[quote]Boffin wrote:
@ FISCHER613 I don’t get the cool dwaf reference.[/quote]
One of the Dwarves in the Hobbit!
Dude if your having Atrial Fib AND your heart is elevated – go Directly to the hospital. People will pass out because of this. This is a very serious issue esp. when your heart rates gets elevated by lets say walking up the stairs. It is not pumping a full stroke so your only getting a little of the much needed oxygen to your BRAIN---- CAN CAUSE STROKE!!!
Thats why your on aspirin and that other shit.
GO TO THE HOSPITAL!!! AND DEMAND TO SEE CARDIOLOGIST.
[quote]Boffin wrote:
@ FISCHER613 I don’t get the cool dwaf reference.[/quote]
One of the Dwarves in the Hobbit!
Dude if your having Atrial Fib AND your heart is elevated – go Directly to the hospital. People will pass out because of this. This is a very serious issue esp. when your heart rates gets elevated by lets say walking up the stairs. It is not pumping a full stroke so your only getting a little of the much needed oxygen to your BRAIN---- CAN CAUSE STROKE!!!
Thats why your on aspirin and that other shit.
GO TO THE HOSPITAL!!! AND DEMAND TO SEE CARDIOLOGIST.
AM I BEING CLEAR ENOUGH FOR YOU?
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(I think you meant Boffur)
By high HR I mean higher than usual for me 85-90 (not the 100+ I’ve read about)instead of the 65-70 usual. This came down to about 60 a couple of hours after the first Beta blocker.
See the doc Monday morning, I think he’ll discuss referring then. Having read up on it I see the connection with stroke and the reason for asprin.
In the UK you’d get thrown out of a hospital for demanding to see anybody. I’ve actually been seen very quickly considering. Thurs pm ECG, Fri am see my doc, meds , follow up on Mon.
Back from the docs, all bloods OK.
Sent me for a chest Xray (had that this morning) now waiting for a Cardiologist appointment, should be within 2 weeks. Now more training for now
Hospital confirmed the appt for 5th Dec (cardiologist) but also there’s an appointment for an echocardiogram, thursday 17th Nov.
Really frustrating not training (going from 4-5 times a week to zero) but I suppose its stopping me having a stroke.
[quote]Boffin wrote:
Dose upped to 7mg per day Warfarin, does the extra 1mg make that much diff? (didn’t get the INR from the docs for the week on 6mg) [/quote]
You would be surprised it takes a few weeks adjusting your mg dose to get the correct INR.
DO NOT take Aspirin or Advil/motrin/naproxen/aleve etc
I think its just the echo today and probably a stress test when I see the cardiologist as they say it may be a long appointment (up to 2 hours).
Heart is stil ‘doing its own thing’ most of the time: at least its calmed down a little.
[quote]Boffin wrote:
Dose upped to 7mg per day Warfarin, does the extra 1mg make that much diff? (didn’t get the INR from the docs for the week on 6mg) [/quote]
Well I’ve just been for my latest test should get the result this afternoon.
Last week’s was 1.7
[quote]Boffin wrote:
I think its just the echo today and probably a stress test when I see the cardiologist as they say it may be a long appointment (up to 2 hours).
Heart is stil ‘doing its own thing’ most of the time: at least its calmed down a little.
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The (very nice) woman doing the ultra sound said the heart was working fine with no issues, other than the arrythmia and possibly a little thickening (though she didn’t say where, and she hadn’t done any measurements yet, Cardiologist should have the data when I see him in a couple of weeks)
Last INR=2.6, same dose.
Saw the Cardiologist; he’ll refer me for Cardioversion so now waiting for the appointment. He also said I could return to training (heavy lifting is what I specifically asked about) he said OK but don’t jump right back in. I think I’ll stick to O/H press & Bench with rows etc. SQ & DL I’ll introduce when I feel more confident.
