Posted by THOMAS C. GLASS on April 27, 2001 at 19:42:30:
TO EASE THE MINDS OF FUTURE MAZERS THIS MIGHT HELP.
SHORT SUMMARY OF MY MAZE. AGE 60,13 YEARS WITH PROXIMAL AF. DRUGS UNSUCCESSFUL. MINIMAL MAZE BY DR. COX ON OCT 4, 2000.DAY 3 POST OP HAD AFIB.PUT ME ON TOO MANY DRUGS WHICH I DO NOT TOLERATE.DAY 17 IN HOSP. DRS. GAVE UP AND PUT IN PACEMAKER SO I COULD LEAVE HOSPITAL.OF ALL MAZE OPERATIONS I PROBABLY WENT THROUGH WORST TRAUMA.LEFT HOSPITAL ON DAY 21.STOPPED ALL DRUGS ON MY OWN. OF COURSE WITH NO DRUGS, I STARTED GETTING BETTER RIGHT AWAY.
MONDAY JAN 29 HAD MY PACEMAKER TURNED OFF.
TODAY JUST 17 WEEKS POST OP I JOGGED 2 MILES WITHOUT STOPPINGS AND DID 4 100 YARD STRIDES IN THE THIRD MILE.I FEEL GREAT NO AFIB.
LATE FEBUARY I WILL HAVE MY PACEMAKER REMOVED AND THEN I CAN SAY ALL THE TRAUMA WAS WORTHWHILE.