Scott's Guestbook

Scott Ainsworth  Hi Emily! You’ve had a run over the years haven’t you! Your a true inspiration after viewing your profile! My situation was was a wrong diagnosis that then led to mitral valve regurgitation from Infective Endocarditis. It became so severe I had heart failure from the regurgitation and lung failure that put me under a code blue and moved to ICU before surgery. I had my mitral valve replaced and a double bypass at Westmead Public by Dr Himanshu Desai who also is at Westmead Private, Norwest Private and the Sanitarian Private, also Blacktown Public. Highly recommended and well known. My cardiologist is Dr Michael Skinner at Westmead Private and my Electrophysiologist Cardiologist is Dr Kumar also with Westmead Public & Private who did my Cardiacversion and recent Cardiac Ablation which we’re done at Westmead Private. Are you Sydney based? Wishing you always the best health possible and if there is anything I can do please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Take Care
Scott 🙏🏻

Scott Ainsworth  Hi Darren, thank you so much for sharing your Afib story, truly inspiring to me and hopeful of returning to work soon from home as like you I work for myself. My walking I’ve missed these 8 months and can’t wait to pound the pavement as they say. I should be on Warfrin for a few more months as I elected for a tissue valve to not have that hassle of INR tests and be the dad I want to be for our 19 month old daughter. I’ve been on beta blockers since my first heart attack 3.5 years ago but hope to one day be free of many of the multitude of pills I have to take day and night now. Again really appreciate the share and support mate.

Darren Ketchley  No worries cobber. I was in great physical condition all my life until mitral prolapse stuffed me. Never smoked. And always worked out. I wont accept afib and have battled it as if its a personal enemy. I fight it any way i can. A good mediteranian style diet. Plenty of sleep. Exercise. And olive oil every day. Multi vitamins. And magnesium seem to have lessened the attacks. I dread that fluttery jumpy sensation that signals a possible attack. I monitor my heart rate with a light sensor phone app to keep an eye on yhe ryyhm and rate....i posted about a study that taking place in newzealand with science and medical studies re a possible drug free cure for afib. Thats exciting for us sufferers. Keep in touch. Cheers. Darren.

Scott Ainsworth  I agree mate, don’t let Afib run your life. I’m hoping this Ablation holds out as right now if how I feel is the best I’m going to get I will take it. Feeling great today!

Darren Ketchley  It is the best treatment for afib at the moment. Its not a cure but if you cant get a good result then ou can get some years symptom free. The research into s cure is on going but looks promising for the future

Scott Ainsworth  Hi Tee, they explained to me that I had sepsis thought the right side systematically once I became immunosuppressed. It literally spread like wild fire then. I am hoping to learn more in coming weeks with more being revealed. Will keep you informed of what I learn. Thankyou for the well wishes and keep truckin as they say!

Scott Ainsworth  Thankyou Adam, fantastic site you have here and I hope to meet others for recovery knowledge and maybe be a help to others in similiar circumstances to what I have been through and recovery from. I am struggling with my recovery mentally and physically but am sure I will find inspiration here!