Quote from babag:

i am in a transition period with the u of m to stop all of these bouts of rhythm disturbances.

It drives me nuts. My heart is always dancing. I am extremely sensitive to many things that I eat or drink, that touch my skin, or that I breathe.

For instance, on a windy, dry day, like today, if I go outside, my blood pressure will jump and my heart will go nuts.

[QUOTE]i too (now 64) have had about 30 years of on and off epicodes. just within the last 2 years has this become more frequent and with epicodes of weakness, dizziness, breathlessness, and weakness.

Sorry to hear that. I've got heart failure, among other things, and a lot of your symptoms are similar to my own.

It has been a long road of trying different meds, trying different schedules for taking the meds, and avoiding those things that irritate my already weakened heart. Currently I am trying an ARB (Avapro) for the first time. I've been on it for about a month, with significant help for my blood pressure, but so far, it hasn't helped calm down the heart rhythm problems.

[QUOTE]i hope they finally will have success with the next radiofrequency ablation (3rd)

What did you notice after the first two ablations? Did they help at all? Did the ablations change the way your heart misfires? Did the ablations cause you to change your meds?

[QUOTE]or from then perhaps a pacemaker which will not fix the problem but control the beat and coumadin for the rest of my life. i have tolerated coumadin for sometime now.

Yeh, me too, for the afib. If I take too much coumadin, I have increased problems with hemorrhoids, and my eyesight, so I take a little less than prescribed.

[QUOTE]i don't want a stroke and my knives in my kitchen are dull.

At least you kept your sense of humor! :)

Best of luck with your 3rd ablation. I'll be anxious to find out how you do! :wave:

Quote from beerzoids:

It drives me nuts. My heart is always dancing. I am extremely sensitive to many things that I eat or drink, that touch my skin, or that I breathe.

For instance, on a windy, dry day, like today, if I go outside, my blood pressure will jump and my heart will go nuts.



Sorry to hear that. I've got heart failure, among other things, and a lot of your symptoms are similar to my own.

It has been a long road of trying different meds, trying different schedules for taking the meds, and avoiding those things that irritate my already weakened heart. Currently I am trying an ARB (Avapro) for the first time. I've been on it for about a month, with significant help for my blood pressure, but so far, it hasn't helped calm down the heart rhythm problems.



What did you notice after the first two ablations? Did they help at all? Did the ablations change the way your heart misfires? Did the ablations cause you to change your meds?



Yeh, me too, for the afib. If I take too much coumadin, I have increased problems with hemorrhoids, and my eyesight, so I take a little less than prescribed.



At least you kept your sense of humor! :)

Best of luck with your 3rd ablation. I'll be anxious to find out how you do! :wave:

i will remember your name in my following treatments with the doctors and i will get back to you. my atrial fib has vanished with my first ablation but the flutters continue. i don't want to baffle those doctors at the university. they are a very busy bunch of doctors and i'm not their only patient by far. i can only do the best for myself and take the meds that they offer. when i have done all that i can, what will be will be. i'd rather wake up in the morning dead then have an ongoing painful death on the way and knowing it. i am not in pain and have a great life to be thankful for. heads up everyone in this journey of life.....