Re: Question - Pardon my Ignorance : )

[Guest guest]

Hello Jace: Welcome to the group....My feeling about what you

describe is indigestion that affects your whole body including your

with heart. Do you notice it when you have eaten a heavy mealwith

MSG or slow cooked meats which usually form glutamate after long

cooking or something salty. My sister can eat steak without any

problems but when she eats stew she feels sick.

Try to eat more vegetables, romaine lettuce and fruits than protein

that might help. If you diet is basically acid that could be the

cause of the problem. Acid ash foods are usually complete proteins

like your meats, dairy (but yogurt produces an alkaline ash),fish,

eggs etc.

In the meantime I hope that rumbling in your chest/stomach goes

away. I probably didn't answer your questions but I thought I

would give it a try.

What meds are you taking and what dose besides the 160mg of

aspirin? All the best to you from the USA.

Isabelle. Easton, land....USA

Jace wrote:

> I was diagnosed with AF on 1st May 2004 and since then have been

> trying to find out as much as I can about it. I wont go into the

details of my major episode,although I seem to be getting " knocked

> around " i.e Lethargic, dizzy spells etc.

What worries me the most> though is that i have this intermittant

bubbling in my chest that becomes painfull but bearable. I can

liken it to a rumbly tummy, but smack bang in the centre of my

chest...............snip. >

> Any information will be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

>

> Jace

> Sydney - Australia

[Guest guest]

Hello Jace: Welcome to the group....My feeling about what you

describe is indigestion that affects your whole body including your

with heart. Do you notice it when you have eaten a heavy mealwith

MSG or slow cooked meats which usually form glutamate after long

cooking or something salty. My sister can eat steak without any

problems but when she eats stew she feels sick.

Try to eat more vegetables, romaine lettuce and fruits than protein

that might help. If you diet is basically acid that could be the

cause of the problem. Acid ash foods are usually complete proteins

like your meats, dairy (but yogurt produces an alkaline ash),fish,

eggs etc.

In the meantime I hope that rumbling in your chest/stomach goes

away. I probably didn't answer your questions but I thought I

would give it a try.

What meds are you taking and what dose besides the 160mg of

aspirin? All the best to you from the USA.

Isabelle. Easton, land....USA

Jace wrote:

> I was diagnosed with AF on 1st May 2004 and since then have been

> trying to find out as much as I can about it. I wont go into the

details of my major episode,although I seem to be getting " knocked

> around " i.e Lethargic, dizzy spells etc.

What worries me the most> though is that i have this intermittant

bubbling in my chest that becomes painfull but bearable. I can

liken it to a rumbly tummy, but smack bang in the centre of my

chest...............snip. >

> Any information will be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

>

> Jace

> Sydney - Australia

[Guest guest]

> Hi All,

>

> I was diagnosed with AF on 1st May 2004 ...that it has affected

> me both Mentally and Physically in a huge way. I am 28, 6'5 " and

> 124kg (not too sure what that is in lbs), fit and very active.

>

> I was prescribed Asprin, half a tablet a day (and ...80mg of

Sotacor twice daily. ... What worries me the most

> though is that i have this intermittant bubbling in my chest that

> becomes painfull but bearable. ... I take my pulse and it seems to

be quite regular and

> normal, about 60bpm.

Jace, I haven't heard of this painful bubbling in the chest. I think

you should call or see your doctor and ask about it, to find out what

it is and if something needs to be/can be done about it.

In the US, the aspirin dose for afib is a full tablet, about

300something mg. I don't know what strength aspirin comes in in

Australia. Google says Sotacor is a beta blocker. There are 2.2 kg

per pound, so 124 kg is 272 pounds.

[Guest guest]

> Hi All,

>

> I was diagnosed with AF on 1st May 2004 ...that it has affected

> me both Mentally and Physically in a huge way. I am 28, 6'5 " and

> 124kg (not too sure what that is in lbs), fit and very active.

>

> I was prescribed Asprin, half a tablet a day (and ...80mg of

Sotacor twice daily. ... What worries me the most

> though is that i have this intermittant bubbling in my chest that

> becomes painfull but bearable. ... I take my pulse and it seems to

be quite regular and

> normal, about 60bpm.

Jace, I haven't heard of this painful bubbling in the chest. I think

you should call or see your doctor and ask about it, to find out what

it is and if something needs to be/can be done about it.

In the US, the aspirin dose for afib is a full tablet, about

300something mg. I don't know what strength aspirin comes in in

Australia. Google says Sotacor is a beta blocker. There are 2.2 kg

per pound, so 124 kg is 272 pounds.

[Guest guest]

> Hi All,

>

> I was diagnosed with AF on 1st May 2004 ...that it has affected

> me both Mentally and Physically in a huge way. I am 28, 6'5 " and

> 124kg (not too sure what that is in lbs), fit and very active.

>

> I was prescribed Asprin, half a tablet a day (and ...80mg of

Sotacor twice daily. ... What worries me the most

> though is that i have this intermittant bubbling in my chest that

> becomes painfull but bearable. ... I take my pulse and it seems to

be quite regular and

> normal, about 60bpm.

Jace, I haven't heard of this painful bubbling in the chest. I think

you should call or see your doctor and ask about it, to find out what

it is and if something needs to be/can be done about it.

In the US, the aspirin dose for afib is a full tablet, about

300something mg. I don't know what strength aspirin comes in in

Australia. Google says Sotacor is a beta blocker. There are 2.2 kg

per pound, so 124 kg is 272 pounds.

[Guest guest]

>

Jace,now that Isabel has mentioned it, I am wondering is this could

be severe heartburn/acid reflux/gerd. That can make afib worse.

There are ways to control that, but I also think you should get this

situation looked at by your doc.

In the meantime, just in case, you can lessen heartburn/acid

reflux/gerd by not lying down flat, rather with your upper body

inlined upwards, avoiding very spicy things, onions, etc. Try liquid

Maalox. The doc can prescribe more effective things like Prevacid,

if this is the problem.