Re: Ablation Therapy - results !

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> I was hoping to have this procedure done under a General

Anaesthetic

> I have to say that the pain I endured for those 4 hours was

> unbelievable.It has for this time traumatised me. I have never

> experienced such extreme agony.

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, I am so sorry to hear about the suffering you endured. How are

you now?

[Guest guest]

Welcome back , and sorry to hear of your ordeal. I hope things

work out for the longer term.

Alan

> Hi people,

> I had my PVI Procedure yesterday at a private clinic in London,UK.

> All I can say is how it affected me and the results ; everyone is

> different so I can only give you all the information that applies

to

> me.

> I was hoping to have this procedure done under a General

Anaesthetic

> but my EP on the day said " No " it has to be done under a " Local. "

> These are the drugs that were administered to me.

> 1. MIDAZOLAM - THAT IS A SEDATIVE.

> 2. DIAMORPHINE - THAT IS FOR THE PAIN

> 3. MAXALON - THAT IS TO STOP YOU FEELING SICK.

> Well the procedure lasted 4 hours. They had to work in the Right

> Atrium to ablate my " Flutter. " The EP moved to me Left Atrium to

> ablate The Fibrillation.

> I have to say that the pain I endured for those 4 hours was

> unbelievable.It has for this time traumatised me. I have never

> experienced such extreme agony. I was given as much DIAMORPHINE

that

> could be allowed before it affected my breathing but at times it

> never touched that pain barrier. I know some people on this website

> have said it was a " piece of cake " but that was not my

experience !

> There you are. Has it worked, well, " YES IT HAS " but my EP said

to

> allow 30 days before we really know. Would I have gone down this

> road now ? When I look back at the 21 years of my lost life through

> AF I guess I would still have undertaken this Procedure. I stll

have

> to take FLECAINIDE and WARFARIN to give time for my heart to heal.

> At least 2 weeks my EP said.

[Guest guest]

Welcome back , and sorry to hear of your ordeal. I hope things

work out for the longer term.

Alan

> Hi people,

> I had my PVI Procedure yesterday at a private clinic in London,UK.

> All I can say is how it affected me and the results ; everyone is

> different so I can only give you all the information that applies

to

> me.

> I was hoping to have this procedure done under a General

Anaesthetic

> but my EP on the day said " No " it has to be done under a " Local. "

> These are the drugs that were administered to me.

> 1. MIDAZOLAM - THAT IS A SEDATIVE.

> 2. DIAMORPHINE - THAT IS FOR THE PAIN

> 3. MAXALON - THAT IS TO STOP YOU FEELING SICK.

> Well the procedure lasted 4 hours. They had to work in the Right

> Atrium to ablate my " Flutter. " The EP moved to me Left Atrium to

> ablate The Fibrillation.

> I have to say that the pain I endured for those 4 hours was

> unbelievable.It has for this time traumatised me. I have never

> experienced such extreme agony. I was given as much DIAMORPHINE

that

> could be allowed before it affected my breathing but at times it

> never touched that pain barrier. I know some people on this website

> have said it was a " piece of cake " but that was not my

experience !

> There you are. Has it worked, well, " YES IT HAS " but my EP said

to

> allow 30 days before we really know. Would I have gone down this

> road now ? When I look back at the 21 years of my lost life through

> AF I guess I would still have undertaken this Procedure. I stll

have

> to take FLECAINIDE and WARFARIN to give time for my heart to heal.

> At least 2 weeks my EP said.

[Guest guest]

Welcome back , and sorry to hear of your ordeal. I hope things

work out for the longer term.

Alan

> Hi people,

> I had my PVI Procedure yesterday at a private clinic in London,UK.

> All I can say is how it affected me and the results ; everyone is

> different so I can only give you all the information that applies

to

> me.

> I was hoping to have this procedure done under a General

Anaesthetic

> but my EP on the day said " No " it has to be done under a " Local. "

> These are the drugs that were administered to me.

> 1. MIDAZOLAM - THAT IS A SEDATIVE.

> 2. DIAMORPHINE - THAT IS FOR THE PAIN

> 3. MAXALON - THAT IS TO STOP YOU FEELING SICK.

> Well the procedure lasted 4 hours. They had to work in the Right

> Atrium to ablate my " Flutter. " The EP moved to me Left Atrium to

> ablate The Fibrillation.

> I have to say that the pain I endured for those 4 hours was

> unbelievable.It has for this time traumatised me. I have never

> experienced such extreme agony. I was given as much DIAMORPHINE

that

> could be allowed before it affected my breathing but at times it

> never touched that pain barrier. I know some people on this website

> have said it was a " piece of cake " but that was not my

experience !

> There you are. Has it worked, well, " YES IT HAS " but my EP said

to

> allow 30 days before we really know. Would I have gone down this

> road now ? When I look back at the 21 years of my lost life through

> AF I guess I would still have undertaken this Procedure. I stll

have

> to take FLECAINIDE and WARFARIN to give time for my heart to heal.

> At least 2 weeks my EP said.