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Post op AFIB & anti coagulation drug
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 29, 2023 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
Cardiologists are generally full of crap. I've been dealing with them for 11 years and had I not taken the initiative to research the medications they were trying to give me I would be dead right now. This is a conclusion I've reached after taking medication prescribed by one cardiologist or another and ended up in the ER with congestive heart failure or was given medications that conflicted and caused heavy uncontrollable bleeding after a surgery. This of course is not true of all cardiologists but enough for me to take pause and research any medications they suggest using. I will not tell you you can stop taking a blood thinner but do some research. If you are not in AFIB then why take one?
Drugs. com is a good source for just the facts info about any drug. The Mayo clinic is also a very reliable source. And last but not least a good pharmacist knows everything or knows where to find the information about any legal drug out there.
Why is that heart chamber there if it needs no blood. A watchman seems like a device invented by somebody wanting to make some easy money.
I came off blood thinners several years ago as they caused excessive bleeding, (nose bleeds, hemorrhoids bleeding, cuts won't stop bleeding....) I found out the reason is I eat foods that are natural anticoagulants such as vinegar, garlic, etc. etc. (check online for a complete list). I don't remember where online but it's easy to find.
In there defense, Cardiologists are in an era where medications are the solution they are taught in medical school. Anyway I guess this turned into a rant, but I feel better. I would just encourage you to take the initiative and do some of your own research and find your own workable solution to your issue. Remember the number 3 cause of death in the U.S, is PREVENTABLE medical mistakes made by medical professionals. Number 2 and 1 is Heart Disease and Cancer.
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Good Stuff!!
Totally Agree
When you came off blood thinners, did you wean off or just stop.
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Amen--& I couldn't agree more! As a rule, I aim to avoid interaction & involvement with practitioners of American interventional cardiology & its shill, the American Heart Association.
To be fair, there is a small but vibrant group of American physicians organized under the rubric of "Medical Conservatism," led--ironically, by John Mandrola, who is an E.P. cardiologist. He is also a researcher & Medscape's chief editor for its cardiology forum & has his own Medscape column, entitled "Trials and Fibrillations with Dr. John Mandrola" (see: https://www.medscape.com/index/section_10325_0).
In one of his columns (2017), entitled "Seven Reasons New Data on Watchman Are Not Persuasive," he reviewed new (post-approval) surveillance (clinical) data on the safety & efficacy of the Watchman implantable device (see: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/888355). In keeping with his Medical Conservatism ethic, Dr. Mandrola noted--& I quote that..."if you infer noninferiority based on the risk-difference margin, you must also admit that Watchman is up to nearly fivefold worse than warfarin."
If I were ever left with no other alternative (a situation that, frankly, seems to me to be worse than death) & had the avail myself of American interventional cardiology, I would only accept diagnosis & treatment from Dr. Mandrola (even though I do not live anywhere near Louisville, KY, where Dr. Mandrola practices) or one of his colleagues in the Medical Conservatism movement (here's their manifesto: https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(19)30167-6/fulltext).