Ablation-- We struck out

[Guest guest]

Hey gang--

My first post here. Been lurking and learning for quite a while.

I'm 36 years old, healthy, and after 25 years of AFib, I had my

(attempted) ablation last week. There was good news and bad news:

I went in in the morning, got prepped, etc, and away we went. 3

hours later, I wokeup in recovery (I was out like a light), and the

Dr happened to be standing right there. He explained that he tried

everything--electro-pacing, drugs, etc-- but he couldn't get my

heart to skip so much as one goofy beat, so he aborted the

procedure. He said it's not that unusual. The bad news obviously,

is I still have the same condition I have had for all this time.

The good news, is he says my heart looks strong and healthy. He

told me I might not have an episode for another year, OR, I might go

into AFib in the next hour.

Now---- I'm trying to decide if another procedure would " take " , or

should I leave well enough alone? The Dr dosen't seem to be in a

big hurry to do it again, but says we'll talk about it in a few

months. I'm on Inderal LA 120 daily, and (for the most part) it

does on OKjob of keeping things in check. I still have episodes

from time to time, and it bugs the heck out of me. For some strange

reason, it seems to " kick in " when I bend over (doesn't matter if

I'm tying my shoes, picking up a dropped object, whatever-- bending

over seems to set it off a lot of times).

Thanks for all the shared knowledge here--------Doug.

[Guest guest]

Hi Doug, Any thought to your Vagal nerve being involved? My A/Fibs have started

with bending over or over eating. Thereby prob. setting off my vagal nerve.

Have you asked your Dr.? I also don't eat a lot at night or before bedtime for

that seems to start things going for me. You did not mention blood thinner are

you on any ? My best to you and ALL OF US. SANDI

[Guest guest]

Doug wrote:

>

> My first post here. Been lurking and learning for quite a while.

> I'm 36 years old, healthy, and after 25 years of AFib, I had my

> (attempted) ablation last week. There was good news and bad news:

> I went in in the morning, got prepped, etc, and away we went. 3

> hours later, I wokeup in recovery (I was out like a light), and the

> Dr happened to be standing right there. He explained that he tried

> everything--electro-pacing, drugs, etc-- but he couldn't get my

> heart to skip so much as one goofy beat, so he aborted the

> procedure.

Hello Doug,

There is a version of the ablation procedure where they circle the

pulmonary veins without locating " focal points " . They just assume they

are there and the circles will contain them.

Others on the board know a lot about this. They will probably respond

with more info.

- OU alum in MI

[Guest guest]

Dear Doug,

You say " perhaps another procedure would 'take' "

ON A CONDITION THAT WAS NOT EVEN THERE!!!!

You are lucky the surgeon stopped.

I hope you do lots and lots of reading about VAGAL NERVE mediated AF. You are

young, probably athletic (?).

Why on earth would you try to fix something that wasn't broken.

You had at least one reply that indicated vagally mediated AF. It occurs under

particular circumstances, e.g. bending over, nightime, heavy meals.

Read more about it before you try a mechanical cure. Listen to those

controlling the vagal AF triggers.

BTW, are you sure your diet supplies enough of the minerals required for heart

health?

Particularly the MAGNESIUM.

Happy reading. Post your progress on understanding the wandering vagal nerve.

LJ