I’m a 69-year-old male who is diagnosed with a flutter seven years ago then the a flutter turned into a fib. Had to oblations for the a flutter and a fib they did not work three or four years later I moved to Dallas and went on Tykosyn and cured my a flutter and a fib right after I had the cardioversion. Things went great for about Five years. During the meantime however I got Covid despite being vaccinated and according to my EP Covid burnt out my electrical system and I have total left bundle branch heart block. Almost died they rushed me to the hospital popped a pacemaker in my heartbeat won’t drop below 60 works perfect. That’s the good news during a recent test they found my QTC number was elongated and they immediately took me off the Tykosyn worried that I would get SAC.. Then I went into back into a flutter. My condition is is following normal resting, talking on the phone playing the piano and i’m perfect at 70 BPM when I lay down in bed after 20 minutes of drops down to 60 and holds feel great but as soon as I do any type of physical activity as little as walking up the steps toward 2830 yards by a flutter kicks in my BPM will rise to 130 I’m out of breath and if I wait for three minutes it goes back down to 70 and I have to stop to rest. My EP doctor down in Austin it was one of the best in the world wants to put a watchman in and do another ablation to get rid of the flutter. My wife has had about had it and maybe it’s just something I should live with and forget the fourth ablation. My a flutter is very stubborn they have me on solotal. I don’t think it’s doing anything for me. Also on Xarelto lisinopril.
getting a cardioversion in a week maybe to snap me back in rhythm but I seriously doubt it. I’m gonna wait till next year I think to get another ablation. But the longer I wait does the a flutter get more stubborn and harder to get rid of. Also what are your thoughts on the watchmen. I think my harness had enough zapping and there’s a route that works fine I have no issues with it. So my questions are do I get a watchman? Do I try for a fourth ablation to get rid of the flutter. Or do I just stay the way I am and not exercise and being a couch potato the rest of my life.