Hello Andrew

Have you tried increasing your potassium and
magnesium intake? Some people are successfully
managing their afib by altering their diets and
adding supplements - indeed, I am one of these
people, I have been afib-free for almost a year
and I take no medication whatsoever. The best
website, in my opinion, for more information
about the natural route is the lone atrial
fibrillation website. Read and search their
bulletin board for further information -
http://www.afibbers.org/lafforum.htm

Whilst it is true that afib tends to get
progressively worse and heart-remodelling can
take place, I would have thought that your
circumstances do not warrant an ablation at this
stage.

Also, regarding your taking aspirin every day -
there is evidence to suggest that this is only
effective for a couple of years and that other
blood thinning methods are more effective in the
long run, such as nattokinese. Again, see the
website I mentioned above.

Best of luck and let us know what you decide.
Elizabeth
--- pinkfloyd1uk <pinkfloyd1uk@...>
wrote:

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Hi

I am new to this site so forgive me if I am
asking a dumb question.

I have been diagnosed as having partial afib. My
consultant has
prescribed me flecainide (100mg twice a day)
which for the first 6
months worked well. More recently I have been
getting the odd
breakthrough attack, lasting only a few mins, but
may be once a day.

I have just seen my consultant again and he is
now considering an
ablation procedure, the results of which he says
have become more
encouraging and is therefore more confident of
the success and
reduction of the procedure risks.

I am 42, reasonably healthy, married with a young
son (2 year old)
and live in London.

I was wondering on readers' views whether having
this procedure is
worth deferring until the attacks become too
life-style debilitating
or one should just get on with it.

Grateful for any perspectives.

Thanks

Andrew




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