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BS: Atrial fibrillation anyone?
| Dave the Gnome | 02 Apr 26 - 02:12 PM | |
| Stilly River Sage | 02 Apr 26 - 04:37 PM | |
| Bugsy | 02 Apr 26 - 08:01 PM | |
| Sandra in Sydney | 02 Apr 26 - 08:45 PM | |
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Subject: BS: Atrial fibrillation anyone? From: Dave the Gnome Date: 02 Apr 26 - 02:12 PM Following a particulary nasty chest infection that took 3 lots of antibiotics to shift I seem to have been left with Atrial fibrillation. I am fully aware of what it is and am receiving great care from our local medics. I am not too worried about it either and am now getting back into the swing of things. I have been unable to do much for about 6 weeks but now starting up excercise and healthy eating again - Something that I have practiced for a long time anyway. Just wondered if any fellow 'catters suffer from it and want to share any stories or general lifestyle advice. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Atrial fibrillation anyone? From: Stilly River Sage Date: 02 Apr 26 - 04:37 PM Another one of those things that seems to have a lot of sources. I pulled up a Mayo Clinic page and the bottom of the list of "Causes of AF" are "Infections from Viruses." That's a huge category! On a National Institutes of Health site on the topic it lists these objectives:
Where do you fall in this set of objectives? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Atrial fibrillation anyone? From: Bugsy Date: 02 Apr 26 - 08:01 PM Had it for 35 years+. Had the old "jump start" twice, to no effect. When I had my bypass,they said it would go back into sync, it didn't. Spent many years on warfarin having fortnightly blood tests and juggling dosage. Several trips to the hospital when the INR shot up. "Go straight to ER, Don't fall over and don't bump into anything!" About 18 years ago I asked my asked my new doctor if there was surely something better as a blood thinner than Warfarin. He said "Yes, There's Eliquis, just take one pill morning and night and that's it." No blood tests or trip to ER in the middle of the night! I'm a happy man living with AF. Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: BS: Atrial fibrillation anyone? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 02 Apr 26 - 08:45 PM I also take Eliquis & went back to my medical emails cos (being a Bear of Small Brain) I don't remember exactly why I'm on it apart from it thinning blood! "Monday Dr L. did tests, then sent me to Emergency around 1pm (tram, bus & foot) with a referral saying I was in Atrial flutter with irregular ventricular rhythm & had the chance of a stroke! I eventually left 7.30ish after lots more tests with a prescription for blood thinners which I'm taking." Now I know! A few years later I was told to stop for 2 days as I was having a procedure that involved being knocked out! So I didn't freak out sometime last year when I forgot to take a tablet one morning - dunno how that happened ... |
