Well, here's the latest for those who have been following my saga. Thanks as always for all of the support and advice I have received over the past couple of...
Hello everyone, Could someone please give me the name of the doctor that Carl mentioned in one of his post that had performed the most ablations on Maze ...
Laine, I'm not 100% sure but I would believe that to be Bruce Lindsay at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. I also think that Dr. Natale who used to be at...
Thanks Ed....Carl was telling me there is one that kind of specializes in ablations on Maze patients...Does Natale qualify for that..I know he does many...
Ed, do you have any phone numbers..thanks ... From: ewehan To: A-fibcures@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 2:19 PM Subject: [A-fibcures] Re:...
I found Dr. Bruce Linsay's information really easy....thanks anyway...laine ... From: alainecarol To: A-fibcures@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008...
Yea, I just looked it up as well so glad you found it. I'm sure that is who Carl mentioned because I remember him saying that it took forever to get an...
I saw on-line that is where Dick Cheney went to have his defibrillator implanted...there was a form at Dr. Lindsay's site that I filled out and they said they...
Carl is in Chicago but I'll try to call him Monday to find out. I am no expert and I've been accused by my wife of having a faulty memory but ..... Much of...
Thanks Ed....I have already had 2 failed ablations....I was on the table 1st time around 4 hrs...this was for flutter...then 8 hrs. for the full ablation....no...
Laine: Well I am not yet in Chicago, have stopped in Atlanta for the night and will go to Chicago at 8AM Sun. Bruce Lindsay worked with Dr. Cox while Cox was...
Carl, thank you for such a prompt reply...will you guess at what is going on with me...I can't get anyone to say...I am not going to take what you say as...
Good Luck Carl. I will be praying for you. Please let me know if you need anything while you are in Chicago. I'm only a hop skip and a jump away! Take...
Alaine, I'm so sorry to hear you are having problems, you were so encouraging to me last fall when I was having problems then. Even though I'm still having my...
Brad, I wouldn't trade anything (anything) in this world for my 2 yrs. in NSR....I would do it all again in a heart beat...I am still in NSR... I think my...
Alaine, while I had the minimally-invasive procedure, as far as I know, I had the full set of lesions as well as the over-sewing of the LAA. My problems now...
I was diagnosed in 1990 with lone a-fib and my cardiologist put me on atenelol and digoxin. I had 2 cardioversions in 17 years. This last year he switched to...
FIRST I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE FOR NOT BEING VERY ACTIVE LATELLY. I HAVE BEEN UNUSUALLY BUSY, AND NOW HAVE A TERRIBLE COLD. I probably won't be very...
Just my opinion, but I believe in most cases of intermittent afib, an ablation (or two in my case) is the most often recommended first line of defense.??I had...
Hi Earl. Best wishes to you and your beautiful wife. I am really happy that you are doing well since your ablation. I just want to say that I don't really...
Thanks for the note. This is so hard because the results are as individual as the procedure. I am interested in the mini-maze, because of the concern of...
Bret - I am 32 years old and have had 2 failed catheter ablations in the last 5 years. I also had a stroke on 11/29/07. I am going to have the maze procedure...
Bret and Brooke, if an ablation works, it is much less traumatic to the body than a full maze. If it doesn't work, or in my case, if something else has to be...
Hi all, I remember that when I had my maze in January 2001, I was really nervous. I asked Dr. McCarthy about the mortality rate and he gave me a number of...
This waws printed in our paper last week regarding the Ex-Maze FirstHealth of the Carolinas News Release Patients feel immediately better after Kiser procedure...
Hi Carl, If you check you e-mails tonight, just want you to know I will say a special prayer for you....I pray the doctors will find the problem and fix...
Bruce Lindsay to head up electrophysiology at Cleveland Clinic January 17, 2008 Michael O'Riordan Cleveland, OH - An established leader in the field of ...
I wan't to ask everyone who will, to pray for Carl and his doctors tomorrow. We all need to send all our best wishes for a complete cure this time. Carl has...