Hi there
Firstly thanks for the kind wishes and thoughts regarding my Cardio inversion some thoughts and updates.
Brief summary Ablation 10 of July seemed to be going well until 26 July when Afib returned and seemed to stick. Cardiologist (Ben Brown) suggested first med increases then cardio inversion
The procedure happened this morning. I am in NSR now and home.
The procedure was under a general anaesthetic, and I would recommend that having been under sedation for the last (Post ablation) one .
Like ablation this is a procedure where body hair is not your friend ! lots of sticky pads are put on and pulled off, If you can plan ahead, do any shaving or similar two days before just in case you nick the skin
Be really clear what they want you to do with your meds before and after the process. I am on more bisoprolol & less Flecainide than I expected after the inversion, and had this explained to me really well. If I had not, I might have thought I had got it wrong.
I think it fair to say expect some skin burns and have cream to prevent blistering after.
It is truly lovely to be in sinus rhythm (Low 50s) after three weeks of 130-160 bpm. I will rest at least 24 hours before starting to gently get a bit of exercise started.
Bluntly I am not expecting this to be a long term fix (it might be, but I suspect ablation #2 will be not too long in the future) But I am going to do my utmost to give the ablation a chance to work.
Partially because I am aware of the pressure on the NHS, partially because if poss I like to be in and out of hospitals as fast as possible, I had the inversion done as a planned procedure privately at the Alexandra Hospital in Cheadle as opposed to A & E at Wythenshawe. The staff were brilliant, and made a very nervous patient feel as reassured as possible
I will keep the group updated as the weeks past, I hope they will be less eventful TBH!
Steve