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Ablation for Afib

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@californiazebra

Interesting you had two episodes in November and none since. Did anything unique happen that month?

My ongoing afib issues started with a cancer med I’ve been on for 4 years. Afib started on my 5th day of that med. I’ve been order to identify personal triggers because I’ve had a LOT of episodes. Episode triggers for me are intense exercise, caffeine, chocolate and foods with tyramine especially aged cheeses or soy sauce that are both in a lot of foods. I’ve eliminated all those yet I’m still having issues. I believe my remaining triggers are untreated sleep apnea and lack of sleep due to insomnia.

I hope that’s helpful. Like you, I’m not thrilled with the idea of ablation.

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Thank you for your support and feedback. In the month of November I had a dental infection and a 3 week course of antibiotics. It had been decades ago that I was on amoxicillin. I think the combination triggered my AFib.

My husband has been on Keytruda for almost 1 year and Afibs started a couple of months ago. He just had ablations which eliminated fatigue and lack of appetite. We have requested that Onc & EP drs discuss ongoing treatment(s).

Did you continue cancer med? If so, affect on Afib?