Re: How perfect was your ablation?

[Guest guest]

Vicky - Sorry to hear of the recurrence of AFib symptoms. I had a focal

ablation nearly three years ago for AFlutter. That has never returned. However,

I

still have AFib but at a lower level of symptoms. I don't know about frequency

because I don't know if I have AFib unless I take my pulse. This hasn't

ruined my lifestyle (I'm on my way to workout right now). I take only coumadin

to

control the clotting risk. Once again - this proves we are all different.

The important thing I did through all of the diagnosis and treatment was to

find doctors I trusted and I did exactly as they told me to do.

Good to hear from you again. Wishing NSR for you in the future.

Sharon in El Paso

[Guest guest]

Vicki,

I am so sorry to hear of your recurrence of afib and hope that a third

ablation will be the final answer for you, if you decide on that. It's good to

hear

from you again, but I'm sorry it is under these circumstances. I can

understand in some measure how you must feel because I had a similar experience

this

past year. After about ten afibless months, I had a 68 hour episode last

March. It was quite discouraging and depressing as my dreams of giving up

medication (except Coumadin) vanished. I won't see my E.P. until July, but I

have a

strong presentiment that he will advise me against giving up the Atenolol or

Verapamil. I have had no afib since the March episode, but it only takes one

episode like that to shatter one's dreams of total escape from afib. However,

I still think there is hope for both of us to keep that afib at bay and live

our lives as we want to. I can't advise you on the ablation, but I do hope

that you can find an answer, whether it be another ablation or continuing meds

or

both. I think that since you have experienced such great success already, it

will be possible for you again. Let us know how you are doing.

in sinus in Seattle

[Guest guest]

Vicky

I'm sorry to hear that your ablations have not gone as well as you

hoped. I wish you all the best for whatever you decide to do in the

future.

BEst of health to you

Fran

> Hi all,

>

> Not been posting as I have had a life to recover after my

ablations. I

> had two last year - the main one in June and a topup in September

to

> re-do some of the lesions. I then had a great 8 months getting back

some

> fitness (slow process!)

>

> However, last week I started to get really troublesome ectopics -

no AF

> or flutter back, but enough bother to stop me sleeping and have me

like

> a zombie again in one night :-(

>

> I am thinking of having a third ablation. I feel it is " right " as

what

> I have is troublesome, but there is the issue of whether I ought to

just

> stay on drugs (they are helping, though not perfect). My EP has

already

> said that it sounds as if I have enough symptoms to warrant another.

>

> So what I wanted to ask those who have had essentially " successful "

> ablations is - how perfect was yours? Did you have complete relief

from

> symptoms, if not what did you get? Have you had one of these late

> recurrences? How did it go? Have you had a late re-ablate?

>

> All helps to understand how the land lies. I was not entirely free

from

> symptoms even in the 8 good months, so was this normal and could I

> expect some occurrences, or should I be looking for no symptoms at

all

> as an indicator of final " success "

>

> Best of health to all,

> Vicky

>

> London, UK, 1954 model

[Guest guest]

Hi Vicky:

You have certainly been through a hard time~~~~~you have a tough

decision to make; our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Ellen

(NSR on Dofetilide)

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(snip) last week I started to get really troublesome ectopics - no

AF or flutter back, but enough bother to stop me sleeping and have

me like a zombie again in one night :-( I am thinking of having a

third ablation. (snip)

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