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Hello everyone, I had my heart ablation FOUR weeks ago because of erratic heartbeats that kept putting me in hospital. They had to burn five different parts of my heart during the ablation.

At 2am this morning my heart started again with its erratic bpm, when it starts I also get pain in my lower jaw, dizziness, breathlessness and go to toilet every fifteen minutes to pass water. Does this latest erratic heartbeats mean that my ablation has NOT been successful.?

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KeepingHealthy

Hi Angelbeliever, it can take up to 3 months for everything to settle after the ablation. But it could be something to do with your medication, so it's worth seeking advice from either your GP or Cardiologist.

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Angelbeliever in reply toKeepingHealthy

Thank you that is a relief, I will speak to my doctor.

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Nantoone

Hi. Try to stay positive though I know from experience that can be hard as it is your heart after all. I had my ablation in late July and I kept a diary of how I felt each week on my bio so take a look. Obviously we are all slightly different in how we heal but it might just give you some reassurance as to how up and down things can be in the three month blanking period. I kept thinking mine had failed and then turned a corner. Rest and more rest if needed. Good luck. 🤞

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Angelbeliever in reply toNantoone

Hi Nantoone, I did take a look , what a good idea to write each day down, it made interesting reading. Thank you.x

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Saintmichae

hello you won’t know for sure if it’s worked for at least 3 months possibly 6 , I take the daily supplement of magnesium taurate , that helps AF

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Angelbeliever in reply toSaintmichae

Hi Saintmichae, I didn’t realise it could take up to six months to heal. Thank you.x

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Saintmichae in reply toAngelbeliever

No worries, my AF hasn’t gone altogether mainly I think as I still like a beer but I’ve got my meds down to about 25% due to more exercise and the supplements

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Wonky_heart

Like others have said, there is a 3 month 'blanking period' after an ablation where any erratic beats aren't treated as a sign of failure or success. That's because your heart has been burnt (or frozen) and that injury needs time to heal and settle down and during this settling down period odd impulses can happen. Definitely keep a record of what happens so that you can 1) see for yourself whether it's just an odd blip or a pattern, and 2) it'll help your EP at follow up to know how things went. 4 weeks is still really early and if this is the first odd feeling, then fantastic, be reassured that it's normal and wait for time to show the real impact of the ablation.

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Angelbeliever in reply toWonky_heart

Hi, thank you for your reply, it’s good to know that my ablation could still be successful.x

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Friendliarthur

Hi,

The whole idea is to create scars in your atrium. Scars block (and don’t conduct) electricity and this is what reduces the random, maverick electrical impulses.

The procedure creates lesions (wounds) which have to heal and turn into scars. That takes roughly 3 months.

All this is from my electrophysiologist.

All the best.

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Angelbeliever in reply toFriendliarthur

Thank you Friendliarthur for your reply, that’s good to know and has eased my mind.x

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Angelbeliever

I would like to say thank you to everyone who has taken the time to reply to my post, I truly appreciate it🫀❤️

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