pace and ablate looming

[Hardjuice]

I get a pre assessment on 22/11/22

Followed by a pace maker insertion 26/12/22

Filled at some point with ablation of Sinus node

I’ve been on drugs for 8 years with AF

2 cardio versions that brought me back into sinus only to revert back each time a few days later

Drugs cause leg swelling made worse by heat or kneeling at work

I’m still unsure that killing my natural electric current is the right thing to do

no going back

if I get off the drugs that should be ok

But if I don’t and my legs still swell I’ll feel cheated

apart from swollen legs and tiredness I function pretty well

But been used to this for some time mayb the

Pace and ablate will be the new me

[MummyLuv]

wishing you the best of luck for a new you. The fact you converted with cardioversion is great as shows you are capable of NSR. Is there a reason they are not doing a catheter ablation before moving to pace and ablate?

[Hardjuice in reply to MummyLuv]

never got offered one to be honest

I was hoping my AF burden with weight loss would fix itself

But I haven’t lost any weight my bad

Too wrapped up in earning a living I guess

[listerines in reply to Hardjuice]

May be none of my business, but perhaps a discussion with your health professionals regarding other options for controlling your afib and improving your quality of life might be in order before pace and ablate procedure. Not to say this is not a legitimate treatment option, but perhaps there are other treatments that would be worth considering. My two cents only

[July30]

Hi had my pacemaker fitted last December and taken off my 300mg daily dose of flecainide I'm better now off the tablets than I have been for many years.ablation was supposed to follow the pacemaker but I don't need it now pacemaker seams to have fixed my af which I have had for approx 35 years good luck.

[baba in reply to July30]

What type of pacemaker did you get, no of leads etc please. Very interesting

[July30 in reply to baba]

Hi don't know the name of it but it has 2 leads .I also have a monitor by side of bed looks like a telephone that picks up any problems during the night it goes back to the hospital also hospital check ups are done on this as and when they want to .I have to do nothing next check up is in January they will just do it themselves it's great.the monitor is made by medtronic hope this helps.

[baba]

Thank you.

I have a single lead pacemaker, inserted in an emergency, as I was having long pauses causing loss of consciousness. I am now in permanent AF not symptomatic. I send an upload to the hospital, once a year, from a device that I hold over the pacemaker.

But am interested in available devices.

Delighted for you that the pacemaker has sorted your AF.