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Hi afm;
Sorry you’re going through this.
I don’t have Afib but I know how it feels to have your hiking disrupted. I was off trail the whole year of 2018 while they investigated and treated the vtach I developed from scar tissue after mitral replacement surgery.
My nsvt is controlled by a low dose of metoprolol and two ablations The second and more successful one was done at MAYO in Rochester.
Two things jumped out at me when I read your post. One, could your electrolytes have been off and that triggered the AFIB?
The other thing-did both of these episodes occur after the two joint replacements? I have no idea how this could be connected but I wondered.
Surgery is an invasive thing, and could it have upset the heart somehow? Not that you had a choice, but it occurred to me.
Hope you’re feeling better and back on trail soon.
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@kudzu
Thanks for your concern and reply.
My history is that the afib diagnosis was in 9/24 after a Holter monitor. I went on Metoprolol and Pradaxa at that time. Ankle replacement was 12/24 and shoulder replacement was 5/25. I was hiking 7 miles with 1000 ft of climbing and walking up to 8 miles on flats after the ankle replacement. After the shoulder I again was walking well on the flats but then attempted a 9 mile hike with 1200 ft of climbing but had trouble with extreme fatigue after 4 miles. A 30 day Holter showed no problems with walking on the flats for 5 miles per day average and 10 miles maximum. Then the hike last weekend where again I felt extreme fatigue after 5 miles. It's like a fatigue button is pushed or hitting a wall.
We had water with Nunn electrolytes powder and drank regularly. It was a cool day by the ocean so heat was not a factor. So I think that wasn't a factor but good question.
Thanks again for your concern - yes, we have some "big" plans for next year and hope to be able to do them. The irony is that both titanium & plastic joints are working great but it appears that my pump is malfunctioning. Hopefully the next Holter test will show something. I will be challenging my heart to see what triggers this afib like phenomena.