Finaly its going to happen friday the 23st

[Raoul]

little update again.
So after the first reset of the heart in the Hospital thay also gave me some new medication and send me home the 10th of januari.
The same evening the irregular heart rhythms started again en the same night i was back in the hospital.
The next day late afternoon they gave me a schock again and my heart did his job again.
They also stoped the other medication and started 2 diffirent ones.
The next day (12th) in the evening i could go home again.
Now everything still looks like its ok, i just feel realy tired and nauseous alot of times.
Maybe its the new medication...?
I can eat and drink so its not that bad i just dont feel hungy and not realy enjoy the taste of the food as i use too.
I have an aopintment with my own cardiologist next week, hopfuly she has some more information about the revalidation.

Greetings

Raoul

 

[tommyboy14]

The Nausea could also be the after effect of the anesthetic. Good to hear you are back home now. Hope that the new medication is helping. Did they put you an Amediorone?

 

[Raoul]

Yes, after the first irregular heart rhythms they started amiodaron. I had to take it 3 times a day for the first two weeks and after that 1 time a day. But two days later it started again. Now they give me Flecainideacetaat sendoz and Verapamil. Hope it will do its work...

 

[tommyboy14]

I am not familiar with those medicines. I also had Afib after my valve surgery and was put on a six week course of Amiodaron. I was fine with it, but the pharmacists explicitly warned about some of the side effects you mentioned.

I hope that these meds work now and I will keep my fingers crossed that you get better soon.

 

[Survived03]

I can eat and drink so its not that bad i just dont feel hungy and not realy enjoy the taste of the food as i use too

Rauol, this too should eventually go away. I had the same issue for a couple of weeks or so after surgery. I missed out on some very tasty meals that were dropped off by neighbors and friends. Hang in there.

 

[pellicle]

Amiodaron

dunno if you've looked it up, but I guess that its one of those drugs which is a last resort and you don't want to be on it long (unless you have to be on it long)

from Amiodarone - Wikipedia

Common side effects include feeling tired, tremor, nausea, and constipation.[4] As amiodarone can have serious side effects, it is mainly recommended only for significant ventricular arrhythmias.[4] Serious side effects include lung toxicity such as interstitial pneumonitis, liver problems, heart arrhythmias, vision problems, thyroid problems, and death.[4] If taken during pregnancy or breastfeeding it can cause problems in the fetus.[4] It is a class III antiarrhythmic medication.[4] It works partly by increasing the time before a heart cell can contract again.[4]​

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Amiodarone was first made in 1961 and came into medical use in 1962 for chest pain believed to be related to the heart.[6] It was pulled from the market in 1967 due to side effects.[7] In 1974 it was found to be useful for arrhythmias and reintroduced.[7] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[8] It is available as a generic medication.[4] In 2020, it was the 198th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 2 million prescriptions.[9][10]​

this last bit led me down this quick rabbit hole

The Top 200 of 2020

The 200 most common medications on the outpatient market -- the top 200 of 2020

clincalc.com

warfarin #58 and metoprolol #6

\o/ (and the crowd goes wild)