Post PVA report four months and aphib returns

[Guest guest]

My Dear Friends,

Since my post a few days ago there is more news to report. Afer

almost four months of no aphib it returned this morning and just

stopped after 9 hours. Yes I did have to march down the steps

in aphib today in " La Boheme " .

So my hopes are that this is the last time I have aphib. It would

be a nice thing to be in the 85th percentile of cured after the

first ablation. Life cretainly has been great without dealing

without aphib for four months.

Belssings to all...and don't rush out and get an ablation yet...will

keep you informed.

[Guest guest]

:

A couple of questions.

1. First, as a big fan of opera, what were you doing in La Boheme?

2. When did you do the ablation, and what was your general

experience during the first three months?

Thanks

Joe

Post PVA report four months and aphib returns

My Dear Friends,

Since my post a few days ago there is more news to report. Afer

almost four months of no aphib it returned this morning and just

stopped after 9 hours. Yes I did have to march down the steps

in aphib today in " La Boheme " .

So my hopes are that this is the last time I have aphib. It would

be a nice thing to be in the 85th percentile of cured after the

first ablation. Life cretainly has been great without dealing

without aphib for four months.

Belssings to all...and don't rush out and get an ablation yet...will

keep you informed.

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[Guest guest]

> :

>

> A couple of questions.

>

> 1. First, as a big fan of opera, what were you doing in La

Boheme?

>

> 2. When did you do the ablation, and what was your general

> experience during the first three months?

>

> Thanks

>

> Joe

Hi Joe,

I am a trumpet player and was marching down a flight of steps and

across the stage playing the stage band music.

The ablation was performed on July 28, 2004. Initial feelings were

VERY tight chest when inhaling. Very weak. There was a two month

recovery period. One scary morning I lost my vision but it

returned. That same kind of thing happened last weekend. After two

months I returned to a full performance schedule.

The first two weeks after ablation were full of skipped beats off

and on and in the second week I had two episodes(10 hrs long?)two

days apart of aphib. After that 20-50 skipped beats a day until

recently when the aphib episodes have returned. Last Saturday and

now as I write I am in an episode which awoke me from sleep.

The stress of a performance seemed to cause the episode last

weekend. The episode right now could be due to an exciting

Thanksgiving Day.

Best wishes and blessings...

[Guest guest]

Hi :

What do your docs say about the recurring Afib. From what have read and

the experience of others, there is a period, after PVA, during which

one may experience skipped beats and even AFib. Is it three months, or

perhaps six? After that, if episodes of Afib persist you have two

options: Either a second, " touch Up " ablation, or continue with meds.

The second of these options (meds) very much depends on how you feel now

compare to the pre-ablation period?

I am in the middle of second month after ablation and except for a short

episode I suffer mostly from those premature and skipped beats hoping

that they too will subside and disappear.

In the meantime I continue to work (but fewer hours) and enjoy music

(mostly opera). The last Boheme I saw was last year in Berlin (the

Deutsche Opera) and it was a magnificent production.

All the best to you,

Joe

Re: Post PVA report four months and aphib returns

> :

>

> A couple of questions.

>

> 1. First, as a big fan of opera, what were you doing in La

Boheme?

>

> 2. When did you do the ablation, and what was your general

> experience during the first three months?

>

> Thanks

>

> Joe

Hi Joe,

I am a trumpet player and was marching down a flight of steps and

across the stage playing the stage band music.

The ablation was performed on July 28, 2004. Initial feelings were

VERY tight chest when inhaling. Very weak. There was a two month

recovery period. One scary morning I lost my vision but it

returned. That same kind of thing happened last weekend. After two

months I returned to a full performance schedule.

The first two weeks after ablation were full of skipped beats off

and on and in the second week I had two episodes(10 hrs long?)two

days apart of aphib. After that 20-50 skipped beats a day until

recently when the aphib episodes have returned. Last Saturday and

now as I write I am in an episode which awoke me from sleep.

The stress of a performance seemed to cause the episode last

weekend. The episode right now could be due to an exciting

Thanksgiving Day.

Best wishes and blessings...

Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com <http://www.afibsupport.com>

List owner: AFIBsupport-owner

For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email,

send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help

Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or

should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician.

[Guest guest]

Hi , this might sound a bit crazy but do you think it's worth having an EKG

done

whilst your are playing your trumpet? I really hope it's not the case but the

lack

of regular breathing might be exacerbating the problem. Maybe trumpet players

need a

little longer to recover?

You might like to do some web searching on 'respiratory sinus arrhythmia'

All the best.

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D