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Newly Diagnosed with AF

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clair57369
clair57369

Hello I'm a 38 mum of 2 little girls newly diagnosed with AF and feeling really worried about the whole thing as I feel I'm too young for all this...... I went for a routine health check and had an abnormal ECG result. I've been to a cardiologist and last week had a echocardiogram.

I'm due to start blood thinners in Tuesday and after looking online I'm dreading it.

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  • johnj48
    johnj48 clair57369

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    Hello Claire, you can go into AF at any age, so don't worry on that score. I went into PAF at age 64. Pestered the cardiologists for 19 months about getting an ablation as the AF stopped me working. I had an abaltion in August 2014 and have been AF free now for 15 months. With regard to blood thinners. My doctor that carried out my ablation came to see me about three hours post ablation and told me he was putting me on warfarin for awhile. I asked him straight away if he could put me on another blood thinner, as I didn't want to be going for blood tests every two weeks and also didn't want to watch what I was eating. He said no problem and put me on Apixaban 5mg., one twice daily. I went to see my GP., recently to ask why I was still on blood thinners after such a long period of being AF free. he said he'd write to my cardiologist and ask his opinion. Still waiting to hear back. Dealing with AF is not such a big thing, depending on whether you have any other health problems that could of contributed to you going into AF. I didn't have any contributory health problems when I went into AF. Just one of those things that some people get and others don't. Also the NHS is now phasing out the use of warfarin, for the more upto date new blood thinners.I don't have any side effects from Apixaban, but according to my GP., they recommend blood test every three months. I had my first blood test after taking Apixaban for 6 or 7 months, which means that its now over 7 months since my last one, so don't know what's going on if they say you have to have blood test every 3 months.  
    • clair57369
      clair57369 johnj48

      Posted

      Thank you John I appreciate your kind words. I'm going to speak to my GP and cardiologist about an ablation too as it seems to be the only answer. I wish you well.
  • linda51222
    linda51222 clair57369

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    Hi Clair,Welcome to the club, I was diagnosed earlier this year and found this forum a life line they are agreat bunch of people, I was reluctant at first to go onto warfarin but having had the pros and cons explained decided it was the way to go,

    like Ian I struggled with the beta blocker in the mornings but taking it in the evening is much better, so many people suffer with AF and as moria say its really good yours has been found early  once you get over the initial shock I am sure you will be fine take care and try not to worry to much.

    Linda.

  • judith85360
    judith85360 clair57369

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    Hi Clair,

    ​I agree with Terry. If you cannot feel it then you are lucky and have found it before it caused you problems with a stroke which would be devasating with such a young family. You will get used to taking the blood thinners and it will just become part of your routine. I was unlucky enough to have a serious stroke but it was caught in time and I was thrombolised and made a complete recovery for which i will be eternally grateful. Good luck

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