Its been just over 2 months since my ablation with Dr. Natale in Austin. I must say its been an interesting 2 months and not without its ups and downs.
I cant remember if I posted along the way but I had to have a cardioversion early on. Following my ablation in July I started back on Ticosyn which I believed was causing me nerve pain. So I switched back to Flecanide but had to go off the Ticosyn for a few days inbetween. My newely ablated heart did not like not being regulated and I eventually went into flutter. I was cardioverted a couple days later by my local E.P.
The nerve pain, sciatica, continued though and I came to find out after several trips to the ER and Drs offices that I had both a bulged and herniated disc. The pain was debilitiating to the point I could not walk without the numbing effects of oxycodine. And that only dulled the pain enough for me to somewhat function. Fortunately I have a desk job so the oxy got me to and from my vehicle so I was able to work. The pain was so bad that it hurt clear to my chest and eventually put me back out of rhythm.
I was out of rhythm this time for almost 2 weeks. I was going to get cardioverted again right away but felt that I needed to get the pain under control before I did. I had a nerve block done that really helped and made a turn for the better with the pain. Once that was done I scheduled a second cardioversion. Interestingly enough a couple days before, which was close to 2 weeks of more flutter, I converted on my own and have been in NRS for almost 3 weeks now.
Im hopeful that this trend will continue.
Progress report
Should I live with it?
Af and sleep problem
