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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Dec 24, 2025 | Replies (70)
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Thanks very much for "Destroyed my attention span (reading and listening) forever." I'm truly sorry to know that it's "forever" for you -- and maybe for me (that makes me so sad). But I'm glad to know that I wasn't just imaging this, or some such, and I'm not the only one that experienced it and is changed and sorry, as a result.
I definitely understand being scared of GA now. With that and Eliquis, which I had to start this year because of AFib. I've wondered if the outcome is worth having any kind of surgery anything ever again. But I'm old and wouldn't think that if I were even just 60. Probably.
Replies to "@californiazebra Thanks very much for "Destroyed my attention span (reading and listening) forever." I'm truly sorry..."
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We don’t always have a choice regarding surgery. My 4 hour surgery was due to cancer. My afib has been progressing for 5 years being in afib 30% of the time in recent months. I’m very symptomatic so those are lost days with exhaustion and very low BP causing me to be weak and faint. I don’t want to waste 30% of my life or have a stroke. I finally started Eliquis after that last TIA. I’ve had a lot of bad side effects to meds so I say no if at all optional. The 1st EP told me my case would take 2-3 ablations and no guarantee. He handles complex cases. I’m hoping for a better prediction with the second complex case EP I’m hoping will take my case. I recently stopped taking a cancer med that started the afib so I’m hoping the number of episodes will decrease without that x factor. We’ll see. I just had a 42 hour episode so I know it won’t stop completely.