Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Just a short message to vent my frustration! I was on coumadin for a few months last year because I started to have fibs about 4 a month all of a sudden, after having them very seldom for 15 years! Then they disappeared again for almost 5 months and the cardio let me get off of the coumadin. I was so happy! Now this month, I have had 3 fib attacks and the cardio put me back on the coumadin. Anyone else had this experience? I realize it is a safety messure, but so discouraging! Mandy of CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 In a message dated 7/7/04 2:43:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mandyofca@... writes: << Now this month, I have had 3 fib attacks and the cardio put me back on the coumadin. Anyone else had this experience? I realize it is a safety messure, but so discouraging! >> Mandy, You may think of it as discouraging because you equate going back to Coumadin with a permanent decline in your afib status, but that is not necessarily true. My afib worsened greatly about five years ago, and my doctor prescribed Coumadin for the first time. I thought this was a sign that I was headed for permanent afib, but here i am five years later with almost no afib. I have seen about 98 percent improvement. I continue to take Coumadin because afib is unpredictable and I would rather not take chances. In fact, I thank God for Coumadin and don't mind taking it at all. It has caused no problems for me that I am aware of. Because you have returned to Coumadin now, you may think you will be on it for the rest of your life, but the only predictable aspect of afib is its unpredictability. In my 20+ years of afib, I have not seen a steady progression toward permanent afib, as my first cardiologist predicted would happen. Right now I am better than ever, and I expect that I might possibly be able to leave Coumadin behind eventually at least for a time. This could also happen to you. in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 > Now this month, I have had 3 fib attacks and the cardio put me back > on the coumadin. Anyone else had this experience? I realize it is a > safety messure, but so discouraging! Hi Mandy, I don't have any real experience here, but joining in the chat. We're headed to Tahoe for a long weekend and I'm nervous... but already have the ER number and directions to the closest hospital if things go out of wack. Unfortunately, woke up in AFIB today for 20 minutes. I'm not on anything but aspirin, but afraid with going in and out I might be joining you w/coumadin... To your question, I guess it's really an emotional tossup... being protected from stroke but w/risk of hemmoraging - or free from side effects of coumadin but at higher risk of stroke. No fun on either side, I imagine. I'm praying that the new drug (Ximil) will be a major step up for those needing these kinds of meds. Joscelyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 > Now this month, I have had 3 fib attacks and the cardio put me back > on the coumadin. Anyone else had this experience? I realize it is a > safety messure, but so discouraging! Hi Mandy, I don't have any real experience here, but joining in the chat. We're headed to Tahoe for a long weekend and I'm nervous... but already have the ER number and directions to the closest hospital if things go out of wack. Unfortunately, woke up in AFIB today for 20 minutes. I'm not on anything but aspirin, but afraid with going in and out I might be joining you w/coumadin... To your question, I guess it's really an emotional tossup... being protected from stroke but w/risk of hemmoraging - or free from side effects of coumadin but at higher risk of stroke. No fun on either side, I imagine. I'm praying that the new drug (Ximil) will be a major step up for those needing these kinds of meds. Joscelyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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