How to reduce the risk of AF coming back after an ablation
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Up to 40% who undergo an ablation for AF can have a recurrence of AF. By following the advice in this video, you may be able to reduce the likelihood of AF coming back significantly. Visit www.hearthealthweekend.com for more info.
Thanks for this doc. Got ablated a few days ago. Prior to this,I had permanent afib. Upon learning this, I spent months leading up to the ablation adjusting my lifestyle: gave up drinking, exercised more, fasting, diet changes like going more fish and veggies, consuming less meat, cut out carbs. I’m now down 35 pounds, weighing 185. Not bad for a 44 year old, I’m 6’2” tall as well. So bmi is perfect. My blood work showed I no longer have high cholesterol and triglycerides. My wife tells me I no longer snore at night. After my ablation, I have no plans on going back to my old drinking days. Completely abstaining, hoping I can minimize a reccurance of afib down the road. What a eye opener.
How are you doing? Hopefully the ablation went well and your feeling better!
Im scheduled for my ablation this month. I’ve quit drinking and using stimulants aside from my morning coffee, Diet and everything is in check.
Diagnosed with paroxysmal afib, Looking forward to making afib a distant memory!!
@@DMoney505 so far no recurrences. I had this done in June. I’m eating meat again, as well as black coffee. Reduction In anything processed will pay dividends. I take magnesium tablets daily. Electrolytes are important. Good luck. You will be fine. They knock you out and you’ll have the best dreams ever lol.
@Binh There had a ablation done last week. They found no PVC'S at the time of surgery. So now I'm back to square one. As I sit here writing this. The pvc's are kicking my ass all day today.. Getting a second opinion. This totally sucks the feeling is absolutely limiting me to do the things I use to do. Any suggestions. Thank you
I’m due for an ablation tomorrow! How’s it all going if you don’t mind sharing ?
@@jamieohh4990 hey, you'll be fine. since my ablation, afib returned. My EP cardioverted me. Sinus rhythm lasted only a week with yet another afib episode. He told me this could be expected as its party of the 3 month blanking period, essentially the heart muscles are relearning and re-training itself to stay in SR. Eventually, I self converted and stayed that way for most of the year. The only times I had afib again were when I was highly stressed and ran low on electrolytes. Both recurrences were temporary and resolved on its own a day later. It resolves quicker with intake of electrolytes. I'm glad I had gotten the ablation, it surely helped. Without it I dont know if I'd be in normal SR naturally. I still train hard, even went on the carnivore diet, still not drinking, cut out carbs AND sugar. Lost more weight, dont snore anymore, I dont think i've ever felt better. Lifestyle changes can and will help you stay in rhythm.
Dr Gupta, I want to say a massive thanks to you personally.
I had my second episode of AF last month, last one was 10 years ago, I was given Flecanide to reverse the AF after 7 hours this worked.
Afterwards I was left with lots of ectopics and a wrecked sleep pattern because of them. I found your video on breathing over 5 seconds slower and longer to try and combat the ectopics very helpful, and have found it helps greatly reducing them.
Thanks for putting a wealth of information available to AF, SVT and Arrhythmia sufferers out there for everyone to access and use. Top Man. (if I bump into you in Yorkshire, I'll definitely buy you a pint!)
Andy, Sheffield.
Dr Gupta, I need to thank you, because you are one of the influencers who helped me decide to go through with a cryoblation. Everything that you talk about being overweight, sleep apnea, stress, blood pressure is everything I’m following now at least trying to keep my AF from coming back. my electrophysiologists Dr Takata was one of the best in his area and did a great job. I am so thankful for you and Doctors like Dr Takata who have changed my life to the better. A big thank you.
Five years of permanent AF. Had an ablation two years ago. Worked for a day or two. My heart ran like clockwork then back to AF. A couple of months ago had a cardioversion. Did not work and maybe made it worse. On metoprolol Ramipril. Xarelto and pantoprazole. Sleep apnea machine for four years. Overweight former marathon finisher. Hope one day it goes away with advances in medicine. Enjoy your videos as I find them a common sense approach and hopeful.
Has your Afib gotten better after all this time?🤔 And are you still taking metoprolol or other meds?
Hi there, I'd love to know how you're fairing nowadays. Sounds like you'd gone through a lot. My 1stvtime ever hearing of permanent A-fib.
All good stuff, though I would add that managing stress and anxiety is very important before and after ablation. Deep breathing exercises help enormously with this as well as helping with BP and heart rate reduction.
Thank you and please keep creating. Would love to understand newest options for af, cardioversion, pfa and other options. Even diet, vitamins, blood test to ask to do.
Yes your so knowledgeable what a lovely heart doctor it all makes sense the the sleep apnea triggers AF it happens when I sleeping it’s pretty scary the stress I have is the causes and I have all symptoms of Pots clogged arteries etc..
You probably dont care but if you are stoned like me atm then you can stream all of the latest movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my gf for the last few months =)
@Adrian Carl definitely, have been watching on instaflixxer for months myself =)
Thank you.
I’ve been dealing with a-fib for 22 years. Anti arrhythmic drugs stopped working had 3 “successful ablations” (each failed to keep my heart in NSR after 3 to 6 years).
I’m 72, male, BMI is 21, normal BP, low cholesterol, normal BS, never used tobacco, or alcohol or other recreational drugs, The only medication that I’m taking is Xarelto 20 mg per day, Tikosyn (500 Mcg twice a day and that isn’t working), I sleep adequately and I get A LOT of physical exercise.
I’m thinking that perhaps I’m doing too much physical exercise.
But my EP told me that I have “no physical limitations” and I “have the heart of an Olympic cyclist” and my heart “laughs at a-fib”.
Thank you for sharing. I am suffering from AFB none of them suggest anything. Your teaching is priceless. I am following your instruction as of now and hope you come to Canada someday.
Thank you a million.
thank you... ill be in New york next month... if you are free and it is affordable please come and join me at the seminar
I have had a Cryoblation three months ago and my right Phrenic nerve has been damaged I was not told and had to find out by myself. My right diaphragm is not working and I am very breathless I have been back to the hospital and they said what am I expecting ? Well I want my life back I can't work or walk far and been told it could take a year to repair itself or maybe never they seem not to care at all. Any advice would be so appreciated as I am so depressed.
@@amcc3398 Hi there. So sorry for all that you're going through. I too, am currently suffering from bouts of air hunger type breathlessness & it's the one symptom that I seriously can't stand. How are you doing these days?
@@snowblo1 Hi, its repaired itself and was fine breathing back but soon after getting my covid shot i developed MYASTHENIA GRAVIS and now my breathing is bad and mobility affected.
@@amcc3398 Hi, thanks so much for responding. And awww wow, that's incredible. So you were doing fine up until you had the vaccination?? Man oh man. This doesn't surprise me though, sadly. I decided not get the jab, although I did come down with Covid twice & it seems like every since then my O2 oxygen levels won't go pass 94%, when they were always 98-99%.
So very informative. I have to appreciate Dr. Gupta finding any place he can and any time he can to make these videos. This time he seems to be in a closet with family/friends living their lives happily in the adjacent rooms.
Thank You again for your knowledge. I will be having Cryoablation this week. I also will be controlling other factors contributing or interfering with my AF. I will keep you posted.
How are you doing?
I had my Cryoablation on January 27, 2022 and I had one AF episode that lasted about 20 minutes about a week ago triggered by cold water. Otherwise, I am so thankful for the operation.
After wearing a 24 hour monitor and Dr saying it's not life threatening they pretty much sent me out the door to deal with it on my own, which is why I turned to you tube to try to figure out how to get this to go away. And have watched many of your videos.
@WhiteEagleForce I have WPW, didn't know it, now I'm working on it, had an ablation, now to recover! :)
Dr. Gupta, thanks for your advice over the years. I have benefitted. Thanks once more.
Dr gupta sir I appreciate ,the interest you are taking to spread awareness about heart diseases amongst masses through your value videos thanks and good wishes 16/11/2019
Your words are easy to understand - your continuing sentences help pull the topic all together. Thank you so much.
I'm working on weight. Sugar less than 99 always. My BP is 130/70 but in California they want you to have like a 100/60. That said my docs don't worry about my blood pressure. I'm going to see a sleep doctor too and get tested for sleep apnea.
But I really want to do all I can before I get ablation. Unfortunately ablation is considered elective surgery right now in Santa Clara County (covid-19 issues). my EP told me he's now not allowed to schedule any unless people are passing out from AF. I'm going to be getting ablation as soon as I'm able maybe Easter. God willing and the well don't rise.
I am so glad you are taking charge of your health:-)
I hope you get better soon
i am grateful to you for watching the channel. Id be so grateful if you would kindly consider subscribing.
best wishes
Hey doctor about 1 month after I saw this I scheduled an ablation and had it which was in March 2021. It's now October 31st. So about 8 months of sinus rhythm.
It went very successful with both afib and a flutter. I feel like I got my life back.
I am going in for a sleep study. My cardiologist wants to find out what caused the afib so it won't come back.
Just wanted to say thank you for all the videos you put out. They have so much good information.
Nice upload 👍 You shared some good tips to help with AF and did great explaining things
I have PAF for a couple of years now. My annual blood tests show chronic kidney disease CKD stage 2. Googling around found a paper saying that afib and CKD go hand in hand. If you could do a quick video explaining this I think some people might find it helpful. Many thanks for all you wonderful videos.
Had an ablation in January and now waiting for my second one due in September. This will be done in Birmingham Hospital, UK.
Also had my 2nd ablation last week, and things are looking fine.
@@jancovorster8154how are you doing now? I may need a second ablation.
Nice shirt Dr Gupta & great video !
I have AF and I have great bloods and my heart is fine and healthy, it’s just the electrics that I mainly malfunctioning
Thanks Sanjay. I went for the ablation, but had a massive panic attack, they sedated me completely and couldn't make anything go into any vt, svt or af which I get :( apparently, I did make them a great chocolate cake though!
I thought I was the only one having a panic attack during the procedure.
Thank you so much for ally your fantastic videos x
How does the up to 40% recurrence balance with the quoted 85% success rate? What is considered a success?
I thought he said 14 percent?
Love the info, thank you.
Thank you just had ablation. I'm struggling with the medications. Blood pressure is all over the place
God bless you doctor 🙏
So informative. Thank you.
I notice that you don’t seem to encourage strict lifestyle decisions as part of your recommendations. Of course people shouldn’t drink or smoke. A ketogenic or carnivore by itself can often fix most of the things you mentioned i.e. high bp, high blood glucose, sleep apnea, obesity, arthritis... many other health problems. 😎👍
Thank you.
Thank u for this information ! very helpful
Glad it was helpful! I am grateful for your support. Please do consider subscribing to the channel if you can
😊 Hi Doc Already subscribed. I'm going to have Catheter ablation on 22nd . I'm glad that I watched your videos about AF.
Thank you so much! Love your videos ❤️😉👍🏼
Thanks for this video. It was informative. I'd love to see a video on the pros and cons of staying on anticoagulants after an apparently successful ablation for people who have a couple of risk factors (such as being female and hypertensive). Is the concern that if you have enough risk factors you are at risk for a clot even without afib, or is it the concern that the afib will come back?
Thanks for the video got an ablation 7 months ago, now I'm dealing with bradycardia which reduces my hartbeat to 30/35 bpm 😒
Very informative! Thank you! Do you have a video on why women tend to get ectopic bears before the menstrual cycle?
Dr Gupta can you discuss cryoablation versus RFA I have been advised to have cryoablation for paroxysmal Afib which I have been having since last eight years and medicines have not help
i just had an ablation. it's really expensive. was grateful that it was covered under insurance. i do have sleep problems previously and that may caused AF. however, mine is not exactly AF but PVC. i take it both are similar.
No PVCs are a complete different from AF .
Just a sidenote on the price. It's not necessary super expensive. I did it for free in Greece.
Hi Dr. Gupta, what about those who don’t have any of those risks you mentioned but are competitive athletes who had an afib ablation done so they can go back to competition, is it likely exercise will bring their afib back? Thanks for your reply.
My understanding is that competitive endurance athletes can have a higher rate of a-fib, I think due to structural changes in the heart. So, if your A-fib was caused by being a high level endurance athlete, going back to that activity may eventually bring it back. Of course, most endurance athletes likely do not develop a-fib, but if predisposed may want to adjust. Wish you the best.
Have you stopped doing videos?
The last one is a little over 1 year ago...
I lost weight, went from 110kgs down to 45 kgs....couldn't put on weight, kept losing it and was admitted to hospital where they fed me beer. I am allergic to most foods, ever since a myelogram where I cracked 2 vertebrates in my back. Have been told to have a minimum of 4 - 6 beers every day, as the weight rapidly falls off me now. I dont drink (cept what specialists said to), dont smoke, no cholesterol since losing weight (it was an 8 when I was overweight apparently now it is the perfect range) exercise only lightly (walking around the paddocks feeding animals and stuff like housework, grocery shops ect) I do eat sugar, but only because of weight yet again and my diets mainly supplements and pasta or breads (allergies again to proteins, seafoods, citrics, sulphur, dairy, eggs ect ect) Taking flecainide and metoprolol also as a pip. I find if I eat too much or anything I shouldnt puts me into weird beats. My cardio guy just told me to give up eating and take supplements (have been seeing him 20 years and I think he is sick of me) lol I have had vt svt af multiple trigem ectopics ect all my life, and find when I am stressed they are worse (especially when I am in a counselling session and my client looks at me and says are you ok as my demeanor changes breifly) but apart from that? hmmm
Thanks as always!
Could you maybe some time do a video about CALMING the Vagus nerve?
I get serious runs of skipped beats, my heart only beating every second beat, while having certain postures or stress.
Seems like my Vagus is OVER-stimulated, because my HR gets 2 times slower, but most info only tells you how to stimulate the vagus...
I am a physician and have been licensed for 50 years and I can assure you the major reason for AF is all the free glutamic acid (hidden MSG) in our foods. The FDA allows manufactures more than 70 codewords that mean MSG, so they can hide it in our food, Medicine, cosmetics, and even IVs! Have you ever seen citric acid, maltodextrin, natural flavoring, and modified or fortified anything? All of those are codenames for MSG! it affects everything controlled the vagus nerve and there’s your atrial fib! I am adamant that all my patients must eliminate MSG. It also causes Alzheimer’s, chronic muscle spasms and pain, migraines, digestive disturbances and cancer.
Plus more. Protein, powders, and mushroom powders contain huge amounts of free glutamic acid. It is naturally occurring in chocolate and tomatoes so if you have those items pulverized (chocolate is processed that way) you will have all the MSG reactions.
Flecainide or Tambacor has assisted in reducing my episode's. Still unexplained why i have it and had it for two year's. With flecainide you don't require cardioversion so I suggest people look at this. Every time i was going to ED they wanted to zap me. But since seeing cardiologist who suffered with AF he suggested this.
You may have undiagnosed sleep apnea (I recommend get tested) or APS a blood clotting disorder (get tested) and treat which ever ailment you are diagnosed with if they find that you do,god luck.
@@MiamiAtNight Hi Maiami at Night, are you still around? Just wanted you to know that your post helped me a lot. I'm going through a hard time dealing with my AF or tachycardia. Not sure which I have
@@snowblo1 Yes still among the living thank God,did you get a sleep apnea test? a simple ekg by a Doctor would easily determine wether its Afib or Tachycardia.I also recommend you stay away from stimulants that may elevate your heart rate such as caffeine,foods with lotts of MSG,and excersise slowly,no running,maybe light jogging until you figure this out with a good cardiologist.
@@MiamiAtNight Hi, thanks so much for responding. And yes, I just recently had an EKG & it didn't really detect any alarming results. The doctor says it just showed a tiny bit of an overactive heartbeat. When I was 1st diagnosed with tachycardia over 15 years ago, I had a heartbeat of 3 beats per second & I was given an injection called Adenocor. After that I was sent home the same day with a prescription of Atenolol. The condition had gotten better, up to until a few weeks ago. Been experiencing the flutter and rapid beats off & on all throughout the day; even as I type this, sadly 😥.
Also, thanks for mentioning being careful with the use of MSG, too. I had forgotten how dangerous that stuff was said to be. And ironically I just sprinkled a bunch of that Accent seasoning on my turkey meat that I made for tacos. And I've been using it alot lately. That & consuming coffee again & I know I'm sensitive to that and should no better. So both of those could actually be the cause. I'm also not in the best of help & may ave undiagnosed sleep apnea. I will get that checked soon.
Sorry for the long post, but thanks again for your helpful information 👍 😀
@@snowblo1 Not a problem,yes get the apnea test checked out and cut out the caffeine and msg,drink plenty of water and take magnesium pills or C0q10 which is good for the heart as well as eat more seafood like salmon ,things rich in omega 3's that helps with circulation.If all that dosen't help it just maybe using the Atenolol drug long term thats starting to effect you,many drugs that end in LOL may eventualy mess with the heart,but speak with you DR before cutting off any meds.
I have had 2 ablations 15 yrs ago I am 81yr old woman, in good shape, but I am now getting A-fib every so many weeks but now I am fainting after a few hours. What can I do?
Dr Gupta
I am so thankful for your clear and sympathetic ways of explaining.
I had my hart ablation 3hours ago
Is it normal that my heart is beating very aggressisve
It quiet down now?
I have the monitor on for the night?
Also thank you for your advice
I am guilty of every condition you mentioned
Do you ever plan to come to South Africa?
Thank you for fantastic advice
Regards
Yes after ablation you have a blanking period..healing of 3-6 months. You're healing from inside. You will feel rapid beats and other things.
What about the Field Ablation method? Does 40% still experience or develop an occurrence?
I had a radiofrequency cardiac ablation last week. Worried it might come back
How can I do regular cardio when I’m still having Afib events after mild walking 🚶♀️ or lifting? Six months post ablation
Wat zegt de cardioloog ervan dat je na 6 maanden nog aanvallen hebt?
What about extra muscle weight?
What if your doctor has no idea what caused it?
What if genetics caused it?
I had the proccedure done 10/28/21 But I am scare that It didn't work and If I am walk fast my heart will start beating up fast again.
I will be having my ablation Wednesday the 28th I really hope it works, quite stressed about this.
Having mine the end of this month. How did everything go? Hope your doing well!
@@DMoney505 yes I am doing great light duty work for a week and it hurts the first four days where the incisions are made and where the catheters are put in so it was difficult to sleep but the pain is gone but still healing I am well I go back to see the Dr February 13th for follow up
@@raygandee337how are you doing? I go in next week for ablation. Thanks
Thank you
You're welcome Michael.
It would mean a tonne to me if you'd consider subscribing to the channel:-)
Have you addressed pulsed field ablation?
I’ve had 2 ablations and the Afib came back shortly after each one. Is there any hope to get rid of the Afib?
It’s so frustrating I’ve also had to oblations ,
One for Afib , after about three months I started getting PVCs one after another every time I started moving around ,
Then I got where it was even when I got laid down and try to rest still there be skip beat skip beat skip four hours ,
I was having like 50,000 of these things a day , so did another cardiac ablation
Now I am on day 54 and I’ve been picking up the pace a little bit not a lot and I noticed I’m starting to have PVCs again .
😪 , I don’t understand it I’m bedridden walk around on eggshells my life is over .
I can’t do anything without having PVCs one after another trying to be normal and your heart’s doing this . 🙏🏻 it’s just so frustrating 😪
Did it settle down ?
I've had 4 a fibs and now they want to do an ablation. But never do they try to correct the cause which in my experience is high blood pressure.. they give you BP medicine,. But overall meds do not help at one point it was the weight loss that brought the pressure back to normal.
What do you think of the new technology cryoballoon ?
Just started getting palpitations 2 months ago. Cardiologist said I have an extra heart beat. To me it feels like my heart hiccups which can be every few minutes and is very scary. I'm currently trying magnesium pills to see if that helps.
After my ablation I am going to do gastric sleeve. I was going thru process when pandemic happened. Should keep it away. Will lower BP and BMI. I will be following a strict diet anyways
Had my first afib episode when I was 39 yr. Dx with PAF with all the symptoms dizzy, faint, tachycardia... Finally had a afib ablation 3 months ago. Feeling pretty bummed out because now my heart rate is high and having bouts of arrhythmias, sinus tachycardia.
Very exact same here.. symptoms returned more frequently just this past week… 🙄. Doing ok until then. Ablation done 3/25/22…
@@kristymaufroy2405 How are you doing now? Hopefully feeling better? Things like this make me question if I should follow through with mine…
Hello Dr. Is it not better to skip this procedure and implant a Pacemaker?
Not really, they'd try and cure the AF / SVT by isolation of rhe pulmonary vein first and mapping the circuits in the heart as well. Having a pacemaker is a last resort as it means the AV node (the hearts natural pacemaker) would have to be destroyed to introduce am artificial one.
I have AF and do not drink or smoke and eat healrhy. The cause of may AF is Histamin. I get episodes after I eat histamin and hormone problems are another cause. Also made an allergy test and I am allegic against all sorts of bread and casein ans nuts. So if I eat much of this my mastcells relaese histamin which causes AF.
Thank you once again 👍
Not overweight, no diabetes, bp normally around 118/67, cholesterol 147, no sleep apnea, work out five days a week, never smoked in my life. Hate alcohol - all of it. Had a cadioversion end of 2019, the minute I stopped the Multaq the A-fib came back. I had an ablation four months ago - symptoms started again a fortnight ago. Ergo... I don't seem to have any of the possible causes listed. I will probably have to have a second ablation that they tell me increases the chances of success (85% - 87%). I am hopeful yet pessimistic at the same time. I know there are worse things in this life, but I am so fed up of this. Am I some sort of A-Fib anomaly?
Did you end up getting another ablation?
I was the same , low blood pressure, right weight, low cholesterol, cycled regularly 2021 6000 miles ,3000 2022 because of a knee injury ,started to notice my average speed dropped after covid in September 22, had my covid booster in October 22 ,diagnosed with AFIB December 22 ,
@@jvillanueva10jv It will be one year tomorrow since I had my first ablation. Started feeling a little "funky" a couple of weeks ago and went to see my cardiologist today. He did the usual EKG, and I am in a holtor monitor tonight. He prefers the weekly one but seeing how it goes tonight first. He was not sure based on the EKG whether I was in Afib or if it was just PVCs. I do have an appointment with my electrophysiologist on 14th March though, and I shall see what he says. I do get high anxiety , and honestly, only over my health - a great worrier. None of that helps. I "might" also have been overdosing myself with magnesium so off to get some bloodwork done as well. However, if the second ablation becomes necessary I will of course run not walk to the OR. I felt amazing after my first one and the success rates go up considerably after a second one. One last thing I do want to share. I have both an Apple Watch and a Kardio Mobile. NEITHER one is the gospel!!! My cardiologist finds the printout of the kardio mobile almost imossible to read as the download of the Kardio Mobile has the waves on a black line and makes A-fib difficult to pick out, and as per my electrophysiologist, the problem with both of those devices, is that their algorithms are not sophisticated enough to tell the difference between actual A-fib and skipped beats, so it interprets anything not 100% as being A-fib. A wee bit disheartening when you thought they actually worked. Sorry for the long reply, but if you are like me, and especially where my health is concerned, I like details. Also sorry - I only just saw this and did not get a notification of a reply to my comment.
@@tomfreeman650 so unfortunately. I’m sorry, I didn’t get any Covid shots, I heard they increased issued with patients with heart issues.
What’s the cost to do AFib ? I did cardioversion and it didn’t work!
Can you tell me ,,be a bleeding hart after ablation...
I'm too scared to have an ablation! I've quit drinking alcohol and focusing on losing 10% of my body weight, per my doctor (which is only 17 lbs - I still have 13 lbs to go). I am sure that quitting alcohol has reduced the number of episodes I have. I am less optimistic about the weight making any sort of difference.
Lisa Secula how are undoing today
Well, I lost weight. Maintaining in the 140s. I don’t drink alcohol ever. I’ve adopted a pescatarian diet and greatly decreased my diet soda consumption. I take Flecainide and metoprolol daily. I exercise daily. My AFib is gradually getting worse. I’m leaning towards getting an ablation next year, but I will continue my healthy habits afterwards.
@@lisasecula4274 happy for you!!im currently doing tests to see if mine svt is avnrt either wpw.i really hope its not the second one
Same for me.. now I’m having Cryoablation this week.
@@mitsos1397 Two ablations for me after my second one I now have continuous atrial flutter
Is af the same as svt I just had svt ablation yesterday
Nope it's different.
How did your ablation go?
I have persistent Afib. Diagnosed this past November. May have had longer but did not know. Was more tired when going for walks but just thought it was “old age”.
Had cardiac version. Successful but only lasted 10 days. Now undecided whether to go with ablation. Don’t know if worth the try to get back into normal rhythm. I function ok in Afib but worry that my heart can be damaged further. Please advise. Also how much can I exercise with this condition and can I naturally improve my heart rate?
@Andrew Mossa - I had the PVI Ablation procedure done just 2 weeks ago after a documented 40 YEAR history of paroxysmal AFib that landed me in the ER many times. I did everything but beg to have ablation done. I saw 3 doctors in different practices over the last 20 years who all told me that the ablation was "too dangerous....you're too young to have it". #4 told me to "STAY OUT OF THE ER, use Flecainide as needed, and expect to have ablation done as the episodes increase with your age." 3 months ago after having AFib recurring to monthly, then 2-3 times a week and missing work on short notice, a nurse practitioner referred me to an electrophysiologist. He told me "this is first-line treatment". I am recovering very well, a little slow due to several age-related comorbid conditions. I'll be on blood thinner and anti arrhythmic med for 3 months, then look forward to not worrying about blood clots and stoke. I hope you can find the right treatment choice for yourself, as what I had to deal with all these years made me miserable and afraid all the time.
I had to have the ablation back in march 2022
How are you feeling now? Was it successful?
💚🙏🏻
You english is not clear. Thanks anywat
Neither is yours 🤨 😂
The longest I had AF was 13-14 hours