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Heart arrythmias
I have been using homeopathy on myself and children since 1993. I have had excellent results and rarely do I go to an allopathic phys.Homeopathy works for me and I am so thankful, because if I take a prescription med I usually wind up with allergic reactions.
Enough about me. What I am hoping/trying to do is help my fiancee wean off his cardiac meds: amiodarone, metoprolol and coumadin. Cardiac meds, in the long run are debilitating and he is only 56 years old and too young to have 'no energy, no stamina, feeling bad every day.' And coumadin reacts to so many herbs and supplements it really limits him in being able to help himself in that way.
I'm having him try arsenicum album oxalicum acidum, cocculus indicus, and nitricum acidum. I am hoping that maybe within a month, he will be able to start to wean off the prescrption cardiac meds.
I want to share his cardiac history in case this would help in providing insight into other remedies. (Thank you all for your forebearance.)
He (Bryan) had SVT's from childhood into adulthood and the SVT's (super-ventricular tachycardia) responded to the val salva manuever (bearing down) and he was able to control them. Last year he went into SVT's and nothing worked to stop it. (I didn't try homeopathy on him at that time. Although we did try: chinese herbs, bach flower remedies, reiki (I'm a reiki master/teacher), accupuncture, potassium, hawthorne berry, magnesium and chiropractic and these did not work to stop the SVT's.)
Long story shorter: He had an ablation. During the ablation, he was cardioverted (shocked) four times because he went into atrial fibrillation. During the ablation it was discovered he had two electrical conduction systems in his heart and also two A-V nodes. Both A-V nodes were left and one electrical conduction system was burned out. He has been in and out of a-fib since the ablation.
He was started on amiodarone, metoprolol and coumadin (blood thinner)and the dr. just cut his dose of amiodarone in half. Now he has irregularities in his heart rhythm when he tries to go to sleep.
He also has genetic hip dysplasia and is developing degenerative disk disease in his spine. He is 6'4 and looks like a picture of health. However, there are days when he can hardly walk.
SO... I am determined that he can heal and turn these health problems around.
I have treated many conditions in myself and children successfully. My honey-bunny is proving to be a particular challenge.
If anyone has any ideas/suggestions, please let me know.
Regards,
Melva
Melva on 2006-11-17
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I cannot understand why your cardiac surgeon has not considered a Cardiac Pacemaker for your fiancee.
In the meanwhile I would recommend that he uses Arnica 30c in the wet dose which is made by inserting 3 pellets into a 500ml bottle of spring water and sipping a teaspoonful twice daily after shaking the bottle hard (succussing) before he sips a teaspoonful.
In the meanwhile I would recommend that he uses Arnica 30c in the wet dose which is made by inserting 3 pellets into a 500ml bottle of spring water and sipping a teaspoonful twice daily after shaking the bottle hard (succussing) before he sips a teaspoonful.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
He's asked about a pacemaker but the cardiologist won't discuss it. Why? Maybe it's because he's only 56 and once he has the pacemaker, he will always have a pacemaker.
Things go wrong with pacemakers, too.
I don't know. All's I know is, he feels like he's barely livin' on most days. & my pov is that he is way too 'young' to be going through this.
Thanks for your suggestion and I'll pass it on to my sweetie.
Melva
Things go wrong with pacemakers, too.
I don't know. All's I know is, he feels like he's barely livin' on most days. & my pov is that he is way too 'young' to be going through this.
Thanks for your suggestion and I'll pass it on to my sweetie.
Melva
Melva last decade
To Melva
I presume that you live in the UK and if as you state your cardiologist refuses to consider it for him, it is obvious that he should consult another, preferably at one of your specialist hospitals in Cardiology.
From your description of his condition in your post it is obvious that he is suffering from some serious malfunction of the Bundle of Hiss which regulates the heart beat and if this is not attended to immediately there is a possibility of serious repercussions occurring in the future.
You may like to know that a 48 year old employee in my organization was fitted with a Pacemaker about 3 years ago and he is very comfortable with it. He informed me that he too was suffering from some arrhythmia for some years and when he was working in the Middle East he was fitted with this pacemaker at his employer's expense. All he has to do today is to have it checked once every 6 months. He enjoys a normal life today and does not ever get any tachycardia nor does he feel short of breath.
I believe that the device that he has embedded under his skin on his right shoulder is recharged by a device which he has to endure for a few hours every six months.
I would urge you to consult a cardiologist as suggested by me ASAP.
I presume that you live in the UK and if as you state your cardiologist refuses to consider it for him, it is obvious that he should consult another, preferably at one of your specialist hospitals in Cardiology.
From your description of his condition in your post it is obvious that he is suffering from some serious malfunction of the Bundle of Hiss which regulates the heart beat and if this is not attended to immediately there is a possibility of serious repercussions occurring in the future.
You may like to know that a 48 year old employee in my organization was fitted with a Pacemaker about 3 years ago and he is very comfortable with it. He informed me that he too was suffering from some arrhythmia for some years and when he was working in the Middle East he was fitted with this pacemaker at his employer's expense. All he has to do today is to have it checked once every 6 months. He enjoys a normal life today and does not ever get any tachycardia nor does he feel short of breath.
I believe that the device that he has embedded under his skin on his right shoulder is recharged by a device which he has to endure for a few hours every six months.
I would urge you to consult a cardiologist as suggested by me ASAP.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe,
Thanks for taking the time to respond to this situation.
We live in Boise, Idaho. He has a good cardiac interventionist in some respects, however, he has tried to change drs. and for some reason, here in Idaho, if your dr. doesn't 'release' you to the care of another dr., then the other dr. won't accept you (him) as a pt. He has tried to get his primary care phys. to set up a second opinion for him to no avail.
Idaho is a little 'different' when it comes to drs. I was talking with an acquaintance and the subject of medical mal-practice came up and this person told me that in Idaho it is impossible to sue a dr. because all attorneys in the state are under contract to medical personnel/facilities. HUH? I haven't checked into it, but drs. are lined up waiting to get a chance to practice in Idaho. In Boise, in particular, we are very well staffed with phys. and for the most part I would have to say they give excellent care.
Back to my honey... his cardiac interventionist just refuses to discuss a pacemaker and she won't say why. We have been down this road with her repeatedly and she wants to treat him medically. We have even gone as far as to write her letters explaining his level of discomfort and inability to have a functional life. Thankfully, Bryan works at home and is also retired military. So, if he isn't feeling well, he doesn't have to go to all effort of 'going out', he can work at whatever capacity he can.
Anyway, being retired military, his insurance also dictates what dr. he can go to. The retired military insurance divides the country into regions and to go elsewhere, at this point in time is going to involve travel and he really isn't up to that. (Boise is pretty much the medical center for the state.)
Grrrr.
He would love to have a pacemaker. Now, he just has to find someone to insert it.
And, I agree that they are basically very simple to maintain.
I work as a cardiac nurse here in Boise and let me tell you, I see, firsthand, all the problems people have with them. When they work... it is a godsend, when they don't, it can take awhile to get them adjusted or sometimes replaced. Regardless of that, though, the minute Bryan gets a chance, he will get one, no doubt about it.
I was thinking/hoping that homeopathy would do the trick for him as it shouldn't interfere with any of his current medications. I may be too enthusiastic about the possibilities of homeopathy and his present condition. I am giving him only one homeopathic remedy at this time and last night was the first time he didn't have any arrythmias when he went to sleep. His energy level was also consistent throughout the day. This was after two doses of cocculus indicus.
We'll see how it goes. I'm comfortable with monitoring him and trying different homeopathic remedies. And, even though, my training isn't exactly shall I say... compatible with homeopathy, I use mainly homeopathy on myself and kids and have remarkable results. I do have a primary care phys. (because there may be an occasion to need one) who just goes nuts when I talk about my supplements and homeopathy but I figure that he needs to be educated and needs to relax about it.
I support the patients I care for at work with whatever it is they choose as their health care... that is their business... while I am at work, my business is to provide the medical care I have been trained to give. I do, however, recommend oscillococcinum to one and all and I refuse to get the flu vaccine and pneumonia vaccine as I am rarely sick.
Anyway, back to Bryan, we aren't sure exactly what is causing his current a-fib. One of the complications from the ablation he had is chronic a-fib. Just an informed risk he took. BUT he also has two A-V nodes (atrial-ventricular nodes) and each person should only have one of those nodes. The cardiac interventionist didn't know if both A-V nodes were working or not and for some reason she couldn't test them. So, rather than ablate a working A-V node and leave him with a non-working A-V node and permanent pacemaker, she did nothing with the A-V nodes. Big sigh. The A-V nodes slow down the heart rate. So, if he has two working A-V nodes, signals could be getting duplicated and he may have even created another electrical conduction system to support the duplicate nodes ;-) I'm not sure if that is even possible... BUT, he started off with some faulty wiring to begin with and it came from somewhere.
I do appreciate you taking time to talk with me about this, Joe. I will continue on with my plan and will see how he does.
If he becomes worse then I am sure his cardiologist will put in a pacemaker. She just doesn't accept that he is doing as poorly as he is because he 'looks' good and his EKG's have been ok. As far as the debilitating side effects of the cardiac meds, she just thinks he has to 'get over it.' ;-) Easier said than done.
We do have a homeopathic practitioner here in Boise, but I believe I can accomplish what needs to be accomplished and if not... well, then he'll eventually get a pacemaker, I'm sure.
Regards,
Melva
Thanks for taking the time to respond to this situation.
We live in Boise, Idaho. He has a good cardiac interventionist in some respects, however, he has tried to change drs. and for some reason, here in Idaho, if your dr. doesn't 'release' you to the care of another dr., then the other dr. won't accept you (him) as a pt. He has tried to get his primary care phys. to set up a second opinion for him to no avail.
Idaho is a little 'different' when it comes to drs. I was talking with an acquaintance and the subject of medical mal-practice came up and this person told me that in Idaho it is impossible to sue a dr. because all attorneys in the state are under contract to medical personnel/facilities. HUH? I haven't checked into it, but drs. are lined up waiting to get a chance to practice in Idaho. In Boise, in particular, we are very well staffed with phys. and for the most part I would have to say they give excellent care.
Back to my honey... his cardiac interventionist just refuses to discuss a pacemaker and she won't say why. We have been down this road with her repeatedly and she wants to treat him medically. We have even gone as far as to write her letters explaining his level of discomfort and inability to have a functional life. Thankfully, Bryan works at home and is also retired military. So, if he isn't feeling well, he doesn't have to go to all effort of 'going out', he can work at whatever capacity he can.
Anyway, being retired military, his insurance also dictates what dr. he can go to. The retired military insurance divides the country into regions and to go elsewhere, at this point in time is going to involve travel and he really isn't up to that. (Boise is pretty much the medical center for the state.)
Grrrr.
He would love to have a pacemaker. Now, he just has to find someone to insert it.
And, I agree that they are basically very simple to maintain.
I work as a cardiac nurse here in Boise and let me tell you, I see, firsthand, all the problems people have with them. When they work... it is a godsend, when they don't, it can take awhile to get them adjusted or sometimes replaced. Regardless of that, though, the minute Bryan gets a chance, he will get one, no doubt about it.
I was thinking/hoping that homeopathy would do the trick for him as it shouldn't interfere with any of his current medications. I may be too enthusiastic about the possibilities of homeopathy and his present condition. I am giving him only one homeopathic remedy at this time and last night was the first time he didn't have any arrythmias when he went to sleep. His energy level was also consistent throughout the day. This was after two doses of cocculus indicus.
We'll see how it goes. I'm comfortable with monitoring him and trying different homeopathic remedies. And, even though, my training isn't exactly shall I say... compatible with homeopathy, I use mainly homeopathy on myself and kids and have remarkable results. I do have a primary care phys. (because there may be an occasion to need one) who just goes nuts when I talk about my supplements and homeopathy but I figure that he needs to be educated and needs to relax about it.
I support the patients I care for at work with whatever it is they choose as their health care... that is their business... while I am at work, my business is to provide the medical care I have been trained to give. I do, however, recommend oscillococcinum to one and all and I refuse to get the flu vaccine and pneumonia vaccine as I am rarely sick.
Anyway, back to Bryan, we aren't sure exactly what is causing his current a-fib. One of the complications from the ablation he had is chronic a-fib. Just an informed risk he took. BUT he also has two A-V nodes (atrial-ventricular nodes) and each person should only have one of those nodes. The cardiac interventionist didn't know if both A-V nodes were working or not and for some reason she couldn't test them. So, rather than ablate a working A-V node and leave him with a non-working A-V node and permanent pacemaker, she did nothing with the A-V nodes. Big sigh. The A-V nodes slow down the heart rate. So, if he has two working A-V nodes, signals could be getting duplicated and he may have even created another electrical conduction system to support the duplicate nodes ;-) I'm not sure if that is even possible... BUT, he started off with some faulty wiring to begin with and it came from somewhere.
I do appreciate you taking time to talk with me about this, Joe. I will continue on with my plan and will see how he does.
If he becomes worse then I am sure his cardiologist will put in a pacemaker. She just doesn't accept that he is doing as poorly as he is because he 'looks' good and his EKG's have been ok. As far as the debilitating side effects of the cardiac meds, she just thinks he has to 'get over it.' ;-) Easier said than done.
We do have a homeopathic practitioner here in Boise, but I believe I can accomplish what needs to be accomplished and if not... well, then he'll eventually get a pacemaker, I'm sure.
Regards,
Melva
Melva last decade
To Melva
To state that I am shocked at the attitude of your healthcare professionals in your state is an understatement. And this is in the most advanced country in the world the USA.
I presume that the main reason why your doctor refuses to consider the obvious solution of using a pacemaker is perhaps due to the high cost which Uncle Sam is not prepared to shell out. He has served the nation when he was able to and now that he is retired the sooner his nuisance value ceases the better for them. Such is life !
I am glad to note that you have given him Cocculus Ind and that he has responded positively. May I suggest that you use the wet dose method which I have found to be more effective than the dry pellets.
I note that you have used Oscillococcinum as a prophylactic against the flu. May I suggest that you use Influenzinum 200 instead as I have discovered that this remedy is by far the most effective as a prophylactic. It is always best to get the latest vaccine from National Homeopathic Products as they have vast resources and add the latest flu viruses into the remedy. I have also discovered that the dry dose in pellets must be used when this remedy is used as a prophylactic as the wet dose does not work for some reason. You may like to visit a post I have made on this forum on Influenzinum on:
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/40407/
Please keep me posted with your partner's progress.
Joe
To state that I am shocked at the attitude of your healthcare professionals in your state is an understatement. And this is in the most advanced country in the world the USA.
I presume that the main reason why your doctor refuses to consider the obvious solution of using a pacemaker is perhaps due to the high cost which Uncle Sam is not prepared to shell out. He has served the nation when he was able to and now that he is retired the sooner his nuisance value ceases the better for them. Such is life !
I am glad to note that you have given him Cocculus Ind and that he has responded positively. May I suggest that you use the wet dose method which I have found to be more effective than the dry pellets.
I note that you have used Oscillococcinum as a prophylactic against the flu. May I suggest that you use Influenzinum 200 instead as I have discovered that this remedy is by far the most effective as a prophylactic. It is always best to get the latest vaccine from National Homeopathic Products as they have vast resources and add the latest flu viruses into the remedy. I have also discovered that the dry dose in pellets must be used when this remedy is used as a prophylactic as the wet dose does not work for some reason. You may like to visit a post I have made on this forum on Influenzinum on:
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/40407/
Please keep me posted with your partner's progress.
Joe
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
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