RE: Post PVI, Day 13

[Guest guest]

Greg,

I'm so glad things are going well for you. Taking a deep breath now has new

meaning!

Rich O

[Guest guest]

Hello . Thank you and the many others who wrote me after my PVI

ablation on May 2. Your kind words and encouragement are really

appreciated! I do have a monitor with me to phone in ECGs, yes, but other

than that have no additional tools or follow-up procedures than is Dr.

's norm.

Post ablation, I went into AFib two days after getting back to Alaska. The

CC folks reccomended doubling my dose of Flecanide and waiting to see

whether I would self-convert. I didn't, and ended up having an

e-cardioversion last Wed. morning. The local hospital staff doubted that I

was in AFib at first The EKG looked different for a short while, indicating

PACs. I knew what I had however, and the machine proved me right shortly

after the initial read. Somewhat interesting (to me anyway), I generally

required 300 joules to convert back to NSR (12+ cardioversions). This time I

only required one " hit " at 150 j...

I've been fine since then, with no unusual rythms that I've detected. (Now

taking the CC's recomended " double dose " of 100 mgs of Flec. twice daily).

I'm scheduled to go off Flec. cold turkey in early July. Now at day 13 psot

ablation, I'm back at work fulltime, am excercising on an eliptical trainer

daily (since Saturday), have mowed the lawn twice and put in our small (100

sq ft) potato patch. I've really been careful about proper sleep, diet and

fluids and feel great right now.

, will your cruise in September bring you to Sitka? Please plan on

looking me up if your itinerary and schedule allow. I can be reached through

the staff at the front desk of the visitor center at Sitka National

Historical Park. The park is a highlight for most cruise ship passengers who

reach our small community (accessible only by plane or boat), and I would be

happy to meet you and the folks you're traveling with during your port stop.

All the best! -- Greg D.

Subject: Re: Home from Cleveland

Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 22:13:22 -0000

Dear Greg,

I am very happy to hear that all went well with your ablation with

Dr. Natale. I assume that you were sent home with a monitor so that

you could call in your routine ecgs and also any problems.Did they

recommend any other things for you to do, seeing that you are in a

very remote area in Alaska?

I traveled from Delaware for my ablation with Dr. Natale in Feb. of

2005. Many would say that Delaware is a remote area also!

I'm about to take my first trip to Alaska in September. Doubt that I

will be anywhere remote. Where are you located? A friend of mine has

a daughter who is a PA and she spent some time working near the Arctic

Circle.

Thanks for checking in, and I am so happy for you that you are

feeling so much better.

Please check in from time to time and let us know how you are doing.

My best,

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[Guest guest]

Greg,

We haven't finalized our cruise yet and won't until July, but at this

point, I don't see any reference to Sitka in the brochure. But if we

do happen to get there, I will surely stop and say hello.

Hope that you are recovering well.

>

> , will your cruise in September bring you to Sitka? Please

plan on

> looking me up if your itinerary and schedule allow. I can be

reached through

> the staff at the front desk of the visitor center at Sitka

National

> Historical Park. >