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AF Information & Advice For Patients
AF Diaries
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Andy's Story
Atrial Fibrillation runs in my family. My mum has it. Her brothers and sister have it, and my grandad had it. I wondered at a young age whether I would ever have it.
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Stephen's Story
When you’ve just been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF), it feels like the rug has been pulled from under your feet.
Sue's Story
Aged 66, I awake one night with my heart pounding irregularly, but after two hours it returns to normal.
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James's Story
My first thoughts when I decided to put pen to paper on atrial fibrillation (AF) was where do I begin.
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Larraine's Story
"My journey with AF"
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Sylvia's Story
Sylvia’s AF Diagnosis After Hip Replacement
Gillians Story
Gillian shares an update on how she has completed a triathlon since her ablation.
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Martin's Story
Left frustrated and low when Atrial Fibrillation (AF) stopped him in his tracks.
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R's Story
R shares his story with us about how he cannot take anticoagulants after sustaining two subdural haematomas.
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Maureen's Story
AF and pacemaker to restore quality of life.
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Gordon's Story
Here, Gordon tells how he doesn’t let AF rule his life and enjoys keeping fit.
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John's Story
Chance diagnosis, but I can balance my various risks with leading a full life.
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David's Story
When I started to experience a frighteningly irregular heartbeat in December 2016 I was pretty certain that I knew what it was.
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Barry's Story
A frank explanation of how AF impacted his life.
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Coral's Story
Coral describes how her condition was misdiagnosed.
View more AF Diaries stories here and Living with AF stories here.
AF Related Stroke
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Kathy's Story
Kathy didn't think she needed anticoagulants - until she had an AF-related stroke.
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Chris's Story
On the death of an old friend…
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Philip's Story
Philip was diagnosed with AF at the age of 57, after suffering a stroke while on holiday.
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Margaret's Story
Margaret had all the signs of a mini stroke but thought she was fine.
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Sylvia's Story
Sylvia experienced a TIA in May 2015. Thankfully there were few long lasting effects.
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Beverly's Story
Bev showed no risk factors for AF-related stroke. Despite this, at the age of 45, she suffered a stroke out of the blue.
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Claire's Story
Within the space of a few hours, Claire had been diagnosed with AF, and told she’d suffered a stroke. Here she shares her story.
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Chris's Story
Chris Banting had two strokes when he was 29-years-old.
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Paul's Story
Paul Jaworski survived an AF-related stroke after being diagnosed with Paroxysmal AF in January 2012.
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Carer Stories
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Jenny's Story
Jenny Hutton noticed her husband’s heart ‘beating all over the place’, which the couple laughed off.
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My Wife and AF
This is my experience of what it is like looking in from the outside of my wife’s problems with Atrial Fibrillation and arrhythmias.
Finding Help
Helen's Story
Helen tells us about how she set up a successful support group in Somerset
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Christine's Story
About twelve years ago I was diagnosed as having PAF and was prescribed Flecainide and Aspirin.
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Ann's Story
It started on holiday in Bournemouth late August 1999; I was getting out of breath after walking only a few yards.
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Stan's Story
Stan travelled thousands of miles to seek help and relief for his symptomatic AF.
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Chris's Story
Learnt the hard way! How foods affect my arrhythmia. Chris discusses how food can affect his arrhythmias.
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Peter's Story
How finding the right doctor helped Peter back to work to enjoy life.
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Jayne Mudd and Angela Griffiths
The role of the Specialist Arrhythmia Nurse
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Living with AF Under 40
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Jay's Story
Jay was diagnosed with AF at the age of 29. He has had three ablations but remains active and continues to participate in activities he enjoys despite his AF.
Jennifer's Story
I was diagnosed this year with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation last November I noticed when I went to my bed at night that I would feel my heart racing.
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Chris's Story
Chris had symptoms of AF from a young age but ignored them. He went on to live a very active life; challenging himself to strenuous situations like mountaineering and running marathons.
Tom's Story
Olympisn Tom talks of winning gold whilst living with AF.
Tania's Stoty
At times, I was out of breath and found that some days I struggled to walk.
Jordan's Story
When I was 20 I woke up one morning with a pounding in my chest, no previous warnings at all. All day it was on and off my heart was going about 240 bpm.
Martin's Story
I was just short of my 34th Birthday when I was diagnosed with AF in October 2006.
Bill's Story
Rugby legend helping to get to the heart of the matter.
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