago

17 Replies

Quick question

When working out my stroke risk the Dr asked if I had angina or get any pains in back of legs.....as far as I know I don't have angina, however I have...

When working out my stroke risk the Dr asked if I had angina or get any pains in...

Hidden

•9 years ago

6 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for May 2015

Warning - controversial opinion ahead!

I am starting that Juicing diet? does anybody have any issues with it or recommend it? I watched that "fat and almost dead" video...

AF or ectopics

Pacemaker

Anti coagulants

Chest Pain

Paf problems

Stroke Report

Had 2nd ablation yesterday but never straight forward

Running

Update

Oh No! is getting worse - now had 2 episodes in one day - need a hug!

Help I cant get travel insurance

Advising DVLA about Arrhythmia

INR

Fantastic resource

Ablation no 3

Coming off Amiodarone

Ablation 2 days ago!

holidays

Words Fail Me!

Anyone not wanting to read post re Alivecor look away now! Pauses in HB

AF Newbie

Life after pacemaker

Atrial flutter

? 2nd ablation on Friday

Problem after ablation

New Stroke Statistics

Bisoprolol or something else?

Quick question

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