Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 > I'm a 26 year old female with V-Tach. This will be my 3rd ablation > with no good results. My doc. told me it moved to the outside of my > heart right by my main artery, so he gave me the option of open > heart or cryoablation. I'm getting sick of going in for the > ablations so I was thinking of doing the open heart cause he said it > would be 98% that it would work. But it's very scary to thing about > going in for open heart. Someone please give me some advise. > > Thank you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I have had two heart bypass surgeries and believe me....if there is another way to go then definitely try it first before I went for the open heart surgery. What do you have to lose trying the cyroabaltion first? It's a much, much less invasive surgery. If it doesn't work then you can always go for the more radical surgery, right? P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 > pokey49us <POKEY49US@Y...> wrote: My doc. told me it moved to the outside of my heart right by my main artery, so he gave me the option of open heart or cryoablation.> > > >................................................. I've had two open heart bypass surgeries. I'd try any other option first before resorting to opening your chest up. It wouldn't be a hard decision for me at all. P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 > pokey49us <POKEY49US@Y...> wrote: My doc. told me it moved to the outside of my heart right by my main artery, so he gave me the option of open heart or cryoablation.> > > >................................................. I've had two open heart bypass surgeries. I'd try any other option first before resorting to opening your chest up. It wouldn't be a hard decision for me at all. P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 > pokey49us <POKEY49US@Y...> wrote: My doc. told me it moved to the outside of my heart right by my main artery, so he gave me the option of open heart or cryoablation.> > > >................................................. I've had two open heart bypass surgeries. I'd try any other option first before resorting to opening your chest up. It wouldn't be a hard decision for me at all. P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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