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Well, no. Not after the Cardioversion attempts. I asked before hand if the reset would fix the pains. He said they were probably another issue and he could look for a cause after the cardioversion and a stress test. Very odd, since the attempt to reset my heart I have not had any (angina like) pains. Possibly anxiety. I'm not having any luck with the Dr that has me on Prednisone. No response from her yet. <br> I would hope for a treatment like you are on, with the least amount of surgical intervention and very controlled use of pills. Yet willing to work with me and give me guidance.<br>I think that it might be helpful to find a Dr. that is not a surgeon? <br>
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Hello Grandmajan, <br>It seems to me that you need a cardiac electrophysiologist. That type of cardiologist specializes in heart rhythm problems, the electrical system in your heart. My cardiologist (general- health of the heart), diseases of the heart) referred me to one for that reason. A cardiothoracic surgeon specializes in surgical procedures of the heart, lungs and other organs in the chest cavity. If you're experiencing aFib I think you need to see a cardiac electrophysiologist. Seems to be the best person for the job! <br>Good luck, <br>Martishka
Thank You, I would never have found that specialty. I will look one up and then ask my Dr for a referral. <br> <br><br>
Hello, Yes, I still have the appointment with the Cardio Dr, a week from tomorrow. Need to see the Rheumatologist that put me on the Prednisone. I was getting gel injections, instead of the usual Cortisone, in my knees. We opted to do 5 small injections, one a week. instead of one big injection in each knee. After 4 weeks, I suddenly was in pain, couldn't walk or hardly get out of bed. I even had to get a walker to get to the Dr. She put me on 40mg Prednisone <br> By the end of the week I was getting better really fast. She told me I had an inflammation of my blood. Anyway, that's why the pred. <br>No one even discussed what might be next. <br><br>
I had a Cardioversion last week and so far am in nsr but - now I have palpatations especially at bedtime .
I see an electrophisiologist not a cardiologist -
Am still on Eliquis , Flecainide & Cardiazem - which make me extremely tired and listless .
Try the electrophisiologist route - as they specialize in rhythm disorders.
Best of luck!!
Hi 2880: I had a cardioversion 8-13-16. So that's been 4 weeks. When they did mine, my heart would go to sinus rhythm and then right back to AFib. So they increased the numbers and hit me again. They tried 6 times at ever increasing jewels. It didn't work. One theory is, I was on 15mg Prednisone and have a leaky mitral valve, so the procedure was probably not going to work. <br>Since then, I have cut my prednisone dose to 2.5 (with Dr's ok). I'm still taking Metoprolol Tartrate 25mg , and xarelto 15mgs. I am feeling better almost every day. Have also lost 8 lbs.Today started wearing a heart monitor so we can figure out the cause of the fuzzy head I get and shortness of breath. Both are worse in the A M. and not every day. <br>I still need to transfer to an electrophisiologist in my medical group. <br>Hope this info will help someone. <br><br><br><br>
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Good afternoon @grandmajan, it's great to hear that your angina-like pains have stopped. I hope you can talk soon to the doctor that put you on Prednisone; she may want you to scale it down rather than stop it abruptly. As others have told us here, Prednisone can be a big problem, and you would benefit from a good talk about it with her -- why it was prescribed and what alternative medications might be considered. Has one of your doctors suggested surgery for your conditions? If so, what was suggested for you to consider? Do you still have an appointment with a doctor in about two weeks?