What would you Suggest (recommendation)...
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OneEyedDiva
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If it happens often, I'd recommend seeing a doctor.
gruntlabor
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Spend time in nature during daylight hours, then adjust your sleep routine into a regular ironclad schedule with eight hours sack time.
horseless carriage
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Absolutely. My wife and I have always been fit, all that dancing has kept us slim and trim. Around Easter time last year the lady started to tire, quite quickly. At first she put it down to age, but then seeing me still active she sought advice. Her doctor sent her to a specialist and it was discovered that her heart rhythm was out of sync, which meant it wasn't getting enough oxygen into the blood stream. The result of that was, chronic fatigue, but, as the specialist explained, it could have lead to a stroke or heart failure.
She would need surgery. The surgeon performed an operation known as Atrial fibrillation. Check out the link, hopefully your problem isn't like that at all, but ignoring it is just about the worst thing to do. Take Diva's advice, see a doctor.
OldFeller
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Atrial fibrillation is a heart condition where electrical signals run rampantly through the heart causing the heart to pump blood inefficiently. (Which can lead to tiredness, shortness of breath)
A surgical procedure known as cardiac ablation can be performed during which nodes in the heart can be disabled and unable to conduct electricity if it is determined that they are unhealthy pathways for electrical impulses.
A normal heart rhythm involves just 2 nodes to maintain normal effective pumping of blood.
I had the ablation performed on me and I worked with 2 young guys who also needed the procedure done.
A surgical procedure known as cardiac ablation can be performed during which nodes in the heart can be disabled and unable to conduct electricity if it is determined that they are unhealthy pathways for electrical impulses.
A normal heart rhythm involves just 2 nodes to maintain normal effective pumping of blood.
I had the ablation performed on me and I worked with 2 young guys who also needed the procedure done.
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Flarbalard
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I recommend seeing a doctor. When you say extreme tiredness certain things I have personal experience with come to mind, all of which are very serious. Of course, this doesn't mean it's what's going on with you.
How many naps a day do you get in? I'm not sure of the daily recommended number for a dog my age, but I'm up to two per day on average, whether I want them or not.
How many naps a day do you get in? I'm not sure of the daily recommended number for a dog my age, but I'm up to two per day on average, whether I want them or not.
That Lady in PA
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Tiredness can have many reasons.
Before randomly popping pills, I would see a doctor and have blood work done.
Before randomly popping pills, I would see a doctor and have blood work done.
That Lady in PA
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The operation is not a-fib... that is the diagnosis.
Did she have an ablation or cardioversion?
horseless carriage
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Apologies if I caused any ambiguity, medical science is not a subject that I comprehend easily. Whether she had the ablation or cardioversion, I know not. However, eleven months on she is still in recovery, but for following medical advice, I still have my beautiful wife.
That Lady in PA
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And THAT is what matters!
OneEyedDiva
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Atrial fibrillation isn't an operation, it's a condition. I suffered with the cardiac arrythmia (atrial fibrillation), for decades, since I was 28 years old. It was finally corrected in 2016 when I had a cardiac ablation. Previously I had a cardiac catheter procedure that basically did nothing to correct it. The entire time before the ablation I was on medications to treat A-fib and prevent blood clotting. I still got very sick from the episodes (or attacks) many times over the years, even fainting a few times.
It sure is a good thing your wife sought medical help when she did! Cardiac arrythmias can indeed be deadly, especially ventricular ones. It is good that chronic fatigue is finally recognized as a real medical condition. I hope her arrythmia didn't do her as badly as mine did me and that she will remain well. I'd be interested in knowing what surgery she had, if you don't mind. Was it a catherization or ablation or something else?
horseless carriage
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My wife had the ablation, thank you for asking. I didn't mean to smile when I saw her on the ward following surgery, it's just that seeing surgical plaster near the groin is not where I would have expected. Nowadays it's a minimally invasive procedure, done using catheters inserted through a blood vessel in the groin. Mind you, it's still quite lengthy surgery, about four hours.
Her surgeon told her that the internal bruising around her heart will take a long time to recover. His explanation has proved prophetic, she still has distressing days, eleven months on. She doesn't have the energy levels she had previously either, but she is coping, quite well too.
OneEyedDiva
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I hope your wife will get her energy back HC. I had the Maze ablation during which the doctor used heat to create the scar tissue that prevents the fibrillation. I can't remember if they went through my groin, but they probably did. I remember the worst thing was having to lay flat on my back in the hospital for 24 hours (minimum). I've never slept on my back since it is so uncomfortable for me.
It seems your wife's ablation didn't take as well as mine. I got my energy levels back fairly quickly and maintained them. Just over the past about 18 months, I feel a slight irregularity every now and then. My cardiologist informed me that my ablation lasted longer than usual...which is about 6 years, before symptoms return. Even though I feel flutters sometimes, only a couple of times during these last 18 months, did they sit me down.