Re: pva-cardioconversion-now afib again

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> > obviously i am wondering if it is all really worth it , my afib is

> > relatively asymptomatic so maybe i should get used to the condition

> > for the rest of my life (i am 44 years old)?

> >

Jon:

Absolutely not!!

Dylan " Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night "

Do not go gentle into that good night,

Old age should burn and rave at close of day;

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,

Because their words had forked no lightning they

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright

Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,

And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight

Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,

Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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> obviously i am wondering if it is all really worth it , my afib is

> relatively asymptomatic so maybe i should get used to the condition

> for the rest of my life (i am 44 years old)?

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> jon ---- snip ----

Jon, I am 64, 19 months in chronic AF. My life is superb, and I am very, very

active. But I am also seriously considering ablation -- even 2nd and 3rd

touchups if needed -- because I definitely am about 15% down on overall

energy level, and of course there is the constant background worry about

stroke, though my coumadin has been reasonably steady. If I were 20 years

younger, your age, with no other heart abnormalities (I have no other...), I

would almost certainly be seeking as many ablation interventions as it might

take to get rid of the stroke worry and to recoup the lost 15%. The risks in

ablation are not zero, but they are not high, and the potential rewards are

high.

But, and an important but, there are far worse chronic conditions than AF. i

have read reports on this forum of people who have been in chronic AF 15

years and more, living full professional lives. So EITHER WAY THERE IS

HOPE, which several have already pointed out very effectively. All my best,

Kathleen (24/7, atenolol, coumadin, digoxin)

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> Jon,

> Where are you having your work done?

> Rich O

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[Guest guest]

> obviously i am wondering if it is all really worth it , my afib is

> relatively asymptomatic so maybe i should get used to the condition

> for the rest of my life (i am 44 years old)?

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Jon, I have read plenty of post-ablations reports on this board, and

I would guess that the majority of people have some recurrence of

their afib in the weeks and months following their ablations, so

don't be too ready to give up. What does your doctor in Milan say

about your recent developments? If you eventually do decide to go for

a touch-up, could you have it done by Dr. Pappone?

Don't give up hope. I am 54, and not ready to give into afib yet. I

have an ablation scheduled with our Dr. Natale in CLeveland in

February.