advice please after reading frightening ECG report

[foxglove1]

Hello everyone

my recent previous post said i’d come back from being taken off a flight in singapore with feeling faint and then afib.

was taken off to hospital for few days and now back home.

my ablation is on Tuesday next week v anxious but with the help of everyone on here im not backing out!

today i desperately need some more help and have no one to ask, but going through the ECG paperwork for my travel insurance i read the following: “atrial flutter with variable AV block nonspecific ST abnormality”

im in a state of panic about the word “block” as since i’ve been home i’ve had a couple of slightly breathless episodes where i’ve had to sit.

can anyone help me with this. should i do anything? the cardiologist in Singapore handed me the ECGs and when i asked if all was well he said yes!

prior to that he mentioned “ ? Sick Sinus Syndrome.

i’m so frightened after reading this and with the stress of my ablation next week it’s all too much

so grateful for any advice

big thank you for reading

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[CDreamer]

Sick sinus Syndrone is when the electrical impulses that make your heart beat go a bit haywire.

There are Various types of ‘block’ - means the electrical impulses are being not getting through.

ST refers to a particular part of the ECG trace which will assist the Electrophysiologists to determine what’s going on and hopefully help mitigate it.

My husband and I have lived with SSS, AF and various arrythmias and heart related issues for over 15 years. Yes it is very scary finding out there is something wrong with your heart and for many others here - just look we have 27,000+ members and they are just the ones who post here.

Sounds like yo are getting good, prompt treatment so talk to your doctors about how scared you are and ask them to explain what will happen, when and why. Knowledge is potential power so learn what these things mean by going to the AFA website and reading up - Knowledge banishes fear.

[foxglove1 in reply to CDreamer]

thank you for explaining. may i ask do you and your husband have pacemakers for the SSS

also can i leave any involvement with my hospital until I turn up on tuesday for my ablation. you can probably see where i am going with this ie will i survive until Tuesday!

will my EP see all these issues whilst doing the ablation. thanks again x

[Hidden in reply to foxglove1]

I see the ECG taken in Singapore. If you had an ECG as part of your pre assessment which is normal procedure, your EP should be aware. If you don’t think your EP is aware then I think you should contact him or his/her secretary today.

[CDreamer in reply to foxglove1]

My husband did have a pacemaker fitted for SSS - he had to wait 7 weeks after diagnosis for the implant and survived very well. A lot of this terminology is scary simply because it’s about your heart and we all get a little concerned when there is something wrong with our heart. Good news is that the treatments these days are very successful and my husband, now 89, is doing really well - still dancing the jive last night.

Problems with the electrics are seen as less of an emergency than problems with the plumbing because when there is a plumbing blockage as in your arteries in is essential you are treated immediately. The fact that you were released to travel is a good indicator that this is not an imminent emergency but a chronic condition which will need treatment.

Hope that helps and good luck for Tuesday, let us know how you get on.

[foxglove1 in reply to CDreamer]

Hi CDreamer Thank you that certainly helps re the pacemaker. i’m just trying to keep it together until Tuesday “ablation day”! up until this past week i was unsure about having one, but now I’ve decided, it can’t come soon enough. love the fact your husband doing so well x

[Hidden]

Hello foxglove, sorry to hear about your recent experiences but at least you are now back home. I’m not able to offer any advice but I think you should first contact your GP to discuss your concerns. ECG’s are not easy to understand so professional advice would be much better. Hope everything settles for you and that you get back on track for next Tuesday.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Hadn’t seen CD’s reply before posting…….

[foxglove1 in reply to Hidden]

so grateful for all replies. don’t know how i’d manage without this forum.