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Met the Cardio last night. My blod pressure was 93/52 with a pulse rate of 52. I'm normally about 110/65 with a pulse of 60. I'm usually very active but this slows me down. The cardio had no answer but to take me off sotalol and take one if I go into a -fib. Just last week I was feeling my...

Well the A-fib seems to be gone . I was put on sotalol but it makes me tired and dizzy. I'm usauly very active so I'm not sure about this med. Anyone else have any other short term and long term effects from sotalol?

Thanks for all the info. Went to bed in a-fib and woke up in a fib. Starting eating breakfast and bam, back into normal heartbeat.

Thanks for all the info. I left work early because as I sat and typed my last message, guess what happened, I went into a fib again, right after my lunch. I'm a very active person and just last week I never felt soo good so maybe I pushed it. All the things BVDR mentioned seem to cause it. I...

Hello Bina. You eat just like me. No junk food, no salt, alcohol, coffee etc..My only concern with Sotalol is any long term effects and my normal heartbeat is only 60 bpm. I'm wondering with this, if I'll be sleepy. Besides the a-fib Ii usually feel great.

I had a couple bouts with a fib prior to the heart surgery. I had a fib about one year later after surgery then I've had 3 bouts in the last 6 months. Up until last weekend, I was starting to feel great! My cardio stamina has been great. (BP at 105/60 hr at 60 bpm) Each time I go into a fib...

It's been a little over three years since I got my new St Judes Mechanical valve. I've hit a couple sppedbumbs along the way but I'm pretty much back to "Normal". (Hiking, kayacking, skiing, construction, backpacking at 10,000 feet, light weightlifting, etc...) The only problem is, I've had...

Off cumadin Off cumadin I, like Ross, had a nightmare a year ago having my wisdom teeth pulled. On the day of my extraction, I was told to get back on coumadin and to give myself the the Lovenox injection. We'll, 2-3 days later when the coumadin kicked in with the Lovenox, my gums turned to...

Hello. I also work for LASD (22 years) Like your son, I was a fitness fanatic up until two years ago when I had my aorta replaced with a SJ mechanical. I'm back to work but my surgeon and cardio told me to stop lifting heavy. I went from 450 lbs bench to doing a max of 100lbs for reps. I...

Hello. I was in a situation very simular to your husbands. (Age and BAV) I skiied, weight lifted, backpacked, played golf, sailed, etc... I had my valve replaced 2 years ago with a mechanical. Today...., I ski, weight lift, backpack, golf, sail, etc... I live the same way as I did before. The...

Hello Bob. I've go almost 23 years on with LASD and I had my aorta replaced a little over 2 years ago. Was I scared, you bet. I have delt with some of societies worst and have never been as scared as the day I was diagnosed (about 4 years ago.) Here It is a little over 2 years later and I'm...

Not many restrictions. Since my surgery 4/07, I have skiied, backpacked, hiked Mt. Shasta, Kayaked Mono Lake, built a shed, etc..etc....... I've cut myself numerous times and the bleeding has always stopped. I also eat all the same foods I did before the surgery. I do all the same things, and...

My "expert Cumadin lab" had me double up my cumadin (5mg to 10mg) and one lovenox shot the night of the surgery.

I too ended up in the ER twice with massive bleeding. It was Dec 8th when I had the extractions, and my gums are starting to heal up. I still have some bleeding though. The oral surgeon said it usually takes about a week. I think were the "ginny pigs". Do you know how long it take the lovenox...

Yum, yum...pizza in a blender. I can taste it now. My wife would take the leftovers, throw them into the blender with a little water and presto, DINNER!The oral surgeon said The cumadin lab should have kept me off for a couple days after the surgery, but no, they called and said double dose up...