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Hi folks long time away june was a bad month all new stack of meds.went to see my heart nurse found out my cardioversions on the 7th,of august meds have got rate down from in the 170 to 61 beats.blah blah also putting me down for angia gram she could not believe i have not had one yet.i was here last year going for cardioversion when it went back into sinus rhytm i dont think thers much chance of that hope they dont put me on a treadmill i will explode after 10.seconds on it
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sylvester13 popeye62
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derek76 popeye62
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jay7196 popeye62
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andrew22534 jay7196
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sorry couldnt resist...
I know what you mean, they only treat that illness and dont look at anything else or how it links in....... sometimes (frequently) i wish i could get them into the room together to go over everything and .... then why stress myself about it ........ All good wishes Popeye hope it goes well and is another step on the treatment road
derek76 andrew22534
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scraig1954 popeye62
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lankylass popeye62
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derek76 lankylass
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simon56380 lankylass
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My first, back in Jan, only lasted a few days.
My second, in mid-March (after being put on Amioderone) is still going.
Ejection fraction has gone from 25 to 58% during this time and I'm feeling great!
So it would seem that the Amioderone dug me out of the hoe that I was in.
Cardiologist wants to get me off the Amioderone as it is a potentially nasty med if taken long term and get me onto Sotolol.
Whilst I think this is a good move, I'm a little anxious about going in AF after changing over.
Guess I just have to keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best!
(and keep a close eye on everything!)
derek76 simon56380
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Have you Googled "The history of amiodarone"
lankylass simon56380
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simon56380 lankylass
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i was prescribed several different antiarrythmia meds when I was first diagnosed last Dec., unfortunately none of these worked for me at the time.
I'm guessing that I'll eventually end up having to have an ablation at some point, but will just have to keep an eye on things and just take it as it comes.
I certainly was expecting all this at the 'tender' age of 49!!
(also wasn't expecting prostate cancer at 45! - kind of feeling like I'm falling apart about 20 years too soon!!)
My kids are only 10 & 12, I'd really like to be around long enough to see grandchildren if possible, hopefully that'll happen for me.
derek76 simon56380
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derek76 simon56380
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simon56380 derek76
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But your post has made me wonder if there's a link between general anaesthetics and AF, as I've had 9 generals in the last 9 years(about two thirds of them fairly light ones). Might have to start Googling that one!
derek76 simon56380
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They have different effects on different people and who knows what being under for some time does.
Usually it is brain and memory problems. My mother was a smart 82 year old and postponed her oeration for a kidney removal as she was going to Canada for a month travelling on her own. She came back and had her operation but I never did hear about her holiday from her.