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Hello! I’m Boopea, 75 female, married for 55 years (I got lucky!) with 2 kids and 3 grands.
Lucky to live by an ocean and am a retired ECE. Recently been diagnosed with A-fib after having to have a cardiac conversion three months ago. Have been suspicious for some time after having a couple of TIA’s and this proved it. Now on meds and keeping steady, though not really bouncing back as fast as I’d hoped. Waiting for an echo but also planning a cruise with our daughter. Excited but a little nervous about holding her back…
Very nice to meet you all and I’m pleased to find a place I can connect with folk sharing similar conditions.

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@boopea Hello, Boopea. Welcome to you. I agree with hopeseeker22 and urge you to begin a process of discovery on your own behalf. I have had two ablations for AF, diagnosed paroxysmal in June 2017. I am now coming up to three years free of AF due to the completion of what is called a 'pulmonary vein isolation' via catheter ablation. I began intense self-teaching pretty much immediately that I was diagnosed, and have kept up. AF is treatable, but not beatable. It's a progressive disorder, but its progress gets very fast and potentially damaging to the heart the longer it is left untreated. If your meds keep you free from AF, that's a really great place to be. I hope it continues for you, but I also hope you understand that it may not continue to work. If you find yourself slipping a bit into more AF, please read up on catheter ablations, whether radio frequency energy or pulsed field energy. Both have good results in the right hands....so the electrophysiologist is a very important part of your eventual success. Best wishes to you.