Well it was bound to happen. It had been exactly two weeks since my last episode. I was due for one given my recent history of having an episode every week or two. This one I predicted. All day long I kept thinking I was going to have an episode any day. There was no way I was going to go more than two weeks without one. Our family Christmas celebrations were going to begin on Tuesday night so I […]
READ MOREMy Shortest Atrial Fibrillation Episode To Date
I had my last episode less than 48 hours ago. When I wrote about that episode I sarcastically joked that at the rate my episodes were occurring I’d be writing daily pretty soon. Well it looks like I shouldn’t have been such a smart ass because here I am writing again. It’s not a good thing when the posts filed under “my afib journey” are growing by the week! I went to bed late as usual around 1 a.m. I […]
READ MOREAnd Yet Another Atrial Fibrillation Episode
If this keeps up I’ll be writing daily! My last episode wasn’t even a week ago. What the heck is going on? This is such bullshit. Can you tell I’m frustrated? As I look at my progression chart it boggles my mind how quickly my afib has spun out of control. I expected things to get progressively worse (eventually) but not like this. How does a guy go from having one episode a year to having them weekly? It doesn’t […]
READ MOREIs Atrial Fibrillation a Progressive Disease? Ya, I’d Say So…
I was first diagnosed with lone atrial fibrillation back in 2006. Over the years as I learned more and more about afib, the one thing that always frustrated me was that it was a guarantee that it was going to get worse. It was especially frustrating because in the beginning I rarely had episodes. I was crossing my fingers I would get lucky somehow and it wouldn’t get worse. I was different I would tell myself. At the very least, […]
READ MOREA Dream About Afib Triggers an Intense Atrial Fibrillation Episode in My Sleep
I woke up Monday morning at 4:35 a.m. from an intense dream. Ironically, in this dream I was having an afib episode! Is that scary or what? Aside from the episode I had during a power nap, this was the first time I’ve ever had an episode while sleeping. I hope this isn’t the beginning of a new trend. I’ve always feared having atrial fibrillation while sleeping because I have a hard enough time getting good sleep the way it […]
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