ablate part of pace and ablate

[Hardjuice]

Today I joined the pace and ablate club

Operation went well

Through a vein in the groin

Slight pain with the deeper local anaesthetic

Ablating av node with heat

Felt like heartburn uncomfortable but not too bad

At some point I had no natural heartbeat or pacemaker

He recorded an escape rhythm of 45

BPM

Had to lay on a bed for an hour

Then an hour being mobile

Due to a special stitch the surgeon used

( his words )

Going in the groin does involve plastic pants which are basically ripped off

So my micro penis must have been on display

The embarrassment was the hardest part of the process

I’m set at 90 bpm for 3months

With a top end of 130 bpm

At 3 months they will reduce bottom rate

I’m off diltiazem and digoxin from today

Left with Edoxaban

Feel ok bit tired

Went down to Cath lab 1245 left hospital 1730

Onwards

Hopefully a true account of the ablation part for anyone wanting to know.

[dedeottie]

Thank you for posting this. Hope you get a good rest tonight. I will be interested to follow your progress in the next months. All the very best.

Jane x

[Suesouth]

Interesting, I have the pacemaker, waiting for the AV ablation! Let us know how you go on!

[Nannysue1 in reply to Suesouth]

Good luck going forward. It was the best decision for me.

[Nannysue1]

Welcome to the club. I hope that its as successful for you as it has been for me.

[meadfoot]

Well done and thank you for sharing. Hope your recovery and new heart status serves you well. Don't rush take your time to recover.

[Ashburton51]

I had the pace and ablate procedure done in May 2022, it's the best thing I ever did.

Good luck with your recovery.

[Hardjuice]

day one small walk to neighbours no distance

I was out of breath less than 100 yds

30 mins later another small walk to daughters

About 200 yds

And back

No issues

Mayb pacemaker woke up 20 mins after me

All good

[DawnTX in reply to Hardjuice]

Don’t push yourself seriously you need rest I think the day after mine I slept for about a day and a half. Think of the trauma, your heart and body have been through.

I applaud you for walking. Just be good to yourself.

[Hardjuice in reply to DawnTX]

Hi Dawn

I think walking is the best therapy for anyone

I need to drop weight which I’ve been promising I’d do since getting AF some 8 years back or more

That in itself will relieve the hearts burden

I see my consultant in November and by then I need to drop the small child I’ve been carrying on my back

Hard

Calories deficit and moving more

Wish me luck

I’m 135 kilos right now

Which is 21 stone

Goal is 16 stone

[DawnTX in reply to Hardjuice]

Yes, I agree walking is one of the best things. Unfortunately, I was about to have back surgery when a fib hit me again in the middle of my move to Texas. I quickly went downhill this time until my pacemaker. It has been four months since that. Right now I’m being told I cannot consider any kind of surgery except emergency until after the first of the year. Bottom line walking is painful. That is why swimming has always been my favorite anyway. When I was diagnosed diabetic within six weeks, I went from eight to below six for an A1c because of swimming, and of course, changing how I age.

I congratulate you on what you are doing. Funny most people do not have any idea what I weigh, and I even wear smaller sizes than I should. They see what you do younger helps your body, and I believe being in the good shape that I was because of my work is what has helped even now. If only we could turn back time right? Most of us have the power to help ourselves not everyone does I don’t judge who am I to judge?

[DawnTX]

Please let us know how you’re doing and ask questions if you have them because it is not Pierson ablate and poof. You are all better. I am in my fourth month with my pacemaker now and I finally feel I turned a corner maybe three weeks ago. I do get palpitations, or I should say flutter But it no longer affects me. When I was in with my doctor a few weeks ago, I was actually in flutter then I have a typical. I did not understand. I would still feel things nowhere near as bad as it had been, but if you don’t know, that’s normal it could be scary so just know it’s normal. I can trigger mine with ice cream but that won’t stop me from eating it. Lol.

Your procedure was very different from mine. I am in the states. FYI. To begin with mine was under general as all my procedures have been. I was awake a little bit longer when they were about to do my ablation, but even then, the only thing I remember, was them restraining my hands. I had a very unusual hook up of my pacemaker. I don’t know if they restrain everyone but I am part Italian lol I talk with my hands maybe they were afraid I would talk in my sleep and hit someone I can be dangerous knocking things over ha ha that wouldn’t be good during surgery.

I saw my doctor two days later after being discharged from an overnight stay. My heart rate was set at 80 a month later they dropped it to 70 and finally 60 that one did make me feel different not in a good way but then it stabilized.

It can take up to a year to heal especially if you have any other things going on for me it is heart failure.

I do want to tell you my last check up a few weeks ago. My doctor was over the moon with everything. I had a nuclear stress test, echo and EKG and I think I had something else. I have no blockages and everything is great. He said doctors would love to have test results like he got for me building stamina is the toughest part. I never thought I could have this quality of life again I wish this for everyone every day they are getting better at helping us with this. There may not be a cure, but they are working on better alternatives I know because I got one.

Just remember questions? something scary? First reach out to your doctor to not take chances. Then you’ll talk to all of us and find out that many of us have already been there. There is nothing nice about a fib. I am so glad my pacemaker is in charge now that’s what the AV node ablation is for. Oh and my ejection rate is 76% now my doctor said average is in the 50s so mine is actually better than average now. With the rest that my heart has been getting after almost a year of tachycardia, things are actually improving.

[Pace1951]

I had my pace and ablate two weeks ago. I was in horrible shape. Could not walk 100 feet, sick, miserable, night sweats, no energy. Pretty much wanted to die.

Av node ablation, miracle. Human again. Can walk, do stairs, sleep. Trying to get some strength back after basically five weeks in bed.

I do not know why many consider this procedure radical. Yes I am pacemaker dependent. Then it would seem better to be dependent on a machine that actually works then a physiological process that was broken beyond repair.

this procedure has a 98% success rate and rarely has to be redone. Traditional atrial ablation‘s have a 70% success rate and are often done 2345 times over the course of several years and endless frustration. We skipped that because of other conduction issues, I have amyloid, and went right to the a AV node ablation.