arrhythmia
"Due to Medicare requirements, I had to switch to Tikosyn when the Sotalol I'd been on for years wasn't working.  Cardiologist suggested an Ablation procedure but until I had tried the Tikosyn, Medicare wouldn't approve the Ablation.  The Tikosyn neither brought me out of the A-fib as they hoped nor has kept me out of A-fib.  So to get the requirements all done, I have been in A-fib for approximately 2 months - unable to do much more than sit in a recliner all day - and I still have to wait another 2 weeks to be able to get the Ablation done.  My ankles and feet have started swelling, so looking at another 3.5 hour trip to my cardiologist due to that side effect of the drug.  Unimpressed!"