Well, I finally had the AV node ablation last Thursday in Bristol. Compared with my previous procedures , it was by far the easiest and quickest. The transfer of pacing from my own heart pacemaker to the artificial pacemaker was seamless and I was unaware that it had happened. The impact this time was not physical but psychological and quite a difficult hurdle to overcome.
Since then I am not doing too badly, my heart is paced at 80 at the moment - apparently this is necessary for a few weeks to prevent other problems with ventricular tachy immediately after this procedure, but I am getting used to it. But there is another issue with the pacer being ultra sensitive to certain movement, particularly using my left arm and bending down, Both of these are causing my heart to race to 130 for a few minutes. This, I am told, will be tweaked when I go back for a check up soon.
It is too soon to know if this was the best decision for me in the long term, but for now I am okay with it.
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Good to hear the procedure went well Just give yourself time and when you see the devices team I expect that they will sort out any problems. They certainly did for me. Bristol Heart Institute are top notch.
Hi - so good to read something positive about the procedure. I am still pondering. One of the things that's holding me back is that I've had a 2 lead PM for 12 years and my consultant says they won't change to 3 lead before the procedure, which I feel after reading other posts, is the best option. Did you have a 3 lead implanted? Thanks.
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