Ablation yesterday! So far, so good.....

[ijan]

My ablation for flutter and afib went ahead yesterday. Cryo for the PVI and RF for the flutter. So far I've been in steady sinus rhythm ever since . The staff at Glenfield were all wonderful, and did their utmost to put me at ease, and keet me comfortable, throughtout my stay.

The procedure itself, with sedation and pain relief, was tolerable, although the phrenic nerve pacing caused some discomfort in my, already torn, rotator cuff.

I was a litttle concerned to find blood in my tissue when I coughed. Just a tiny amount. Told the registrar who immedaitely arranged for an xray to check for an embolism. This came back clear and the consensus is that the combination of heparin and rivaroxaban during the procedure was the root cause. Prescribed ranitidine to soothe stomach acid and, hopefully, settle the problem. Has anyone else experienced this?

Otherwise, I feel fine and obviously look so well my partner has immediately assumed he's the one who needs looking after......

Thanks to all wo posted good wishes last time- I didn't post about my new date in case it was cancelled!

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Great news Ijan, now take it easy and don’t let that partner of yours take advantage! Don’t worry if you have a couple of blips.......

[wilsond]

Great news! Glad you got there in the end!

[BobD Volunteer]

Make sure that he knows you must DO NOTHING for at least a week and not much more the second. Tell him that if you do too much you will be worse off than before and he will have to do all the cooking. That should sort that out!

[ijan in reply to BobD]

Thanks Bob. good strategy!

J

[jeanjeannie50]

Good news. Phew thank goodness that's all behind you now!

I agree totally with Bobs post. Take heed.

Best wishes

Jean

[ijan in reply to jeanjeannie50]

A great relief, waiting for another date and the uncertainly counting down to the moment I was actually in the cath lab gave too much time to think......

Thanks for your support!

Jan

[jondeanp]

Good news. I was offered a double procedure for AF & flutter but opted for the flutter only.

Keep us posted on your progress

[ijan in reply to jondeanp]

Will do.

I'm glad I opted for both now, as one of the previously ablated pulmonary veins was sending out a rogue signal which isolated promptly when ablated. It was also good to know there was no stenosis in the pulmonary veins.

Will keep you posted,

Jan

[fifitb]

Wondeful news! I am now awaiting an appointment for ablation for AFib, as they only did the Atrial Flutter a year ago, and I still suffer all the symptoms I had before, if not more often! Good idea to have both the procedures done at the same time. Take it easy as the others have said! I hope you stay as well as you sound now!

[ijan in reply to fifitb]

Thanks fifitb,

Good luck with the Afib ablation. spent the afternoon on the sofa with a book. Fell much better for it.

[Finvola]

Great news ijan after your previous disappointment. Best wishes.

[ijan in reply to Finvola]

Thanks

[higgy52]

Hi ijan.

who done your ablation, i had mine done by peter stafford, when they touched my phrenic twice heart felt like it was coming out chest, still in normal rhythm so far. good luck.

[ijan in reply to higgy52]

Pleased to hear you are still in normal rhythm; it seems as if we had similar proceedures for both flutter and afib.

Dr Stafford did mine too. super man!

The phrenic nerve stimulation was defititely interesting! The pulses continued up into my shoulder which is recovering from a torn superspinatus so was supersentitive to the stimulus!

The team at Glenfield were outstanding!

I'm feeling pretty good; the main challenge is to rest; not easy as a sole carer. My partner, who had a bleed on the brain last year, picked this morning to flake out with a high temperature. The timing could not have been worse! Partacetamol has sorted his temperature but I could have done without the stress less than twenty four hours after being discharged.

[higgy52 in reply to ijan]

yes Doctor Stafford is the best, Yes stress is not good for A F

[Babyr1996]

Great to read and puts my mind at rest as dr Peter Stafford doing my Ablation for atrial flutter on 18th April my first experience of this thank you

[higgy52 in reply to Babyr1996]

Hi Babyr.

Flutter Ablation, has a high success rate. good luck

[Babyr1996 in reply to higgy52]

Thank you I have a mixture of feelings excitement cos I want to feel better and nervous too be glad when it’s done

[ijan in reply to Babyr1996]

You're with a great team. Good luck, and try not to worry in the meantime!

[Babyr1996 in reply to ijan]

Thank you I do my best

[ijan in reply to Babyr1996]

Will be thinking of you. Let us know how you get on

[Babyr1996 in reply to ijan]

I will put a post on here as soon as I can after

[Brizzy5000]

Glad to hear things have gone well for you, having my ablation done on the 2nd of May so fingers cross it goes just as well as yours

[ijan in reply to Brizzy5000]

Good luck for the 2nd. As I said earlier, my biggest issue is resting now the procedure is over.

Take care, Jan

[Brizzy50000 in reply to ijan]

Yes I'm chief cook and bottle washer in our house, I've informed my wife and son (who still at home at 35) that for 2 weeks after the op, I will be doing nowt but using the remote control!

[ijan in reply to Brizzy50000]

Good for you! Who knows, if you suceed in sharing out some of the chores, it may be the start of a new world order!

Not much sign in our house tho'.

Good luck with your ablation!