Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 , I do WW online with a Yahoo Group. Email me backchannel if you are interested and I will send you the link. It is free and a great support group. best, manda Driscoll wrote: > > > I'm not sure that you guys are interested in my little story, but > here goes: > > > > > > > > > > I just saw a new EP, and he said that, after evaluating my records > and the > > results of a heart monitor I wore for about a month, the he believes > I do > > not have atrial fibrillation but atrial flutter. He said that my > nuclear > > stress test was very slightly abnormal, but since I'd been on flecanaide > > since 1999, that could explain it. In any case, he wanted to do a > cardiac > > catheterization pretty much immediately (as in, next week) to rule > out any > > blockages. If there are no blockages, then he wants to do a > radiofrequency > > ablation sooner rather than later. So I'm marginally hopeful - I > can't say > > that I'm looking forward to these procedures, but the 90% success rate > > certainly got my attention. Of course, if there are blockages, > then we're > > in a different ball game entirely. > > > > > > > > I'm obese and in my late 50s, and believe me this has got my riveted > > attention on diet and exercise. The exercise will need to be > postponed for > > a few weeks, of course, but if I get a reprieve, I do believe I've > eaten my > > very last Krispy Kreme, and good riddance. I'd much rather be around to > > watch my grandchildren grow up. > > > > > > > > > > > Hi , did you come off the flecainide whilst you were wearing > the monitor? The reason I ask is that a known complication of > flecainide is that it can organise atrial fibrillation into atrial > flutter. I think I'd want to know if it was the flecainide before having > a flutter ablation. Whilst it's true that flutter ablation are more > successful than atrial fibrillation ablations if you do go down that > road you might want to discuss whether you'll have to stay on the > flecainide to keep AFib away. (if it is flecainide that is behind your > flutter) > > > all the best > -- > D > > > > Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com > List owner: AFIBsupport-owner > For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, > send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help > > Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or > should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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