Hi. I was diagnosed with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in 2021 and received a cardioversion in November last year. My heart returned to NSR however, my cardiology team still recommended a catheter ablation, which was performed on October 11th. I went in, and came out of hospital in NSR. All was well for 10 days but now my AF has returned. I'm a bit bewildered, and not a little concerned.
Can the hive mind offer me any kind of advice/encouragement, please?
While I don't have AF (I'm a leaky-valve-guy, or at least was), I've read that it can often take more than one ablation to sort it. If your cardio team recommends another go at it I'd be inclined to take it.
Unfortunately both ops are a bit hit and miss. I'm going in for 5th I think cardioversion having also had 2 ablationsMy friend had 1 cardioversion and he's great
It's a pain but keep with it
Good luck
A couple of threads up from your post today is a video about the Vagus nerve. That might help to give you an understanding as to your condition and whether the Vagus nerve is affecting you.
I think it's still early days post ablation. The ablation created scar tissue and it takes time for this to heal. I don't think cardiologists consider ablation results for at least 3 months afterwards. I had a lot of heart pain and erratic beats about a week post ablation but this then settled. Unfortunately because of other autoimmune issues my AFib has returned over a year later so I'm waiting for another ablation. It's a journey that gets bumpy at times but I'd hang in there and let time see what happens.
Hi
You need to wait a bit longer to see if ablation worked. For some, it doesn’t work but for many it does.
The ablation causes lesions in your atrium walls which take roughly 3 months to turn into scars. Those scars then block the rampant electrical activity which is what A Fib is.
Good luck.
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