Re: A Comment re Dofetilide!

[Guest guest]

Ellen,

I'm new to this game so I have to ask silly questions. Is there

another name for Dofetlilide? I would like to ask my doctor about it if

it is that good.

And what does NSR mean? I'm not on to the jargon yet.

My first onset (or first recognized?) was on Feb. 6 and I was

hospitalized for four days before the heart went back to a normal rhythm.

Tuesday I went in for a checkup and complained that it seemed to be

running too slow. EKG showed a pulse rate of 49. So now the medicine is

being changed and for the first time the doctor is talking about a pace

maker.

In the meantime I am taking the Coumadin and it doesn't seem to

be working. So far the magic number has not risen above 1.6 and at last

check had dropped back to 1.4. How long does this sort of nonsense go

on? Wife and I want to hit the road traveling this summer (Arizona gets

hot!) and so far I am not getting very encouraging signals from the

doctor.

After all these years, and after probably many previous AFIB

incidents (just short and non detected), how much does one really care?

Is one now on this Coumadin routine for the rest of their life? Not

exciting!

Dave

[Guest guest]

Hi :

NSR = Normal Sinus Rhythym

Dofetilide a/k/a Tikosyn

Check out the *Bookmarks* section of our website under *Medication*. There is

lots and lots of info on Dofetilide.

I forgot to mention the Cardiac Nurse that I spoke about in my previous post did

mention that the patients who are considering Dofetilide/Tikosyn have to jump

through hoops to get it. I would imagine you would have had to have been

unsuccessful with all the other meds, before they give you Dofetilide.

Keep in mind - Coumadin is better than the alternative. Except for two

minor Afib espisodes, I have been in NSR for a year and a half and still on

Coumadin. I am happy to stay that way - cause even if its only one minor Afib

espisode, I do not want to take any chances with that awful word *stroke*!!

Ellen

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wrote:

(snip) Is there another name for Dofetlilide?  I would like to ask my doctor

about it if it is that good. And what does NSR mean?  I'm not on to the jargon

yet.

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[Guest guest]

Ellen, I for one am very interested in that. Thanks!!!!!grace/58/sunny NJ

[Guest guest]

>Is there

> another name for Dofetlilide?

Tikosyn

>And what does NSR mean?

normal sinus rhythm

>for the first time the doctor is talking about a pace

> maker.

I sure would check out dofetilide before I let them do something

irreversible to my heart.

> In the meantime I am taking the Coumadin and it doesn't

seem to

> be working.

You might look up the foods that influence blood thinning. Perhaps

search the archives here or the web.