Posted on 04/11/2015 11:01:50 PM PDT by tallyhoe
I've never done this before and I hope i'm doing this right.. Sunday the 29 of March I went into the Hospital with an AFib (Atrial Fibrillation) that wouldn't stop.After they got my heart beat back to normal 67 beats per minute instead of 180.. I've had AFIBS now since 2010 but they always flipped to normal after 6 to 12 hours..Since I have COPD this only compounds the problem.. Stopped Smoking 2009.. Then After my release I got Phenomena Went back into the Hospital on the following Sunday and was released on Wednesday.. Please say a little Prayer for me and my family.. Maybe I can get well enough to take care of wife who is also handicapped.. Thank you and may God Bless.
Geesh! sorry Not BATH....path, path ‘God guide you on your PATH’ Sorry, it’s early and no caffeine as yet.
Prayers up for you and yours.
Prayers for a full and speedy recovery.
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God bless you. I’m praying.
Prayers up
Love and Prayers to you and your family.
Prayers for you and your wife.
I pray that the dear Lord stands with you and your wife. Day by day may his presence be felt and his comfort blanket you both.
My wife and I have times we know the challenges that face us in our time ahead.
May he give you renewed health and calmness.
We will pray Tallyhoe.(((((Hugs)))))Fatima
Rosary for you today-promice
Prayers for your health and well being, tallhoe. Prayers for your wife as well. I am so sorry that you are going through this. )))Hugs))) Mom
Prayers have been sent for you and your wife, tallyhoe.
Google Dr. Bruce West and immediately begin his Heart Protocol. You have time. Don’t squander it on treatments that do not resolve the underlying causes of afib and heart issues.
I used to have terrible tachycardia issues with SVT and had a second cardiac ablation in 2009 which finally cured it. Ask your cardiologist about an ablation, the first one I had in 2003 was a dud because the catheters were not as sophisticated as 2009, this procedure is painless and non-invasive...
God Bless you and keep you and your family in his loving care...
First of all, this is not a death sentence or I would have been dead 21 years ago. Over the years I have been in the hospital 6 or 7 times. It is scary but not fatal. I’ve had a change of meds and now am not currently in afib. However, I did have a cardioversion about three months ago and there has been no recurrence. That procedure is totally painless.
The thing to do is to get a med that works. You may have to adjust the dosage or change to a different med. I had to change after about 12 years on one to a different one. That is not uncommon.
What I know in my situation is that the cause is known and I learned that not too long back with an echo that showed my left atrium was enlarged beyond the allowable limits.
Can it be cured? Possibly, through an ablation or the maze or mini-maze procedure. The erratic nerve centers have to be cut to allow the normal sinus rhythm to resume. But that’s a surgical procedure and may not be necessary. What you want is a “ker-plunk” beat which is when the atrium beats a split second before the left ventricle. That is readily identifiable on the ECG, as is afib.
There are some things you can also do. Obviously do not smoke. Lose weight. Stop worrying and keep living. I know that is hard to do because it is like having a sack full of squirrels running around in your chest when in afib.
Now you don’t want that to continue as it can lead to a stroke. So you can take one of the new fangled meds to prevent that (very expensive) or you can use the old fashioned “rat poison” med, warfarin, and it is dirt cheap. That’s what I am currently on although I had taken the new fangled med for a couple of years. But since I was bumping up against the allowable limits for Medicare, I decided to forego that and just move to the warfarin. It is necessary to have regular pro-tim checks to see if it will be within limits but that is no big deal.
Bottom line: Unless you have coronary disease you are not going to die. You can make this tolerable and have a completely normal life. Just get the right combination and you won’t even think about it.
One final thought. A lot of people don’t even know it until it is diagnosed at the doctor’s office with an ECG. But many do, as I did, and it is intolerable left untreated. About 10% of the population over 60 have it. A lot of company out there. Surprisingly it is also seen in endurance athletes and some prominent sports figures have had it like Bill Bradley and Larry Bird.
Good luck, get a competent cardiologist, and go on living.
One final comment: What is your ejection fraction? That number (should be above 55%) with an echo cardiogram. You want to know that. If it is very low, then you may need to have a pacemaker installed since you have COPD. My previous comments were directed to most people but your situation may require a different protocol.
He suggested I keep a food diary and see if it was something in my diet
I did that and very soon I was able to figure out that I was having a reaction to flavor enhancers. It used to be MSG but now they come with many names and are in almost everything we buy.
Google it!
Good luck I hope you are able to find a cause.
Zipper Club 2009, Flatline Club 2014, Ablation Club 2014
Ejection Fraction was 25% May 30, 2014. Code Blue while having Angiogram. I lived!
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