Afib 10 weeks post PFA Ablation so lost!
I have paroxysmal Afib, EP thought the PFA (PVI) covered it all , have had recurrences all the way into week 11 post (now)- blanking for PFA is supposed to be 8 weeks, I know this does not bode well and feel I am worse off than before. Is there any hope?
Can a PFA ablation doom you?
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IF you are consuming anything containing caffeine, eliminate, and see if that takes away your heart issues. Also high sugar diet.
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1 ReactionYes, thank you for mentioning that. No drinks, no coffee, no tea... even no gluten for fun and giggles, for 8 years...
I HAVE AFIB AND SVT....RECENTLY I NOTICE A LITTLE SWELLING ON MY CALFS AND ANKLES....DOCTOR SAID ITS EDEMA.....ANY HELP TO GET RID OF IT ?
@remo Apart from prescriptions to help your kidneys to be more efficient (they are mildly inefficient due to the poorer blood supply that is typical with a heart in arrhythmia), or trying to be a bit more dehydrated than you really ought to be (meaning drinking less fluids), your best bet is to get your arrhythmia under control. That's with drugs, a pacemaker, or just a catheter ablation, depending on your local resources.
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1 Reaction@gloaming thank you for the info,,,,,
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@remo ask your Dr what he suggest . It make be low Na diet, Lasix, TED socks , side effects from meds etc
@koleke hello I'm back after that comment..I went back into persistent AFib at the end of April, after the four years of freedom from it. An ablation/cardioversion at the beginning of June wasn't successful seemingly. But they wanted me to wait the 90 days of the blanking period..I had several side effects which were not present before so I asked them to put a plan in place. The plan was load amiodarone in my system and do another cardioversion. They did and it did nothing. Still on the high dose of amiodarone. However, yesterday I went into a normal sinus rhythm and am optimistically cautious that it will stay. Everyone is so different. Hopefully you get some positive answers.
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