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Atrial Fibrillation

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  • January 21, 2013 at 5:10 pm #17739
    twosparetubes

    Hi
    I’ve just been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation and am waiting treatment. Anyone else suffer from this and how has it affected your riding if at all.
    Thanks
    Andrew

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  • January 21, 2013 at 7:05 pm #712681
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    Anonymous

    Good luck with the
    Good luck with the cardioversion, hope it does work for you! I had that when first diagnosed but didn’t work, they think because they didn’t catch it early enough. Hopefully they’ve diagnosed yours in time.

    There’s new treatments coming out all the time so you have a few options open to you.

    I’m stuck on tablets for the rest of my life but learnt to live with it now! :<

    January 21, 2013 at 6:52 pm #712679
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    twosparetubes

    Thanks for that Dave. It
    Thanks for that Dave. It certainly helps to hear other stories. I’m 46 too, on beta blockers and Dabigatran ( like warfarin only newer) and waiting for a cardioversion procedure. Hopefully that will work!
    Andrew

    January 21, 2013 at 6:43 pm #712677
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    Gkam84

    I know nothing about AF, but
    I know nothing about AF, but wish you all the best going forward and keeping up cycling

    January 21, 2013 at 6:31 pm #712675
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    Hi Andrew,
    I’ve had AF for
    Hi Andrew,

    I’ve had AF for nearly 20 years now and have to say it hasn’t had any effect on my cycling or gym work although I’m only a leisure cyclist, charity cycles & long days out cycling, not sportives etc. I was diagnosed with the condition at a very young age for AF (normally something you get in later life apparently), I’m only 46 now and never had a problem. I still cycle every day & go to the gym regularly.

    You’ll probably be put onto tablets to control the irregular heartbeat, I assume Digoxin and possibly a beta blocker, but these shouldn’t affect any training you do. The only annoyance with the condition is going for regular blood tests if you’re put on warfarin. Hopefully you’ll be spared that.

    Your doctor will be quite happy for you to keep cycling, mine certainly is!

    Good luck!
    Dave

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