Failed ablation now weird sensation and pain on inner right thigh 11days post.

[Maredge]

Hi, I am new here joined after my first ablation on 7/10. After spending longer then usually on the table the EP finally gave up and ended the ablation. Even though he burned a few nodes on the right, it was unsuccessful. He believes the nod in question is on the left. I was having a lot of high heart rate episodes (sorry don't know all the acronym lingo yet) several times a day everyday even with a low dose of metoprolol. I have low blood pressure so we couldn't raise the dosage.

Post-ablation I am a mess my episodes are all day long. The EP says it is like kicking the bee hive and will take a few days to go back to my normal which wasn't all that good. They started me on flecainide + metoprolol which the side effects are rendering me unfunctional. We have lessened the dosage low enough so I can function but it means I am having breakthrough episodes especially around the dosing hours.

Question- for those with failed ablation did you experience similar where the ablation made it worse for a time? If so, did it go back to the norm prior to ablation?

Now to the leg I started having a werid sensation, sort of numb, tingeling, almost like it was bruised in my inner thigh two days after the ablation. The injection site healed pretty well only a little bruising but no lump under the site or severe pain or redness. I haven't had a fever. 11days post I am still feeling that weird sensation, with spontaneous nerve pain and tenderness on the inner thigh that even fabric is irritating. I had my follow up yesterday and he says things look/sound good in my leg he thinks it could be irritation and to wait and see.

Question - has anyone experience this before and if so how long did it last? The worry over my leg getting worse is definitely not helping my anxiety and heart rate.

On another note, I am beyond disappointed that the ablation didn't work and I just seem worse making me regret doing this. Looking down a lifetime of these horrible meds and potential another attempt in the left side is making me depressed. With a busy job and small child to raise I need my health. How have people coped with this for so long? My episodes are so draining. Any encouragement.

[azriverrat]

New better EP.

[Peddling]

I do sympathise, you must have had such hopeful expectations and they clearly have not been met, but don't despair just yet. Some folk on this site have had three or four. I haven't had an ablation so can't comment on the physical reactions you describe. However, your heart has taken a bit of a battering as has your body and recovery can take some time. At least you have had a more positive response from your EP, re the leg, so hopefully you can stop worrying quite so much about that.

I think if you look back through previous posts you will find numerous reactions to the ablation procedure, many of which will mirror yours regarding the healing process. Rest rest and then more rest seems to be the mantra for recovery but I do appreciate that is more difficult with a small child. Hopefully you will receive some help until you are able to pick up the reins again. Til then, get on the internet and have everything delivered, even if it's pizza every day. And spoil yourself, forget cleaning and the job until you are feeling a great deal better.

If you have lost confidence in your EP then perhaps you should ask for a change. It might be worth asking him/her why he chose the right side over the left in the first place.

Let us know how you are getting on and what you decide.

[azriverrat in reply to Peddling]

Don't they go through the right to get to the left. Maybe this EP can not do the procedure required to do the left side?

How this is written feels like my first EP who was happy with what he did then put me on horse meds

Was not trained or skilled to do left side.

My last EP doesn't even count what the first did as anything.

Just seems need more skilled EP. Could be wrong but what I am inferring doesn't give me feelings of his competence.

I have had five ablations because after first failed ablation waited so long it festered and became bad. So don't wait forever to see if it ever gets better. Usually becomes worse.