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I'm nervous too, vitdoc; my Eliquis compliance was perfect. I have not had a recurrence of the amaurosis fugax since my ER visit. Neurologist considered adding aspirin but was worried about bleeding risk. I have an appointment with my cardiologist on 8/29. I am hoping that he will order the TEE...

I'm more short of breath this year and feel tired a lot which is why I pushed for followup. Mostly I feel frustrated with my cardiologist and like I am having to push hard for care. He kind of reluctantly ordered an echo in June after I developed afib this spring, then said it looked fine and...

Had follow up with neurologist today for the amarosis fugax. He underlined that this was a TIA, that it was likely valve related and that I should be anti coagulated indefinitely. For future forum miners yes, this specific vision pattern with vision obscured and / or retuning like a window shade...

Fred, I don’t have info for you but I am sorry you are going through this, on top of caregiving which while honorable is very hard. Thinking of you and hoping for good options for you.

So disconcerting experience last week with my stress echo - got in there, they strapped me into the bike, they did the initial echo, then the tech disappears for 30 mins. Comes back and says the test is over, gradient is significantly worse than my June echo and “they don’t need to make it...

I’d love you to update the thread on this as you go. I have mitral issues (stenosis and regurgitation both) and had a few afib episodes for the first time this year (maybe 10 of them over the course of 6 weeks). The first time it happened I went the ER, was dx with afib and then cardioverted...

When I have had paroxysmal afib I definitely feel it. My heart pounds, it’s fast, irregularly irregular, and I feel tired and wired at the same time.

I hope everything breaks your way from here on out, Eva. Wishing you awesome doctors, as much calm as possible, and a good outcome.

Me three for atorvastatin. Zero side effects. But man it kicks the *** of my cholesterol numbers.

When I suddenly developed paroxysmal afib, the ER specifically asked me if I had been under stress lately (the answer was YES as my son had been suicidal for 3-4 weeks, and I had gotten very little sleep due to sitting up with him). So I guess yeah it can. He is much better now and I haven’t had...

Been thinking about you Gail and I am glad you’re feeling more settled so you can make the wisest decision possible and not suffer emotionally on top of the physical issues you have to deal with. My original cardiologist worked on one of the first TMVRs in the US. If it or another approach can...

You might be jumping the gun picking out / ruling out procedures. For perspective, I have had moderate to severe mitral stenosis and mitral regurgitation for more than 20 years now. Having echos every 6-12 months is prudent, not a death sentence. Although no one can guarantee your health...

I learned about BNP from my FIL’s many hospitalizations last fall. It was over 20,000 😬 His heart was really struggling and he only has only kidney (after donating one to his wife 20 years ago) and I guess kidney function also affects BNP. He is doing a lot better now which we are grateful for.

They’ll be saving your life and health during the operation, that’s what they will be doing. It’s good if they are doing the tests they need to make everything go as smooth as possible. Look I don’t want to act like this is no big deal. It’s a serious surgery and yeah you’re going to be in the...

That’s a great sign of less heart failure! Awesome.

Why are you worried about the tests, I am confused about that. That is not a bad sign. The pre op tests are typical to give the surgeon info to make the procedure go smoothly. in terms of calming down, whatever normally works for you - one of the easiest ways is to breathe in on a count of 3...

I got paroxysmal afib this spring - it does feel like it is pounding, fast and it is also irregularly irregular. I have a pulse oximeter with audio beeps and when I put that on it read 250, 200, 120 constantly shifting from second to second and the sound of the pulses was chaotic. I went to the...

Interesting, so this is like a Watchman device maybe? https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/17167-left-atrial-appendage--closure Are they saying you can avoid anticoagulation with this? (The article seems to indicate that LAA procedures address non valvular afib and stroke risk)...

Not sure this fits here the best, Satori, but you’ve mentioned a couple times they can’t visualize your valve as well due to PEX. Have they done a TEE or some other kind of imaging that might give a better view?

Interesting. My daughter has an incision in that spot from a pda ligation done when she was a day old (arguably -90 days old since she was a 2 pound preemie). The scar has grown with her from a small slit to a pretty long deal. She is a very lightweight and low muscle person but her back looks...