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Skipped beats and coughing

I've had a cryoablation 2 years ago now and generally things have been pretty good but recently 2 months or so I've had episodes of skipped beats every few...

I've had a cryoablation 2 years ago now and generally things have been pretty go...

Skunizzi

•7 years ago

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Ablation - all done and dusted 😁

Really delighted to be out the other side so to speak. Bob is absolutely right to say dental work can be more traumatic. I'm in no pain, heart feels still as a...

Really delighted to be out the other side so to speak. Bob is absolutely right t...

Londonant

•7 years ago

36 Replies

To my fellow supporters

I would like to apologise if I sound like a scratched record. My brain cant remember when things happen just know they happen. I also don't remember everything...

I would like to apologise if I sound like a scratched record. My brain cant reme...

Rubyladyemerald

•7 years ago

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News After Last April's Ablation

Hi everyone, I posted once or twice early on and I'm just back to update and vent. The ablation knocked me for a loop. Although it DID work, I still have...

Hi everyone, I posted once or twice early on and I'm just back to update and ven...

lars369

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Asymptotic AF

Hi Jean Jeannie I've never had Cardioversion or Ablation. I was scheduled for cardioversion about eight years ago, but then my heart decided to go back into...

Hi Jean Jeannie I've never had Cardioversion or Ablation. I was scheduled for c...

Kernowman

•7 years ago

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bisoprolol

Hi everyone Im new to this website and i was looking for some advice. I have been on bisoprolol for the last 2 months and i have had very little change in my...

Hi everyone Im new to this website and i was looking for some advice. I have bee...

nickyprice75

•7 years ago

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Post-ablation catch-up

Hi I thought it might be helpful to update my post-ablation experience. Two weeks after ablation at Barts (on June 30) my AF returned (120 bpm). My GP...

Hi I thought it might be helpful to update my post-ablation experience. Two week...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Glucoma

I have just been told I have Glucoma have been given Latanoprost drops and after doing a little reseach it seems that these can affect your AF any thoughts

I have just been told I have Glucoma have been given Latanoprost drops and afte...

souljacs4

•7 years ago

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Back in AF after second cardioversion 🙄 dronedarone didn't work. Yet I feel better in AF??

Hi all, So I had a second cardioversion the first was in April it lasted 7 days. I had my second last week it lasted 8 days. I was put on dronedarone 400mg...

Hi all, So I had a second cardioversion the first was in April it lasted 7 days....

Ad1980

•7 years ago

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Are Ablations the Answer?

For very few people on this forum an ablation appears to have helped their AF, but is that type of attempt at a 'quick cure' (if it works for long) the...

For very few people on this forum an ablation appears to have helped their AF, b...

jeanjeannie50

•7 years ago

133 Replies

More bad episodes of ectopics

Good morning, further to my last post I am still suffering badly from bad episodes of bigeminy, (ectopic every other beat) going on indefinitely. I was put on...

Good morning, further to my last post I am still suffering badly from bad episod...

Gillie12

•7 years ago

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Three month check up following Cryoablation

Yesterday I went for my three month check (three and a half months have passed). I had to tell my EP that the first nine weeks were great but since then I...

Yesterday I went for my three month check (three and a half months have passed)....

Nanabrodie

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Situs inversus dextrocardia

Hi, newbie here and been following this site for 6wks or so after I was diagnosed with af. Never had any problems with my heart until the last five years or so...

Hi, newbie here and been following this site for 6wks or so after I was diagnose...

Hidden

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Dr. Gupta post

Could not find dr.Gupta video. It was about natural help in case of AFIB. It was on my post earlier, but disappears .looks like it was removed.

Could not find dr.Gupta video. It was about natural help in case of AFIB. It was...

Alemo28

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Bisoprolol - what to take instead?

My father has been taking bisoprolol, low dosage for over a year. Since taking this beta blocker he does not feel himself and has lots of periods of weakness...

My father has been taking bisoprolol, low dosage for over a year. Since taking...

JMannion

•7 years ago

38 Replies

2nd Ablation..3 days on

Hi all, Im on day 3 of recovery .....started with multipal ventricular ectopics...with ventricular bigeminy yesterday..now gone in to AF around 170 bpm with...

Hi all, Im on day 3 of recovery .....started with multipal ventricular ectopics....

bushy2016

•7 years ago

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Low iron level and afib?

Does anyone know if having low blood iron levels, is connected in any way to afib? As far as I know, my iron level is fine, but someone suggested getting it...

Does anyone know if having low blood iron levels, is connected in any way to af...

Nanfranz

•7 years ago

14 Replies

Anxiety

Hi I've just been started on bisoprolol 5mg daily for anxiety and just wondered if it has helped others with it and the side effects? Any help is appreciated....

Hi I've just been started on bisoprolol 5mg daily for anxiety and just wondered ...

Gemini4444

•7 years ago

14 Replies

Recovery from ablation, expectations

Hello, (30yom, aside from my cardiac history, otherwise fit and well) Apologies if this has been covered before I am new here and seeking some advice. I had a...

Hello, (30yom, aside from my cardiac history, otherwise fit and well) Apologies...

UKAF

•7 years ago

5 Replies

CRT Failure!

I like Ogilvie have a CRT device, mine has a defibrillator. Mine has been a failure since it was inserted Oct.2015. Since insertion I have suffered from AF,...

I like Ogilvie have a CRT device, mine has a defibrillator. Mine has been a fa...

Wrighty39

•7 years ago

3 Replies

What are your symptoms? Are any of them a bit unusual for AF?

My paroxysmal AF is proving to be quite confusing. I seem to have a range of the usual symptoms: - Breathlessness when sitting or lying down - Palpitations -...

My paroxysmal AF is proving to be quite confusing. I seem to have a range of the...

Pikaia

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Cardio visit

Just been to see cardio he is very pleased with my progress not having touch up ablation ATM as I have been quite well still on all meds bit of a dissapointed...

Just been to see cardio he is very pleased with my progress not having touch up ...

Mazza23

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Harefield AF Support Group 30th August 2017

The next meeting of the Harefield AF Support Group will be held on Wednesday 30th August 2017 in the concert Hall at Harefield Hospital. Start time is 5pm....

The next meeting of the Harefield AF Support Group will be held on Wednesday 30t...

Beancounter

Volunteer•7 years ago

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'Walking off' an AF episode

I'm interested to hear about people's experiences of 'walking off' an AF episode. I've read about some instances where some people find it helps them to get...

I'm interested to hear about people's experiences of 'walking off' an AF episode...

WendyWu20

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Feeling a little lost 💔

Hi so I'm new to all this and feeling pretty beaten down and overwhelmed. 29 year old started with palpitations, dizziness, vertigo , shortness of breath...

Hi so I'm new to all this and feeling pretty beaten down and overwhelmed. 29 ye...

RebbyAnn

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Don't ignore side effects

Dear all I was asking earlier about Verapamil. Well, I eventually started the dose. By the next day I had a cramping sensation in my thigh. Thought it would go...

Dear all I was asking earlier about Verapamil. Well, I eventually started the do...

2564

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Beta Blocker side effects suddenly getting much worse after two years.

Am seeing the cardiologist next week to talk about any way I can get off this stuff. (Carvedilol) Fatigue, dizziness at the top of the stairs, inability to...

Am seeing the cardiologist next week to talk about any way I can get off this st...

akenclark

•7 years ago

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Afib

Hi am taking flecainide 2 times a day 100mg and am wanting to take this diet program called tru vision and I don't know if it will hurt me taking this...

Hi am taking flecainide 2 times a day 100mg and am wanting to take this diet pr...

Pamela259

•7 years ago

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Wolf parkingson white syndrome, heart ablation

Hello my daughter is planned to have a heart ablation soon and we have to travel 3hrs by plane to get to the hospital because where we live they don't do this...

Hello my daughter is planned to have a heart ablation soon and we have to travel...

Jordana1987

•7 years ago

1 Reply

DVLA

Does an AF diagnosis mean problems with driving and insurance?

PaulaCH

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for August 2017

Skipped beats and coughing

Ablation - all done and dusted 😁

To my fellow supporters

News After Last April's Ablation

Asymptotic AF

bisoprolol

Post-ablation catch-up

Glucoma

Back in AF after second cardioversion 🙄 dronedarone didn't work. Yet I feel better in AF??

Are Ablations the Answer?

More bad episodes of ectopics

Three month check up following Cryoablation

Situs inversus dextrocardia

Dr. Gupta post

Bisoprolol - what to take instead?

2nd Ablation..3 days on

Low iron level and afib?

Anxiety

Recovery from ablation, expectations

CRT Failure!

What are your symptoms? Are any of them a bit unusual for AF?

Cardio visit

Harefield AF Support Group 30th August 2017

'Walking off' an AF episode

Feeling a little lost 💔

Don't ignore side effects

Beta Blocker side effects suddenly getting much worse after two years.

Afib

Wolf parkingson white syndrome, heart ablation

DVLA

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