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Eventually had consultation with EP and got a bit of a shock.

Well folks saw EP at Papworth this Tuesday. As some of you will know I went privately as I could not get a referral through my Cardiologist said I had no...

Well folks saw EP at Papworth this Tuesday. As some of you will know I went pr...

cassie46

•7 years ago

22 Replies

First visit to the cardiologist

I wasn't in there long. The summary of my consultation as follows: He recommends ablation, given that I have a low resting HR and wish to return to sport. I...

I wasn't in there long. The summary of my consultation as follows: He recommen...

Mejulie69

•7 years ago

14 Replies

Do I need a referral to an EP

I am 49 from UK. I have had paroxysmal lone AF for 7 years, only 3 events in this time the last one being yesterday. I have converted within 48 hours with...

I am 49 from UK. I have had paroxysmal lone AF for 7 years, only 3 events in thi...

patchworkcat

•7 years ago

6 Replies

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Camera up nose and down throat, do I need to stop Apixaban

Has anyone on the forum had this done and did you have to stop anticoagulant? I am having it done on Tuesday and I have tried ringing the centre where I am...

Has anyone on the forum had this done and did you have to stop anticoagulant? I...

gemsmum

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Note to self - follow you ur own advice....

Forgot as had workmen in house and ran upstairs to answer query as soon as I finished lunch - straight into fast AF. Just back to NSR after 4 hours so feeling...

Forgot as had workmen in house and ran upstairs to answer query as soon as I fin...

CDreamer

•7 years ago

12 Replies

2 weeks post ablation

For the last few days I have been up and about walking and also done a bike ride, started with a short walk with the dog up till last night when we did a 4...

For the last few days I have been up and about walking and also done a bike ride...

Bauldy

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Tooth Extraction on Apixaban

My father-in-law, 92, is on 2.5 x 2 Apixaban/day. He's due to have a tooth removed and the dentist has said he must be off the Apixaban 4 days prior to the...

My father-in-law, 92, is on 2.5 x 2 Apixaban/day. He's due to have a tooth remov...

Hidden

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Low BP with PAF now

I was diagnosed last November and on Sotalol 80mm and Apixaban twice a day. When I go into AF, my blood pressure drops from say 140 sys to 70 to 90 Sys , with...

I was diagnosed last November and on Sotalol 80mm and Apixaban twice a day. When...

shorttail

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Pacemaker CRT Article

In the spirit of Knowledge is Power - I found the attached very interesting. Sorry, if its out there already....

In the spirit of Knowledge is Power - I found the attached very interesting. Sor...

Hidden

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Heart rate and walking

Thank you to all who replied to my post about walking briskly/AF. It's been helpful and good to know I'm not alone trying to keep healthy whilst coping with...

Thank you to all who replied to my post about walking briskly/AF. It's been help...

ruskin10

•7 years ago

1 Reply

My AF history

I'm new here (and to any such web exposure!) so I'll do my best at brevity on my AF history and current state. I'm 68 and ran for 50 years (inc. the very first...

I'm new here (and to any such web exposure!) so I'll do my best at brevity on my...

Hidden

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Started my Apixaban

As per the title. Started my apixaban this week in readiness for my 3rd ablation. Be interested to see how it differs from warfarin which I didn't get on with...

As per the title. Started my apixaban this week in readiness for my 3rd ablation...

jedimasterlincoln

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Ectopic beats

Hi, I had Cryo abalation for AF march this year which wasn't successful. Repeat scheduled for 20 Sep. In the meantime I was admitted to hospital for a few...

Hi, I had Cryo abalation for AF march this year which wasn't successful. Repeat...

JDM8109

•7 years ago

9 Replies

AVJ procedure

Hi. I do not know if this post is acceptable or not. But I am full of anxieties tonight. I am Marney,s husband . She has been doing the posts. She has had...

Hi. I do not know if this post is acceptable or not. But I am full of anxieties ...

Marney

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Cough after cryoablation

Hello, I had a cryoablation on the 12 th of June and since one week after I've a persistent cough with phlegm, some hoarseness and sometimes sore throat. Found...

Hello, I had a cryoablation on the 12 th of June and since one week after I've a...

fra48

•7 years ago

4 Replies

afib and vertigo

Hello, my father has fib and has been experiencing vertigo like symptoms and extreme difficulty breathing. Just saw the cardiologist a week ago who up'd his...

Hello, my father has fib and has been experiencing vertigo like symptoms and ext...

lucybe

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Aching back and legs at times Arthritis ?

Have had blood tests at Doctors but nothing untoward showed up. Could I have the start of some sort of arthritis as I am 76 and there is arthritis on my...

Have had blood tests at Doctors but nothing untoward showed up. Could I have th...

Mike-tyson

•7 years ago

3 Replies

AliveCor Kardia Mobile

Hi Went for a review with my cardiologist last week & he has advised me that he feels I should go on to anticoagulants now as I will be 65 in October. Also...

Hi Went for a review with my cardiologist last week & he has advised me that ...

heartmatters1

•7 years ago

16 Replies

Heart rate

Hi, We are told regularly, to take at least a 10 to 20 minute walk each day at a brisk rate (I am 70 years old) but I admit I dont walk that briskly because Im...

Hi, We are told regularly, to take at least a 10 to 20 minute walk each day at a...

ruskin10

•7 years ago

13 Replies

AF or ectopics?

I was diagnosed with PAF in January during a visit to A & E after passing out briefly. Until recently (and now recovered from the shock and initially...

I was diagnosed with PAF in January during a visit to A & E after passing out br...

Sambaqui

•7 years ago

8 Replies

From the Aussie press this morning

Just to clarify, Ablation is well understood in Oz and can't really be called "breakthrough" but I feel this is an informative article nonetheless....

Just to clarify, Ablation is well understood in Oz and can't really be called "b...

creschendo

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Aching back and Legs could it be arthritis ??

Can anyone suggest what is causing my lower back and legs to ache quite badly if I sit for to long or do any heavy lifting. I am 76 years old and have had...

Can anyone suggest what is causing my lower back and legs to ache quite badly if...

Mike-tyson

•7 years ago

5 Replies

new to AF

Hi, am new to whole AF as its not me who has it but my mother. she has had palpitations diagnosis for over twenty years, and had heart monitoring equiptment...

Hi, am new to whole AF as its not me who has it but my mother. she has had palpi...

queeniebusybee88

•7 years ago

14 Replies

Cardiologist and EP

I see both a cardiologist and an EP, one for heart failure and the latter for AF...is this the norm or should the EP be able to do both?

I see both a cardiologist and an EP, one for heart failure and the latter for AF...

bushy2016

•7 years ago

5 Replies

When do beta blocker side effects kick in?

I am trying to manage the terrible fatigue and breathlessness of my Carvedilol beta blocker by taking my 2 doses at times when I am likely to sleep through the...

I am trying to manage the terrible fatigue and breathlessness of my Carvedilol b...

akenclark

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Arrhythmia following cryogenic ablation

Hi all my background was that I was getting paroxysmal AF on a monthly basis but following a mini stroke in Feb 2017 this increased to weekly. I decided with...

Hi all my background was that I was getting paroxysmal AF on a monthly basis but...

Noxy

•7 years ago

6 Replies

I'm back

Went down for my cryoablation at around 1330. Went under general anaesthetic around 1400. Came round in between the recovery room around 1630. Now back on the...

Went down for my cryoablation at around 1330. Went under general anaesthetic aro...

Zozzy

•7 years ago

26 Replies

Woke feeling dithery and shallow breathing.

This morning Ive felt very odd. When I got out of bed I felt a bit dithery, shallow breathing and a feeling in my throat as if Id been running. I checked my...

This morning Ive felt very odd. When I got out of bed I felt a bit dithery, shal...

Valdoot

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Ablation tommorrow

Hello. I am to have ablation for afib (again) tommorrow morning on right side. Not that I have a choice, but is it better to be normal or in afib when they do...

Hello. I am to have ablation for afib (again) tommorrow morning on right side. N...

Marney

•7 years ago

31 Replies

Patient knows best

Rant warning! I take Digoxin, Bisoprolol, Rivaroxaban and Levothyroxine - the latter because Amiodarone messed my thyroid up. I have annual liver, kidney and...

Rant warning! I take Digoxin, Bisoprolol, Rivaroxaban and Levothyroxine - the l...

Mrspat

•7 years ago

20 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for August 2017

Eventually had consultation with EP and got a bit of a shock.

First visit to the cardiologist

Do I need a referral to an EP

Camera up nose and down throat, do I need to stop Apixaban

Note to self - follow you ur own advice....

2 weeks post ablation

Tooth Extraction on Apixaban

Low BP with PAF now

Pacemaker CRT Article

Heart rate and walking

My AF history

Started my Apixaban

Ectopic beats

AVJ procedure

Cough after cryoablation

afib and vertigo

Aching back and legs at times Arthritis ?

AliveCor Kardia Mobile

Heart rate

AF or ectopics?

From the Aussie press this morning

Aching back and Legs could it be arthritis ??

new to AF

Cardiologist and EP

When do beta blocker side effects kick in?

Arrhythmia following cryogenic ablation

I'm back

Woke feeling dithery and shallow breathing.

Ablation tommorrow

Patient knows best

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