Coping with AFib in the Hot Summer Months
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I was diagnosed with persistent AFib on November 5th, 2015. I went for my yearly physical, and as usual, the first thing my doctor did was listen to my heart. After he finished listening to my heart, he said to me, "I want you to go down the hall and have an EGK." I go back to the exam room after the EKG and doc walked in and looked a little concerned, and I casually say something wrong? He takes a breath and leaning on the wall “I want you to go to the ER,” he said. "I’m...
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Does anyone get this: a feeling if everything stopping. It only lasts for seconds but it’s a very scary feeling.
Diagnosed 10 years ago with a-fib . My heart has been shocked 12 times, so far.. and I had the Maze Procedure in July 2011. It didn’t work for me!!!
All the time! I highly suspect it...Sometimes I wake myself up sounding like Trigger ...You know, the flappy lip thing !!! 😂