understanding atrial fibrillation?!

[nigelrob13]

hi everyone; i've just been diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, but not much info from the (too busy as usual) medics! bit concerned to be told of increased risk of stroke & dementia.......does every episode of AF do damage? is that how it works?.....much appreciated for any advice please!

[Hidden]

Dear nigelrob13

Hello and a very warm welcome to the forum, I hope that it’s vast knowledge and incredible support will be of help to you.

I am not medically trained along with many on here, but it seems that your main concern is over the information that you can get on your diagnosis.

Many on here have or have suffered with Arterial Fibulation in many forms.

Mine was brought on by the operation on my heart and at the moment is gone { common } others on here have lived with it for a long time and some of them will be along soon to help with your enquiries.

This site is easy to navigate , try putting AF into the search bar and at lot of interesting answers come up.

It has been said many times on here that even though you have the same worded diagnosis as others, you are an individual that may need a different treatment program.

The main part of my post is to try and convince you that you are not alone and that I /we are here to provide as much support to you as possible.

Good luck with everything, we will be following your journey with interest.

[nigelrob13 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Blue1958, very much appreciated

[jeanjeannie50]

There is a forum on Health Unlocked, just for people who have AF. This is the link below:

healthunlocked.com/afassoci...

Jean

[wilsond]

Hi go onto AF Association Health Unlocked for the best support and information around. Its a a game changer. I have had Afib and A Flutter for years and I'm so glad I found this forum. Ill look out for you on there as well as here.