Re: AFIB episode - 4 years after Maze

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Posted by Roger Meyer on July 04, 2004 at 10:13:07:

In Reply to: AFIB episode - 4 years after Maze posted by Shearin Johnson on July 03, 2004 at 21:59:28:

Shearin

I sense your frustration and concern. While we Mazers have our similarities, we also have many differences.I thought I would share my experience as a Mazer for what it may be worth.

My Maze was performed in August 2001 at Ohio State University so I have my three year anniversary coming up soon. I did not come out of the Maze procedure with NSR. I was left in junctional rhythm and that became my norm. Then in December in a routine office visit my cardiologist discovered that I too was in a-fib with elevated heart rate. Generally these were not things I was able to sense on my own.

I was placed on Rhythmol and I guess it worked although I never was comfortable with it. Then in June my rhythm became so erratic that I could not help but notice. After wearing the Holter, a pacer was prescribed for me and was implanted. A condition a-fib had left me with was sick sinus syndrome so when they tried to implant pacer leads, they could not find enough conductive tissue on my atrium for a lead so I received a single chamber pacer (lead on the ventricle). Rhythmol was discontinued and I was placed on Digoxin (37.5 mg), Cardizem (180 mg), full aspirin daily, and Coumadin (2 mg). After some months of monitoring my new meds I am now considered to be stable in my paced rhythm but my concerns were significant enough that I scheduled an appointment for an evaluation at Cleveland Clinic. There I received affirmation that my treatment seemed to be appropriate for my condition.

Although I still have occcasional heart events, my cardiologist totally dismisses them as nothing of significance. I can do most anything I want including racquetball, so I am pleased. The meds seem to be working so far, but based on what I read here on this site, I expect that at some point I may have to change meds.

I wish you both well. Peace of mind is such a valuable thing and I hope you and your husband experience that very soon.

Roger


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