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My cholesterol is average, not high. There was no reason for my afib except difficulty breathing (chronic bronchitis & mild asthma) or drinking wine with dinner. I have pretty much given up wine and coffee. I have tried them both since my diagnosis and they don't seem to trigger afib, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. I gave up chocolate, don't smoke, and am otherwise doing everything I used to do. I've always been active--biking, hiking, walking, and doing yard work, and eat a good Mediterranean diet that's mostly veggie with occasional fish or chicken. So yeah, I was in EXCELLENT health before all this heart garbage started.
My goal is to live long enough to see my grandchildren grow up (the youngest is 10 months) and to be able to travel to see them. That's it. Thanks for response.
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Hi @catmom777. Just to be clear, a wine or two a day didn't trigger my Afib. Instead, it neutralized my Coumadin anticoagulant medication so that my risk of bleeding went to the ceiling. To deal with that, my medical team had me drop my Coumadin for two days. When I went back on, a clot had already formed during those two days; it traveled up to the hippocampus in my brain, causing a "small stroke." Thankfully, the stroke symptoms have been been minor -- slight imbalance when erect and walking, slight loss of memory, slight problem forming words. With physical therapy, my brain is learning again how my parts should work when I call on them, so the months-long recovery has begun. Martin