I’ve been meaning to get this post published since June 16th, the actual date of my 10-year anniversary with atrial fibrillation, but I’ve been busy so I’m a little late. On June 16, 2006 I was officially diagnosed with afib. I was 33 years old. I remember it like it was yesterday. How could I forget? It was Father’s Day, June 16, 2006, and I was just about to sit down with my wife and our 2 year-old daughter at […]
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Afib Forums and Communities: Connecting with Afibbers Online
The folks over at NewLifeOutlook reached out to me a couple weeks back about writing a guest post for my blog. When I asked them what they had in mind they said they wanted to put together a list of online forums and communities for afibbers. I thought it was a great idea. With that, they wrote the following post for your reading pleasure:) December 2017 Update: I recently wrote my own article on this topic. Get the updated list […]
READ MOREMy IV Magnesium Replacement Experience
In my last post I said I had an upcoming appointment for my first IV magnesium replacement treatment. Well I had the appointment and here’s what went down… On the way to the clinic I was really nervous. I was nervous that I might have a bad reaction to the IV magnesium – like my blood pressure would drop dramatically or that I’d somehow go into afib. I have a tendency to get myself worked up over things if you […]
READ MOREMy Latest Magnesium EXA Test & RBC Blood Test Results
Wouldn’t you know it but a few days after I posted my update about my battle with PVCs and PACs, I went almost three weeks with nothing but solid NSR. It was awesome! I forgot how nice it was to live a “normal” life where you didn’t have to think or worry about your heart. But just as quickly as they left, they came roaring back again and have been bugging me a lot in the past week. In fact, […]
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