open heart surgery

[cali111]

After being diagnosed with AF I went for an catheter ablation which threw up a clot in my heart. This in 2016 after waiting to see if this would be reabsorbed after further TOE`s it was still there. I saw a surgeon in Sept. 1017 and he agreed to operate to remove the clot and another surgeon to do a surgical ablation at the same time. Now after numerous test, which I am happy to say came back all clear, the has given me a possible date for surgery in May next. After looking at all the alternatives, which I cannot find, I am obviously very nervous of what is major surgery has anyone out there had this kind of procedure at an advanced age(I am 73) and if so how was it?

[Padayn01]

May I ask how did the surgery go?

[cali111 in reply to Padayn01]

Sadly at the end of all this one of the surgeons disagreed with the other one and they sent me for review to another EP which resulted in an AV node ablation and a pulmonary vein isolation after a TOE showed my clot had dissolved. These not successful as I have reverted to AF. It is difficult to say if they were right to question a open-heart approach but it was considered the most risky given my age. What do I know I am only the patient! I am still in there fighting!

[Padayn01 in reply to cali111]

Thank you so much for replying after your original post really hope they get it sorted