Finally I can have a ablation

[Janelr]

After 4 years of being in AF finally got to see consultant who does ablations, my af nurse wouldn’t refer due to weight, so I lost weight and exercised sadly I’ve fell off my momentum these past couple months and gained a bit.

Felt a bit deflated when consultant agreed to do it on one condition that I goto GP and sign up to weight management which is what I’m now signed up to. He is doing it because I’m young (53) but made me aware I may need a pacemaker.

He also said there’s only a 30% chance it will work ! I am trying to be positive but also thought would be higher. Had 3 failed cvs, longest lasted a week. I understand it’s due to weight and how long I’ve been in Af but I said want to try everything before I give up.

Anyone else on here given a low chance of succession and it worked ?

[CDreamer]

I feel for you but you need to balance risks to benefits and what you EP is saying is that the risks posed for an invasive procedure is higher than possible benefits from an ablation, with a low probability of lasting NSR.

I know it’s hard and it just gets a whole lot harder as we age but no use going through all of the risks, anxiety and recovery which is not always event free, only for AF to return because you are unable to keep off the weight.

I think if you commit to weight management, sounds like your EP will commit to ablation. I hope you find the support helpful and are able to keep the weight off and wish you successful outcome.

[Rainfern]

I was in persistent AF when I had my ablation so a lower chance of success than if I’d had paroxysmal. Been NSR over 6 months so successful as far as I’m concerned.

I was within recommended BMI at the time, but had I been overweight and the EP told me I had a 30% chance of success I’d have bopped him on the nose. Talk about fat shaming! Your chances are higher than 30% or they wouldn’t even offer you the ablation on NHS funding. Fear never helped anyone lose weight, so I would suggest this was rather a clumsy attempt on your EPs part to encourage you to control weight which of course you know better than he does (expert by experience) that it’s a good thing to do. I could never have reached a sensible set weight without support so go for it!

[Rainfern in reply to Rainfern]

PS I had two DCCVs that didn’t last longer than a week prior to ablation.

[Janelr in reply to Rainfern]

Thankyou I’m off the mindset I’ll show you you watch 😄 makes me more determined, medication doesn’t help , swollen legs.Better dust of my gym pass again 😀