What is Atrial-Fibrillation-AFib
Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (cardiac arrhythmia) which involves the two small, upper heart chambers (the atria). Heart beats in a normal heart begi...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009
Anxious Stories
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Boy was this a dizzy day pretty much all day long. So different from yesterday. Had my blood drawn for PTT and it was high - 3.7 - so they told me to not take the Coumadin today. Wonder if that's why I've been so dizzy. Otherwise, it was a nice day. Saw friends, did tai chi class (where I wasn't dizzy at all). Tomorrow I'm going to make a fairly...
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Pretty even day pulse-wise. Didn't feel the usual pressure around my heart. Was home and quiet most of the day but went out once to the store and it didn't stir things up much at all. No dizziness to speak of all day which I just realized and is amazing. The sore place on the back of my left knee that worried me all day yesterday is gone. Made sure of arrange...1 Recommendation2 Comments
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It's been an okay day. Haven't noticed any huge difference because of not taking the Atenolol today (in preparation for the nuclear stress test tomorrow). I made a therapy appointment with a brand new therapist I found in my insurance preferred providers book, who turns out to specialize in medical psychology - how appropriate. Told her I just need to deal with the fear I'...1 Recommendation3 Comments
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Follow-up visit to cardiologist today. It was really hard. A friend took me, thank goodness. The doctor is a young, expressionless hurried woman who looked impatient during most of the 15 minutes I got with her to ask questions. I wish I could just change to someone else but it would take so long to be sure of finding someone halfway warm and I don't have that kind of ...1 Recommendation3 Comments
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Spent Mother's Day ferrying a very sick cat to the weekend emergency vet and battling the staff there to give me information that made sense and try to keep the cost in any kind of reasonable range. Lost the fight on both counts. Had to leave her there overnight and will have to ferry over to get her at 7:30 am before they close for the day. Only got 5-6 hours of sleep, my h...1 Recommendation2 Comments
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My back is really hurting through the night and still now. I'm going to have to call the doctor's office when they open and see about coming in and/or getting another urinalysis tomorrow when I finish the antibiotic to make sure it worked. Found out by reading online that Macrobid is not wide spectrum and may not do the job. I'm worried there may be kidney infection ...1 Recommendation3 Comments
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Hi people, i am currently taking atenolol and i have an appointment this week to see my cardiologist, he want's to start me on Flecinaide. I am a bit nervous about starting this new medication, i have read about some of the risks and it look's scary. Can someone please put my mind at ease?1 Recommendation3 Comments
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UGH! I swear this surgery mess is going to break me! At preop today I just wanted to go on back into the operating room and take the stupid scalpel and just fix myself. I hate the way all of this stress is making me feel! I absolutely hate it! I have gotten so many words of encouragement and I am grateful for each one, but I still feel so scared and so alone an...1 Recommendation4 Comments -
Anxious is an understatement! I woke at 8 a.m. and gave myself my fragmin needle which hurt like a son-of-a-bitch. I had a little spell of dizziness just because I can't imagine sticking a needle in myself. Tomorrow at seven in the morning I have to be front and centre at the hospital, ready to roll. YIPPEE!
I hoping that everything goes well and this ablation fixes my problem. And I live thro...1 Recommendation1 Comment
