Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

#65,078
#65,078
InVOLuntary said:
Mine was caused by sleep apnea. The sleep apnea was caused by diseased tonsils and bad sinuses. Had my tonsils taken and some sinuses work and my apnea was gone. The Afib gradually went away.
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Not an expert by any means, but it seems that as we age or our hearts don't function electrically quite like they originally did, then things that originally didn't bother us become A-fib triggers. It's one reason that rather than immediately checking in with the cardiologist that I step back and try to think if I've done something different that might be a trigger. I've gotten careless about what I eat later in the evening recently, and my stomach has reminded me that it doesn't care for coffee or at least the acid part. Thankfully when I've had A-fib lately it's been what seems to be called "controlled" - pulse rate doesn't go over 100 when it spikes.

The first time I had A-fib the peak pulse rate was in the 200 range - not a way you want to learn about something new. Even that time, I converted on my own while on the way to the hospital. I didn't wind up being admitted to the hospital after all but wound up on Digoxin for a while. That was the morning the doc said "It's time" for the replacement valve. A couple of shocks I absolutely wasn't ready for that morning. At least a lot of the new heart procedures aren't open heart. The first replacement aortic valve was open heart, a few days in the hospital, and then a period of recovery at home - coughs and sneezes were killers. The newest valve went in via a catheter - so much easier.
 
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AM64 said:
Not an expert by any means, but it seems that as we age or our hearts don't function electrically quite like they originally did, then things that originally didn't bother us become A-fib triggers. It's one reason that rather than immediately checking in with the cardiologist that I step back and try to think if I've done something different that might be a trigger. I've gotten careless about what I eat later in the evening recently, and my stomach has reminded me that it doesn't care for coffee or at least the acid part. Thankfully when I've had A-fib lately it's been what seems to be called "controlled" - pulse rate doesn't go over 100 when it spikes.

The first time I had A-fib the peak pulse rate was in the 200 range - not a way you want to learn about something new. Even that time, I converted on my own while on the way to the hospital. I didn't wind up being admitted to the hospital after all but wound up on Digoxin for a while. That was the morning the doc said "It's time" for the replacement valve. A couple of shocks I absolutely wasn't ready for that morning. At least a lot of the new heart procedures aren't open heart. The first replacement aortic valve was open heart, a few days in the hospital, and then a period of recovery at home - coughs and sneezes were killers. The newest valve went in via a catheter - so much easier.
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Read up on Dr. Cox at UT Cardiology. He's one of the leading experts on rhythm issues. Has a procedure named for him, Cox Maze procedure.

Mine started when I was relatively young, late 20s. Didn't realize I had sleep apnea. Was in really good shape too, playing basketball frequently on rec league teams. It wasn't until my mid 30s to actually be diagnosed. Dr. Cox put me on meds that worked but made me lethargic. Gained weight. I asked him if I could stop and told him my issues. He referred me to a sleep doctor who made the apnea diagnosis. Didn't tolerate the C-pap so he sent me to an ENT. Ent did the tonsils and sinus and it literally changed my life. I wish I'd had it done when I was a kid. I never felt like I was getting enough sleep. I could sleep 12 hrs and still not feel like I was rested. Within 2 months of surgery I could get 6 hrs and felt good the next day.
 
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I humbly recommend to all here that none of you ever goes with AT&T fiber for wi fi. My service has been out nine days. They keep lying to me and passing the buck on the problem. I wasted a full day with them last Friday, their tech could not solve it.
 
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