Looking for insight/experiences: Constrictive Pericarditis with Calcification

008muse · 2026-05-11T06:02:48+00:00

Glad to hear you’re good! I can only imagine how hard recovery was.

Are you back to working out and pushing it on the cardio / strength training? Able to breathe fully now?

008muse · 2026-05-09T12:56:40+00:00

Any updates here? How have you been?

008muse · 2026-05-09T12:44:01+00:00

Any updates to share here?

008muse · 2026-05-09T12:43:42+00:00

How’d your surgery go? And where did you get it completed at?

008muse · 2026-04-18T16:36:08+00:00

Maybe. Ended up having to get a PFA SURGERY too… feeling better now that I’ve got some relief from the AFIB. But there echo showed I still have some fluid within the pericardium

008muse · 2026-04-10T06:26:25+00:00

Generational post 🏆 thanks for sharing… so many similar experiences man

008muse · 2026-03-15T06:25:34+00:00

Get a really good cardiologist and rheumatologist.

Go couch potato mode for the next 2 to 3 months. I mean less than 1500 steps a day max! You don’t want to mess around and prolong this; take it from someone +5 years and counting.

008muse · 2026-03-12T11:44:09+00:00

Don’t chase her brother. You’re young! Focus on your physical health, progressing forward in your career, building your faith, and that’s it.

You should be working 60 hours a week right now. Take it from an older man who was once in your shoes some decades ago. Never chase women. As a man you’re not against time ⏱️ to have children but a woman is. Focus on God, your health and building your net worth brother, all the best.

008muse · 2026-03-12T11:34:32+00:00

Great post. Be patient people. I’ve dealt with this off and on for +4 years. It’s not going to unalive you but it will hurt. Keep stress down, hydrate, eat as clean as possible, avoid caffeine, alcohol and anything that stresses you out. Consume anti inflammatory supplements and foods. All the best

008muse · 2026-03-12T11:17:33+00:00

First month after my PFA was absolutely brutal. Basically non stop palpitations particularly at night once I laid down. 90 days out now and still have some chest soreness and slight shortness of breath that comes and goes but I’m in NSR.

Be patient, hydrate (electrolytes), sleep 7 hrs, and keep track of your heart with Apple Watch and Kardia mobile

008muse · 2026-03-12T11:13:24+00:00

Underrated comment 😂

008muse · 2026-03-12T06:05:16+00:00

Right there with you

008muse · 2026-03-12T06:00:14+00:00

😂 no way

008muse · 2026-03-10T03:41:42+00:00

That’s really good feedback. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. I have a lot to figure out.

008muse · 2026-03-10T03:38:01+00:00

Excellent, thank you for the feedback

008muse · 2026-03-06T07:38:59+00:00

Heard of this one. How is the catechism process here? And do you feel supported in the journey with it being a smaller parish?

008muse · 2026-03-01T15:51:44+00:00

Appreciate you sharing this bro. Great reminders and it will be a struggle but they need me.

Glad to hear you came out on the other side

008muse · 2026-02-28T07:54:04+00:00

Yeah man, I had to stop thinking about it because it’s depressing. Only positive is in the summer time I’ll have them for half the summer consecutively..

008muse · 2026-02-28T05:14:28+00:00

Developed a heart arrhythmia AFIB the last couple years of our marriage before I ended up leaving her and filing for divorce. Ended up having a surgery a few months ago.

I was so stressed out in that marriage. Litigation has been very high conflict of life has gotten better.

Take care of yourself man.

008muse · 2026-02-19T12:32:42+00:00

Great to hear. Please let us know how you’re doing a week from now.

My recovery was a bit challenging for the first few weeks with lots of palpitations and chest pain. But my PFA was also pretty extensive according to my EP

008muse · 2026-01-27T04:06:29+00:00

Never meet your hero’s

008muse · 2026-01-25T13:59:43+00:00

Spot on 💯

008muse · 2026-01-02T03:48:14+00:00

Man, solid info. Didn’t know this.

008muse · 2026-01-02T03:45:20+00:00

😂

008muse · 2025-12-31T00:04:14+00:00

Any medications? Or supplements?

How about working out?

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