Experiences with

Atrial myxoma

Eleven weeks ago I had open heart surgery to remove a large atrial myxoma. I would now like to start getting back into exercise as I’m feeling much better though still have some soreness around my sternum. I would particularly like to get back into yoga to build up my strength and suppleness.

It was discovered I have Atrial myxoma & need urgent open heart surgery to remove it. I’m in shock & so scared & wandered if anyone has had this surgery & how it was for you?

At 39 I was told I was having PVC's and an irregular heartbeat. Wore a monitor a few times and some years later was diagnosed with AFIB by the VA. They put me on Eliquis and Metoprolol and all was fine for years. Only problem was when I had a Dr. appointment they would always ask how I felt and was

Do you know the benefits of yoga, mindfulness, relaxation and healthy living for AF? Have you introduced any of these techniques into your daily routine to help you manage AF symptoms? Undergoing yoga, mindfulness and healthy living can help to alleviate stress and anxiety and help provide a calm response

Hi everyone, yesterday i recieved an appointment for a cardioversion this coming Monday for my A-Fib, what I would like to know is what has peoples experiences been in successfully being converted back into normal rhythm. I was officially diagnosed with A-Fib last August while attending an GP appointment

Hi guys. Long story short, I've been prescribed Coaxil (tianeptine) . It's an antidepressant for my anxiety. But I was given this as an option to try together with standard therapy. So I'm currently trying to find out if this medicine could have some effect on making my afib rise its head again. I

3 cardioversions PVI ablation in Sept only lasted three months cardioversion last Tuesday back in afib by Friday Advice? Mayo clinic ?? Cleveland Clinic ??very symptomatic in afib takes weeks to get appointment here. Diagnosed 4 years ago. Any advice appreciated anyone out there get relief with chronic

I Have been on Flecainide now for three weeks. First week AFib continued daily ( it had started coming daily but with odd hour breaks between attacks in month before starting. Put on 2 x 50mg daily. No change first week but then second week they stopped and no attack for 6 days then one day attack

I am scheduled for a pharmacological nuclear stress test on Monday where they induce exercise medically through an IV. I am nervous as to how it’s going to feel when my normal Brady heartrate which is typically in the low 50’s will shoot up to the 140s and how it’s going to make me feel. I’m worried

As posted recently I started experiencing tachycardia before and after Afib recently and sometimes by its own. I had a phone appointment with my cardio nurse this week and and looking at the cardio readings I sent her, she agreed that there seems to be a new arrhythmia. Apparently this is very common

Has anyone taken flecainide for many years and had it control afib for all those years? I have taken 100 mg 2x a day for the last year and have not had one incident. I'm about to forget I have afib, but I have started wondering because I understand afib is progressive. Before that I took 50 mg 2x a

Another excellent article written by Nikhil Ahluwalia on bartsaf.com on slow AF. I note seeing an increasing number of posts on slow AF and notice myself that as I have aged the rate has reduced - this article describes exactly what may cause this and the important differences in the 3 known causes

To those who asked me to post my cardioversion results, they were able to put me back into NSR after just one zap yesterday morning. How long it lasts though is anyones guess but I can only hope, pray & rest. I didn't wake up from the anaesthetic feeling amazing or different like some have reported

I have AFIB with RVR and have had three ablations, the AFib is mostly under control but I deal with other arrhythmia daily. I have been on eliquis for nine years. I did have a small stroke nine years ago after being electrocardioverted and was not on any blood thinners at the time. Three days ago

Hi everyone, I have had diagnosed afib for about 5 years now and am on Bisoprolol and Apixaban. Lately my symptoms have got much worse and I have had five attacks since the end of Jan, with my Heart Rate sometimes reaching 140bpm. The attacks last about four hours and then for the next couple of days

My last update was after cardioversion 2 weeks ago then back in AFib after 18 hours and my physician diagnosing permanent AF last Friday, no more interventions other than meds. No more flec, doubling up on apixaban and bilocor. Et voila, I went back into NSR on Saturday! Now am experiencing low BP

Too often after eating a small meal between 5:00 & 6:30pm, I’ll notice I have rather frequent bigeminy beats. Most of the time, this is always in the evening, after dinner when I’m relaxing, my body sitting upright but in a comfy chair with my legs up. Is it weird that this occurs mostly and always

I began my Atrial Fibrillation journey in January and have now been on Apixaban and bisoprolol since then.

Is this Atrial Flutter? Thank you for the support this group offers, I have learned so much!

2.5 weeks ago I had a catheter ablation (pulse) as a day procedure. I had an allergic reaction immediately after and was given steroids, cleared it up. Then had a bleed from the puncture site, that was stemmed & redressed. Discharged same day, in the evening puncture site bled spectacularly, spoke to