Guest guest Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 I am to have the av node ablation on Monday. I wonder if anyone can tell me how soon I can be up and at 'um. I know it is out patient surgery, but will I feel like doing anything? I had a PVI July 2003, didn't work. Had a pacing pacemaker put in in January 2004. In 8 months it used up 4 years of battery power. Dr. Wheelan said he could do a touch-up ablation and see if he could get more of the tissue that was causing the afib, but because I have hypertensive heart disease and pulmonary hypertenion, he didn't think it would be successful. Both bottom chamber of the heart are thickening and getting tough, making the heart work harder to pump the blood in and out. So it was decided that the av node ablation would give me a better quality than I am having at present. He also mentioned that a new pill was coming out that could replace the warfrin and do away with all the the checking on the blood. Anyone know what that pill is, I forgot to ask him. He said it was coming next year. Thanks for any info. Nellie Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 At 05:56 PM 8/21/2004, you wrote: > He also >mentioned that a new pill was coming out that could replace the >warfrin and do away with all the the checking on the blood. Anyone >know what that pill is, I forgot to ask him. He said it was coming >next year. It is Exanta. Was submitted to FDA in December. Sounds good. in Portland OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 > I am to have the av node ablation on Monday. Hi, Nellie Sue, Good luck on Monday, we will all be thinking good thoughts for you. Please let us know how you are when you can. If an av node ablation is like a pvi in terms of stress on the body, I have seen quite different postings of after effects. Some people are fine immediately, others (the majority, I think) take awhile to recover. You should ask before the procedure what you are supposed to do in terms of what activities are allowed afterwards. There might be some time interval where you are supposed to take it easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Thanks Trudy and for your input. I really think that on Wednesday I should be fine. Just can't go in the hot tub and such. I am hoping anyway. If I make it home on Monday (with not complications I should) I will drop a line to the list. Have a great Sunday. Nellie Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 I am out of the hospital and doing fine. Their don't care meds only worked about 5 minutes. But it wasn't bad. Beating around 70 at the moment, they left enough av in tact to beat 37bpm. Thanks to all ya'ss that responded to me. Nellie sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 I am out of the hospital and doing fine. Their don't care meds only worked about 5 minutes. But it wasn't bad. Beating around 70 at the moment, they left enough av in tact to beat 37bpm. Thanks to all ya'ss that responded to me. Nellie sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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