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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Monday November 30, 2009

Educational Stories

  • May 18, Sunday, 6:45 am, 2008 - Exercise

    Sunday, May 18, 2008 | An Educational story

    Starting new exercise routine to go along with acupuncture.  Found these Chinese Holistic Exercises here:
    http://www.chinese-holistic-health-exercises.com/index.html 

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  • Dentist

    Friday, September 19, 2008 | An Educational story

    Don't do as I did.  About a month ago I lost a filling and decided to put a temporary one in myself.  Afterall, they sell that stuff at the drugstore.  Well, today I not only had to have that tooth pulled due to an abcess but the tooth next to it couldn't be saved either.  Now I'm in terrible pain and missing two molars that I had become attached to!  No solid...

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  • Anniversary of Brother's Suicide

    Monday, December 8, 2008

    The Holidays are a difficult time for many of us.  Every year at this time I experience again the evening I got the phone call that my oldest and closest brother had taken his life. 
    While driving home from work I had a terrible feeling that my brother wasn't going to live much longer.  He'd been depressed for quite a while due to a divorce and the military turning him down...

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  • My Treatment

    Tuesday, September 1, 2009 | An Educational story

    Meds 
    Sotalol twice a day
    Atacand once a day
    Supplements 
    Taurine 10 grams a day
    L-Arginine 6 grams a day
    Magnesium tablet
    Chinese Herbs
    Twice a day
    Acupuncture
    I will update with the amounts of meds i am tkaing when i get home and have a look at them

    1 Recommendation

  • It is getting better

    Sunday, September 27, 2009 | An Educational story

    Well it is getting better.  I have not had any hiccup (missed heartbeats) or rapid heart rate in over 2 weeks.  I really belive that the surgery went really well.  At first I was upset because of the hiccups and rhr.  I know now that it is normal and that I was worried and I did not need to be.  Also I now know that what I thought was a-fib was not.  Yeah.
    Jan has hel...

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