mondonico
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| 05/19/2022 08:38 PM |
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So as posted before I have been dealing with afi8b for over six years. Some good, not so much now. Went back into afib a few weeks ago. Spend three days in hospital, Back in sinus rhythm for now but all my docs are saying time for a pace maker, I have never felt this $4itty in my life. Hard to stand and get tired just cooking dinner and I''m in sinus rhythm. Heart rate can get a little low under 60 most of the time. If anyone has gone this route would love to hear. I don't understand how it's going to make my daily life better, just my times when I fall out of rhythm. |
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longslowdistance
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| 05/19/2022 09:18 PM |
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Forgive me, as you specifically requested those with BTDT, which by good fortune (so far) is not me.
If you aren't comfortable with your Cardiologist's recommendation, get a second. I'll bet a lot that the second opinion will be the same, but that's not for me to say. For many, a pacemaker can be a very good thing, with little downside.
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huckleberry
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| 05/20/2022 10:54 AM |
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| Is your type of afib not a good candidate for cardiac ablation? Or have you already gone that route? |
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mondonico
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| 05/23/2022 08:39 PM |
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| I get to see my cardio. doc tomorrow. So I will know more what options I have left. I have had conversions and two ablations over the last six years. The longest lasted about three years. And they all made me feel a lot better. This time they changed my meds a little and added a new one. I have been checking blood pressure and sinus rhythm every day and things look OK. But I feel the same after the hosp. visit. I'm not even comfortable sitting at my desk for more than a few minutes. I need to get a better understanding on how this will work with my symptoms. The last six months I have just felt like crap. Lost 20lbs in a couple months and have not much appetite and and was waling five miles a day with the dog and now I'm weak and tired after one.. |
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huckleberry
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| 05/24/2022 08:14 AM |
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| I hope you get some help today at the doc, that's got to be terribly frustrating. |
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mondonico
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| 05/24/2022 03:09 PM |
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| Thanks everyone. Saw doc today and we decided to try one more ablation. Maybe three is a charm. My reason for posting was to see if anyone here used a pacemaker. I though there was a long thread a few years ago about Zinn and his dealing with afib. |
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huckleberry
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| 05/24/2022 05:22 PM |
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Good to hear.
I'm hoping that one is the charm for me - 5 months post ; ) |
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