Ablation waiting lists.

[Nigel-Allan]

Hi. I have been in constant AF since the beginning of the year. I am on the waiting list for my 2nd ablation. The first one lasted over 18 months.

I have been informed the waiting list is 12 months long. So will be January 2019 before I am seen.

I am in and out of hospital every month due to chronic shortness of breath.

Can anyone give me any advice please.

I am a 59 year old male. Still working (or trying).

[BobD Volunteer]

Drugs taken for AF can cause breathlessness but you have not mentioned what you are on so I can't comment really. It is often part and parcel of having AF I'm afraid.

[10gingercats]

If you feel you cannot,do not want to wait, another year you can ask your GP to refer you out of County(I ppresume you are in the uk.Hospitals have wait. lists for everything and not all hospitals have equally long list.s You may have to ring around or people here may advise the wait. time is e.g. 6 month in their area for example. The other option, if you can afford it is to have it done privately .

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Hi Nigel, not able to offer much help in respect of current waiting lists, but can I suggest you talk to your doctor about the possibility of try PiP to see if you can be reverted back into NSR. It's my understanding that the longer you stay in persistent AF, the ablation might be less successful, so worth trying.....good luck

[Polski]

If they can do an ablation, then presumably you can be cardioverted. I suggest you pursue the possibility of having a cardioversion, ideally seeing an EP in the process.

[cuore]

Rather than wait a year, go to Bordeaux, France.

[Cocofluffs in reply to cuore]

How quickly can I be seen in Bordeaux.? I could get my Gp to refer me if you could tell be to which hospital & cardiologist.

[cuore in reply to Cocofluffs]

I had two ablations in Bordeaux. For the first one, the waiting time was one month which was basically to prepare the necessary paperwork and to pay the fees. The hospital is Haut-Leveque with telephone [phone]. My ablations were done by doctors Pierre Jais and Meleze Hocini. I went online and got the necessary information as well as the form to fill out.