Ablation waiting time

[chris45558]

I am waiting for an ablation for SVT at Bristol Heart Hospital.

I have been waiting for over 8 months now and I was wondering if this is a normal time frame.

[CDreamer]

From what I can gather - yes - I’ve heard of 10-18 months. You may be able to get it sooner if you are prepared to travel to London?

[chris45558]

Thanks CDreamer. I'm having more episodes so London may be an option.

[stagecoach]

you could always request to take a cancellation if 1 becomes available

[Jalia]

11/12 months in the south east coast area. See if your EP can prioritise if you are getting worse or try London as suggested by CD

[wilsond]

Waiting list at UH CW..Coventry 12-18 months....

[Fazerboy]

I am in Manchester and it was 3 months after being told it could be a 4 month wait.

[chrisfellrunner]

I think it partly depends on whether you are having Sedation or a GA, waiting lists are longer if you opt for GA. I could have had an ablation under sedation after 4 months but ended up waiting 8 months for one under GA. And yes it seems there are huge variances from region to region.

[twishy]

I was so lucky. I only had to wait a month at Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, the NHS is wonderful

[Ianp66]

10-11 months in the North East is the norm.

[BorgUK1of9]

I signed up to any EP that was available at QE in Birmingham, that reduced my wait to 4 months.

[Gowers]

At the moment I've been told - QE Birmingham - with sedation wait = 2months or 1month private. 3months with GA

[cuore]

Forget B.C. Canada. It's a 3 month to 6 months and beyond waiting after waiting 7 months in persistent just to get to see an EP. So the guarantee is that you will be in long-standing persistent just to get your first ablation. Now because then your heart is diseased and totally remodelled, you will need several ablations when you should have had only one, and that is considering you are offered one in the first place. A sad, sad sentence! In some cases, especially for the elderly, if you are let go beyond SIX MONTHS PERSISTENT before an ablation, you will NEVER be able to return to sinus rhythm. I know because it happened to me.

[Jupiter33]

It's a 12 month wait at Blackpool Victoria. I was in persistent AF but after my ablation 6 months ago, I've been AF free.

[Pennie1958]

I was given a choice of Birmingham, Bristol or Oxford due to living Gloucestershire. Told oxford was a shorter/quicker waiting list of approximately 6 months. In and done within 6 months.

[Jayneereich]

Not in the US. Socialized medicine sucks.

[Ianc2 in reply to Jayneereich]

Socialised medicine is dependent on politicians getting everyone to pay their national insurance contributions, and large companies not using predatory pricing tactics to drive their competitors out of business, while employing battalions of accountants and lawyer and lobbyists avoiding paying corporation tax.

The NHS used to be in WHO top ten worldwide, but is now steadily sliding down the rankings every year, Not yet quite as bad as America though.

[WHJ3rd]

I short heart episodes that never got diagnosed for over 30 years since they were gone by the time I got to the hospital. Finally it didn’t stop before I got there and my HR was 225bpm. They did an ablation the next day. 10 years later I was diagnosed with AFIB but it feels much the same.

[Brizzy50000]

Hi Chris I had an ablation at Bristol in May 2018, which was successful thank goodness but I was waiting just over a year

[chris45558 in reply to Brizzy50000]

Thanks for the reply. Which Dr did yours

[Brizzy50000 in reply to chris45558]

Dr Barman a very helpful and reassuring EP

[Somethin]

Hello,

I think unfortunately this is normal.

I've been waiting over 13 months just to see an electrophysiologist in his clinic lol

Good luck

[chris45558]

Hi I had the ablation last February