Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 I am home- Things went very well, we think. Larry Chinitz saw something however he had not seen thus far- where he had ablated in the past....live tissue came back and he actually had to re- ablate where he had done before. He claims he never saw that before. He also saw lots of new areas and he did encircle the PVs which claim to have more value than SOCA. I will know more in about 8-10 weeks when the heart calms down and recovers from the trauma of it all. Time will tell. Last time I had to be cardioverted about 6 times before I got 7 months of NSR. I was in the ablation room for about 6 hours- my shortest time ever. :-) I am home on lovenox and I have chosen to stay on lovenox because I have such a difficult time achieving a 'good' INR with coumiden. So I will stay on lovenox for a month and then probably go to an aspirin- but I will discuss that with Larry as the time approaches. I am already getting my strength back and feeling okay. The first day after I slept for 27 hours- from all the drugs I guess. I am up and about and today will go out. I work from home and will do some work tomorrow- Just wanted to let all of you know- Warm regards, Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 Hi Ronnie: Wonderful news! Six hours....WOW! That has to be a record! Ellen (NSR on Dofetilide) **************************** > I am home- Things went very wel (snip) I was in the ablation room for about 6 hours- my shortest time ever. :-) (snip). **************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 Welcome home Ronnie. Everything sounds encouraging. Rich O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 Rich Please can you tell me what an ablation is? Thanks Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 on Sun, 2 Nov 2003 at 08:10:53, ronnie201@... wrote : >I am home- Cool. Look after yourself. Good luck Best of health to all, Vicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 Val. Very early on when I got Af, I wanted to know everything about it. Every new word and every new drug I use to google it and this helped me to learn about my condition, F.Y.I.. an ablation is a catheter put into you groin and sent to your heart. It isolates the area that are causing the problems by burning the area away and scaring the tissues. Take a look at www.cardima.com They have a very good web site that explains what af is and how its treated. C uk - Rich Please can you tell me what an ablation is? Thanks Val ********************************************************************** This message may contain information which is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message and any attachments without retaining a copy. ********************************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 We're all pulling for you, Ronnie. A-FibFriendSteve Ronnie's 3rd ablation I am home- Things went very well, we think. Larry Chinitz saw something however he had not seen thus far- where he had ablated in the past....live tissue came back and he actually had to re- ablate where he had done before. He claims he never saw that before. He also saw lots of new areas and he did encircle the PVs which claim to have more value than SOCA. I will know more in about 8-10 weeks when the heart calms down and recovers from the trauma of it all. Time will tell. Last time I had to be cardioverted about 6 times before I got 7 months of NSR. I was in the ablation room for about 6 hours- my shortest time ever. :-) I am home on lovenox and I have chosen to stay on lovenox because I have such a difficult time achieving a 'good' INR with coumiden. So I will stay on lovenox for a month and then probably go to an aspirin- but I will discuss that with Larry as the time approaches. I am already getting my strength back and feeling okay. The first day after I slept for 27 hours- from all the drugs I guess. I am up and about and today will go out. I work from home and will do some work tomorrow- Just wanted to let all of you know- Warm regards, Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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