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We converted over to no-salt, and my potassium did get in the red. So we ended up just using the light salt to split the difference. They key to a healthy diet is to train yourself to enjoy your foods with less salt flavor, and make it a rule to never add salt to food when you sit down to eat...

I wish I didn't like chocolate,,,,,,,,,, and cinnabon, and pizza, and steak,,,,,,,,,, and my lord that great Popeys Fried Chicken. I will shut up now and go eat my sawdust morning cerial BTW, the longer I am off the amio, I seem to be having a second stage to my recovery. I am starting my...

This decision may also depend on your surgeon’s skill and experience. My surgeon had done over a thousand mini procedures, so he told it was easy for him. You don't want this procedure if you are the third person he is learning on.

I take both, and it the q10 does not seem to have a dramatic affect; I take 500mg a day fo q10. Q10 is similar in structure to vit K, but even with the amount I take, I still only take 20mg a week of coumadin. If I don't get enough greens my INR will creek up to a high level.

I have constand afib three weeks after surgery. I stopped Amio three weeks ago and have had no afib at all. I have pushed the limits with exercise and dark chocolate. This stuff does go away after surgery, I hope you don't find your again.

They say the minimally invasive is more painful, but heals faster. I had the minimally invasive and thought it healed pretty fast, and the pain was not that big of a deal. To get a good answer you would need to find that person who has had both. The bad thing about going through the side is...

Your spouce should be in the loop, that's my thought. Parents are another story. Unless you know surgery is around the corner you may need to give that one some thought. My mom called me every night at 8:00pm to see how I feel once she found out about my possibility of surgery; now that I...

I didn't want to know the details because the human brain has a way of dwelling on that stuff; others may simply find it interesting. I am glad I was clueless. My wife watches lots of videos on c-sections before she had one; it messed with her and added additional stress.

I would not do it until after all the tubs and neck IV is removed. It is an image that will stick with you, so I don't see the point. Once you get in the room with fewer connections it is much better. We did not let my daughter in the room at all; I did not want her to have that image of me...

The problem is I have a Coagucheck XS.

I saw that episode also; I am an Ozz fan.

I was sent the wrong strips, so I have a new box of INRatio2 strips up for grabs. I would like these to go to someone who has limited or no insurance if possible. Please post here or send me a PM.

I would think it would be interesting to look at different cultures, and their occurrence of PVCs. I often wonder if diet and environmental variables have a big influence.

Cardiologists are clueless for most things non prescription. Ok clueless may be harsh, let’s say less informed. I spoke to a couple pharmacists about this, and the therapeutic level for Lovasa to have an effect on afib is about 4 grams. The trial on this exact thing is about 4 grams. My...

Another cool thing is you can simply look at your watch and calculate your heart rate. After a while you will be able to simply listen to the click rate and know your heart rate when exercising. It also let you know when you are in a good sinus rythm. The thought of it being in there has...

I also will watch your updates with great interest. The only thing I found that helped me with the PVCs is 4+/day grams of purified fish oil, lovaza. This may sound crazy, but it was almost soothing for my heart, sort of like a gulp of pepto for an upset stomach.

This may be nothing, but when I increased my fish oil to 4 grams per day I noticed less PVC, and generaly felt better. Then again it could have just been healing.

When I say fluid, I mean extra fluids the body will add to the blood and tissue in order to dilute the excess sodium in your blood. When we take water pills the body is instructed to loose that sodium, and the water takes it out via the kidneys. So salt is a big deal. I was told that in...

For whatever reason this reduced in occurence to nothing. The only thing I have now is PVCs about every 10 or 15 minutes; in the evning after dinner more frequent. At the time I posted this I was on amioderone for almost three weeks still having this slow afib. On my own initiative I...

I am very interested in this topic as well. Now that I have an ICD, the lead is run down through the tricuspid valve. I wory that a wire over the long term may cause damamge. Is regurgitation in this valve less severe than other valves like the AV or MV