EP Study - Done

[mandm65]

Hello everyone

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Right had the dread the EP study carried out last week and almost made full recovery.

As some you aware that the study is performed in the Cath lab so the usual preparation/precautions/sign off etc. The procedure itself was terrifying and extremely painful to say the least. At times I felt sick and felt my chest was squeezed so much that I struggled to breath. They had to inject morphine to manage the pain, it was really terrible. At the start of the study I was warned by the EP consultant that Its likely that during the study i would faint and I successfully managed that too, lol. The suffering lasted over an hour and at the end of the procedure I was totally exhausted!

The study concluded as negative, meaning the consultant couldn’t induce the VT arrythmia during the study and according to him, “did his best” but it was not meant to be hence I am no longer a candidate for a device implant.

Now the dilemma, should I consider myself fortunate and take this as ‘good news’ or living with fear and ‘what if’ means it’s a ‘bad news’? I am totally at loss to comprehend.

As you can see from my previous post that I was convinced by my cardiologist and the EP consultant that due to my condition and the occurrences of sudden syncope; I would definitely need a device.

Now the study concluded otherwise, consequently left me in the conundrum, I can’t get my head around to ‘What If’, there are no assurances!

Feel free to share how would you overcome this dilemma? Even better how did you overcome this if you were in the same boat.

[Pianolove]

Same results for me. I over came the dilemma by having another cardiac arrest in the doctors surgery 🤣 doesn’t help you but was very effective for me 🤨

[Dolphin14 in reply to Pianolove]

That happened to my husband also.

[mandm65 in reply to Dolphin14]

Right, how long ago? How he reacted to the news? How he has been managing since?

[Dolphin14 in reply to mandm65]

My husbands story became very complex. Not like you guys that walked away from the procedure.

But, it's been many years and he is doing well. That's a blessing.

[mandm65 in reply to Dolphin14]

Really sorry to hear that, totally understand your pain, its great that he has recovered from his ordeal and doing well, wish him best of health.

[Dolphin14 in reply to mandm65]

Thank you that was very nice.

I hope you find some resolution to your issue. It's tough to know what to do. Best of luck

[mandm65 in reply to Pianolove]

lol, you just need to share the secret how to get that cardiac arrest in the doctors surgery 🤣?