Re: Traveling with aFib? Gerald

[Guest guest]

Gerald,

We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out cancelation

insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one price about three

hundred dollars for three of us. It was called " Worldwide trip protector "

comprehensive travel protection. They have an 800 number if you are interested

in more info. Since we are medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to

check to see about their coverage while traveling also.

Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking about medical

coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the time of travel, I am not

sure about the coverage with AF, which could be considered pre-existing

condition.

MandyofCA

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One thing to note is that most medical insurances will transport you only to the

closest acceptable medical facility.. .or where ever the insurance thinks is

good enough. They will not necessarily ship you back to the US for treatment.

This is important to know. In England, insurance may only put you in the

nearest hospital, or perhaps pop you off to France.

One thing I always recommend to afibbers who travel, is to know how to

" rescue " yourself in a situation where medical treament is unavailable or

substandard. I always travel with extra medication (especially digoxin) and

know how much I can take if I run into a situation that can't be handled

locally. For me, my problem was always rate control, so I'd use digoxin to slow

my heart down to a somewhat reasonable rate. Afib on travel can really put a

damper on things, but is not the end of the world. It's also important to know

exactly what drugs you are on, and what drugs might interact with them. Local

medical help may not be familiar with certain medications or contradictions.

I went into afib the second day of a dive trip on Bonair (off the coast of

venezuala). The local medical care was a hoot, but actually quite refreshing

over all the red tape required in the US. I met the doctor in his office, and

we literally walked across the street to the hospital to do an EKG ($35). They

put me in a ward (the only air conditioned place in the whole hospital) that had

only one other person (a traveler recovering from a burst apendix) and I had a

nurse sitting BY MY SIDE the entire time I was there. They gave me a digoxin

drip and every 5 minutes, she'd manually take my bp and pulse and write it down

on my chart. Their " remote monitoring " system, was a security camera mounted on

the wall, pointing in the direction of my equipment, where I suppose they could

look at it from afar! During shift rotation, the entire nursing staff would

come and say good bye, and the new staff would come in as a group and all

introduce themselves to me! The nurse actually left

my side for about 20 minutes, and then apologized profusely, but explained that

someone had come in in a coma!

I went to this hospital for 4 days, for repeated EKGs, and the doctor gave me

his personal cell phone. My ENTIRE bill at the end of my treatment, which by

the way, worked to get my rate into the 80s and allowed me to somewhat enjoy the

rest of the week, was a grand $250 US.

I guess the point is that some local medical help may be just fine.. maybe

not what you're used to, but fine none the less.

Stef

mandy tennesen mandyofca@...> wrote:

Gerald,

We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out cancelation

insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one price about three

hundred dollars for three of us. It was called " Worldwide trip protector "

comprehensive travel protection. They have an 800 number if you are interested

in more info. Since we are medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to

check to see about their coverage while traveling also.

Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking about medical

coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the time of travel, I am not

sure about the coverage with AF, which could be considered pre-existing

condition.

MandyofCA

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let me clarify that any medical " rescuing " you are doing yourself, should be

what is recommended by your doctor... this is not something you should make up

yourself.

Before traveling, I go over my medications with my cardio, and we discuss what

I should do if I run into problems.... I do not self medicate without specific

guidelines!

Quarter Acre Orchids quarteracreorchids@...> wrote:

One thing to note is that most medical insurances will transport you only to

the closest acceptable medical facility.. .or where ever the insurance thinks is

good enough. They will not necessarily ship you back to the US for treatment.

This is important to know. In England, insurance may only put you in the

nearest hospital, or perhaps pop you off to France.

One thing I always recommend to afibbers who travel, is to know how to

" rescue " yourself in a situation where medical treament is unavailable or

substandard. I always travel with extra medication (especially digoxin) and

know how much I can take if I run into a situation that can't be handled

locally. For me, my problem was always rate control, so I'd use digoxin to slow

my heart down to a somewhat reasonable rate. Afib on travel can really put a

damper on things, but is not the end of the world. It's also important to know

exactly what drugs you are on, and what drugs might interact with them. Local

medical help may not be familiar with certain medications or contradictions.

I went into afib the second day of a dive trip on Bonair (off the coast of

venezuala). The local medical care was a hoot, but actually quite refreshing

over all the red tape required in the US. I met the doctor in his office, and

we literally walked across the street to the hospital to do an EKG ($35). They

put me in a ward (the only air conditioned place in the whole hospital) that had

only one other person (a traveler recovering from a burst apendix) and I had a

nurse sitting BY MY SIDE the entire time I was there. They gave me a digoxin

drip and every 5 minutes, she'd manually take my bp and pulse and write it down

on my chart. Their " remote monitoring " system, was a security camera mounted on

the wall, pointing in the direction of my equipment, where I suppose they could

look at it from afar! During shift rotation, the entire nursing staff would

come and say good bye, and the new staff would come in as a group and all

introduce themselves to me! The nurse actually left

my side for about 20 minutes, and then apologized profusely, but explained that

someone had come in in a coma!

I went to this hospital for 4 days, for repeated EKGs, and the doctor gave me

his personal cell phone. My ENTIRE bill at the end of my treatment, which by

the way, worked to get my rate into the 80s and allowed me to somewhat enjoy the

rest of the week, was a grand $250 US.

I guess the point is that some local medical help may be just fine.. maybe

not what you're used to, but fine none the less.

Stef

mandy tennesen mandyofca@...> wrote:

Gerald,

We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out cancelation

insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one price about three

hundred dollars for three of us. It was called " Worldwide trip protector "

comprehensive travel protection. They have an 800 number if you are interested

in more info. Since we are medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to

check to see about their coverage while traveling also.

Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking about medical

coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the time of travel, I am not

sure about the coverage with AF, which could be considered pre-existing

condition.

MandyofCA

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Your story was interesting to me because I too have travel concerns.! 'll be

travelling to the South of France in June (Provence to be exact). Anyone in

this group familiar with the medical facilities in that area?

Thanks,

Alyce

Re: Traveling with aFib? Gerald

One thing to note is that most medical insurances will transport you only to the

closest acceptable medical facility.. .or where ever the insurance thinks is

good enough.  They will not necessarily ship you back to the US for treatment. 

This is important to know.  In England, insurance may only put you in the

nearest hospital, or perhaps pop you off to France.

  

  One thing I always recommend to afibbers who travel, is to know how to

" rescue " yourself in a situation where medical treament is unavailable or

substandard.  I always travel with extra medication (especially digoxin) and

know how much I can take if I run into a situation that can't be handled

locally.  For me, my problem was always rate control, so I'd use digoxin to slow

my heart down to a somewhat reasonable rate.  Afib on travel can really put a

damper on things, but is not the end of the world.  It's also important to know

exactly what drugs you are on, and what drugs might interact with them.  Local

medical help may not be familiar with certain medications or contradictions.

  

  I went into afib the second day of a dive trip on Bonair (off the coast of

venezuala).  The local medical care was a hoot, but actually quite refreshing

over all the red tape required in the US.   I met the doctor in his office, and

we literally walked across the street to the hospital to do an EKG ($35).  They

put me in a ward (the only air conditioned place in the whole hospital) that had

only one other person  (a traveler recovering from a burst apendix) and I had a

nurse sitting BY MY SIDE the entire time I was there.  They gave me a digoxin

drip and every 5 minutes, she'd manually take my bp and pulse and write it down

on my chart.  Their " remote monitoring " system, was a security camera mounted on

the wall, pointing in the direction of my equipment, where I suppose they could

look at it from afar!  During shift rotation, the entire nursing staff would

come and say good bye, and the new staff would come in as a gr! oup and all

introduce themselves to me!  The nurse actually left

my side for about 20 minutes, and then apologized profusely, but explained that

someone had come in in a coma!

  

  I went to this hospital for 4 days, for repeated EKGs, and the doctor gave me

his personal cell phone.  My ENTIRE bill at the end of my treatment, which by

the way, worked to get my rate into the 80s and allowed me to somewhat enjoy the

rest of the week, was a grand $250 US.  

  

  I guess the point is that some local medical help may be just fine..  maybe

not what you're used to, but fine none the less.

  

  Stef

  

 

mandy tennesen mandyofca@...> wrote:

 

Gerald,

  

  We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out cancelation

insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one price about three

hundred dollars for three of us. It was called " Worldwide trip protector "

comprehensive travel protection. They have an 800 number if you are interested

in more info. Since we are medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to

check to see about their coverage while traveling also.

  Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking about medical

coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the time of travel, I am not

sure about the coverage with AF, which could be considered pre-existing

condition.

  MandyofCA

           

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I guess we will have to holiday in Venezuela!

Love, Ger

Re: Traveling with aFib? Gerald

One thing to note is that most medical insurances will transport you only to

the closest acceptable medical facility.. .or where ever the insurance thinks is

good enough. They will not necessarily ship you back to the US for treatment.

This is important to know. In England, insurance may only put you in the

nearest hospital, or perhaps pop you off to France.

One thing I always recommend to afibbers who travel, is to know how to

" rescue " yourself in a situation where medical treament is unavailable or

substandard. I always travel with extra medication (especially digoxin) and

know how much I can take if I run into a situation that can't be handled

locally. For me, my problem was always rate control, so I'd use digoxin to slow

my heart down to a somewhat reasonable rate. Afib on travel can really put a

damper on things, but is not the end of the world. It's also important to know

exactly what drugs you are on, and what drugs might interact with them. Local

medical help may not be familiar with certain medications or contradictions.

I went into afib the second day of a dive trip on Bonair (off the coast of

venezuala). The local medical care was a hoot, but actually quite refreshing

over all the red tape required in the US. I met the doctor in his office, and

we literally walked across the street to the hospital to do an EKG ($35). They

put me in a ward (the only air conditioned place in the whole hospital) that had

only one other person (a traveler recovering from a burst apendix) and I had a

nurse sitting BY MY SIDE the entire time I was there. They gave me a digoxin

drip and every 5 minutes, she'd manually take my bp and pulse and write it down

on my chart. Their " remote monitoring " system, was a security camera mounted on

the wall, pointing in the direction of my equipment, where I suppose they could

look at it from afar! During shift rotation, the entire nursing staff would

come and say good bye, and the new staff would come in as a group and all

introduce themselves to me! The nurse actually left

my side for about 20 minutes, and then apologized profusely, but explained

that someone had come in in a coma!

I went to this hospital for 4 days, for repeated EKGs, and the doctor gave

me his personal cell phone. My ENTIRE bill at the end of my treatment, which by

the way, worked to get my rate into the 80s and allowed me to somewhat enjoy the

rest of the week, was a grand $250 US.

I guess the point is that some local medical help may be just fine.. maybe

not what you're used to, but fine none the less.

Stef

mandy tennesen mandyofca@...> wrote:

Gerald,

We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out cancelation

insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one price about three

hundred dollars for three of us. It was called " Worldwide trip protector "

comprehensive travel protection. They have an 800 number if you are interested

in more info. Since we are medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to

check to see about their coverage while traveling also.

Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking about

medical coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the time of travel, I am

not sure about the coverage with AF, which could be considered pre-existing

condition.

MandyofCA

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Hi

The French medical care is some of the best in the WORLD,

including USA.

Of course it depends on the area (large cities being the best),

but in general, you should be in good hands.

>

> Gerald,

>

> We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out

cancelation insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one

price about three hundred dollars for three of us. It was called

" Worldwide trip protector " comprehensive travel protection. They have

an 800 number if you are interested in more info. Since we are

medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to check to see about

their coverage while traveling also.

> Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking

about medical coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the time

of travel, I am not sure about the coverage with AF, which could be

considered pre-existing condition.

> MandyofCA

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I have been in AF for 18 months24/7 and I am going to France in April ,having

spent a couple of weeks in spain.In the UK if your ill to the extent that you

need medical help you can dial 999 or turn up at any hospital with an A&E

department and they will treat you first and work out the politics second.In

France there are many good hospitals and I have always rated them has first

class. I never self medicate ,what I would say is when you go to France remember

the triggers for your own AF.In my case I would not drink the coffee ,over

indulge in wine or eat meals which have stimulants in them ,ie sweet and sour

chicken.If your from the UK take your E111 and the post office will give good

insurance .

Good luck

Alyce Meehan alycemeehan@...> wrote:

Your story was interesting to me because I too have travel concerns.! 'll be

travelling to the South of France in June (Provence to be exact). Anyone in this

group familiar with the medical facilities in that area?

Thanks,

Alyce

Re: Traveling with aFib? Gerald

One thing to note is that most medical insurances will transport you only to the

closest acceptable medical facility.. .or where ever the insurance thinks is

good enough. They will not necessarily ship you back to the US for treatment.

This is important to know. In England, insurance may only put you in the

nearest hospital, or perhaps pop you off to France.

One thing I always recommend to afibbers who travel, is to know how to

" rescue " yourself in a situation where medical treament is unavailable or

substandard. I always travel with extra medication (especially digoxin) and

know how much I can take if I run into a situation that can't be handled

locally. For me, my problem was always rate control, so I'd use digoxin to slow

my heart down to a somewhat reasonable rate. Afib on travel can really put a

damper on things, but is not the end of the world. It's also important to know

exactly what drugs you are on, and what drugs might interact with them. Local

medical help may not be familiar with certain medications or contradictions.

I went into afib the second day of a dive trip on Bonair (off the coast of

venezuala). The local medical care was a hoot, but actually quite refreshing

over all the red tape required in the US. I met the doctor in his office, and

we literally walked across the street to the hospital to do an EKG ($35). They

put me in a ward (the only air conditioned place in the whole hospital) that had

only one other person (a traveler recovering from a burst apendix) and I had a

nurse sitting BY MY SIDE the entire time I was there. They gave me a digoxin

drip and every 5 minutes, she'd manually take my bp and pulse and write it down

on my chart. Their " remote monitoring " system, was a security camera mounted on

the wall, pointing in the direction of my equipment, where I suppose they could

look at it from afar! During shift rotation, the entire nursing staff would

come and say good bye, and the new staff would come in as a gr! oup and all

introduce themselves to me! The nurse actually

left

my side for about 20 minutes, and then apologized profusely, but explained that

someone had come in in a coma!

I went to this hospital for 4 days, for repeated EKGs, and the doctor gave me

his personal cell phone. My ENTIRE bill at the end of my treatment, which by

the way, worked to get my rate into the 80s and allowed me to somewhat enjoy the

rest of the week, was a grand $250 US.

I guess the point is that some local medical help may be just fine.. maybe

not what you're used to, but fine none the less.

Stef

mandy tennesen wrote:

Gerald,

We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out cancelation

insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one price about three

hundred dollars for three of us. It was called " Worldwide trip protector "

comprehensive travel protection. They have an 800 number if you are interested

in more info. Since we are medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to

check to see about their coverage while traveling also.

Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking about medical

coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the time of travel, I am not

sure about the coverage with AF, which could be considered pre-existing

condition.

MandyofCA

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There is an American hospital just outside Paris and of course the

Bordeaux Heart Institute is one of the best in the world.

You might get information from IAMAT for approved English speaking

physicians and hospitals most everywhere. IAMAT info is free.

Check out www.iamat.org

Gordon

>

> Gerald,

>

> We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out

cancelation insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one

price about three hundred dollars for three of us. It was

called " Worldwide trip protector " comprehensive travel protection.

They have an 800 number if you are interested in more info. Since we

are medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to check to see

about their coverage while traveling also.

> Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking

about medical coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the

time of travel, I am not sure about the coverage with AF, which

could be considered pre-existing condition.

> MandyofCA

>

>

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[Guest guest]

From what I've read in the responses and your feedback, I am not concerned.

Thanks!

Re: Traveling with aFib? Gerald

Hi

    The French medical care is some of the best in the WORLD,

including USA.

    Of course it depends on the area (large cities being the best),

      but in general, you should be in good hands.

>   

>  Gerald,

>    

>    We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out

cancelation insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one

price about three hundred dollars for three of us. It was called

" Worldwide trip protector " comprehensive travel protection. They have

an 800 number if you are interested in more info. Since we are

medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to check to see about

their coverage while traveling also.

>    Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking

about medical coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the time

of travel, I am not sure about the coverage with AF, which could be

considered pre-existing condition.

>    MandyofCA

> 

>             

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> 

[Guest guest]

Excellent, great feedback and advice!

Alyce

Re: Traveling with aFib? Gerald

One thing to note is that most medical insurances will transport you only to

the closest acceptable medical facility.. .or where ever the insurance thinks is

good enough.  They will not necessarily ship you back to the US for treatment. 

This is important to know.  In England, insurance may only put you in the

nearest hospital, or perhaps pop you off to France.

  

  One thing I always recommend to afibbers who travel, is to know how to

" rescue " yourself in a situation where medical treament is unavailable or

substandard.  I always travel with extra medication (especially digoxin) and

know how much I can take if I run into a situation that can't be handled

locally.  For me, my problem was always rate control, so I'd use digoxin to slow

my heart down to a somewhat reasonable rate.  Afib on travel can really put a

damper on things, but is not the end of the world.  It's also important to know

exactly what drugs you are on, and what drugs might interact with them.  Local

medical help may not be familiar with certain medications or contradictions.

  

  I went into afib the second day of a dive trip on Bonair (off the coast of

venezuala).  The local medical care was a hoot, but actually quite refreshing

over all the red tape required in the US.   I met the doctor in his office, and

we literally walked across the street to the hospital to do an EKG ($35).  They

put me in a ward (the only air conditioned place in the whole hospital) that had

only one other person  (a traveler recovering from a burst apendix) and I had a

nurse sitting BY MY SIDE the entire time I was there.  They gave me a digoxin

drip and every 5 minutes, she'd manually take my bp and pulse and write it down

on my chart.  Their " remote monitoring " system, was a security camera mounted on

the wall, pointing in the direction of my equipment, where I suppose they could

look at it from afar!  During shift rotation, the entire nursing staff would

come and say good bye, and the new staff would come in as a gr! ! oup and all

introduce themselves to me!  The nurse actually

left

my side for about 20 minutes, and then apologized profusely, but explained that

someone had come in in a coma!

  

  I went to this hospital for 4 days, for repeated EKGs, and the doctor gave me

his personal cell phone.  My ENTIRE bill at the end of my treatment, which by

the way, worked to get my rate into the 80s and allowed me to somewhat enjoy the

rest of the week, was a grand $250 US.  

  

  I guess the point is that some local medical help may be just fine..  maybe

not what you're used to, but fine none the less.

  

  Stef

  

 

mandy tennesen wrote:

 

Gerald,

  

  We are traveling to England next May, and we have taken out cancelation

insurance, plus medical etc. It was all included in one price about three

hundred dollars for three of us. It was called " Worldwide trip protector "

comprehensive travel protection. They have an 800 number if you are interested

in more info. Since we are medicare Ins. and have a secondary I am going to

check to see about their coverage while traveling also.

  Reading the fine print on the brochure just now, it was talking about medical

coverage if experiencing a medical emergency at the time of travel, I am not

sure about the coverage with AF, which could be considered pre-existing

condition.

  MandyofCA

           

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[Guest guest]

One thing to note is that most medical insurances will transport you

only to the

closest acceptable medical facility.. .or where ever the insurance

thinks is

good enough. They will not necessarily ship you back to the US for

treatment.

This is important to know. In England, insurance may only put you

in the

nearest hospital, or perhaps pop you off to France.

Something you may want to investigate is MedJet

http://www.medjetassistance.com/index.asp?partner=overture

This firm provides transportation from hospital wherever to your

hometown hospital upon certification of a bona fide hospitalization

requirement and it is relatively inexpensive; less than $200 per

year.

I carry their policy as normal travel insurance is usuallly about

10% of the total trip cost and my medical insurance covers overseas

medical costs. I have not had to use it yet and hope I never will

but it's good peace of mind for me.

Gordon

[Guest guest]

I am sorry you had such a bad experience, and it does make me nervous. I am

contemplating a trip to Scotland and Ireland in June. It will be 13 hours in

the air each way and I realize the cabin is pressurized to 6000 feet, perhaps

higher? Definitely you get dehydrated but can counter that with liquid

intake, especially gatorade. Would like to hear more from our traveling afibbers

-

most of you show lots of courage and take off and go. I admit it spooks me.

Nothing worse than feeling really lousy far from home. Still, not going means

giving up a lifetime - or what's left of a lifetime- of travel and adventure.

Lil

In a message dated 4/16/2006 6:21:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

zipwls01@... writes:

So travel at your own risk. I have been told the

pressure in a plane cabin can effect your heart and

you get dehydrated

[Guest guest]

I was having a few bad weeks right before a trip to

Argentina. I decided to go anyway. No sooner did the

plane take off and I have an awful episode of AFIB,

PACs and PVCs. Awful. Almost asked the attendant to

have an ambulance waiting for me at the airport. Got

over it and had a miserable two weeks in daily

arrythmia for hours at a time.

My cardiologist was no help. He said come home. My

insurance company said pay for any services there and

we will reimburse you. Bottom line I learned I can

tolerate my problems more than I thought. I did not

die. I felt awful but I could function somewhat.

When I got home my doctor took me off sotalol and put

me on Flecainide which is better.

So travel at your own risk. I have been told the

pressure in a plane cabin can effect your heart and

you get dehydrated

--- gheld1190 ggheld@...> wrote:

> One thing to note is that most medical insurances

> will transport you

> only to the

> closest acceptable medical facility.. .or where ever

> the insurance

> thinks is

> good enough. They will not necessarily ship you

> back to the US for

> treatment.

> This is important to know. In England, insurance

> may only put you

> in the

> nearest hospital, or perhaps pop you off to France.

>

>

> Something you may want to investigate is MedJet

>

http://www.medjetassistance.com/index.asp?partner=overture

>

> This firm provides transportation from hospital

> wherever to your

> hometown hospital upon certification of a bona fide

> hospitalization

> requirement and it is relatively inexpensive; less

> than $200 per

> year.

>

> I carry their policy as normal travel insurance is

> usuallly about

> 10% of the total trip cost and my medical insurance

> covers overseas

> medical costs. I have not had to use it yet and

> hope I never will

> but it's good peace of mind for me.

>

> Gordon

>

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I remember a post here years ago and they mentioned being given additional

oxygen because during an afib episode, our bodies are a certain percentage short

and that it makes the trip more bearable.

Does anyone have any information about this?

cnetwork@... wrote:

I am sorry you had such a bad experience, and it does make me nervous. I am

contemplating a trip to Scotland and Ireland in June. It will be 13 hours in

the air each way and I realize the cabin is pressurized to 6000 feet, perhaps

higher? Definitely you get dehydrated but can counter that with liquid

intake, especially gatorade. Would like to hear more from our traveling afibbers

-

most of you show lots of courage and take off and go. I admit it spooks me.

Nothing worse than feeling really lousy far from home. Still, not going means

giving up a lifetime - or what's left of a lifetime- of travel and adventure.

Lil

In a message dated 4/16/2006 6:21:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

zipwls01@... writes:

So travel at your own risk. I have been told the

pressure in a plane cabin can effect your heart and

you get dehydrated

[Guest guest]

Just returned from France and last year went to Ibiza .I have never been advised

not to fly ,so always live for today.

cnetwork@... wrote:

I am sorry you had such a bad experience, and it does make me nervous. I am

contemplating a trip to Scotland and Ireland in June. It will be 13 hours in

the air each way and I realize the cabin is pressurized to 6000 feet, perhaps

higher? Definitely you get dehydrated but can counter that with liquid

intake, especially gatorade. Would like to hear more from our traveling afibbers

-

most of you show lots of courage and take off and go. I admit it spooks me.

Nothing worse than feeling really lousy far from home. Still, not going means

giving up a lifetime - or what's left of a lifetime- of travel and adventure.

Lil

In a message dated 4/16/2006 6:21:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

zipwls01@... writes:

So travel at your own risk. I have been told the

pressure in a plane cabin can effect your heart and

you get dehydrated

[Guest guest]

I flew to Australia a couple of years ago and had swollen ankles for

a day or two but no other ill effects. I have also travelled to

Spain, Greece and the Canaries since diagnosed.

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> I am sorry you had such a bad experience, and it does make me

nervous. I am

> contemplating a trip to Scotland and Ireland in June. It will be 13

hours in

> the air each way and I realize the cabin is pressurized to 6000

feet, perhaps

> higher? Definitely you get dehydrated but can counter that with

liquid

> intake, especially gatorade. Would like to hear more from our

traveling afibbers -

> most of you show lots of courage and take off and go. I admit it

spooks me.

> Nothing worse than feeling really lousy far from home. Still, not

going means

> giving up a lifetime - or what's left of a lifetime- of travel and

adventure.

> Lil

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> In a message dated 4/16/2006 6:21:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

> zipwls01@... writes:

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> So travel at your own risk. I have been told the

> pressure in a plane cabin can effect your heart and

> you get dehydrated

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