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[mousiegirl]

@mrshckynut   Are you related to John?  I have been wondering for a while now.

[mrshckynut]

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@mousiegirl wrote:

@mrshckynut   Are you related to John?  I have been wondering for a while now.

@mousiegirl    yes 

mrshckynut 

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[Patriot3]

I have afib, but not too bad.  I am 86 and also have heart failure.  I don't want them messing around by my heart.

  I have talked to specialists re the watchman, but they can't convince me.  Too many things that can go wrong.  Then you still have to take Eliquis (or a blood thinner) for 45 days after and I can't do that.

I took Eliquis for a while, but had rectal bleeding so bad, ended up in hospital.

[gardenman]

For those unaware of the Watchman procedure and what's done, the human heart has essentially a dead-end road type of area called the left atrial appendage. In people with a-fib the blood sitting in that appendage can clot, and then the clot can enter the bloodstream and cause a stroke. The Watchman device essentially blocks off that dead-end. Blood can't get in or out of it any longer and clots can't form there. You can still have a stroke from clots forming elsewhere, but in people with a-fib the left atrial appendage is where clots are most likely to form. It's a relatively simple and safe procedure. 

[mrshckynut]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I was told by an afib specilaist that if you have had afib for a long time the procedure might not be effective

@I am still oxox   my husband talked with his cardiologist and a cardiologist who specializes in the watchman and neither mentioned anything to do with how long one has experienced a-fib          get a 2nd opinion if you are considering this procedure 

mrshckynut 

the procedure is very similar to a heart catheterization and a stent angioplasty my husband has had 5 heart catheterizations and 2 stent

angioplasties            his cardiologist told him a complete battery of tests are done before being cleared for having a watchman installed

mrshckynut 

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[I am still oxox]

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@mrshckynut wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I was told by an afib specilaist that if you have had afib for a long time the procedure might not be effective

@I am still oxox   my husband talked with his cardiologist and a cardiologist who specializes in the watchman and neither mentioned anything to do with how long one has experienced a-fib          get a 2nd opinion if you are considering this procedure 

mrshckynut 

the procedure is very similar to a heart catheterization and a stent angioplasty my husband has had 5 heart catheterizations and 2 stent

angioplasties            his cardiologist told him a complete battery of tests are done before being cleared for having a watchman installed

mrshckynut 

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@mrshckynut Was the second part of the post for me or someone else

[mrshckynut]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

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@mrshckynut wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I was told by an afib specilaist that if you have had afib for a long time the procedure might not be effective

@I am still oxox   my husband talked with his cardiologist and a cardiologist who specializes in the watchman and neither mentioned anything to do with how long one has experienced a-fib          get a 2nd opinion if you are considering this procedure 

mrshckynut 

the procedure is very similar to a heart catheterization and a stent angioplasty my husband has had 5 heart catheterizations and 2 stent

angioplasties            his cardiologist told him a complete battery of tests are done before being cleared for having a watchman installed

mrshckynut 

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@mrshckynut Was the second part of the post for me or someone else

@I am still oxox     it is not specific to any one person following this thread but to anyone that has some personal interest in the "watchman" procedure for themselves or perhaps a loved one

mrshckynut 

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[occasionalrain]

@gardenman Thank you for the explanation. I don't have heart issues, just curious. I would have  asked but didn't want to be told about Google being my friend. 

[I am still oxox]

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@mrshckynut wrote:

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@mrshckynut wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I was told by an afib specilaist that if you have had afib for a long time the procedure might not be effective

@I am still oxox   my husband talked with his cardiologist and a cardiologist who specializes in the watchman and neither mentioned anything to do with how long one has experienced a-fib          get a 2nd opinion if you are considering this procedure 

mrshckynut 

the procedure is very similar to a heart catheterization and a stent angioplasty my husband has had 5 heart catheterizations and 2 stent

angioplasties            his cardiologist told him a complete battery of tests are done before being cleared for having a watchman installed

mrshckynut 

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@mrshckynut I do not understand what you are saying about the watchman it was described to me as a simple banding off of part or your heart that is responsible for the A fib

[mrshckynut]

@I am still oxox    I can't explain the intricate procedure of the installation of the Watchman device      what i do know it is to get some with Afib off of blood thinners       might want to ask your doctor to explain it in more detail      sorry my posts didn't help you

mrshckynut