ablations and aversions

[rb5384]

Born with tetralogy of fallow...had 5 open hear surgery operations from age of 8 to 36...everything was fine from 36 to 46...started afib….had ablation in November of 2014, that lasted 3 years!!!...Great rhythm...been on atenolol, Pradaxa, Lasix ever since...Afib came back in December 2017...had a cardioversion in January of 2018, lasted 4 weeks, had cardioversion again on feb 23 2018, that lasted 4 weeks, had ablation in may 2018, that lasted 5 months, had cardioversion October 2018, lasted 4 weeks, had cardioversion November 2018, that lasted 8 weeks, now scheduled for 3rd ablation on feb 5, 2019...man, what gives....I don't drink, don't smoke, never did, weight ok 6'1 200 lbs, not really active, eat and drink no caffeine, man, any advice?

[etheral]

Ask about Tikosyn . Available in US anyway and has kept me AFib free for over a year.

[Ianc2]

B buy yourself a fitbit or similar Give your body a treat and get active

[Jhcoop55]

You seem to be doing all the right things. Sometimes it takes multiple ablations to get a positive result. For me, my first ablation didn’t work and my second only lasted 18 months. I now take a daily Flecainide 100 mg 2x per day and metropolol combo and it has kept me regular for the last nine months with zero AFIB events or even noticeable ectopics. So, for now, I am going to hold off on a third ablation as long as the meds work well. I’m also very active and exercise daily

Even after your ablation, sometimes it may be helpful to continue to stay on a low dose regimen of meds that your body can tolerate. Eventually, you may want to start a light to moderate exercise regimen once you are hopefully feeling better. Of course, you will need to work with your physician on all of that.

Best of luck on your next ablation.