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Swollen feet

Hi allI have af .iam on bisoprolol Furosemide Lixiana Amlodipine Got swollen feet out of puff Advice would be appreciated please

Hi allI have af .iam on bisoprolol Furosemide Lixiana Amlodipine Got swollen f...

Rainy111

•9 months ago

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made it home!

Thank you all for your empathy on all the stupid travel woes we had recently. We did finally make it home! Just a week late. And having been home for a week...

Thank you all for your empathy on all the stupid travel woes we had recently. We...

lovetogarden

•9 months ago

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3 Failed Ablations

Hi Everyone I was diagnosed with Paroxysmal Afib in September 2019, ( I wasn’t aware I had it as it the symptoms were vey mild) the Consultant recommended...

Hi Everyone I was diagnosed with Paroxysmal Afib in September 2019, ( I wasn’t ...

Judepup

•9 months ago

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advice please

hi, after a failed ablation about a year ago I have been put on 100mg of flecanide daily. My af was only lasting an hour or so but was becoming more frequent....

hi, after a failed ablation about a year ago I have been put on 100mg of flecani...

Jcvi

•9 months ago

19 Replies

sneezing

I recently had my meds changed from Edoxaban to Apixaban due to severe nose bleeds. I now find I sneeze a great deal and need to blow my nose constantly....

I recently had my meds changed from Edoxaban to Apixaban due to severe nose ble...

soupersue

•9 months ago

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Pre Syncope and AF

Hello, very grateful for any advice please regarding Pre syncope and AF. I have put up with PAF for around 6 years and take the usual medication Flecainide,...

Hello, very grateful for any advice please regarding Pre syncope and AF. I have ...

CJB5569

•9 months ago

24 Replies

Fitbit & Kardia disagree ….

I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this, last night around 11.30pm I felt my heart misbehave for the first time since my ablation pre-covid. A run...

I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this, last night around 11.30pm I...

KazDD

•9 months ago

21 Replies

change from warfarin to edoxaban.

Hi. Just over a month ago my GP recomended Changing anticoagulants from warfarin to edoxaban, which I did. This seems to have coincided with me having many...

Hi. Just over a month ago my GP recomended Changing anticoagulants from warfarin...

DavidLyn

•9 months ago

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Nightmare with(out) flecainide. Cannot get help from NHS.

This is a follow-up to a post I made earlier this week, trying to figure out whether to take a previously unused flecainide prescription as a PIP. I was...

This is a follow-up to a post I made earlier this week, trying to figure out whe...

Redactrice

•9 months ago

17 Replies

Going off Eliquis

I had persistent AFIB for many years until I had an ablation procedure in 2022. It was successful and I have not had an AFIB episode in over a year. I check my...

I had persistent AFIB for many years until I had an ablation procedure in 2022. ...

kurtgv

•9 months ago

47 Replies

Painful arms and shoulders

I went into afib in the early hours of Friday morning and I knew pretty much I would be in it for 30 hours plus.What was different this time was the arrythmia...

I went into afib in the early hours of Friday morning and I knew pretty much I w...

Karendeena

•9 months ago

19 Replies

anti anxiety with Eliquis

I started having a fibs in 2007 after having Lyme disease and also possibly too much thyroid medication. I’ve managed it all these years and after I turned 65...

I started having a fibs in 2007 after having Lyme disease and also possibly too ...

Fblue

•9 months ago

27 Replies

Flecainide

Was everyone who has been prescribed flecainide monitored when they first started taking it? I've just been discharged from A & E with a prescription for...

Was everyone who has been prescribed flecainide monitored when they first starte...

LizLancashire

•9 months ago

65 Replies

change from bisoprolol to sotalol

Has anyone changed from bisoprolol to Sotalol? I’ve been on 1.25 bisoprolol for a few years. After wearing a holter monitor for 7 days I met with an EP for the...

Has anyone changed from bisoprolol to Sotalol? I’ve been on 1.25 bisoprolol for ...

Blimeyohriley

•9 months ago

21 Replies

Last hope

Hi,14 months on from pace and ablate and I am still struggling with chest discomfort weakness, breathlessness, exhaustion on exertion which also causes that I...

Hi,14 months on from pace and ablate and I am still struggling with chest discom...

Nomis21

•9 months ago

10 Replies

Planning a healthy recovery from ablation

In response to our excellent AF fact sheets I’ve begun some serious meal planning and snack ideas before I have my ablation next Friday. I’m determined to...

In response to our excellent AF fact sheets I’ve begun some serious meal plannin...

Rainfern

•9 months ago

33 Replies

mind over body, trigger

Hi everyone, i get a run of af approx every 6-7 days , but now and again it may go 10-12 days maybe even 14 days, when this happens and im suddenly starting to...

Hi everyone, i get a run of af approx every 6-7 days , but now and again it may ...

Tomred

•9 months ago

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Atrial Flutter ablation blanking period?

I had a PVI ablation at the end of July, which my EP says is 'going well' in that a Zio monitor fitted because of continuous tachycardia that developed and...

I had a PVI ablation at the end of July, which my EP says is 'going well' in tha...

Sanpet

•9 months ago

10 Replies

This forum not being delivered to my email account anymore ,any tips please?

Usually get daily automatic sent to email account,just stopped,don't seem to be able to fix it,some help please Fastbeat

Usually get daily automatic sent to email account,just stopped,don't seem to b...

Fastbeat

•9 months ago

13 Replies

Three month post second ablation

hi I had my three month check up this week and my consultant is very pleased with how I am now doing I came off of the flecanide six weeks ago and he now says...

hi I had my three month check up this week and my consultant is very pleased wi...

Bell50

•9 months ago

15 Replies

Paxlovid with Eliquis

What is the latest advice on taking Paxlovid for Covid if you are on an anticoagulant? Do you need to stop it or just be extra careful of bleeding or not take...

What is the latest advice on taking Paxlovid for Covid if you are on an anticoag...

Angels11

•9 months ago

12 Replies

Excessive wind and AF

Hi all, I've suffered episode's of AF for the last ten years or so, currently on 10mg Bisoprolol and 10 mg Apixaban, episode usually lasts for 22hrs or so.Last...

Hi all, I've suffered episode's of AF for the last ten years or so, currently on...

FedupwithAF

•9 months ago

22 Replies

bnp level high, breathlessness and fluid in lungs. What does this mean?

hello everyone. I have posted relatively frequently, most recently because my weight loss surgery was cancelled due to high heart rate(120-130) in persistent...

hello everyone. I have posted relatively frequently, most recently because my w...

Rhiannonimity1

•9 months ago

5 Replies

Ablation

Hi , would like some advice please , have been waiting 4 years to see EP on NHS have seen him privately over a year ago but got a phone call today to say I...

Hi , would like some advice please , have been waiting 4 years to see EP on NHS...

oliviab9

•9 months ago

54 Replies

In the dark

Hi all those with AF I was told in March by paramedics I was in AF and taken to hospital I was just recovering from Covid When I got there my heart rate...

Hi all those with AF I was told in March by paramedics I was in AF and taken t...

Shoefairy

•9 months ago

4 Replies

AF episode

Experienced another AF episode which lasted 15 hrs. HR was 141 BP through the roof. Felt absolutely awful the next day. As my episodes are (in his words)...

Experienced another AF episode which lasted 15 hrs. HR was 141 BP through the r...

Fight-the-good-fight

•9 months ago

37 Replies

Increased Heart Rate

When I was first diagnosed as having AF I felt pretty bad. My heart rate was never very fast, typical resting heart rate was around 80bpm but I’ve been on beta...

When I was first diagnosed as having AF I felt pretty bad. My heart rate was nev...

Peakoverload

•9 months ago

3 Replies

ablation done

Well some of you asked me to let you know how my ablation went. I was scared. Well I had it yesterday morning. It was worse than I thought it would be. The...

Well some of you asked me to let you know how my ablation went. I was scared. ...

Sixtychick

•9 months ago

49 Replies

Back In AFib

Hi, I have been a member of this forum for years but not been for a while. I had a second ablation years ago and have had no AF at all until last night...

Hi, I have been a member of this forum for years but not been for a while. I...

Stucoo

•9 months ago

2 Replies

You are invited to our AF Association Patients Day!

Please register to join us on Sunday 08 October. Our Patients Day promises to deliver informative presentations from the medical experts. View the agenda...

Please register to join us on Sunday 08 October. Our Patients Day promises to de...

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Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for September 2023

Swollen feet

made it home!

3 Failed Ablations

advice please

sneezing

Pre Syncope and AF

Fitbit & Kardia disagree ….

change from warfarin to edoxaban.

Nightmare with(out) flecainide. Cannot get help from NHS.

Going off Eliquis

Painful arms and shoulders

anti anxiety with Eliquis

Flecainide

change from bisoprolol to sotalol

Last hope

Planning a healthy recovery from ablation

mind over body, trigger

Atrial Flutter ablation blanking period?

This forum not being delivered to my email account anymore ,any tips please?

Three month post second ablation

Paxlovid with Eliquis

Excessive wind and AF

bnp level high, breathlessness and fluid in lungs. What does this mean?

Ablation

In the dark

AF episode

Increased Heart Rate

ablation done

Back In AFib

You are invited to our AF Association Patients Day!

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