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I've had heart issues for years, and recently had an issue that caused me to collapse while umpiring a LL baseball game. Two months prior to this, my cardiologist implanted a loop recrder, to try and catch the issue. Well, it did. I was diagnosed with SVT/Afib....I had what is known as an extra pathway, and AVNRT. They did an ablation last Thursday, and it has seemingly fixed the issue. I've missed a ton of work, baseball and basketball, and still do not have clearance to call games. I am however, back to wrok. Both of these procedures/surgeries were awfuly expensive, even with my "great insurance". So to help, I have started a GoFundMe page, and have had some success; my buddy(s) posted it on the IU, Purdue and the Rivals board. So I was encouraged to do so here. I know I'm an IU fan, so not sure how this will be received.. If me posting this here bothers you, I understand. Any help, including PRAYER, is welcomed. Thank, you...



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DeerTurkHunter1 said:
Prayers for you and hope everything goes well. I'm just wondering how posters are to know if things like this are legit or just a way to get some free dough. Don't mean to sound like a jerk, just being honest.
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Borden wouldn’t do that. I believe him totally. His wife’s a UK fan. To answer your question, I guess you really can’t ya know?
 
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DeerTurkHunter1 said:
Prayers for you and hope everything goes well. I'm just wondering how posters are to know if things like this are legit or just a way to get some free dough. Don't mean to sound like a jerk, just being honest.
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I understand that....Trust me, its legit. I have many who know me. Plus, my brother post on here. If you'd like, I;d be more than happy to send info. And if anyone would feel better , you can donate to Baptist Health Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. That is where my cardiac ablation was done.

Not to mention, many on Rivals know me, and know this is legit.

I might be a Hoosier, but I'm not that low....

And thank you for the prayers....Just as important.
 
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SosaUK87 said:
Damn man. Sorry to see this. We’ve had spats before on the main board back in the day but it was obviously all in good sports fandom. I’ve living pay check to paycheck but happen to get one tomorrow so I’ll save the link and do what I can. Praying for ya.
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Sosa, we have received some very good contributions....Your thoughts/prayers, and the fact you stood up for me, is good enugh for me man.

And just FTR, I was usually right in those spats... 😁
 
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Hope that things get better glad to hear it’s been resolved. My father had the same issue his ablation did wonders and after some recovery time he’s back to normal.

I will def pitch in wish you and your family the best. If anyone is reluctant to help or upset you posted this simply bc you are a rival fan then they are an ass and don’t deserve the honor of being a UK fan.
 
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DeerTurkHunter1 said:
Prayers for you and hope everything goes well. I'm just wondering how posters are to know if things like this are legit or just a way to get some free dough. Don't mean to sound like a jerk, just being honest.
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DM me your number, and I can send you screen shots of my medical records, which is kept through MyCHart at Baptist Health..

I understand your point. But I would never try and deceive.
 
Atrain7732 said:
Hope that things get better glad to hear it’s been resolved. My father had the same issue his ablation did wonders and after some recovery time he’s back to normal.

I will def pitch in wish you and your family the best. If anyone is reluctant to help or upset you posted this simply bc you are a rival fan then they are an ass and don’t deserve the honor of being a UK fan.
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My EP and cardiologist told me that even with the ablation, I will still have some issues, for up to a month. That it will take myheart time to adjust. But since the surgery, I've had very little issues at all.

Did your dad experience the same? Still have some episodes for a little while? They kept me on the meteporol, but took me off the digoxin. So far, man has it been a life changer.
 
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So do you have Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)?
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That was ruled out. THey did find junctional rhythm while doing the EP/Ablation. The official diagnosis was AVNRT---which is a form of SVT, and or PSVT. THey couldn't get my heart to go into SVT, or AFIB, but did an ablation of a slow pathway, AV node, where 95% of SVT starts.

Edit: Was told I basically had an extra pathway, which was causing my heart to suddenly go from 70 bpm, to 200+. The episode I had that sent me to the ER, my HR maxed out at 238 bpm, and stayed at 195+ for 15 minutes and 36 seconds.
 
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That was ruled out. THey did find junctional rhythm while doing the EP/Ablation. The official diagnosis was AVNRT---which is a form of SVT, and or PSVT. THey couldn't get my heart to go into SVT, or AFIB, but did an ablation of a slow pathway, AV node, where 95% of SVT starts.
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Sounds similar. I have WPW. Also had a cardiac ablation.

WPW
 
IUfanBorden said:
My EP and cardiologist told me that even with the ablation, I will still have some issues, for up to a month. That it will take myheart time to adjust. But since the surgery, I've had very little issues at all.

Did your dad experience the same? Still have some episodes for a little while? They kept me on the meteporol, but took me off the digoxin. So far, man has it been a life changer.
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Yes there was some adjustment period but it was pretty minimal. Maybe a couple weeks. He’s 68 & also had a stint placed. Pretty amazing that recovery can even happen that quickly at any age. Hang in there this was just last year and my dad was out with me all day in the florida heat working at my farm.
 
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So do you have Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)?
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Cook, Kricetopher J DOB: 07/03/1972 Unofficial Copy of Medical Record Page 2 of 3 Conclusion (continued) 6. Ultrasound-guided venous access. Procedure details: The patient was prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion, sedation was provided by the anesthesia team. Bilateral femoral vein access was obtained under ultrasound guidance and J-wire's were placed in the IVC. Venous sheaths were inserted in the femoral veins. Quadripolar catheters were placed in the RV apex, right atrium, and HIS region. A decapolar catheter was placed in the coronary sinus. Baseline recordings were obtained, and ventricular and atrial stimulation was performed. There was no baseline preexcitation, there was no baseline VA conduction, however VA conduction was evident with Isuprel infusion, and it showed decremental properties. Para-Hisian pacing was performed which revealed a nodal response, indicating absence of septal bypass tract. Despite aggressive pacing maneuvers with and without Isuprel infusion with up to 2 extrastimuli on 2 different drive trains, SVT could not be induced, A. fib or atrial flutter was also noninducible. Dual AV nodal physiology was also not elicited during the pacing maneuvers. However, due to documented supraventricular tachycardia on loop recorder and lack of bypass tract and other forms of SVT, it was decided to go ahead and perform ablation at the area of the slow pathway since AVNRT is the most likely tachycardia in this patient even though it was not induced. A 4 mm nonirrigated ablation catheter was taken to the AV node area where a 3D electroanatomic map was constructed using CARTO mapping system. Ablation was performed in the slow pathway area where A and V signals were recorded with V/A ratio > 3, and absence of His signal. during ablation a junctional rhythm was oserved. Following ablation SVT could not be induced, there was no evidence of persistence of slow pathway after the ablation, and SVT could not be induced either. After the procedure the catheters and the venous sheaths were taken out and manual pressure was applied to the groin area until hemostasis was achieved.

This is what is in my medical chart.....
 
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Atrain7732 said:
Yes there was some adjustment period but it was pretty minimal. Maybe a couple weeks. He’s 68 & also had a stint placed. Pretty amazing that recovery can even happen that quickly at any age. Hang in there this was just last year and my dad was out with me all day in the florida heat working at my farm.
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Yeah they said it would take time for my heart adjust....I'm back to work now. But still not cleared to umpire or work basketball. Probably won't be until September.

Good to hear this is normal. Than you for sharing..
 
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STL_Cat said:
Good luck to you. Once they zapped the pathway you should be good to go.
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I hope so. I know sometimes ablations don't work, and another is sometimes needed. I kinda of freak out when it when it gets fast, or skips, but thats how its gonna be for a little while.
 
DeerTurkHunter1 said:
Prayers for you and hope everything goes well. I'm just wondering how posters are to know if things like this are legit or just a way to get some free dough. Don't mean to sound like a jerk, just being honest.
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For some reason, this has just bothered me....Nothing against you, so please don't take it that way. I 100% understand your thought; some of the stuff I have seen on there(GoFundMe), trust me, I get it. So I wanted to post this......


Cook, Kricetopher J DOB: 07/03/1972 Unofficial Copy of Medical Record Page 2 of 3 Conclusion (continued) 6. Ultrasound-guided venous access. Procedure details: The patient was prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion, sedation was provided by the anesthesia team. Bilateral femoral vein access was obtained under ultrasound guidance and J-wire's were placed in the IVC. Venous sheaths were inserted in the femoral veins. Quadripolar catheters were placed in the RV apex, right atrium, and HIS region. A decapolar catheter was placed in the coronary sinus. Baseline recordings were obtained, and ventricular and atrial stimulation was performed. There was no baseline preexcitation, there was no baseline VA conduction, however VA conduction was evident with Isuprel infusion, and it showed decremental properties. Para-Hisian pacing was performed which revealed a nodal response, indicating absence of septal bypass tract. Despite aggressive pacing maneuvers with and without Isuprel infusion with up to 2 extrastimuli on 2 different drive trains, SVT could not be induced, A. fib or atrial flutter was also noninducible. Dual AV nodal physiology was also not elicited during the pacing maneuvers. However, due to documented supraventricular tachycardia on loop recorder and lack of bypass tract and other forms of SVT, it was decided to go ahead and perform ablation at the area of the slow pathway since AVNRT is the most likely tachycardia in this patient even though it was not induced. A 4 mm nonirrigated ablation catheter was taken to the AV node area where a 3D electroanatomic map was constructed using CARTO mapping system. Ablation was performed in the slow pathway area where A and V signals were recorded with V/A ratio > 3, and absence of His signal. during ablation a junctional rhythm was oserved. Following ablation SVT could not be induced, there was no evidence of persistence of slow pathway after the ablation, and SVT could not be induced either. After the procedure the catheters and the venous sheaths were taken out and manual pressure was applied to the groin area until hemostasis was achieved.


This is the findings of my EP study/Ablation....
 
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I certainly sympathize with you and hope you get back to normal quickly. I’ll definitely pray for you. QUESTION: Didn’t you post not long ago about a problem you were having / going through ? My memory is short but I thought you had something bad going on a few months back that you shared on this board ???
 
IUfanBorden said:
For some reason, this has just bothered me....Nothing against you, so please don't take it that way. I 100% understand your thought; some of the stuff I have seen on there(GoFundMe), trust me, I get it. So I wanted to post this......


Cook, Kricetopher J DOB: 07/03/1972 Unofficial Copy of Medical Record Page 2 of 3 Conclusion (continued) 6. Ultrasound-guided venous access. Procedure details: The patient was prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion, sedation was provided by the anesthesia team. Bilateral femoral vein access was obtained under ultrasound guidance and J-wire's were placed in the IVC. Venous sheaths were inserted in the femoral veins. Quadripolar catheters were placed in the RV apex, right atrium, and HIS region. A decapolar catheter was placed in the coronary sinus. Baseline recordings were obtained, and ventricular and atrial stimulation was performed. There was no baseline preexcitation, there was no baseline VA conduction, however VA conduction was evident with Isuprel infusion, and it showed decremental properties. Para-Hisian pacing was performed which revealed a nodal response, indicating absence of septal bypass tract. Despite aggressive pacing maneuvers with and without Isuprel infusion with up to 2 extrastimuli on 2 different drive trains, SVT could not be induced, A. fib or atrial flutter was also noninducible. Dual AV nodal physiology was also not elicited during the pacing maneuvers. However, due to documented supraventricular tachycardia on loop recorder and lack of bypass tract and other forms of SVT, it was decided to go ahead and perform ablation at the area of the slow pathway since AVNRT is the most likely tachycardia in this patient even though it was not induced. A 4 mm nonirrigated ablation catheter was taken to the AV node area where a 3D electroanatomic map was constructed using CARTO mapping system. Ablation was performed in the slow pathway area where A and V signals were recorded with V/A ratio > 3, and absence of His signal. during ablation a junctional rhythm was oserved. Following ablation SVT could not be induced, there was no evidence of persistence of slow pathway after the ablation, and SVT could not be induced either. After the procedure the catheters and the venous sheaths were taken out and manual pressure was applied to the groin area until hemostasis was achieved.


This is the findings of my EP study/Ablation....
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Yeah with the way things are all over the country these days a feller just has to be safe. It's clear from the posts above and your medical records that its all legit. When a person is just a nickname on a public board it's hard to develop any sort of trust or relationship with them, especially for those that don't post on a regular basis. I'll try to send a little your way..............even if you are an IU fan lol.
 
CHAMPCAT11 said:
I certainly sympathize with you and hope you get back to normal quickly. I’ll definitely pray for you. QUESTION: Didn’t you post not long ago about a problem you were having / going through ? My memory is short but I thought you had something bad going on a few months back that you shared on this board ???
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I've had issues with my heart for quite some time....AMong other issues. I probably did, or may have been about the loop recorder I had implanted. Not sure, TBH.

Appreciate the prayers. I feel 110% better, and the ablation has been an absolute game changer for me. I've went from about 100+ episodes per day, to hardly any at all; not episodes such as the one that led to me to the ER, and then eventually the OR. But just lots of extra beats, i.e. PAC's, PVC's, etc, etc....

Anyways-----thank you for the thoughts, and the prayer. Very appreciated.
 
CB3UK said:
Don't get me started on these damned Reds. Just waiting on the hammer to fall with the Castillo trade.
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I've given up......When Castellini said we were gonna be better, I was like----"WTF is this dude smoking?

We have a AAA line-up....

Trading Castillo is kust mind boggling.
 
DeerTurkHunter1 said:
Yeah with the way things are all over the country these days a feller just has to be safe. It's clear from the posts above and your medical records that its all legit. When a person is just a nickname on a public board it's hard to develop any sort of trust or relationship with them, especially for those that don't post on a regular basis. I'll try to send a little your way..............even if you are an IU fan lol.
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I 100% get it......And trust me, it was very hard for me to ask(for help). Still is. But it is what it is.

I'm not overly concerned, as the Lord has blessed us with what we have received so far, and He will continue to do so.

Edit---And to be clear, if helping monetarily is not possible, that is fine----Prayers are just as good. Or just pass the infor along.
 
IUfanBorden said:
That was ruled out. THey did find junctional rhythm while doing the EP/Ablation. The official diagnosis was AVNRT---which is a form of SVT, and or PSVT. THey couldn't get my heart to go into SVT, or AFIB, but did an ablation of a slow pathway, AV node, where 95% of SVT starts.

Edit: Was told I basically had an extra pathway, which was causing my heart to suddenly go from 70 bpm, to 200+. The episode I had that sent me to the ER, my HR maxed out at 238 bpm, and stayed at 195+ for 15 minutes and 36 seconds.
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Oh man, I was there a couple times. “Welp, guess I’m dying.” How old are you? I had this same thing pop up every few months starting at 33, had an ablation at 35, and no palpitations since (18 months).
 
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IUfanBorden said:
I understand that....Trust me, its legit. I have many who know me. Plus, my brother post on here. If you'd like, I;d be more than happy to send info. And if anyone would feel better , you can donate to Baptist Health Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. That is where my cardiac ablation was done.

Not to mention, many on Rivals know me, and know this is legit.

I might be a Hoosier, but I'm not that low....

And thank you for the prayers....Just as important.
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Prayers for you man. Hope you get all the support you need.
 
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IUfanBorden said:
I've had heart issues for years, and recently had an issue that caused me to collapse while umpiring a LL baseball game. Two months prior to this, my cardiologist implanted a loop recrder, to try and catch the issue. Well, it did. I was diagnosed with SVT/Afib....I had what is known as an extra pathway, and AVNRT. They did an ablation last Thursday, and it has seemingly fixed the issue. I've missed a ton of work, baseball and basketball, and still do not have clearance to call games. I am however, back to wrok. Both of these procedures/surgeries were awfuly expensive, even with my "great insurance". So to help, I have started a GoFundMe page, and have had some success; my buddy(s) posted it on the IU, Purdue and the Rivals board. So I was encouraged to do so here. I know I'm an IU fan, so not sure how this will be received.. If me posting this here bothers you, I understand. Any help, including PRAYER, is welcomed. Thank, you...



Donate to Bills, i.e. rent, electric, medical.., organized by Kricetopher Cook

My name is Krice Cook. I initially set this up due to having heart issues, that… Kricetopher Cook needs your support for Bills, i.e. rent, electric, medical..
gofund.me

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Have you posted this on Insidethehall? I bet you could get some support there as well.
 
Bluesnky said:
Oh man, I was there a couple times. “Welp, guess I’m dying.” How old are you? I had this same thing pop up every few months starting at 33, had an ablation at 35, and no palpitations since (18 months).
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It was terrible, man. Test after test after test...This monitor, that monitor, etc, etc...I;d go to the ER---but by the time I got there, it stopped. Rinse/repeat. Finally changed cardiologist/EP doc. They implanted a loop recorder about 2 months ago, or so. I had an episode, but by the time ambulance got there, and got me to the hospital, it had stopped. Was admitted. Nothing---BUT, my loop recorder caught it. Week later, in the O.R. getting the ablation.

I still get some palpations. MOF, first night home, it jumped up to 109...I was like, "fukin, really"? But since then, I might 3-4 a day....very brief, but nothing like I was getting. Doc told me for about a month, I'll experience some, since it'll take my heart time to adjust. PLus the took me off my digoxin.

I feel so much better. Especially mentally. Its a life changing surgery. Hoping by September i get released to start umpiring/officiating again. Back to work this week, but limited. Missing baseball/basketball is what has really hurt us financially. Not to mention the co-pays for both surgeries....

BUt I have faith....And so far, we have been blessed. I am very, very thankful for what we have received. Very thankful.

And thanks for sharing. Every person I have spoken too who's had this done, has saod the same as you....Its weird though. Seems I have more anxiety now, than I did before the ablation. I guess I'm just scared it'll come back...
 
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It was terrible, man. Test after test after test...This monitor, that monitor, etc, etc...I;d go to the ER---but by the time I got there, it stopped. Rinse/repeat. Finally changed cardiologist/EP doc. They implanted a loop recorder about 2 months ago, or so. I had an episode, but by the time ambulance got there, and got me to the hospital, it had stopped. Was admitted. Nothing---BUT, my loop recorder caught it. Week later, in the O.R. getting the ablation.

I still get some palpations. MOF, first night home, it jumped up to 109...I was like, "fukin, really"? But since then, I might 3-4 a day....very brief, but nothing like I was getting. Doc told me for about a month, I'll experience some, since it'll take my heart time to adjust. PLus the took me off my digoxin.

I feel so much better. Especially mentally. Its a life changing surgery. Hoping by September i get released to start umpiring/officiating again. Back to work this week, but limited. Missing baseball/basketball is what has really hurt us financially. Not to mention the co-pays for both surgeries....

BUt I have faith....And so far, we have been blessed. I am very, very thankful for what we have received. Very thankful.

And thanks for sharing. Every person I have spoken too who's had this done, has saod the same as you....Its weird though. Seems I have more anxiety now, than I did before the ablation. I guess I'm just scared it'll come back...
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This thread is not about me, so I will try to be brief.

I have fought with Afib and Aflutter for more than ten years, three ablations, and many different types of medications.

Hopefully, the one ablation helps, but if it does not, keep trying, as you will find a course of treatment that can help at least a bit.

Arrhythmia SUCKS and is scary, at least at first.

For me, after a time, my anxiety subsided even though I still have episodes/events very often.

I found the below website and forum that helped me out years ago. I have not visited it in ages, though.

AFIB

afibbers.org afibbers.org
 
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