The General Chat Thread (2025)

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Great idea, thanks!

How's your dad doing? Hopefully he is on the mend and going home soon. How did your brothers respond?

He's ok. His main problem isn't a minor old undiagnosed coronary, it's AF. So that's infinitely preferable than the major heart attack he believed he was in there for

He checks his heart rate with a finger tip probe every now and then. It's usually around 55bpm on resting but this time his heart was beating at 154bpm. So he decided the probe must be broken and ordered another one, when it arrived it said the same.
He rang 111 (our medical advice number) who transferred him to a Doc specialising in coronary care who ordered an ambulance.

They've kept him in while they try to ascertain the cause of the AF and get the meds right.

It's looking like they've achieved the right dosing and he'll be home soon

 

[JAS_OH1]

He's ok. His main problem isn't a minor old undiagnosed coronary it's AF. So that's infinitely preferable than the major heart attack he believed he was in there for

He checks his heart rate with a finger tip probe every now and then. it's usually around 55bpm on resting but this time his heart was beating at 154bpm. So he decided the probe must be broken and ordered another one, when it arrived it said the same.
He rang 111 (our medical advice number) who transferred him to a Doc specialising in coronary care who ordered an ambulance.

They've kept him in while they try to ascertain the cause of the AF and get the meds right.

It's looking like they've achieved the right dosing and he'll be home soon

Ahhh, good news!

My mom had AF and had a pacemaker put in many years ago, well before she passed (her heart was not her cause of death). A good friend of mine also had AF much later and got a watchman. He's ticking strong ever since!

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Ahhh, good news!

My mom had AF and had a pacemaker put in many years ago, well before she passed (her heart was not her cause of death). A good friend of mine also had AF much later and got a watchman. He's ticking strong ever since!

Yes of all the things to have heart wise AF that you’ve managed to catch before any real damage is done is the lesser of all the evils

 

[Morning Glory]

Yes of all the things to have heart wise AF that you’ve managed to catch before any real damage is done is the lesser of all the evils

I suffer from it and have done for over 30 years. Unfortunately since being in hospital with an unrelated issue earlier this (which also uncovered another heart condition), the medication which kept it under control has had to be changed. I am now suffering frequent bouts of AF and more often than not irregular beats all day. This is why I have not been cooking so much or indeed doing anything much. It's all being monitored and drugs are being adjusted but it's taking a long time.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I suffer from it and have done for over 30 years. Unfortunately since being in hospital with an unrelated issue earlier this (which also uncovered another heart condition), the medication which kept it under control has had to be changed. I am now suffering frequent bouts of AF and more often than not irregular beats all day. This is why I have not been cooking so much or indeed doing anything much. It's all being monitored and drugs are being adjusted but it's taking a long time.

Thats rough.
Not a candidate for pacing, ablation or ICD?
Sorry it’s effecting your daily life so much. Not being able to cook or feel like it must really suck.

 

[badjak]

OK, I found out what AF is,
But may I ask that at east for the frst couple of posts that mention anything known by its abbreviation in the English speaking world to be written out in full for us "other language" people?

Anyway, It looks like Atial Fibrillation is quite commonn and actuallymy brother suffers from it and has a pace maker partly for that reason

 

[JAS_OH1]

OK, I found out what AF is,
But may I ask that at east for the frst couple of posts that mention anything known by its abbreviation in the English speaking world to be written out in full for us "other language" people?

Anyway, It looks like Atial Fibrillation is quite commonn and actuallymy brother suffers from it and has a pace maker partly for that reason

Ask an English speaking teenager or 20-something person what AF is and you'll likely get an entirely different (expletive) answer!

 

[CookieMonster]

abbreviations should be outlawed.
Atrial fibrillation - Symptoms and causes

 

[badjak]

I get the charm of abbreviations
But not everyone knows all of them

 

[AdaptAndAchieve]

I get premature atrial contractions (PACs), they definitely increase with stress / fatigue.
This year (and very rarely) I get a few moments of an abnormally fast beat, but those tend to be for a few seconds

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

OK, I found out what AF is,
But may I ask that at east for the frst couple of posts that mention anything known by its abbreviation in the English speaking world to be written out in full for us "other language" people?

Anyway, It looks like Atial Fibrillation is quite commonn and actuallymy brother suffers from it and has a pace maker partly for that reason

Sorry. I was genuinely under the mistaken belief AF (re heart probs) was a known abbreviation worldwide.

What is it called in the Netherlands?

 

[AdaptAndAchieve]

By the way ... regarding my dusty hob ... in my defence it has a natural inclination to a certain dusty look due to the pattern/colouration on it

That's my defence and I'm sticking to it

 

[JAS_OH1]

By the way ... regarding my dusty hob ... in my defence it has a natural inclination to a certain dusty look due to the pattern/colouration on it
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That's my defence and I'm sticking to it

I have 0 excuses for my dust, lol. I'm guilty.

 

[rascal]

It's bucketing down in Christchurch so staying home today. Enjoy the sun you northern folks. SatNavSaysStraightOn might be even worse according to the news???

Russ