Posted by Steve Giddings on June 02, 2001 at 13:49:58:
In Reply to: Jock's posted by Jack Drum on June 01, 2001 at 23:55:18:
Just a few comments about stories, post maze ativities and life (since the board is slow). I've made these comments before so I won't belabor anything. I had the maze via the right thoracotomy ("minimally invasive") approach Jan. 7, 1999 at age 52, done at Georgetown by Dr. Cox shortly before he semi-retired. I had been in and out of AF, on drugs, failed amiodarone and felt generally crummy. I was in AF at least 50% of the time just prior to operation. Like others who post here, I'm an inveterate exerciser, used to run, have rowed (actually sculled) as my principal form of exercise for the last 8 years. The maze worked. I am in sinus and have been with one exception, an episode of atrial flutter that wouldn't break spontaneously. I got cardioverted electrically. It happened about 9 months ago. I don't see it as a failure, just a minor incident compared to my situation prior to maze. No recurrence, no drugs. My exercise capacity is better than it has been in at least 6 years.
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