Ablation

Hello All!

I just came home from the hospital after having an AV Node Ablation. I went in for an EP Study last week, and nothing was found to ablate, but then on Wednesday night I had one of my episodes of fast heart rate and it didn't slow down on it's own like usual.
I called my doc first thing Thursday morning and she wanted me to go to the hospital for treatment and observation. When I got to the hospital, I was taken straight to Diagnostic Prep where my doctor was waiting for me. She informed me that the best treatment for my stubborn heart would be an ablation. This was quite a surprise, but I was ready to do whatever it took to get back to normal.
I am felling really good other than chest pains and difficulty taking in a deep breath.
Thank you all for your support and advice thus far. I hope that this is the end of all of my problems and that I will feel "normal" again very soon.

Amanda

2 Comments

Wishing you the best

by bini - 2008-04-05 07:04:30

Hi Amanda,
I having been praying that all your health issues get resloved. I hope the albation works for you and that you start feeling better soon.
I am so glad to hear that things seem to be getting better for you.
Hope to talk to you soon,
Christine

ablation

by peter - 2008-04-06 02:04:34

I have an AV node ablation. It is possible that the AV node was not completely ablated at the first attempt. Nothing really to worry about. Ablation proceedures are known to be a bit hit and miss. Mine went ok. Even when a complete ablation is achieved electrical pathways can, over time re-establish themselves in rare instances, but you have had no time for that to happen.

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