John's Guestbook

John O'Neill  Thanks for the note, Alex, and I'm sorry you ended up in the ER! I definitely advise you to follow the recommendations of your cardiologist with regard to arrhythmia/tachycardia.

My cardiologist has me on Amiodarone and Carvedilol for arrhythmia, and I've been in sinus rhythm since early morning, February 3rd. According to him, the Amiodarone sticks around in the body's fat cells even after one is done taking it, protecting the patient. Once I'm done taking Amiodarone, my cardiologist will give have me wear a Zio Patch to check to see if there are any remaining arrhythmias.

Alex Sigalov  hi John, thank you so much for your response, my Dr put me on Zio Patch today for a week to determine how often i am having PVC and PAC, and what solution it warrants, Yeah it was definitely a setback for me yesterday as otherwise i felt like more or less recovery was going ok and at least during rehab i was able to have good workouts, but my Dr told me i was ok to go back to rehab, will see how next session goes.

  Hi John Afib is not much fun I know I had it for 2 years before my surgery and the for 2 months after on and off sometimes would go all night. But eventually stopped and only have the occasional little flutter. Was on meds for it but have now stopped taking them. I hope it settles for you soon too. Take care
Leanne

John O'Neill  Hi Jean and Leanne, thanks for the message! Fortunately, my AFlutter seems to have resolved on its own for now, knock on wood!

Alex Sigalov  Hi George, i don't have afib but do have contact irregular heart beats/ palpitations much more then before surgery, can you recommended the Brand of L- Taurine ur taking

John O'Neill  Hi George, thanks for the message! Fortunately, my AFlutter seems to have resolved on its own for now, knock on wood!

John O'Neill  Hi Jennifer, thanks for the message! I'm still in AFlutter, but I'm feeling OK -- scheduled for cardioversion next week. I'll post a journal entry today.

John O'Neill  Hi, John! We could be related -- my whole family comes from western Wisconsin, and the O'Neills in my family originated in County Clare.

I also enjoy running, and that's something I plan to get back to as soon as I can do so safely!

Best,
John

John O'Neill  You're welcome! Thank you, Adam, for creating this site, and thanks to this community for the support it provides heart patients!

Gina G  Hi John! I want to wish you all the best with your upcoming surgery. It’s normal to feel anxious of course, and if your experience is anything like mine you’re hoping for these few days before to both go slowly but also just want to get to the point where the surgery is done so you can get on to recovering! I hope you feel as secure as you can, and know that you’re not alone. Soon this will be behind you. Take care!

John O'Neill  I don't go on this site very often, but now that my surgery is imminent, I'll probably visit more often. I have a bicuspid aortic valve with severe regurgitation -- no symptoms.

Ron Weaver  I have a bicuspid aortic valve and a 4.7cm ascending aortic aneurysm. I have Kaiser insurance through my retirement but I think I’m going to pay out of pocket to go outside of kaiser for surgery. I’m not confident Kaiser does enough of these surgeries to be really good.