Wellness

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@hayseed00  Thank you for the well wishes.

[blackhole99]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I am always in Afib, I am not on blood thinners, I do not react well to them. When I was at my Cardiologist he told be about a new specialized procedure to stop Afib, I am seeing the doctor who does it for a consult in March.

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@I am still oxox  I too am in permanent AFib, as long as your heart rate stays down you do not have to be in rhythm. That being said, you do need to be on a blood thinner if you do  not want to stroke out. I would never risk not being on a blood thinner with AFib. You still need to  be on a blood thinner even if you have a procedure to put your heart back in rhythm, are you sure you are understanding the doctor. There is a procedure called Watchman that keeps the clotted blood from escaping the atrium and replaces the need for blood thinners though. Procedures like ablation and maze still do not guarantee you will stay in rhythm for any length of time so that's why you still need a blood thinner or the Watchman procedure.

[I am still oxox]

@blackhole99 

Thanks but my taking blood thinners is really between my doctor and me

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@blackhole99 wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I am always in Afib, I am not on blood thinners, I do not react well to them. When I was at my Cardiologist he told be about a new specialized procedure to stop Afib, I am seeing the doctor who does it for a consult in March.

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@I am still oxox  I too am in permanent AFib, as long as your heart rate stays down you do not have to be in rhythm. That being said, you do need to be on a blood thinner if you do  not want to stroke out. I would never risk not being on a blood thinner with AFib. You still need to  be on a blood thinner even if you have a procedure to put your heart back in rhythm, are you sure you are understanding the doctor. There is a procedure called Watchman that keeps the clotted blood from escaping the atrium and replaces the need for blood thinners though. Procedures like ablation and maze still do not guarantee you will stay in rhythm for any length of time so that's why you still need a blood thinner or the Watchman procedure.

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[blackhole99]

@I am still oxox  I wasn't telling you what to do, just how dangerous it is not to take a blood thinner when you have AFib. Good luck.

[I am still oxox]

@blackhole99 

I am in Afib all the time which is different than an "AFib" attack I go to a well know cardiologist who specilized in AFib and  he is fine with what I am doing, I have seen him for at least 5 years

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@blackhole99 wrote:

@I am still oxox  I wasn't telling you what to do, just how dangerous it is not to take a blood thinner when you have AFib. Good luck.

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