Doctors & patients are saying about 'A-Fib.com'...

"A-Fib.com is a great web site for patients, that is unequaled by anything else out there."

Dr. Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

"Jill and I put you and your work in our prayers every night. What you do to help people through this [A-Fib] process is really incredible."

Jill and Steve Douglas, East Troy, WI

“I really appreciate all the information on your website as it allows me to be a better informed patient and to know what questions to ask my EP.

Faye Spencer, Boise, ID, April 2017

“I think your site has helped a lot of patients.”

Dr. Hugh G. Calkins, MD Johns Hopkins,
Baltimore, MD

Doctors & patients are saying about 'Beat Your A-Fib'...

"If I had [your book] 10 years ago, it would have saved me 8 years of hell.”

Roy Salmon, Patient, A-Fib Free,
Adelaide, Australia

"This book is incredibly complete and easy-to-understand for anybody. I certainly recommend it for patients who want to know more about atrial fibrillation than what they will learn from doctors...."

Pierre Jaïs, M.D. Professor of Cardiology, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux, France

"Dear Steve, I saw a patient this morning with your book [in hand] and highlights throughout. She loves it and finds it very useful to help her in dealing with atrial fibrillation."

Dr. Wilber Su,
Cavanaugh Heart Center, Phoenix, AZ

"...masterful. You managed to combine an encyclopedic compilation of information with the simplicity of presentation that enhances the delivery of the information to the reader. This is not an easy thing to do, but you have been very, very successful at it."

Ira David Levin, heart patient,
Rome, Italy

"Within the pages of Beat Your A-Fib, Dr. Steve Ryan, PhD, provides a comprehensive guide for persons seeking to find a cure for their Atrial Fibrillation."

Walter Kerwin, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

For a Life Free of A-Fib—Make Things Happen

Published June 13, 2018

Advice from Patients Now Free from the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation

Frances K.
Frances E. Koepnick, Athens, GA, shares bad advice from two doctors:
“The advice of the first two cardiologists was to ‘just take my medications and live with A-Fib’. If your cardiologist recommends this treatment regimen, I urge you to get a second, third or even fourth opinion.”

John & Marcia T.
John Thorton from Sioux Falls, SD, wrote about ignoring the bad advice from his doctors:
“Be Assertive, Even Aggressive: I had to set up my own appointment at Mayo [Clinic] to get evaluated there. It was a lot of work, by me alone, to get in to see the doctors at Mayo, but it was worth it.”

“Tony Hall, Evansville, IN. Now A-Fib-free, he advises to learn as much as you can about A-Fib:
Tony & Jill
“Jill and I read as much as we could on the internet…[but] do not get obsessed with the internet. There is much misinformation on the internet, so do not get too caught up in that information.
Ask Questions: None are stupid. This is YOUR heart. This is YOUR life. Learn as much as you can.”

Joan Schneider, Ann Arbor, MI, tells of her astonishment at how little her doctors told her about A-Fib:
Joan S.
“I was so desperate for answers I started searching on-line. My jaw hit the table. [She said to herself…] ‘How could my physicians not explain these things to me?’ Once I was able to really comprehend my future, I was able to make things happen.
Best advice: Don’t be afraid to fire your physician, and be your own advocate.”

For More Personal Insights

It’s encouraging to read how someone else has dealt with their A-Fib. These A-Fib patients have been where you are right now. They tell their stories to help bolster your determination to seek a life free of A-Fib. For more personal experiences, go to Personal A-Fib Stories of Hope and Encouragement.

For a Life Free of Atrial Fibrillation

Make Things Happen

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