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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Grumppy, post: 11931506, member: 54431&quot;]I have limited medical training but was trained as an EMT back in the 80&#039;s &amp; was in the ambulance profession for several years. But that was a long time ago. Forgot a lot of what I did know but dont remember really being trained on Afib except probably something basic, general info. However, I did pick up more real life info during the time I was actually hands on with the profession. (I was also a fire fighter for 12 years). </p><p><br /></p><p>In my limited experience, you probably wont ever know your heart is in Afib until its too late. <u><i>TOO late.</i></u> You need to get your cardiologist to give you a monitor to wear that monitors you heart rate &amp; also checks your blood pressure. </p><p>I probably dont have to tell you that the two biggest issues associated with Afib is heart attack &amp; stroke. You are likely to have a stroke before you ever know you&#039;re in Afib. </p><p>Therefore, I suggest like [USER=110547]@tow614[/USER] mentioned, you need to try to get on disability Medicare. In my opinion, you don&#039;t need to be in a big truck with Afib issues in my opinion. Again, you can be over 200 and may never know it. I&#039;ve seen it. Actually, just last week, my brother was in his cardiologists office waiting room for just this issue. When he came in, they gave him a monitor while he waited. At one point, his was 193 and he never felt any different.... never knew it was an issue. That&#039;s getting very dangerous. That&#039;s 3 times faster than normal. Much more than that, you heart will stop moving blood. Obviously, that&#039;s not good. Stroke, then heart attack. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just curious, I know you said you are very overweight.... how old are you?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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