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I had a catheter ablation of a SVT in february last year, does anyone know if this can stop me entering the armed forces?
Hi there, unfortunately we are unable to comment with any accuracy as we are unaware of army rules or your case history. We recommend speaking to your GP, cardiologist or army doctor. Many thanks.
Why not write to or visit Army recruiting office.
If you have qualifications in high demand Army may need you. If not enlisted then they might offer you employ as civilian attached which I did with RCAF and had great adventure in North Canada.
A unit I was with in East Africa employed two civilians as morse telegraphists.
Good Luck
Darmog.
I joined the British armed forces with undiagnosed Tachycardia but did declare that I had a minor issue. The condition worsened greatly last year and resulted in numerous A&E visits accompanied by the dreaded Adenosine. Following a successful ablation, it has not affected my career at all, I have deployed to Afghanistan. As long as your ablation was successful, they should allow you to join. I wish you all the best.
Hi
I was reading the posts in the forum and read your words. It seems you ablation was successful. My daughter was advised by specialists to have an eletrophysiologstudy and ablation done although they say it's a benign condition. She has had episodes of svt since she was twelve, but episodes were infrequent and stopped by themselves.She's twenty-four now and in the last three years the episodes began to be more frequent (twice a year) an forcing her to go to hospital several times where she is treated with adenosine. We were informed about the risks and benefits of the procedure, but it would be useful to have a patient perspective. She doesn't take any medicines regularly. Could you help us?
