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AF Patients Day

Hi all I was unable to make the patients day but noticed the item about how weight loss/management can be as effective as an ablation. Does anyone please have...

Hi all I was unable to make the patients day but noticed the item about how weig...

mackemaf

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Cause??

So whilst I'm sat here, heart misbehaving with relentless pvc's last few days I started to think about my job, I work continental shifts in a medical device...

So whilst I'm sat here, heart misbehaving with relentless pvc's last few days I ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

9 Replies

After pacemaker!

Hi,, After really bad af episodes I agreed to having pacemaker fitted which I had a month ago. After my af episodes I was really struggling to walk very far...

Hi,, After really bad af episodes I agreed to having pacemaker fitted which I ha...

shirlygirly

•6 years ago

8 Replies

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Are anticoagulants necessary for 'lone' AF?

I'm 55 and have suffered paroxysmal AF for the past 30 years. Over the last two or three years however my AF has become persistent. Because of this I recently...

I'm 55 and have suffered paroxysmal AF for the past 30 years. Over the last two ...

AbFab62

•6 years ago

26 Replies

Gas and bloating

Has anyone suffered from extreme bloating after an ablation. I suffered from gastric stasis as a complication, meaning that system basically shut down. Could...

Has anyone suffered from extreme bloating after an ablation. I suffered from gas...

GordonS

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Questions?

I was wondering if someone could help with a few questions? My ep said that he couldn’t sedate me for ablation as sometimes it settles the heart and makes it...

I was wondering if someone could help with a few questions? My ep said that he ...

Sillysunshine

•6 years ago

52 Replies

Weather

Can this weather effect your AF and in what way does it Today here it's raining dark and feels thundery

Can this weather effect your AF and in what way does it Today here it's raining...

Vonnieruth

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Pace & ablate.

After lots of tests and conversations with the EP I agreed last week to go for the pace and ablate offered. I have been offered a date on the 26th of this...

After lots of tests and conversations with the EP I agreed last week to go for t...

cali111

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Apixaban

I have to go to the dentist tomorrow and may have to have a tooth out and am a bit worried about if I bleed a lot I don’t bleed when I clean my teeth or have...

I have to go to the dentist tomorrow and may have to have a tooth out and am a b...

Kingsley09

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Too tired to ..............

I have had a/f for some years, also a tentative diagnosis of C.F.S, I now have persistent a/f, I take Amlodopine, Amias, and 7.5 mg Bisoprolol, my fatigue is...

I have had a/f for some years, also a tentative diagnosis of C.F.S, I now have p...

blueandwhite

•6 years ago

2 Replies

What would you say is the worst part of AF for you?

I know it'll be obvious things like rapid heart rate or lifestyle restrictions.... but for me, at the moment at least, it's excessive sweating? Being back at...

I know it'll be obvious things like rapid heart rate or lifestyle restrictions.....

jedimasterlincoln

•6 years ago

49 Replies

In Limbo!

Please could I have some advice on what to do next. I have had my four day monitor but now silence. I am having episodes of AF for 20 out of 24 hours and the...

Please could I have some advice on what to do next. I have had my four day monit...

Hidden

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Nervous feeling

I was just released from taking stolotol 120mg x2 a day. I had a cryoabalation on July 27th 2018. It’s been 3 days and according to my Kardia there are no...

I was just released from taking stolotol 120mg x2 a day. I had a cryoabalation o...

Kahst1

•6 years ago

8 Replies

“Wobbly” heart.

As I’ve mentioned a few times I suffer from PAF at night. Last night I woke up at about 4am and had the sensation that my heart was “wobbling” very slightly....

As I’ve mentioned a few times I suffer from PAF at night. Last night I woke up a...

Hidden

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Conference

Was the conference last weekend? If so , I hope you all had an enjoyable and informative weekend. X

Was the conference last weekend? If so , I hope you all had an enjoyable and inf...

dedeottie

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Post-ablation (just out)

So if you are going to have a catheter ablation; do not worry! Mine was done under sedation and when I went in, I couldn’t stop my legs from shaking so they...

So if you are going to have a catheter ablation; do not worry! Mine was done und...

Kovus

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Offered Ablation

Hello. I had an episode of AF when I was 25 and been pretty good over the last 20 years. I had an episode recently that stayed (persistent af) for a couple of...

Hello. I had an episode of AF when I was 25 and been pretty good over the last 2...

Hambo444

•6 years ago

15 Replies

post ablation

hi i had an ablation 4 weeks ago for svt since then i have same feeling of heart going into one again hot cold sweats rapid heart beat since ive been...

hi i had an ablation 4 weeks ago for svt since then i have same feeling of he...

shazzafloyd

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Loop recorder battery change.

I had my check up with the EP yesterday and was told that things are all O.K. except for the continuing ectopics and some flutter. Then he told me that one...

I had my check up with the EP yesterday and was told that things are all O.K. ex...

Davebe

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Never used warfarin

Answering to your question on using warfarin I have never used it and would not touch it with a barge pole as it restricts your life (regular appointments, no...

Answering to your question on using warfarin I have never used it and would not ...

greengo1

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Sudden increase in heart rate

After two failed cardioversions and two failed ablations, the third ablation finally got me back into normal sinus rhythm in March of this year. An ECG in June...

After two failed cardioversions and two failed ablations, the third ablation fin...

Julietlauren

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Memories!

During your AF journey, is there one particular time you remember above all else? For me it would have to be back in 2008, when I didn't know I had AF, and...

During your AF journey, is there one particular time you remember above all else...

jedimasterlincoln

•6 years ago

31 Replies

Episode after flying!

Has anyone else had issues with flying? I had an episode after a two hour flight and another after return flight. I’ve had just two episodes in the past five...

Has anyone else had issues with flying? I had an episode after a two hour fligh...

SnoopyJ

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Losartan

Didn't get on at all. Serious AF plus angina really bad reaction.

sandflopper

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Appointment finally here!!

Everyone has been so great on here so was just wondering if you can help again? X my appointment has finally come around on 22nd October for the arrhythmia...

Everyone has been so great on here so was just wondering if you can help again? ...

Lotty321

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Ablation tomorrow

Hey guys, I’m scheduled to have a RF cardiac ablation tomorrow for PSVT and I thought I’d create a post here. I’ve had the condition since I was in my teens...

Hey guys, I’m scheduled to have a RF cardiac ablation tomorrow for PSVT and I th...

Kovus

•6 years ago

36 Replies

Sounds really daft but .... when is post ablatio AF not AF ?

Hi all - 5 1/2 weeks since my catheter cryo ablation & last night was sat in a cafe & had an 'incident' which am not sure if was AF trying to breakthrough or...

Hi all - 5 1/2 weeks since my catheter cryo ablation & last night was sat in a c...

Kevwray

•6 years ago

25 Replies

Best Anti-coagulants

Hi Everyone, I know I've written on here once before, but I went to St Georges, Tooting, for the results of my 5 day heart monitor after my cardioversion last...

Hi Everyone, I know I've written on here once before, but I went to St Georges, ...

Tapanac

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Hi guys

So due for my annual check at the Brompton in Nov, I had letter saying it's been put back to Feb as Dr Ernst isn't there in Nov, Some of you may recall a...

So due for my annual check at the Brompton in Nov, I had letter saying it's been...

Hidden

•6 years ago

22 Replies

83 years old, living near Adelaide and due for second ablation this week

Just a reminder that Mogold7tamm who posted 2 days ago is having a second ablation under GA in 2 days. She sounds to be a remarkable lady but her health is...

Just a reminder that Mogold7tamm who posted 2 days ago is having a second ablati...

Hidden

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for October 2018

AF Patients Day

Cause??

After pacemaker!

Are anticoagulants necessary for 'lone' AF?

Gas and bloating

Questions?

Weather

Pace & ablate.

Apixaban

Too tired to ..............

What would you say is the worst part of AF for you?

In Limbo!

Nervous feeling

“Wobbly” heart.

Conference

Post-ablation (just out)

Offered Ablation

post ablation

Loop recorder battery change.

Never used warfarin

Sudden increase in heart rate

Memories!

Episode after flying!

Losartan

Appointment finally here!!

Ablation tomorrow

Sounds really daft but .... when is post ablatio AF not AF ?

Best Anti-coagulants

Hi guys

83 years old, living near Adelaide and due for second ablation this week

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