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Pain in and around heart

Does anyone get pains in and around the heart iv had them for 6_7weeks now I phoned the heart nurse and they said it’s most probably muscle pains I just...

Does anyone get pains in and around the heart iv had them for 6_7weeks now I pho...

Ottis

•6 years ago

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Still waiting for ablation

So I spent another afternoon in A&E yesterday that's the third visit in as many weeks one was an overnight stay to keep an eye on my heart which was beating...

So I spent another afternoon in A&E yesterday that's the third visit in as many ...

Brizzy50000

•6 years ago

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New to Apixaban

Well, my first day on Apixaban today. I have been on Warfarin since 2005 but recently my INR readings have been all over the place - last but one was 6.7, the...

Well, my first day on Apixaban today. I have been on Warfarin since 2005 but re...

Froggy

•6 years ago

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Slow road to fitness (more or less)

I've been in permanent AF now for just over a year. I have very few symptoms, in fact I forget I have AF - except when I want to walk anywhere. I've just...

I've been in permanent AF now for just over a year. I have very few symptoms, in...

Dottikate

•6 years ago

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Fasting

Hi there so if I fast for Easter, that is no meat products or anything that comes from animals e.g. milk or eggs. Am allowed prawns and squid and mussels and...

Hi there so if I fast for Easter, that is no meat products or anything that come...

Andyt36

•6 years ago

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Coming off Tambocor (flecainide)

So I have been on flecainide since April 2017 and we (my EP and I) are seeing if we can stop taking it (I had an ablation in Jan 2017). I have been on 100mg...

So I have been on flecainide since April 2017 and we (my EP and I) are seeing if...

Jonathan_C

•6 years ago

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Feeling protective of our NHS!

In reply to some recent observations of the NHS, I was blue-lighted straight to resusitation on Saturday evening with a raging temperature that paracetamol...

In reply to some recent observations of the NHS, I was blue-lighted straight to ...

irene75359

•6 years ago

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Update: Breathless after Catheter Ablation..Phrenic Nerve Injury????

Last year around Sep I joined this group desperately seeking answers as to why my Mum was suffering from extreme breathlessness following her 1st Ablation and...

Last year around Sep I joined this group desperately seeking answers as to why m...

zetagirl

•6 years ago

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Not like before .I'm not normal

Need a help to know why I have breathless when I make any activities ..even one year now after af ablation ..

Need a help to know why I have breathless when I make any activities ..even one...

Faraway126

•6 years ago

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Help

Ok everyone, so I finished work out today but I had a lot of ectopic beats and I am so stressed I can’t stop thinking about it. I find myself counting how many...

Ok everyone, so I finished work out today but I had a lot of ectopic beats and I...

Rdiehl01

•6 years ago

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Cryoablation tomorrow

Hi all joined site a couple months ago. Wish I would have found it sooner. Can't tell you how much it has helped with info about everything related to AF. I'm...

Hi all joined site a couple months ago. Wish I would have found it sooner. Can't...

ShaunMB

•6 years ago

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AF Support Group

Does anyone know if there is an AF Support Group meeting at Harefield next week? I can’t find any information about it. Thanks in advance Jean

Does anyone know if there is an AF Support Group meeting at Harefield next week?...

JMAc69

•6 years ago

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Not AF but Eptopic!!!!!!!!

The last 7 weeks have been a bit of a learning curve for myself trying to take in everything that could possibly happen. A blip was pick up by a friends Kardia...

The last 7 weeks have been a bit of a learning curve for myself trying to take i...

Franbikerider

•6 years ago

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Progress or not - not

Since my last post I’ve been to the pacemaker clinic for a scheduled follow-up after my unsuccessful Cardioversion, not quite unsuccessful, I had 4-days of...

Since my last post I’ve been to the pacemaker clinic for a scheduled follow-up a...

Cypbill

•6 years ago

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Slightly unnerved,some kind person told me we have 45% more chance of dementia with AF esp.in those who start it under 65?

Feeling fed up,can it get any worse?? If we manage AF well with meds and interventions,surely that awful figure is reduced? Didnt ask where they had the i...

Feeling fed up,can it get any worse?? If we manage AF well with meds and interve...

wilsond

•6 years ago

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Positive " I am well, I will lose weight, and I will lessen my chances of having any more attacks.

hi I ts about 13 weeks since I had my one and only attack, that means i am now on pills for life, and about 6 weeks of worry, then I just decided I couldn't go...

hi I ts about 13 weeks since I had my one and only attack, that means i am now o...

Af2017Hn

•6 years ago

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Ectopic beats after ablation a year ago

Hello, I havn't posted on here for just under a year, but i have a question to ask and this is the best place to get answers. I had an ablation at the end of...

Hello, I havn't posted on here for just under a year, but i have a question to ...

rosie321

•6 years ago

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Does Afib affect your personality?

A couple of months ago my daughter mentioned that she can always tell if I am in afib because my character changes. I was very taken aback by this and so...

A couple of months ago my daughter mentioned that she can always tell if I am in...

Surreyhunni

•6 years ago

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What ingredients in electrode gel are making it so skin reactive and painful?

I'm having same issue of itchy painful bumps, welts and sores from so called "hypoallergenic" gel electrodes with a tens unit. I've tried several brands with...

I'm having same issue of itchy painful bumps, welts and sores from so called "hy...

tensuser

•6 years ago

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HOT TOPIC - 19/02/18

This weeks HOT TOPIC is holiday insurance. Have you found it difficult to obtain holiday insurance with AF? It is always recommended that you should declare...

This weeks HOT TOPIC is holiday insurance. Have you found it difficult to obtain...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Perimitral Atrial Flutter

Any comments from those who have had an ablation for perimitral atrial flutter? Did anyone have ethanol injection into the vein of Marshall? What was the...

Any comments from those who have had an ablation for perimitral atrial flutter? ...

cuore

•6 years ago

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Heartbeat app

Hi, Does anyone use the Heartbeat app on the Apple Watch? How accurate is this device please? It is registering elevated readings, and yesterday it I had a...

Hi, Does anyone use the Heartbeat app on the Apple Watch? How accurate is this ...

Pacific

•6 years ago

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Hello my name is Charles I am 25 and I was diagnosed with Afib and I was wondering how many people my age have this condition?

I was just diagnosed with Afib and I am scared especially since the doctor's told me this is rare for someone to have at my age. All I do is keep thinking I am...

I was just diagnosed with Afib and I am scared especially since the doctor's tol...

CharlesT92

•6 years ago

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Please help

I had my ablation for afib and SVT exactly 2 years ago. Since then I had a couple days where I da a few skipped beats. However the last 3 days I would have...

I had my ablation for afib and SVT exactly 2 years ago. Since then I had a coupl...

Rdiehl01

•6 years ago

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Janice from Linconshire coast

I am a retired nurse worked for nhs for 30 yrs I am in my late 70 s have been having trouble with bleeding tooth socket. have now had tooth removed .hoping my...

I am a retired nurse worked for nhs for 30 yrs I am in my late 70 s have been ha...

watson123

•6 years ago

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af news

in april2009 i woke to have a 160 beat irratic heartbeat,after 15 hours i decided to go to A and E and they did a cardioversion,and put me on 2.5 mg...

in april2009 i woke to have a 160 beat irratic heartbeat,after 15 hours i deci...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Dual ablation for flutter and afib - anyone had this?

After seven glorious years free of afib, and drugs , thanks to a successful PVI ablation I woke to find my heart racing and knew my arrythmia was back with...

After seven glorious years free of afib, and drugs , thanks to a successful PVI ...

ijan

•6 years ago

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Svt ablation

Hi i had my ablation for svt 6 weeks ago and still feel breathless , palpitations, tiredness anyone else experienced this?

Hi i had my ablation for svt 6 weeks ago and still feel breathless , palpitation...

karinaec

•6 years ago

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Three weeks since last update

Well I have had about of flu followed by bronchitis and no sign of AF,normally any infection virus or bacteria start AF with a vengeance so still think that...

Well I have had about of flu followed by bronchitis and no sign of AF,normally ...

Fastbeat

•6 years ago

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Bruise under chin

I have developed a small bruise beneath my chin. On checking the causes, anticoaculation seems to be the most obvious culprit. I take Apixaban twice daily...

I have developed a small bruise beneath my chin. On checking the causes, antico...

Peddling

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for February 2018

Pain in and around heart

Still waiting for ablation

New to Apixaban

Slow road to fitness (more or less)

Fasting

Coming off Tambocor (flecainide)

Feeling protective of our NHS!

Update: Breathless after Catheter Ablation..Phrenic Nerve Injury????

Not like before .I'm not normal

Help

Cryoablation tomorrow

AF Support Group

Not AF but Eptopic!!!!!!!!

Progress or not - not

Slightly unnerved,some kind person told me we have 45% more chance of dementia with AF esp.in those who start it under 65?

Positive " I am well, I will lose weight, and I will lessen my chances of having any more attacks.

Ectopic beats after ablation a year ago

Does Afib affect your personality?

What ingredients in electrode gel are making it so skin reactive and painful?

HOT TOPIC - 19/02/18

Perimitral Atrial Flutter

Heartbeat app

Hello my name is Charles I am 25 and I was diagnosed with Afib and I was wondering how many people my age have this condition?

Please help

Janice from Linconshire coast

af news

Dual ablation for flutter and afib - anyone had this?

Svt ablation

Three weeks since last update

Bruise under chin

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