Hello. My first post on this or any other forum. I had a first ablation (Pulsed field) 8 weeks ago in mid December. It wasn’t an easy decision as I wasn’t very symptomatic with the acid episodes I had. However, I did notice a possible increase in frequency. I managed the bouts with PIP combination of 2.5mg Bisoprolol and 50-100mg Flecanide. This would generally finish the episode in a couple of hours. I was finally convinced when the cardiac nurse I dealt with mentioned that ablation is more successful with paroxysmal afib and they (obviously) couldn’t predict if/ when I might enter a permanent afib state. I’ve also never had a health issue, am a reasonably fit 59 and really didn’t want to take pills. I’m not so sure I made the right decision even if it is early days and in the blanking period.
I’ve read so much of the literature and the papers about PF ablation and blanking period and scarring etc. My instinct (not always reliable, I know) tells me that I’m going to need another ablation and that the dream of first/ early success isn’t going to apply in my case. I know this isn’t unusual, but my confidence in the efficacy of the procedure in my case is shaken. My afib episodes are now more frequent and seem to build over 48-72 hours. Then take isopropyl and flecanide and episode goes in an hour or so. Sometimes they go on their own if I sit differently. The symptoms during afib are worse than pre-ablation. Much more breathless and can be more tachycardic. Is this simply due to inflammation and scar/ repair or has my procedure been ‘botched’. The centre I went to has a good cardiac reputation and they consultants have lots of experience with ablation and PF in particular.
I have stopped drinking alcohol and eat smaller portions. Was a ‘healthy’ weight already, but have lost an additional 7kg so all okay there. I basically feel hyper-sensitive to everything now. The one small glass of wine I had about 3 weeks post ablation possibly caused chaotic ecg (have a little Kardia device). Same with eating too much/ too fast. Almost feels like the slightest change in anything I do could trigger the inflamed heart and cause afib. Aware that this might be a self fulfilling loop.
Told this is normal blanking period by nurses, but my heart feels different. Different thuds and patterns and unpredictability- very lacking resilience. This is the one outcome (if things stay the same) I didn’t want - to feel worse and, with ablation, being irreversible. However, I know I can’t re-write what’s has happened, but can I trust (if required) that a second procedure wouldn’t make it even worse? As I understand it, the first ablation is (kind of routine) in isolating the four blood vessels and subsequent ablations are more targeted at rogue/ missed cell areas. Is that correct?
Also, even if some of the literature (especially related to pulse field ablation) suggests that afib at 0-8 weeks into blanking would suggest a second procedure likely required for improvement, has anyone here been worse (than before procedure) this long after ablation and then started to improve 3,4,5 + months after ablation? Am I really judging ‘success’ too early?
Nurses have suggested I go to daily bisoprolol and PIP flecanide, but they don’t seem to have rationale for that and surely that ‘masks’ the issue and hides the reality of the position - when/ how would I know to come off them? Am on daily edoxaban..
Sorry for the rambling nite, but any words of wisdom or advice gratefully received. I’m very appreciative already of the input on this forum. Wished I’d found it earlier. Thank you.
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I don't know if you have read our fact sheet on recovery from ablation or not but we do suggest that many people are still improvng at nine months or a year. Pulsed field ablations whilst less traumatic than RF do still seem to have the same levels of success so yes a second may well be needed to tidy up missed areas of rogue impulses. I had three RF ablations between 2005 and 2008 before my AF was terminated so it can be done.
The question of drugs is interesting as EPs do seem to have different opinions. My own EP wanted me to stay of my anti arrhithmic drugs for at least three months to allow the heart to heal in peace and quiet. Regardng anticoagulation many consider that stroke risk continues even after successful ablation so we stay of this class of drug for life.
Thanks Bob. Really appreciate your words and great that you have been free of afib after your ablation procedures. I’m not sure where I find the fact sheet you’re referring to. Is it somewhere on this forum?
The handouts I was given suggested there may be some abnormalities over the first 2-3 months. I didn’t expect the feeling that I’d have (what sometimes feel like) a different heart.
Whilst there's a good general understanding of the fact of a blanking period, I have seen (from a medical paper somewhere which of course I can't find now) that it is helpful to attend to off rhythms even during the blanking period. To me that means that the blanking period does not mean a "do nothing" period.
I took this advice to heart (pun unintended) and contacted my EP five weeks after my latest ablation and he adjusted my meds. This resulted in an immediate improvement in rhythm, which went on to stablise. (Clearly my EP and/or case differed from Bob's).
Remember, the blanking period is the heart tissues settling after insult and inflammation, and is their opportunity for the proper rhythm to settle. This is the process sometimes called reverse remodelling. I can't personally believe that continuing chaotic electrical impulses are ever going to allow reverse remodelling.
So I would contact your EP or arrhythmia nurse and ask for advice. It may be a case of going on regular Flecainide, for example. With me it was an increase from 50 mg twice a day to 100 which did the trick.
Yes, your understanding of first PVI and second targeted ablation is correct, in most cases.
The blanking period is to allow time for the scar tissue to form. It is that which blocks the rogue impulses. That tissue is caused by either heat (RF )or cold ( Cryo). In a way you don't want to" heal " or the scars are not formed. I suspect it is the variability of human healing which makes ablation results so hard to forecast.
My understanding is that the blanking period is to allow the adjacent tissues, inflamed by the ablation, to settle, and de-inflame, not so much to allow scar tissue to form - the ablation lesions are often tested for non-conductance. My first ablation was immediately effective and I needed no blanking period. I think what's critical is that the untreated but inflamed tissue reverts to homogeneous conduction (from heterogeneous conduction due to the fib, prior to ablation). Anti-arrhythmics should help prevent chaotic waves and convert to uniform waves to help reverse remodelling.
If you search PubMed (or have ChatGPT point you in the direction) there is some newish debate about the blanking period theory. The prompt I gave it was "Can you find a paper regarding the blanking period after A-fib ablation which says that it can help to take action (such as using anti-arrhythmics) *during* the blanking period?" Of course, caution is required with ChatGPT answers, by going to the source references.
A further comment. As a fit individual and as sitting differently can help, it may be that you have a fair degree of what's called vagal influence. The vagus nerve feeds the rhythm centre of the heart, plus the gut, plus lots of other areas, and the associated different symptoms (heart rhythm, wind in the gut) often come together.
The "classical" presentation of "vagally-mediated atrial fib" is a slowing of the heart preceding the onset of a fib episode. This slowing can be any of: at night, after a meal, returning to normal rate after exercise, straining on the loo. Another is any medication which slows the heart, which includes beta blockers, or Diltiazem/Verapamil. Some professional opinion is that beta blockers are actually contra-indicated in those with vagal triggers.
See if you can observe any patterns such as I have described, and if you find these, it may be worth discussing the beta blocker, maybe not using it for at least a trial period, or at least not going on it continuously.
Just wanted to say how grateful I am for your very helpful comments today. Logically I think I agree with you about using AADs to maintain good rhythm during the blanking/ remodelling period. I guess at some point one would have to remove them to establish the efficacy of the ablation procedure. Hoping also that the use of Flecanide doesn't in itself influence the remodelling..?
I am very sensitive to changes in my position and eating (also stress and fatigue) so will research that vagal link further.
Again, thanks for sharing your knowledge so freely.
No problem. Remember, I am not a doctor, and Bob is very experienced, too. I only point it out in terms of my understanding and perhaps something to discuss with your EP.
I'm so sorry you're still struggling through this post-ablation period. I had RF ablation for Flutter and AFib. I too had worse AFib afterwards, at about 3 weeks. I was extremely symptomatic, during the day and night, and it was awful. I phoned my EP and was prescribed an AAD (amiodarone). It took a few days, but my heart for sure settled down. Became very quiet. No fib or flutter, and hardly any PVC/PAC either. At my follow-up 3 weeks later (so 6 weeks post), my EP had me quit diltiazem altogether, and then halved the AAD. And still, knock on wood, my heart has been quiet. I will have another check-up in April and am worried of course what could happen if my EP suggests quitting the AAD, but I just have to take it one day at a time. Also, I quit caffeine and alcohol.
Thanks so much for the information and encouragement. I have just written to the EP nurse team about my medication so expect a reply early in the week. The flecanide does work, but now wondering if the bisoprolol might contribute to the vagal nature of the incidents I get now. Worth a conversation at the least.
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that the heart remains 'quiet' if/ after AAD reduction in April. Sounds like we're on a similar timeline.
I didn't drink caffeine, but did enjoy the odd Guinness or glass of wine. Hoping that (in great moderation) a small glass might be enjoyed again at some point. It was stress/ poor sleep that seemed to be my primary triggers.
I honestly wondered the whole time I was on diltiazem (from 2 months pre- to 6 weeks post) if it was making my vagally-mediated symptoms worse. I have read in this forum that others have thought the same. So I think there might be something to that, and I hope you're successful after your meds investigation with your EP.
As a data point (I'm also vagal), after my first ablation age 48 I had a fair number of ectopics and I was put on Diltiazem, which didn't do much. My cardiologist wanted an ECG with me off meds, and I found that by stopping Diltiazem the ectos went away.
Data point 2.... After my recent ablation age 70, on Flec and Dilt and having ectos, stopping the Diltiazem did not! reduce my ectos at night, but caused the daytime control of my rhythm to go haywire. AF really is a tyrant!
No ablation yet, afib every 2-3 months when I let my guard down and stress out or lose sleep or exercise too much. I am trying what I can with diet, exercise, and supplements. Have not tried meditation yet, trying to be more aware of my stress level and reducing it.
My Kardia diagnosed Premature Ventricular Complexes(PVC)s, I do not know about other ectopics. I pay extra for advanced determinations, I do not know if that is required or not. I can see the PVCs on my Pulse Oximeter. I get them mostly at night lying on my back reading my phone(I know, don't do that), when the pulse drops to its minimum, which for me is high 50's. PVCs look like missed beats. The Premature electrical beat in the name is too soon to allow proper filling of the ventricle, so there is no pressure pulse for the Pulse-Oximeter to measure.
Have you tried electrolytes? You said you are stressed and jumpy, I get stressed at the computer and while working on projects around the house. I was also very jumpy, most frequently from my phone alarms. I was also getting leg and foot cramps at night, Magnesium Glycinate has fixed all three things more than once. All three are known symptoms of Magnesium deficiency. Since stress is one of my Afib triggers, I am now taking an extra pill of the Mg if I get stressed, kind of a preemptive PIP to see if it helps. The version I take is Magnesium Lysinate-Glycinate, there is only one brand, I do not know the policies about plugs here, it is inexpensive, and the absorption has been tested. There are some bad reviews on Amazon, but I have not seen the diarrhea side effects reported for this and other Magnesium compounds, YMMV. Start small and work up to the dose on the bottle if concerned. YouTube in the US has some Functional Medicine doctors who are willing to try things like electrolytes. Dr. Mark Hyman has clinical experience, and shares his extensive knowledge. Good Luck I hope it helps.
Your experience mirrors mine in some ways. My heart went bonkers after the ablation and my cardiologist prescribed Amiodarone for 6 weeks. It worked. I came off all medication when I stopped Amiodarone . After 2 years free I had 6 episodes last year but for me it is still a success ( before ablation had 5 to 6 hours épisodes every other day). Now just Sotolol as a pill in the pocket in case I get an episode. And anti- coagulants.
I resumed a low daily dose of Flecainide after my ablation for several months to reduce the ectopics and allow my heart to settle. I had a couple of episodes of AF during the blanking period which were stopped within a few hours by taking extra Flecainide. I then slowly tapered off the Flecainide. I think it's good to try to keep in NSR as much as possible during blanking period whilst the heart settles. I do experience more ectopics (PVCs, some bigeminy and trigeminy) now than I had before my ablation, but they're benign, so I ignore them. I've now been AF free for 2 years with no meds.
Thank you for the reply. Could I ask whether you took a beta/ calcium blocker while you maintained the low flecanide dose (50mg) and did you have a regular time that you took it?
I’m also curious to learn how you distinguished between afib (which I think I can detect and then confirm with Kardia ecg device) and benign ectopics? Is that just experience or did you have some other way?
Thanks again for the information and for the encouragement. Great to hear you have made such good progress.
I took 150mg flecainide/day (50mg at roughly 8 hour intervals ~7am, ~3pm, ~11pm and not with food). I was also taking Apixaban, but nothing else. I have a Kardia mobile which allows me to distinguish between AF and various ectopics (it has a diagnosis function). I was also able to show the ECGs it recorded to my cardiologist for his confirmation.
Hi M Lumino, welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear your heart feels worse than pre ablation. It’s vital that you rest up then rest up some more while the heart gets to know itself again following any invasive procedure. I had lots of ectopic beats following ablation for persistent AF which I hadn’t experienced before. Similarly following surgery (age 15) for hole in heart I experienced palpitations for the first time. It’s like the heart is saying what the fk was that?!
My ablation has proved successful and kept me in NSR for over a year. However after a few weeks post ablation I felt rough and my iwatch was recording AF again which was very disappointing. I sent my ECG recordings to my EP and contacted the arrhythmia nurse. I was called in for a cardioversion which was enough to remind my heart what it was meant to be doing. Previous CVs had not kept me in NSF for longer than a week, but this time it tided things over while the healing, scarring and conduction business took place. I was taken off all meds apart from anticoagulants same day as the ablation. I’ve read of others who found CV useful during blanking period - might be worth asking about?
Thanks for the encouraging and helpful reply. Very glad that things have worked out for you.
I’ve never had or had CV suggested, but will add to my list of questions for the nurses - very difficult to get time with EP.
You’re right about how it feels - “what the fk was that”. My heart feels sensitive to everything and completely changeable. There seems very little consistency and especially when I lie down or after eating. Certainly a degradation from before ablation…
If you can’t get to see the consultant make sure the nurse does take ALL your questions to the EP and get back to you on them. I was quite persistent! Each department has different procedures and the EP will be the one most familiar with all the options open to you. Personally I’d prefer the CV as an option rather than a lot of meds with potential side effects.
Was aware of CV as an option, but don’t know much about it. Thought it was largely for people suffering with permanent and severe afib, not as an option post ablation and that can have a long standing effect. More homework required.
was interested to hear you say ‘rest up and rest up some more’. I did take it easy for the first few days, but then pretty much back to normal. Try to keep stress to a minimum, but certainly notice (that’s always been a trigger) stress doesn’t agree with my ‘new’ sensitive heart. Does that over sensitivity calm down over time (all being well)? It’s the only way I can describe it. I feel like I’ve a very narrow band of tolerance for everything from stress to food to position. All cardiac resilience gone right now. Really not what I or wanted as an outcome ….i know, it’s early days.
Please see my reply above. Yes the sensitivity does calm right down. 8 weeks is very early days. I was lucky I had a friend who practically sat on me for the first 8 weeks and a husband who’s an ace cook. We even got a weekly cleaner in for a few months. I think the reason hospitals give out gung-ho info about recovery times is strictly due to bed space and the fact that as a model the hospital system developed around military needs. Thank you Florence Nightingale! If you look at the excellent ablation info sheets that Bob and others put together you’ll have a more realistic picture. I found the Balance app for relaxation and meditation very straightforward and helpful.
Hi - I would be feeling much as you do about your procedure, one that I am on a waiting list for at Glenfield hospital, in Leicester to treat my frequent arrhythmias and AF (after a first successful procedure for atrial flutter in 2019).
The best recent work that I have read (the web link is lost to me at present) suggests that arrhythmia or AF episodes occurring beyond around only 6 weeks were increasingly predictors, not of ablation failure, but of an increased chance of some kind of return of an arrhythmia. That is far shorter than the usual "blanking period" many speak of, of course, and, to add confusion, I have also read a rather older study that implied a 12 month period was needed, so there seems no clarity on this from the literature.
That said, working only from your explanation, your particular arrhythmias and AF are possibly being brought on by your healing atrium being physically disturbed (you mention posture). Even without the scarring from an ablation, any stretching of the atrium has been shown to increase its arrhythmic potential and, post-ablation, one could well imagine that becoming magnified by the scars not yet having "matured? (as they call it).
Food and drink seem to many sufferers to be particular triggers, but I always lean towards physical and anatomical aspects as being far more likely, i.e. aspects caused by the act of swallowing and digesting the food, to be the culprit rather than the specific kind of food. From my own experiences and reading, some of us have hearts that are pressed closely against the oesophagus, for example, some have hearts that all-but sit on the diaphragm and bloating can bring contact; some have slightly different locations for the heart and pulmonary veins or have a particular chest shape that might predispose to atrial stretching... there are so many possibilities. One of these could be causing your atrium to be be pushed and stretched slightly and be setting of these arrhythmias in your, currently, still very sensitive heart?
Thanks Steve. This all seems to make intuitive sense to me. Not a big drinker, but never had that as a trigger prior to ablation. Exercise never a trigger, but now my heart is all over the place with even the shortest of runs. It has always felt positional and stress related. Lying down (although it is obviously easier to become overly aware of heart beat in bed when it’s quiet). Also when I don’t sleep well I can be more susceptible - a vicious circle.
I’m definitely going to be more insistent that my queries make it to my EP. I’m increasingly unhappy with the vague ‘it’s normal’ responses and I’m almost ‘allowed’ to suggest my own medication dose. It’s increasing clear that there are no silver bullets, but I’d like to feel some assurance of expertise.
I can’t find clear evidence concerning the various “types” of AF myself. Mine seems a mixture of “vagal” (parasympathetic) and adrenergic. Of those few I know with AF, that is also the case. It brings me to wonder about the general (rather than individual and specific) use of such classifications. My own specialist seems not to like the term.
I had RF ablation last March and pleased to say no episodes that I am aware of since although I did suffer a lot of indigestion for many weeks. The one difference though is that my EP kept me on the antiarrhythmic Sotalol which I am still on a low dose to this day. I don't think I am going to be taken off it.
Thank you. Brilliant you are making progress. What is so clear from these replies is the variety of different approaches and very little standardisation. Feel I’m really going to have to educate myself much more to make more informed voices/ requests.
I didn't want to have an ablation but my Afib episodes were getting closer and lasting longer .However , between the episodes I was doing long distant walks , dog sports and felt very fit
I was persuaded by my cardiologist to have a PFA in December , for a few weeks after everything seemed to be going well but for the last 3 weeks I have felt much worse than before the ablation , find any physical activity difficult and am in constant arrhythmia.
I am told I now have Atrial Flutter and go in for my second ablation on Thursday
My point is that my cardiologist does not seem to think it necessary to wait for things to change during the blanking period but wants to address things as they happen
Like you I did a lot of reading around the subject , diet medication etc but now I have gone down the ablation route I feel less in control and am going to leave everything to their professional knowledge , experience and expertise which might be a good thing !
Thank you. Sounds like we have some common themes here. I resisted the PFA route for a good while. Now feel very like you: diminished sense of control, but thinking I may have to just trust the process and professional advice. Not something that comes very naturally to me.
Best of luck with your second procedure. Be interested to hear how you get on.
I’ve had 3 ablations over the 20 years, the last took 4 months to achieve NSR. Try not to stress as that won’t help. There is a blanking period & we’re all different so length of time will differ
Music to my ears. Sounds like an oxymoron, but am ‘trying not to stress’. Did you maintain beta blocker/ AADs during your four months? Thanks for the message and great you’re in NSR.
Well AF 20 yrs but only got AAD 3yrs ago straight after CV. Needed ablation 8 mths later as ADD caused a different arrhythmia Atrial Flutter which what was ablated. Left me on it so as AF hopefully wouldn’t return. I’ve had a couple of 4 months AF attacks which have all been down to either a virus or infection (they create inflammation that sets the heart off. I have been on Flecainide all this time but (for my personal case I’ve improved physical health & take Multi Vits, Zinc, Vit D, Cherry 🍒 (fruit, juice or capsules) Vitamin C to boost my immune system and the last attack in October I began to take Magnesium Tuarate (my own AF ceased 4 weeks later & that was the only different thing I added (so I’ve continued it) - was on all same prescription meds including Flecainide & my beta blocker which is Bisoprolol. This particular drug I’m now on 2.5mg. When I get AF attacks it needs to be increased to slow rate down which I’m very slow responding, but it has to be reduced when I get back to NSR - then the drug is what makes me breathless, can’t walk etc. I must be a very strange makeup as during previous prolonged attacks I’ve tolerated 15mg - weird yes but some people can only tolerate 1.25mg total.
Hi - I went through a cryoablation 12 months ago - similar age and symptoms to you. Post ablation I’d moved into persistent Afib - a disappointment shared by my EP. So after 10 weeks post ablation he recommended a cardio version as he felt the initial procedure had gone very well.
Worked perfectly and heart has been in rhythm ever since.
I’d refer back to your EP as he’ll want to review options be that a further procedure or medication to support the healing process.
''I did take it easy for the first few days, but then pretty much back to normal. ''
I think people often underestimate that having an ablation causes trauma to the body not least the heart and it takes time to heal, for some more time than others. I would say it took my heart 3 months to settle down post ablation after a few hiccoughs of AF/breathlessness/ectopic and with the help of a low daily dose of flecainide .
I would say the best friends of ablation are sleep/gentle walks in the fresh air and small meals of nutritious food.
It is now 16 months since I had my ablation and I am still AF free on daily flecainide (and betablockers as protection from flutter caused by flecainide ) . I hope you feel fully recovered soon.
Hi , I don't have atrial flutter, I continue to take BBs (nebivolol) as a precaution following my ablation to prevent my getting it because I take flecainide which I understand can cause it.
Depending on how much work was done by the EP it could the blanking period could last up to 3 months but based on what you are saying you may end up needed to have a "touch up" procedure. Sometimes the area causing the problem is deeper than the area they treated and once the inflammation resolves the afib comes back. I am in a similar situation right now. Although I did not have PFA, around month two I started having more frequent episodes of flutter and will be going back for another procedure at the end of this week. Sadly, EP seems to be a kind of hit or miss proposition as evidenced by the number of people on this list who have had multiple ablations to treat their different problems. This will be my 7th time and if things do not work out this time, short of a Cox-Maze procedure which requires a surgical approach, I have few other options. Not to discourage you, there are many success stories out there as well so as long as you have confidence in your medical team, follow their advice and take the next step necessary.
I had a cryo- for my first ablation. It only lasted six months, followed by and that lasted a year. both of them made me feel much better in my daily life and then I could the differences again. I made a big move in the meantime and was set up to meet with a very. Dubai cardiology Houston is known worldwide and that’s where he was. My EP in Florida recommended him because he had a new EP with him that had been trained by the doctor. My third ablation was his procedure that he had come up with and pioneered. he was written about quite a bit, so I was excited because at that point, I was going downhill fast. Long story short as I can, it failed as I look back now I don’t think it was perfected to begin with. Then I was actually abandoned when I started getting worse. I had tachycardia constantly close to 200 without a break. All I could sit and I would still be in pain when I stood up I would be in tears. The crushing pain was so bad with the breathlessness and I could not walk. I could not feel below my knee if you were to touch my feet it would like touching ice the doctor would not return my calls. Neither would his staff. I probably should’ve had an attorney, but at the time I was so sick all I thought about was that I want to continue living. I want you to understand this was a procedure. I don’t even know if he had done on anyone else and it did not use anything you hear about that. I know of it involved the use of Ethel alcohol, and some type of balloon system among other things. As I write that it sounds ridiculous like something from the circus.
I don’t know how many others have mentioned scarring but if you have seen mention it, I want you to understand this was a very unusual procedure that was totally messed up and that’s where the scarring came from. Hopefully you are just healing and what you have had. I have see many people on here successful and happy. Mommy luv is one of them. I’m not sure if I spelled her name right she is so upbeat and I remember her from day one talking about she should Be written about. What an amazing woman I hope she sees your post because she can tell you more about the field ablation. The I know about makes a lot more sense instead of trying to get one spot.
Bob said the healing time is different for all of us, but it is not fast for an ablation. It took me months. It didn’t mean I had excruciating pain adjustment. I was still getting my a fib and which were atypical. My fault I waited and suffered for six months then was blessed with an amazing EP and Cardiologist. in four days I was having a lasted 3 1/2 weeks and was amazing until it wasn’t. I had a second unfortunately it failed. It was then that it was decided I needed a pacemaker because at this I also had heart failure because of the tachycardia doing so much damage for six months.
i’m telling you all this because this is how different we can all be and you don’t hear the whole story when you hear something about whether or not or etc. my first two ablations I had no problems other than the healing time but it wasn’t painful It just took a while to slow my a fib to fewer the ones that I got were definitely better than what I been getting
I would suggest no alcohol and over eating. I tried once and I did both at the same time. I had decided to have a glass of sangria that I love and the Mexican food was so yummy. Yes, I was a piglet. By the time I got to the car, I was so breathless and miserable. I knew that I would not be doing that again. I did not think something like simple sangria could cause me such misery. Of course it went away.
hopefully your doctor has told you that you will continue to get your a fib or flutters whatever it is you get because there is no cure they are giving us relief stress and anxiety can cause it and here I am with a pacemaker all day. I have been getting flutter. The difference with the pacemaker is my heart no longer gets damaged by the a fib, flutter, etc., and I no longer have tachycardia before the was and if you’re getting it now you know how miserable it
I don’t understand them, not reacting about the tachycardia with you. I would chase after them if you are still having it because it’s nothing to play with and it can be damaging. I don’t care what they say. I am proof of that.
if you are just having a fib or flutter sadly that’s normal. You shouldn’t have it all the time though when you’re hailing or otherwise I’m not sure how bad it is. If it’s that bad I would make sure I heard from my doctor. It sounds like your nurse is not listening have them check and see if it is tachycardia. easy to check because I had an implanted that was only removed when I received my pacemaker and AV node ablation.
sending healing thoughts to you. I hope it’s just blanking. As you call but I would make sure when I It because I’ve been there and nothing is 100%.
even my own incredible doctor forgot to tell I will always feel my flutter. It just doesn’t damage anymore not having been told that it scared the heck out of me. Now I just get annoyed at it lol
as Bob sometimes you need a touchup I guess when it comes to the pulse ablation. It makes sense to me. You could need it because nothing is 100% with this thing called a fib again I’m hoping you are healing and feeling things that are going away in time. I know there are several people I have heard from with that type of ablation they can tell you best. Don’t let it go too long with tachycardia please that’s just me asking and please let us know how you are doing.
mummy luv if you are out there, you are the one who knows about this stuff. Please please help her. I’m afraid my personal feelings about tachycardia after procedure still makes me nervous to this day.
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