Still not in AFib

[dreamshark]

But I pretty much knew that. Just had 2-week follow up to cardioversion procedure - just an EKG and quick meeting with cardio PAC (Anna). EKG looked about as normal as it ever does: i.e., still in sinus rhythm. Anna said that the quick answer to "how well does cardioversion work?" is 1/3 go back into AFIB within a week, another 1/3 within a year, and the final 1/3 never. That's actually a better prognosis than I was expecting, although I suspect that the "never" group is mostly people who had just one paroxysmal AFib episode (whereas mine was clearly in the persistent category).

Anyway, so far so good. I continue to feel better than I did before the procedure, even though I didn't think I was having symptoms. Anna said this is a common reaction.  

I also asked her for her take on the accuracy of Apple watches for diagnosing AFib and she said they seem to be "very good."  I'm pleasantly surprised that health care professionals are so respectful of these little gadgets. I've been surveying each new doctor/nurse/PA I have contact with in the Cardio Dept, expecting to have at least one person roll their eyes and say something like, "They make a lot of pointless extra work for us." But so far, not a single person has said anything like that. Apparently they are not seeing a lot of false-positives from these devices.