that is a problem, i guess the only thing to do for now is to either run with a willing partner or make sure your within a safe distance of home. if the operation is the only resort left and its not to dangerous i guess you will have to go for it. i hope you do manage to get it sorted and back to full fitness quickly.
That confidence thing is the hardest part, it was (is) for me, but after the first ablation, the surgeon said mechanically everything is fine, keep exercising and don't worry, if AF recurrs you know what to do. The next hardest thing to do was to raise my heartrate under stress - will it come back down on its own? It does! I go for another check to the Freeman next month, I bet Carlisle still haven't got the right results from my seven day tape.......back in October, although the results of someone elses test in September looked OK!
next installment tomorrow. Off for my check up at the cardiac clinic, despite being told that the heart rate monitor would be 6 weeks away in April it's still not materialized.Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Latest installment of my heart condition.
I went for another ECG resting heart rate was 41! despite walking a flight of stairs to get to the right room. I've also got to wear a 7 day heart rate monitor but there wasn't available for 6 weeks. Another appointment booked for the Friday before the BG dinner.
His words were go out and enjoy life but I may have to ease back abit in 10-15 years, I don't think I'll last that long
He also talked again about the medical study with the Finnish Xcountry endurance skiers and how endurance athletes have 6x more chance of having AF but have a much higher life expectancy than the control goup.
so no real new news but it is sort of good news
No more episodes at all, mileage right back up and running hard again.
Still non the wiser, but no more episodes, feel good, so unless or when I have another episode the doctor has written me off.... sorry I mean discharged me.
He felt that unless I have repeat occurances then any work they do will be to the detrement of my general well being so he's put off any ops etc)
So don't you get the heart rate monitor after all? It all sounds sort of good news - I certainly agree that we are best off with the minimum of medical interventions.Still non the wiser, but no more episodes, feel good, so unless or when I have another episode the doctor has written me off.... sorry I mean discharged me.
He felt that unless I have repeat occurances then any work they do will be to the detrement of my general well being so he's put off any ops etc
I had 2 episodes of my paroxysmal AF in August, only 12 days apart. During the 2nd I fainted and crashed to the floor in my own bathroom, giving myself a black eye and badly bruised face in the process. As I was due to fly to France for 3 weeks' stay in a remote mountain village in 2 days time, this was worrying. However, I went regardless (against advice) and all was well - indeed I have not had an attack since. The worst of it was that many people in the Val d'Allos think of me as the mad reckless englishwoman who insists on walking alone in the mountains - so I had to keep explaining that, no, their predictions had not come true, I had not fallen off a cliff or been attacked by a mad shepherd (mad sheep-dog would be quite likely) but come to grief CHEZ MOI, IN ENGLAND.
I have a checkup on Thursday, and I fear they are going to suggest Warfarin and daily prophylactic beta blockers. Unless something really bad happens between now and then I shall resist both suggestions - I might almost say, to the death!
Still non the wiser, but no more episodes, feel good, so unless or when I have another episode the doctor has written me off.... sorry I mean discharged me.
He felt that unless I have repeat occurances then any work they do will be to the detrement of my general well being so he's put off any ops etc
Sounds like a shoddy GP to me. Are you taking notes HEATHENS?
Pester til you find out what you need to Ian.
xx
KK
I don't think I mentioned a GP, The Doctor(a generic term I perhaps innocently used) in question is infact the Chief Resident at the Cardiology Dept of the Hospital.
Read though the above posts and you will see that they have performed many scans and tests all have proved inconclusive to what cused the AF (WPW aside) In many cases the trigger is never found and only by drugs or ablation(surgery) etc can a treatment be given, in many cases although this "may" improve the patients heart problem it can have a significantly detrimental effect on your general health. I've had at least 3 HR monitors fitted with no obvious problems found, (Not even the WPW) which is what the last HR monitor was all about.
The "Doctor" also said he wished he was as fit as me and that my overall fittness made my prognosis far superior to the average man in the street!
He's also now offered to sign any "Doctors medical forms" so I can race over sea's.
He's added that at any time I'm worried or there is another occurance I can call his office for an immediate appointment.
I'm quite happy with that.
IDP xx
Good news Ian. :thumbup:
Agree, onwards and upwards Ian:wink:
That'll be a case of one up and one down..........so glad you've got back to full hard training/racing (you just can't hold a good tigger down!) Ian, I've just done the reverse. 14 months of being clear and in the process of getting running fit again, It only took about 20 metres of running with the beagles and I knew I'd tripped into AF on Friday afternoon. Tried everything I could to get back into gear, still went out for a pre-arranged dinner with friends, but eventually had to give in to the constant resting pulse of 130. Ambulance service (crewed by one of my cycling buddies), Carlisle A&E and the cardiology unit were brilliant. A couple of drug tests, mechanical bits checked then straight in to be 'zapped', pulse back to 44, back home Saturday afternoon...........knackered! Now its back to recovering energy and then daring to raise the pulse up to see if it comes down again. So I daresay I'll be back to the Freeman in Newcastle in the not too distant future. Could aim for last place at Dunnerdale, as a comeback run?
Alexandra, how did it go earlier this month? Did you manage to fight off the warfarin and beta blockers?
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