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Post 2nd Ablation
For years I had intermittent Afib (3 - 4 times per year) until Summer 2016. That was when I went into constant Afib with controlled rate. Had my first ablation 8/2016 and it did not work. Was back in Afib within 2 hours and did not convert...
read morelatest replyJeanamo815, May 18, 2018 10:08pm EST
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AFib and Colonoscopy
So after going through the hellish colonoscopy prep procedure on Thursday, I woke up yesterday feeling dehydrated with muscle cramps, but proceeded through to my colonoscopy appointment. While they were prepping me for the procedure and hooked me up to...
read morelatest replyJeanamo815, May 19, 2018 5:12pm EST
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Reading the Digest & Logging In
I'm wondering why when I read the posts (on my computer) that come in the Daily Digest the ends of the lines of the message are clipped off and finish on the next line? Kind of annoying. If I open each individual post, I get the complete...
read morelatest replyMellanieSAF, May 19, 2018 10:44am EST
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Acid reflux after an ablation
Four days ago, I had an ablation. Although it might seem early to tell, the EP and staff at NYU Langone Heart and Stroke Center said it was successful. As I have never had any major health issues, this was a big deal for me. In the months before, I had...
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Top 5 doctors in USA who do Ablation sugery
Anyone with any information about whom are considered the top 5 doctors and their location in the area of Ablation for Atrial fibrillation SVT and aflutter?
read morelatest replyHJMKS, May 11, 2018 12:14pm EST
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Andexxa Approval
I was excited to hear about the approval of Andexxa, the new reversal agent for those of us on Xarelto, etc. However, I don't think we should be overly confident that this drug is really "safe." I fear that the FDA has rushed...
read morelatest replymdlagas, May 9, 2018 8:16am EST
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Back and glad to be
Hi all, i have been pretty quite here the last month or so, I was still dealing with recovering from the post operative problems I had back in Feburary and it really did hit me pretty good and had to really cut things back and take it very slow and steady....
read morelatest replyCantrell, May 7, 2018 9:42pm EST
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Starting on my journey
Hi All. Found this site right before the revamp and decided to wait till the bugs were worked out before posting. I am a 71 yr old female diagnosed with persistent AFib in the beginning of Feb. which was discovered during a routine cateract surgery....
read morelatest replyThumper2, May 20, 2018 7:44am EST
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What "things" do you tell other people?
This past weekend I had the chance to spend precious time with my best friend from college who recently survived a catastrophic illness and is having to completely change her entire life and learn to live a new way; managing new physical limitations...
read morelatest replyRbrandt, May 7, 2018 9:49pm EST
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Intermittent use of CPAP
Does anyone have an opinion/experience on this? In July, I will be going to Scotland, etc., for about two weeks. I use my CPAP on a regular basis. However, I'd rather not take it with me for this period of time, just because...
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