Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 I am 30 years old, female. I am not yet diagnosed with AF but am awaiting an apointment for an EKG. I'm here to learn all I can about AF. I have had brief (1 minute or less) episodes for 6 months. Always after a huge meal, a fight with someone, or drinking coffee. I am open to drugs but am also looking for other methods...diet and stress management, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 > I am 30 years old, female. I am not yet diagnosed with AF but am > awaiting an apointment for an EKG. I'm here to learn all I can about > AF. I have had brief (1 minute or less) episodes for 6 months. Always > after a huge meal, a fight with someone, or drinking coffee. I am > open to drugs but am also looking for other methods...diet and stress > management, for example. > > Hope it¹s not A Fib. I noticed that the same things would cause my palpitations, especially the huge meal. Kathleen Stept , MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 > I am 30 years old, female. I am not yet diagnosed with AF but am > awaiting an apointment for an EKG. I'm here to learn all I can about > AF. I have had brief (1 minute or less) episodes for 6 months. Always > after a huge meal, a fight with someone, or drinking coffee. I am > open to drugs but am also looking for other methods...diet and stress > management, for example. > > Hope it¹s not A Fib. I noticed that the same things would cause my palpitations, especially the huge meal. Kathleen Stept , MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 > I am 30 years old, female. I am not yet diagnosed with AF but am > awaiting an apointment for an EKG. I'm here to learn all I can about > AF. I have had brief (1 minute or less) episodes for 6 months. Always > after a huge meal, a fight with someone, or drinking coffee. I am > open to drugs but am also looking for other methods...diet and stress > management, for example. > > Hope it¹s not A Fib. I noticed that the same things would cause my palpitations, especially the huge meal. Kathleen Stept , MS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 In a message dated 5/26/04 8:40:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Becunabird2@... writes: > I am 30 years old, female. Welcome to the group. Your taking charge early. That's good! First, AF in of itself is not going to kill you. Second, at this stage of your adventure, your GP will probably refer you to a cardiologist, in turn may refer you to an Electrophysiologist. A Doctor who specializes in the heart electrical system and heart arrhythmia's. They may order heart work up. An EKG, echocardiogram and stress test. In some cases, a cardio MRI. All of this is standard operating procedure. To learn about AF go to www.affacts.org and explore the page(s). This is the Atrial Fibrillation Foundation web address. I believe it is sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital. One of the nations top heart hospital's. Ask lot's of question here on our page. Your a member now! In most cases, your questions will be answered the same day. We are over one thousand strong, from all over the world.' We are not a medical page, we are a support page that offers our personal experiences with AF. We talk about Doctor's, drug therapies, hospital's, ablation procedures, triggers and host of other topics. You may want to prepare for your Doctor's visit. At this point, triggers would be important. Triggers could be some of the following. Caffeine from coffee- tea- chocolate- Cola drinks and some over the counter drugs i.e.Excederin. Other triggers are MSG, stress, alcohol, cold drinks, sleeping on your left side (heart compression) and others. Triggers are a personal thing. They differ with everybody. You should be aware that many cardiologists consider AF a nuisance and treat it, I think, to casually. This is a result of these cardiologists not keeping up with the research taking place in the US and the world. Many are into other heart issues for economic reasons. Remember, if your not comfortable with your Doctor or the diagnoses. Get a second opinion. Post your concerns here. Maybe we can help. Good luck and stay in touch. Rich O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 In a message dated 5/26/04 8:40:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Becunabird2@... writes: > I am 30 years old, female. Welcome to the group. Your taking charge early. That's good! First, AF in of itself is not going to kill you. Second, at this stage of your adventure, your GP will probably refer you to a cardiologist, in turn may refer you to an Electrophysiologist. A Doctor who specializes in the heart electrical system and heart arrhythmia's. They may order heart work up. An EKG, echocardiogram and stress test. In some cases, a cardio MRI. All of this is standard operating procedure. To learn about AF go to www.affacts.org and explore the page(s). This is the Atrial Fibrillation Foundation web address. I believe it is sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital. One of the nations top heart hospital's. Ask lot's of question here on our page. Your a member now! In most cases, your questions will be answered the same day. We are over one thousand strong, from all over the world.' We are not a medical page, we are a support page that offers our personal experiences with AF. We talk about Doctor's, drug therapies, hospital's, ablation procedures, triggers and host of other topics. You may want to prepare for your Doctor's visit. At this point, triggers would be important. Triggers could be some of the following. Caffeine from coffee- tea- chocolate- Cola drinks and some over the counter drugs i.e.Excederin. Other triggers are MSG, stress, alcohol, cold drinks, sleeping on your left side (heart compression) and others. Triggers are a personal thing. They differ with everybody. You should be aware that many cardiologists consider AF a nuisance and treat it, I think, to casually. This is a result of these cardiologists not keeping up with the research taking place in the US and the world. Many are into other heart issues for economic reasons. Remember, if your not comfortable with your Doctor or the diagnoses. Get a second opinion. Post your concerns here. Maybe we can help. Good luck and stay in touch. Rich O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 > I am 30 years old, female. I am not yet diagnosed with AF but am > awaiting an apointment for an EKG. I'm here to learn all I can about > AF. I have had brief (1 minute or less) episodes for 6 months. Always > after a huge meal, a fight with someone, or drinking coffee. www.affacts.org the AFib Foundation site has a lot of background. However, you can make a lot of progress while you're waiting for your EKG (hope you don't have to wait long, I can't imagine why your internist, for example, wouldn't fit you in within a few hours maximum), by avoiding coffee/chocolate/tea/caffinate sodas, stress/fights, etc. That may be all you have to do, and is safer than most medication and procedures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 > I am 30 years old, female. I am not yet diagnosed with AF but am > awaiting an apointment for an EKG. I'm here to learn all I can about > AF. I have had brief (1 minute or less) episodes for 6 months. Always > after a huge meal, a fight with someone, or drinking coffee. www.affacts.org the AFib Foundation site has a lot of background. However, you can make a lot of progress while you're waiting for your EKG (hope you don't have to wait long, I can't imagine why your internist, for example, wouldn't fit you in within a few hours maximum), by avoiding coffee/chocolate/tea/caffinate sodas, stress/fights, etc. That may be all you have to do, and is safer than most medication and procedures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 > I am 30 years old, female. I am not yet diagnosed with AF but am > awaiting an apointment for an EKG. I'm here to learn all I can about > AF. I have had brief (1 minute or less) episodes for 6 months. Always > after a huge meal, a fight with someone, or drinking coffee. www.affacts.org the AFib Foundation site has a lot of background. However, you can make a lot of progress while you're waiting for your EKG (hope you don't have to wait long, I can't imagine why your internist, for example, wouldn't fit you in within a few hours maximum), by avoiding coffee/chocolate/tea/caffinate sodas, stress/fights, etc. That may be all you have to do, and is safer than most medication and procedures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Welcome, Donna: Glad you joined our group. Let us know how everything goes. Love to us all, -- Ogut The Whole Brain Game -- It's Not What You Think But How You Think It -------------- Original message ---------------------- Hi my name is Donna, I live in Michigan. I have breast cancer her-2 positive. I had surgery Dec 16 of 2003 a total mass.I had 7m nodes taken and of those 7 3 were bad I am stage 3. In March of 2004 I started a clinical trial for herceptin. I did 4 rounds of chemo the started 12 weeks every week of Taxol and Herceptin, the started 40 weeks of just Herceptin every week also in there I did 7 weeks every day of rads. I finished my treatment April 27 of 2005. So far everything is looking good, I have my 9 month check=up the end of next month and praying that all is still fine. I have been married for 31 years and have three children and two beautiful grangchildren. I f anyone would mlike to IM me ot email me please feel free. Blessings to all Doona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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