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I have about one episode of a-fib every week that lasts a couple of hours usually. Because of the rate-dampening effects of the amiodarone, my heart rate rarely goes above 115. When I am not having a-fib I'm coping with lots of erratic beats/ectopics - mostly premature atrial complexes. I gather that PACs and A-fib are good friends who like to hang out together - not my friends (!) The TT Maze procedure is basically an ablation that takes place on the outside surface of your heart rather than inside the chambers. More invasive and also more effective. This will happen in the fall. Cheers and patience to all of us coping with these arrhythmias - it takes a lot of mental stamina!
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Yes… the mental worry can be exhausting. I get AFib once every 2 weeks, lasts about 6 hours.
It is hard to plan activities and functions when you never know when the AFib will occur.
Now I am thinking that I need a pill to ease the worry!
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Hi Jenrev
You are SO right it does take a lot of mental stamina to cope with A-Fib.
It is so unpredictable and that to me is the worst part.
There is no rhyme or reason to it.
Being a very disciplined person ( boxing and do MMA) I always attack something with a strategy or game plan.
With A-Fib there is NO strategy that works.
The A-fib does what it does when it wants.
Like a little man living in my chest that has its own mind.
It is so frustrating.
And as you touched on, the mental part is the worst.
I find no one seems to understand.
Its really messed up my life.
Best of luck to you I hope everything works out well for you.