Well Im Fat

[pylorns]

For the last few years I've been in the same boat, 6ft 300lbs, down to 260lbs so far this summer due to both hiking 20 miles a week and buying lots of protein powder (avoid getting skinny-fat).
Best motivation to lose weight right now is for every 10lbs I shed my feet will hurt A LOT less.

Also worth pointing out my heart rate is amazing right now even if I'm not technically at a healthy weight just yet (haven't measured it but you can feel how much your chest is pounding when you're trying to go to sleep).

Keep it up!

 

[Puff nstuff]

Absolutely. The research group I'm a part of works primarily on pacemakers and ablation procedures. Outcomes seem quite good, though there is always room for improvement, and there are lots of new ablation platforms and technologies that are gaining traction, including "pulse-field ablation." I have a few friends outside work that have managed their afib successfully with cardioversion-ablation. There isn't a whole lot known about what actually leads from apnea to afib, but there are a bunch of nerves in the pulmonary arteries that shuttle blood between the heart and lungs, and those nerves can sense oxygen (or the lack of it during apnea) and blood pressure, and lead into the heart where they can affect heart rhythm. There are other factors at play, as the heart can contain "circuits" of "self-firing" loops.

Most interesting. Thanks for the insights. As I recall, my surgeon said they did the isolation burnout ring on all four arteries and that he was happy with the results on 3 out of 4, but that 4th one wasn't as compliant and was concerned that it could still cause issues, but 3 years on, so far, so good!

 

[Man-child]

I'd be cautious about following the advice to consume large amounts of saturated fats daily, at least long-term. I believe those diets get weight off because people are restricting their calories and are still getting a good amount protein. This is possible without risking that much damage to the cardiovascular system.

 

[greeneyes]

Most interesting. Thanks for the insights. As I recall, my surgeon said they did the isolation burnout ring on all four arteries and that he was happy with the results on 3 out of 4, but that 4th one wasn't as compliant and was concerned that it could still cause issues, but 3 years on, so far, so good!

Yeah I think that 3 years is actually our last follow-up endpoint post-procedure so it sounds like blue skies on your end! That's great news!