AFCDorset
Roofer
As some of you know, I have been dealing with heart issues for most of the last two years. It has been a constant battle with the NHS with me having to pay on several occasions to get anything done.
Since the end of 2020, after my Cardio Ablation, I have been living with an irregular heart beat, caused by a 'miss-firing' heart valve. This is controlled by medication but causes a sense of unease, sometimes agitation and significant loss of strength and energy. Repeated requests for help have largely been ignored and what responses I have had have been of the 'your condition is stable, nothing more we can do' variety.
So back in November I opened my wallet once again and had a local cardiologist perform a full evaluation, this included a CT scan and a number of blood tests. The good news is that the tests showed that my heart has minimal physical damage (not bad at all for a 71 year old heart) which means that other treatments are viable.
First thing to try is a drug called flecainide, to regulate the electrical impulses to the heart valve, it was prescribed on Monday and the first dose taken Wednesday. Remarkably, the next morning, Thursday, the effect was noticeable, the agitation was much reduced and over the next day or so, the incidence of irregular beats were reduced. During Saturday, Mrs AFC reckoned that my rate was stronger and more consistent than she had felt in some time, quite positive.
So, off to the gym in a few minutes, be interesting to see how that goes.
Since the end of 2020, after my Cardio Ablation, I have been living with an irregular heart beat, caused by a 'miss-firing' heart valve. This is controlled by medication but causes a sense of unease, sometimes agitation and significant loss of strength and energy. Repeated requests for help have largely been ignored and what responses I have had have been of the 'your condition is stable, nothing more we can do' variety.
So back in November I opened my wallet once again and had a local cardiologist perform a full evaluation, this included a CT scan and a number of blood tests. The good news is that the tests showed that my heart has minimal physical damage (not bad at all for a 71 year old heart) which means that other treatments are viable.
First thing to try is a drug called flecainide, to regulate the electrical impulses to the heart valve, it was prescribed on Monday and the first dose taken Wednesday. Remarkably, the next morning, Thursday, the effect was noticeable, the agitation was much reduced and over the next day or so, the incidence of irregular beats were reduced. During Saturday, Mrs AFC reckoned that my rate was stronger and more consistent than she had felt in some time, quite positive.
So, off to the gym in a few minutes, be interesting to see how that goes.