Second Ablation...will it produce greater success?

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Number two did it for Me.

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My husband is 44 and is facing a second ablation. The first was done

at The Cleveland Clinic in 2004 and was not successful. He is still

taking meds to control palpitations. We saw Dr. Natale for a second

opinion recently and he suggested another ablation. Dr. Natale did not

do the first procedure, and since he's department head we're hopeful

the second will be the charm. We're struggling with the decision to do

it again, but on the other hand popping pills everyday can't go on

forever. Anyone out there have to undergo two procedures before

getting a successful result?

[Guest guest]

My EP said that the first ablation has a 60% success rate (despite the

literature and other statistics). Often, the second one does the trick. Good

Luck.

Vick

goobstoo rcmac@...> wrote:

My husband is 44 and is facing a second ablation. The first was done

at The Cleveland Clinic in 2004 and was not successful. He is still

taking meds to control palpitations. We saw Dr. Natale for a second

opinion recently and he suggested another ablation. Dr. Natale did not

do the first procedure, and since he's department head we're hopeful

the second will be the charm. We're struggling with the decision to do

it again, but on the other hand popping pills everyday can't go on

forever. Anyone out there have to undergo two procedures before

getting a successful result?

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> goobstoo wrote:

> My husband is 44 and is facing a second ablation. The first was

done

> at The Cleveland Clinic in 2004 and was not successful. He is still

> taking meds to control palpitations. We saw Dr. Natale for a second

> opinion recently and he suggested another ablation. Dr. Natale did

not

> do the first procedure, and since he's department head we're hopeful

> the second will be the charm. We're struggling with the decision to

do

> it again, but on the other hand popping pills everyday can't go on

> forever. Anyone out there have to undergo two procedures before

> getting a successful result?

I have not had a second ablation but would not hesitate to do so if

indicated.

The numbers I remember from Dr. Natale are 80% success the first time

around and over 90% the second. So, that would indicate about half of

the second ablations are successful. Probably worth the investment

especially considering your husband's age.

Gordon

[Guest guest]

My second one seems to have done the job for me. (Still within the

first 90 days and knocking on wood.)

Bill Manson

" I live in hope because futility is useless. " --

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[Guest guest]

Hi Bill - I'm considering an ablation in my future - please tell me how you

felt right after, then a week after, etc. I'm trying to figure out how long

it will take me to get back to work, be able to hold my grandkids, etc.

Thanks so much for your help. Any info is greatly appreciated.

Debbie in Texas

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>To: AFIBsupport

>Subject: Re: Second Ablation...will it produce greater

>success?

>Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 05:45:11 -0500

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>My second one seems to have done the job for me. (Still within the

>first 90 days and knocking on wood.)

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>Bill Manson

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[Guest guest]

I was on the " don't lift anything heavier than a half gallon of milk " routine

for a week. That had more to do with being sure the incisions healed than

anything else. By the next day, I felt fine...a little sore in the chest and in

the groin, but that was it.

My work isn't physically demanding, but I've got to be reasonably sharp. I

indulged myself and basically took a week before returning. I could have been

back sooner if I'd needed to.

I did some light snowshovelling two weeks after the procedure. Had my wife not

been watching, I would have done so sooner. :-)It's more intrusive than a

cardioversion, but doing things like holding the grandkids shouldn't be a

problem

Bill Manson

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Thanks so much for your reply Bill. I really appreciate it!

Debbie in Texas

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>Reply-To: AFIBsupport

>To: AFIBsupport >

>Subject: Re: Second Ablation...will it produce greater

>success?

>Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:12:07 -0500

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>I was on the " don't lift anything heavier than a half gallon of milk "

>routine for a week. That had more to do with being sure the incisions

>healed than anything else. By the next day, I felt fine...a little sore in

>the chest and in the groin, but that was it.

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>My work isn't physically demanding, but I've got to be reasonably sharp. I

>indulged myself and basically took a week before returning. I could have

>been back sooner if I'd needed to.

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>I did some light snowshovelling two weeks after the procedure. Had my wife

>not been watching, I would have done so sooner. :-)It's more intrusive than

>a cardioversion, but doing things like holding the grandkids shouldn't be a

>problem

>Bill Manson

>Chief Librarian

>Caledon Public Library

>6500 Old Church Road

>Caledon East, ON L0N 1E0

>

>Phone:

>Fax :

>

> " That's why we find textbooks so numbingly boring - not because the lessons

>are uninteresting, but because there are so few tangents to distract the

>reader and take her down unfamiliar and unexpected paths. " --

>Ford

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