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Aug 2012
4:38pm, 13 Aug 2012
1,559 posts
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R4R
I'm going in for a PVI (pulmonary vein isolation) in 4 weeks time to 'cure' long-standing AF which has progressed from 'paroxyssmal' to 'sustained', but not yet 'persistant'
Anyone had this procedure? How successful? How soon were you able to run again?
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Oct 2012
4:54pm, 2 Oct 2012
16,949 posts
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macca53
evening all just back from latest monitoring visit to specialist. I've only had one noticed event since my last appt three months ago. I asked them for an ablation and they are going to refer me to the local regional centre that does them (Freeman in Newcastle), but said that they would expect that before doing it the cardiologist will want to install an ILR and monitor for at least six months before going ahead. This seems reasonable to me.
I asked all the questions I could think of for the ILR - how does it monitor, how long , do I need to do anything etc - but forgot the most important one - will it interfere with my Garmin (or vice versa of course) - c'mon Hipps you're the one who'll know these things:)
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Oct 2012
9:08pm, 2 Oct 2012
6 posts
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Dash coach David
Now referred to a consultant cardio electro physiologist after all sorts of tests, the usual, still having episodes of anything from 2 hours to 2/3days usually triggered by exercise but not always. So next step should be an ablation, I would like to be back to normal training, at the moment just doing circuit training and walking.
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Oct 2012
10:36pm, 23 Oct 2012
452 posts
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Da Big Guy
After my AF during the Chester half in May (still proud of my stupid sub 1:31) it's been quiet until last week. I woke up with AF, but only about 85 bpm. I caried on for a while and I went to work. it was still going by 1:30 wso thought I'd better fo to A&E. It took me 30 mins, but just as I sat down after registering I thoght, "This is okay now". Indeed I'd recovered and so didn;t stay more than about 2 hours.
I went to see a specialist about abalation...but I;m leaving that for now as things are not so serious for me yet.
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Oct 2012
10:44pm, 23 Oct 2012
1,634 posts
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R4R
Had PVI ablation 6 weeks ago, and apart from the occassional flutter, all seems well.
Finished Flecainide today so next few days and weeks should be interesting.
Ready to start running again, but come down with cold, so leaving it for a few more days. After 7 months, a few days isn't going to make that much difference
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Oct 2012
9:52am, 28 Oct 2012
161 posts
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exflyboy
Just thought I would add a comment to this thread. I had a cardioversion in early october and apart from one excersion back to AF which I'm putting down to too much red wine over the weekend Ive been in sinus rhythmn since then, nearly 4 weeks. Im still on beta blockers and anti coagulant. The beta blockers have reduced my max heart rate down to 130 but now my heart is pumping properly I can push myself in training and get out of breathe as I did previously without suddenly going into what feels as though Im totally out of breathe. Im waiting for a follow up appointment with the cardiologist so I can be weaned off the betablockers and get my max heart rate back. I do miss those extra 40 heart beats :-(. My resting heart rate has now dropped down to 36 from 42 at best which shows the impact the bb's are having.
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Oct 2012
10:03am, 28 Oct 2012
453 posts
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Da Big Guy
exflyboy - you are doing well. I am not sure I could live with 130bpm. I ran a hard 13 today at about 158bpm avergae. If I was on 130 I'd be nearly walking. I still don't know whether I should be running or not. AF does not seem to come from running and I am less bothered about that and more about that stroke can be induced.
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Oct 2012
4:17pm, 28 Oct 2012
162 posts
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exflyboy
Hi DBG, I suspect 130 with beta blockers equates to 150 before I started having AF. When I started to run at lower heart rates, say 125, I was probably running 9 min miles, but after a few months I could run at closer to 8min 30 secs at this relatively low heart rate, and as a bonus my ability to run fast improved. this is the paradox of long slow distance training. I was following some of the principles of Hadd. I'm going to see my GP in a weeks time to see if I can try a lower dose of beta blocker and hopefully that will raise my max heart rate. Obviously I really want to get off the medication.
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Oct 2012
4:22pm, 28 Oct 2012
45,186 posts
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plodding hippo
peeks in
I dont think an ILR should interfere with your garmin
But its by far the best longterm way of monitroing this AF if you are intermittent
You might aslo have atiral fultter, and might not get symptoms if it doesnt last that long, so for those of you with intermitten symptoms this is a good way to decise which treatment would be best for you
Good to hear that you have been "done" R4R
Exflyboy-thats very interesting to read about the hadd stuff
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Oct 2012
10:47am, 30 Oct 2012
7 posts
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Dash coach David
Started on warfarin yesterday and have a date for my ablation at start of December, slightly scary going through the protocol for warfarin but will just have to avoid sharp knives and try not to fall over. This shouldn't be too difficult as its half term this week so well away from the ankle biters and not chopping vegetables again! My resting heart rate when I saw the consultant was 43, but two weeks later it was 80 and I felt weird but back to normalish now. Haven't done any running for 2months now, missing it especially when watching my training groups and school cross country runners working hard.
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