Getting nervous ....

[Kiwi2]

Good morning everyone. As you may remember I had my first cryo ablation in January 2015 and at the time I was told they may need to do another one as I only reverted back with Flecanide.

The first one helped enormously and took my life off hold as I was having episodes once or twice a week. This year I have had 7 episodes and the longest without one is six months which gave me a false sense of security

I am now back on bisoprolol and rivaroxiban and my EP will do the RF ablation to find the areas which the cryo balloon couldn't reach.

I have had my bloods done and the MRSA swap and am just waiting for the call to come in. I am going to St Barts Heart Centre in London and wondered whether anyone else on here has experience of them. I am feeling pretty nervous and keep thinking whether I should be doing this now or waiting until it gets worse again.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Bella

[pottypete1]

Don't have first hand experience of Barts but I can tell you that my Consultant EP transferred from Barts and he is brilliant. I have the greatest of confidence in him.

Pete

[BobD Volunteer]

One of the best centres of excellence in UK.

[Dodie117]

Your dilemma re having it done now or waiting until it gets worse is one we all face. As I'm sure you know, many EPs believe the earlier the better. I chose RF ablation over meds at the beginning of my journey. That was in Nov 2013 and after a rocky start (5 months of ectopics/bumps) I have been free of the dreaded AF. So be guided by your EP and your own instincts and good luck 🍀

[Kiwi2 in reply to Dodie117]

Thank you and pleased you are AF free

[Barry24]

Hello Bella,

I had 3 procedures at St Barts, who is your EP.

Regards

Barry

[Kiwi2 in reply to Barry24]

Hi Barry, how did they work and did you have cryo or RF. My consultant is A Chow although someone else did my first one.

[Barry24]

Can l private post you?

[Kiwi2 in reply to Barry24]

Yes, not sure how you do that

[Debmcknight]

Hi

I had cryoablation done st Barts on 20/7 they were wonderful

Off bisoporalol and now only on apixaban

So far so good been in nsr since then so hope this has sorted the problem

I wouldn't hesitate to have it done there again if needed and can't praise all of the team enough

Wishing you well

Debbie

[Kiwi2]

Thank you Debbie, and so pleased you are AF free and had a good experience at Barts. Did you have a GA or sedation?

All the best.

Bella

[Debmcknight in reply to Kiwi2]

Hi Bella I had a sedation x

[Beta44]

The Bart's team are excellent, amongst the best in the UK.

Peter

[Liamblunt]

Good luck I hope you get your life back to some sort of normality