A-Fib?

[xcdmargo]

do any of you ladies have a-fib? Just wondering as I do and I'm wondering if it has affected your being able to comfortably dress, or do you worry about getting an episode while being out dressed en femme.

Thanks

margo

[Tina B.]

Don't have a fib, but I am a heart patient, and I understand your worry, so I don't have an answer for you, but with or with out, life goes on, and they all say EMT's and doctors have seen it all anyway. I got hit by a car once, I had my toes a bright red, wouldn't you know, I suffered a foot injury, and they went straight for the shoes and socks. no one batted an eye, although the x-ray technician did tell me they where a pretty color, I told him thanks, as I melted into the table. The wife showed up and brought some nail polish remover, and took it off, but by then everyone had seen it.
Tina B.

[Stephenie S]

A-Fib (atrial fibrillation) is a potentially fatal condition.

You should worry about the condition itself rather than being "dressed" when it happens. I hope you are on meds and seeing a doctor.

S

[BeckyAnderson]

I have A-Fib and have had it for over thirty five years. It's more of an inconvenience than anything else. A fatal part of A-Fib is the fear that a piece of plaque will break loose and end up causing a stroke. One can also momentarily (rare) pass out from lack of oxygen. I've been on a doctor prescribed asprin regiment to thin my blood a bit but not everyone can tolerate aspirin. Having A-Fib has not interfered with my dressing in any way. With me, I can feel an episode coming on and there are several things one can do to prevent or stop the episode. When I feel one coming on I breathe very deeply and very slowly and bare down between each breathe. At times drinking an ice cold glass of water quickly can also help eliminate the episode. By the way, if I'm driving I pull over to the side of the road until it passes.

Becky

[Karren H]

My wife does. We've spent way too many times in the ER over the last decade. Not fun!

[xcdmargo]

I am on medicine for the afib and I take pradaxa as well for a blood thinner. No one really dies from afib but the stroke that it can sometimes cause.
I appreciate your thoughts Becky and everyone else. I too can tell when it's coming on and I usually lay down and let it pass. But interestingly I had it come on while I was on my to yoga class and I thought about skipping the class but it actually helped it.
Sometimes I get a little apprehensive about something seriously happening while I'm dressed but really anything can happen to anyone at any time. Being dressed does make me a more cautious driver though, lol.

margo

[Joan_CD]

I have afib my whole life. I take a med that helps control the electrical rythym of my heart but when I am feeling overly anxious it tends not to always work. I think many of us with these kinds of issues suffer the what if syndrome, but we all try our best to not let it get the upper hand.

Live your life the way it makes you happy. Don't do the what ifs. Have fun!

[sarah kay]

I also have afib but presently my heart is beating properly. I had a ablation procedure done about 6 years ago which fixed everything up to last winter and then it went out. I had a electro conversion that put it back in and its been in since fortunately. I have every once and a while a feeling like it might slip out but I try to relax and so far so good. I had not thought about it going out. I only underdress but I suspect if I end up in the hospital everyone will be surprised, now something else to think about....

[xcdmargo]

Thanks Sarah & Joan
I'm actually thinking about the ablation option.
I've been on meds but the Dr. is suggesting that I look into the ablation

margo

[sometimes_miss]

A-Fib (atrial fibrillation) is a potentially fatal condition.

You should worry about the condition itself rather than being "dressed" when it happens. I hope you are on meds and seeing a doctor.

S
Life is a potentially fatal condition. Lots of things can kill you. They've even recently considered that many men have prostate cancer, but sometimes it's so slow developing that you'll probably die of something else before it kills you.
So keeping that in mind, if you have atrial fibrillation, see your doc and take your medications. You can live like that for many decades. AFA worrying about going out dressed up and having a heart attack, if that happens the least of your worries will be the clothes, and when we treat someone like that we're too busy keeping you alive to worry about what you were wearing when it happened.

[missmillie]

I too have a-fib but going to see my heart specialist this Wednesday the 21
and we will either get a new procedure to help stop it or a pace maker I am getting tired of the bother, the one thing in my favor is that I just happen to work at a heart hospital, wish me luck.
Love to all Miss Millie

[DebbieL]

There are so many things that can happen when you're dressed. I've had car problems, I've been pulled over by the police for a broken tail light, I've had my car stolen, I've missed the last train home, and I've lost a timing chain on my car. Of course, I've had unpleasant and unexpected things happen as Rex too.

I've gotten to the point where I don't try to hide it from doctors. My primary is an attractive woman, and knows I dress. My last exam, she did blood-work to check hormone levels as well as the other things.

If you have any medical risks, it's a good idea to take care of them. Unless of course you are hoping for reincarnation as a girl.

[Stephenie S]

There are so many things that can happen when you're dressed. I've had car problems, I've been pulled over by the police for a broken tail light, I've had my car stolen, I've missed the last train home, and I've lost a timing chain on my car. Of course, I've had unpleasant and unexpected things happen as Rex too.

I've gotten to the point where I don't try to hide it from doctors. My primary is an attractive woman, and knows I dress. My last exam, she did blood-work to check hormone levels as well as the other things.

If you have any medical risks, it's a good idea to take care of them. Unless of course you are hoping for reincarnation as a girl.

And this is pretty much what I meant to say, only said better.

Life is a fatal disesase. No one gets out alive. Enjoy your life. Don't worry about being busted. Worry about your condition. A-fib CAN be fatal if not treated. But if you see your doc regularly and take your meds you eill be doing all you can. Take good care of yourself and enjoy your life. It's the only one you are gonna get.