Guest guest Posted February 7, 2003 Report Share Posted February 7, 2003 Hello I'm new at this. I've just been diagnosed with a-fib. I'm on a rate controler at present but needto start a blood thinner of some type. I'm allergic to aspirin and they want to put me on coumadin. That is'nt a viable option for me. My work keeps me away from home 30 to 40 days at a time, and I travel alot for fun. Has anyone tried ticlid or plavix or any thing else. Does anyone have input to my delema. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2003 Report Share Posted February 7, 2003 aspirin sensitive Hello I'm new at this. I've just been diagnosed with a-fib. I'm on a rate controler at present but needto start a blood thinner of some type. I'm allergic to aspirin and they want to put me on coumadin. That is'nt a viable option for me. My work keeps me away from home 30 to 40 days at a time, and I travel alot for fun. Has anyone tried ticlid or plavix or any thing else. Does anyone have input to my delema. Thanks , I have had afib for 12 years and have never been on blood thinning meds or aspirin. I take fish oil capsules 1000mg 2 x a day and ginkgo biloba 60mg 2 x a day, to keep my blood from clotting. my episodes never last longer that 6 - 9 hours, so I am comfortable with that. But... we all have to make up our own mind as to what we do. Hope this helps .... Ella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 In a message dated 2/7/2003 6:40:15 PM Central Standard Time, daizy271@... writes: > Hello I'm new at this. I've just been diagnosed with a-fib. I'm on > a rate controler at present but needto start a blood thinner of some > type. I'm allergic to aspirin and they want to put me on coumadin. > That is'nt a viable option for me. My work keeps me away from home > 30 to 40 days at a time, and I travel alot for fun. Has anyone > tried ticlid or plavix or any thing else. Does anyone have input to > my delema. Thanks , I don't know your age, but I understand that some of our younger members have not been put on Coumadin by their doctors. However, for many of us who are older, taking Coumadin is a far less troubling circumstance than suffering a stroke! Your doctor is the best person to evaluate your situation, as we've said many times on this list and I urge you to talk over your reluctance with him/her. I also urge you to consider very carefully the medical advice you get. As we've also said many times on the list, if you don't feel comfortable with your current doctor, find another one as soon as you can. The potential consequences of afib are far too serious not to explore all your options for avoiding them! Good luck! Brenta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 , You might want to try vitamin E . as it is a blood thinner. Please do check w/your Doctor. I take a 81mg aspirin and two 400iu per day of vitamin E. I know of people who take up to 1000iu of E. Again, please check this out. Tink Hello I'm new at this. I've just been diagnosed with a-fib. I'm on a rate controler at present but needto start a blood thinner of some type. I'm allergic to aspirin and they want to put me on coumadin. That is'nt a viable option for me. My work keeps me away from home 30 to 40 days at a time, and I travel alot for fun. Has anyone tried ticlid or plavix or any thing else. Does anyone have input to my delema. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 Also up your good fish oil, omega 3. Or eat plenty of oily fish. this not only helps with blood thinning but helps maintain a good rhythm. Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 Hi : We had a Coumadin Survey a while back that might be of interest to you: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/surveys?id=664449 A Tugboat Captain.....wow....how intresting! We welcome you. Ellen (NSR on Dofetilide into my 3rd year) ************************************ (snip) I've just been diagnosed with a-fib. I'm on a rate controler at present but need to start a blood thinner of some type. I'm allergic to aspirin and they want to put me on coumadin. That is'nt a viable option for me.(snip) ************************************ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 In a message dated 2/9/2003 10:16:49 AM Central Standard Time, justin1williams@... writes: > With my work thats not an option, either the work or the coumadin! , I'm not clear on why Coumadin is not an option for you, given your job. It is true that those of us on Coumadin have to be aware that accidents, cuts, etc. can potentially become problems that " ordinary " folks don't think much about. We also have to be monitored,(most of us once a month) with a prothrombin time from a laboratory. But these can be obtained " on the road " (or river in your case), provided you dock along the way. I am glad to hear that you are going to see a cardiologist, but don't be afraid to change docs if you don't " click " with one right away. Good luck! Brenta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 > > With my work thats not an option, either the work or the coumadin! > > , I'm not clear on why Coumadin is not an option for you, given your > job. It is true that those of us on Coumadin have to be aware that > accidents, cuts, etc. can potentially become problems that " ordinary " folks > don't think much about. I may be way off here, but I think when working on boats one is at a much higher risk of accidents. My husband was in the Navy, then he worked on a small inshore fishing boats. He would have bled to death many a time if on blood thinning drugs. Did I tell you all about the time before we were married when I met him on the steps of the Dr's surgery. He was holding the left leg of his jeans in his hand with a big towel over his calf and blood everywhere. All I could think of to say was I bet you're glad you put on your clean underpants today. He had been opening a bait barrel and with the roll of the boat the knife had slipped and he had stabbed himself. The floor of the seat of the car looked like the makings for black pudding. Boats are dangerous places if you do not take adequate precautions. Even then......accidents happen everyday. About the time he was nearly dragged overboard when the creels were shot and the rope wound round his ankle..... Thats another story Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 > > >With my work thats not an option, either the work or the coumadin! > Dear , I run a Web site http://www.a-fib.com which includes general info on A-Fib. Could you explain how Coumadin is incompatible with your work as a tugboat captain? Is there a risk of bleeding from an injury? Thanks. A-FibFriendSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 In a message dated 2/19/03 12:53:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, justin1williams@... writes: > A-FibFriendSteve, I work off shore and can be out of sight of land for many > days and sometime even weeks or months, so I can't get to the clinics for > blood checks..... I fact except for an enlarged heart I seem to have a > farely healthy heart. It's just that I'm in a-fib all the time You may want to look into a surgical technique which is designed to prevent clots building up in the atria. They insert a small device which prevents the clot from forming. As far as I recall it can be done with a catheter, so it is not a super-serious surgical procedure. This may be an alternative to coumadin or aspirin for you. I am not enthusiastically recommending it, but it seems like an option to be explored for your particular situation Victor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 Isn't this procedure still at the experimental stage? A-FibFriendSteve victortt@... wrote: >In a message dated 2/19/03 12:53:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, >justin1williams@... writes: > > > >>A-FibFriendSteve, I work off shore and can be out of sight of land for many >>days and sometime even weeks or months, so I can't get to the clinics for >>blood checks..... I fact except for an enlarged heart I seem to have a >>farely healthy heart. It's just that I'm in a-fib all the time >> >> > >You may want to look into a surgical technique which is designed to prevent >clots building up in the atria. They insert a small device which prevents >the clot from forming. As far as I recall it can be done with a catheter, so >it is not a super-serious surgical procedure. This may be an alternative to >coumadin or aspirin for you. I am not enthusiastically recommending it, but >it seems like an option to be explored for your particular situation >Victor > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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