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You could possibly go on Lovonox injections in between. This is what Dr. Natale's office had me do when I had to go of of Elequis to have a nerve block done last year.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congratulations!!!!by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
So glad that your are doing well Victoria.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree with both Carey and Kbog. I had a consult/procedure done July of last year. The time I had to spend with Dr Natale was short, however so much was already covered before hand with his staff that the time I did have with him was productive. My afib nurse has been great the entire time since. I have not felt neglected in the least. I have also maintained contact with my local EP for folloby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoterocketritch After my first ablation back in 2009 in Pittsburgh (Dr. Andrew Voigt) I was afib free for 5 years. Beyond that I either self converted rapidly or used a PIP for the 1 or 2 events I would have per year up until January of 2018. I'm currently under the care of Dr. Natale having had what I consider an index ablation with him in July 2018 after a failed second ablation by Dr.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewhitehaven Just doing a little personal survey...…….. how many people on this forum had successful ablations and by whom? Thanks in advance. What is your criteria for success? Significantly reduced afib burden? X number of years afib free? Complete obliteration of afib? Maybe we could start a poll. After my first ablation back in 2009 in Pittsburgh (Dr. Andrew Voigt) I was afib freeby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hope everything went well for you today.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks MS. I'm not the least bit disheartened and carrying on with life normal as I've been in this game a long time. I again spoke with my afib nurse and she said I had 17 short episodes recorded on the ZIO the longest of which was 17 beats. Nothing sustained. The only sustained event is the one that I recorded on my Kardia device which isn't really any help when it comes to diagnby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well my BIL ended up going through with the ablation and survived. They have him on elequis for 1 month and I am guessing that he is still on metoprolol. The doctor showed him the burns that he did and I guess he said he had to do a couple others as well.My wife said that he seamed pretty proud of himself and my BIL was satisfied. Time will tell the outcome.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
I suppose that's a possibility. The Hospital is a flagship for Highmark so I doubt buyout is a driving force. Blank check maybe. This is also what's so troubling about the whole thing.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's only one part of what is so crazy about all of this. What kind of EP stakes their reputation on such a situation as this. Or a hospital for that matter.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey And so what if he's going against medical advice? I agree completely. What is the penalty for non-compliance anyway? You get a better doctor? I was accused of it years ago when trying to find a cardiologist I could work with. When confronted with it by my PCP at the time I told them to find me a Cardiologist that listened to me the same way that they did and it wouldn't beby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is a pretty reputable hospital near Pittsburgh. And if I wasn't seeing all of this first hand I would think I was making it all up. Its been a real comedy of errors. My wife is headed back right now but for what reason I don't know. Her brother and sister have rolled over on the plan and there seems to be no changing their minds at this point. I'm steering clear as I'by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
The saga continues. They have convinced him that the only reason he is in rhythm is due to the metoprolol and the hospital gods and if he goes home he will go out of rhythm. They are also saying that following the ablation there is no chance of reoccurrence and won't be sending him home on any meds including blood thinners. They , not sure who they are, also said they want to use the ecby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Those guys are procedure happy. My advice to him would be to check his ass out of there as soon as possible and go see a qualified EP. Now that he has survived all of that and he is back in sinus rhythm they want to try again Monday. They are procedure happy. My wife again advised him to get out ASAP and take a pass on the ablation for now and focus on addressing his other issuesby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
First off I questioned continuing this as I don't want to instill any unwarranted fears into those who may be embarking on or considering an ablation. However, I think we are all already aware of the possibilities of issues that can arise from any medical procedure. Also, there are a huge amount of success stories to be found within this site that show that by following a certain protocol, gby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Missed the part about the ARR. I had been put on Ticosyn leading up to my ablation last ast year at TCA as the flecanide had stopped working and the Ticosyn wasn’t working a whole lot better. I actually stopped the Ticosyn a few days earlier than they had required me to and Things really settled down. My heart stayed in rhythm the entire time leading up to my ablation. Like I said just relby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Best of luck to you. The atmosphere at TCA is outstanding and you will be fine. Just relax and take it all in.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I wasn't sure that EKG would be on file. I would like for him to look at it since it is the only record of an A-fib episode (actually the only one that I know I've had) that they have of me. I've never seen him before but hopefully he can give me more personalized attention than I have received yet. Call the doctor who did the EKG and ask them to send the EKG to theby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Had contact with my afib nurse. They downloaded the info from my 7 day monitor and it showed several short runs of what I had today. Dr Natale will be in the office next week and will go over everything then. Until then business as usual.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
God solid info from Jake and Carey. What I feel is of utmost importance is that your EP and you connect. You should feel that he has your best interest in mind and should present in a way that you feel comfortable. When I started this journey many years ago I went throu several cardiologists before I found one I could work with. Finding my first EP was allot easier as I had a solid relationship wby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Woke up out of rhythm this morning. Have been under allot of stress since last Friday. I got out of bed shortly after taking this ecg and hit the deck. I didn't go out completely I just sort of crumbled. I took my normal meds afterwards, elequis and upping my metoprolol to 50mg. I took a flecanide about a half hour ago and I've since converted back to sinus rhythm. I sent anby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks all. My wife expressed our concerns last night so it's out of our hands now. He is scheduled for this afternoon so we will see what his final decision is.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey What’s your concern with the heparin at this juncture? It's just an unusual solution to a common problem and seems like overtreatment. Maybe there are issues I don't know about, but I would sure question why he's not simply been put on a NOAC, rate control meds, and sent home. It seems like a lot of hospital treatment and a rush to a procedure. I agree. Their arseby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Full stop. That's messed up. Heparin?! WTF are they doing? Flutter is usually easy to ablate, but considering that three EPs failed to ablate mine in four attempts I wouldn't be so sanguine about it. They need to cardiovert him, give him rate control meds and an anticoagulant, send him home, and then let him choose an EP if he wants to pursue ablation. A rate of 150 isby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib So they didn't Convert him to NSR, I take it they are controlling his rate with Drugs? Have they succeeded? What is his HR right now? If controlled well, it would seem that that would allow more time to think about this. You may be right, I wouldn't want to do anything that short notice, unless I had to. I believe however that most Ablations for Flutter entail aby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
My brother in law (50 yo), was admitted into the hospital this past Monday with uncontrollable heartbeat. They later in the evening diagnosed him with atrial flutter. They recommended he have an ablation yesterday and he is scheduled for tomorrow morning. He has a history of alcoholism, high anxiety, high blood pressure and sleep apnea. He is also suffering from congestive heart failure. They hby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sent the ZIO patch back the other day. Now to wait and hear of the results and the next step. My Blogby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMFM It's disconcerting to read that most people are on their second or even third ablation. Does anyone regret their decision to do this surgery? I think you answered your question with your followup about having 2-3. There is no better feeling than NSR and what it affords you in quality of life. Personally I have had 3. However, I only count it as 2 because my second was not thorougby rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM
That is great news Shannon. As to Carry's response I would agree. I visited this site often when I was first diagnosed with AFib. Once I had my first ablation I visited less frequently then not at all. Only to return last year. In hindsight I should have continued to follow the forum in some fashion.by rocketritch - AFIBBERS FORUM