I have had 4 weeks after 2nd ablation of NSR - & it's been the most wonderful feeling compared to af/hr of 100+ etc. I know from the fact sheet it is still early days but I am back with af & hr just over 100. Have any of you gone back into af but only for a short while or just find it comes & goes. I know some have been free for years only for it to return - but, has it returned on a pertanent basis? I know ablation is not a cure but was hoping it to would help longer than 4 weeks. I have rested & followed instructions closely in regard to recovery. Still on Digoxin & Diltiazam + Rivaroxaban. HR has been 60-70 which felt great so a bit disappointed now to feel heart racing again despite not doing anything strenuous. Would be interested to know from others who experienced this. My cardiologist said he would be reluctant to do a 3rd ablation as i had "complex" reconnections (whatever that means)
Post ablation query: I have had 4 weeks... - Atrial Fibrillati...
Post ablation query
About 4-6 weeks after my third ablation, my heart rate was like yours and I had a cardioversion to get it back into rhythm, I would contact your AF nurse or consultant's secretary to ask about this.
Jean
Yes - I'm in touch with cardio nurse. I Had 2 conversions after last ablation but didn't last very long. Although i know af can return at anytime & folk say it doesn't mean it has failed I have found myself wondering if after 5 weeks HR is irregular & over 90 perhaps it has not worked. Thank you for replying. Did your last conversion work? I seem to remember you are now in permanent AF (?)
I had a cardioversion in January 2019 which lasted until late August, then another on 8th October which lasted about 6 weeks. My AF nurse said they probably wouldn't offer me any more now, but may tweak my medication. I've kept away from seeing them again to be honest and for the moment will try and manage the situation myself.
I think I'm more or less resigned to constant AF. Have stopped taking the 2 x 50mg Flec as it wasn't doing anything and now just take 2 x 12mg of Metoprolol and of course as always my Warfarin. I must say I feel so much more clearer minded now that I'm off the Flecainide. For the moment I'm monitoring my heart daily, watching BP and heart rate.
I notice quite a few folk are on metroporol - is it a bb? What is your heart rate like?
Yes, Metoprolol is a beta blocker.
Just checked my BP and heart rate for you three times, first was 110/82 pulse 93, second 119/70 pulse 88 , third 106/75 pulse 89. When in normal rhythm my pulse is around 62. I can't take more Metoprolol to lower my pulse as it would lower my BP too.
Similar to me! Cardio nurse has suggested increasing digoxin as I'm only on the lowest dose. Cardiologist not keen to do another ablation due to complex reconnections after 1st one. I felt unwell taking the 125mg dose of Digoxin (tight chest, missed beats etc) when I was 1st put on it but better spreading out the dose. My reveal device which they looked at this morning shows hr = 150 on times along with occasional flutter. It was a wonderful feeling having hr of 62 after ablation.
All three ablations had me going from beautiful NSR right back into Afib. The third ablation, five days later, went into Afib but took large doses of magnesium to calm things down and 28 days later reverted to NSR and have remained since.
Thank you for the information - I will look into taking magnesium as I have read a lot of good reports on here. Is there a particular make/brand & do you buy from health shop? Interesting that it took a month for nsr to return - you must be delighted. How long have you been in nsr? Do you take magnesium on a regular basus?
Being in nsr for 5 weeks has been great - what a difference! hence the disappointment, even though it is to be expected. Thank you for replying.
Magnesium taurate or glycinate. I take twice a week - most take it every day but I have symptoms if I take too much. Been in NSR since April 2, 2019.
What a great result, thank you for the information. Are you on heart medication?
Yes. 75 mg of Metropolol daily and Xarelto.
I was in NSR for 7 months after third ablation, got the go ahead from EP to stop betablockers and digoxin. Probably didn't wean myself off bb slowly enough and had an episode of flutter which hospital pacemaker dept fixed using overdrive. I was asked to return to bb but refused them so was put on a low dose of calcium channel blocker instead which is where I remain today one year later and still in NSR. 🤞
good to hear you are in NSR - what did hospital pacemaker dept do - have you now got a pacemaker?
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