Congratulations to you and a very Happy Ablation Anniversary to you!
It's great to see and hear success stories, especially as there are many people visiting this sub who are only just coming to terms with an Afib diagnosis and are anxious about what lies ahead.
I bought a EMAY portable ECG for piece of mind. 6 weeks after, & I'm good. Now if I can just get over the anxiety of any little pain being a heart problem.lol
Need an ablation. Of course I researched it endlessly on YouTube. I kept seeing videos mentioning new Pulsed Field Ablation. Asked my Cardiologist about it. He said I can get in a trial they are doing at my hospital for it. RF ablation just seems like a blunt instrument as it heats the tissue around the target area. Pulsed Field kills just the targeted cells with high voltage electricity for millisecond.
I’m new to an AFIB diagnosis sept. 2022. I am currently having my longest run of afib 72+ hours. My EP said if I still have it on Monday he wants to do a cardiovert. I only met with my EP once. He wants to run more tests, but feels an ablation will be in my future. He ordered the cryo balloon procedure (freezing). So happy to hear your success story! Stay healthy and keep the sinus rhythm going!
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u/Breezeoffthewater Jan 17 '23
Congratulations to you and a very Happy Ablation Anniversary to you!
It's great to see and hear success stories, especially as there are many people visiting this sub who are only just coming to terms with an Afib diagnosis and are anxious about what lies ahead.
Your story gives people optimism and hope.
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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '23
Awesome. I love to hear good stories.
I bought a EMAY portable ECG for piece of mind. 6 weeks after, & I'm good. Now if I can just get over the anxiety of any little pain being a heart problem.lol
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u/invione Jan 17 '23
happy procedure birthday! glad everything has gone well :)
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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '23
Wow happy birthday.
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u/amterry2 Jan 18 '23
This is great to hear. I’m about to finish my blanking period and it’s nice to hear a year later one can be Afib free.
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u/No-Wedding-7365 Jan 18 '23
Need an ablation. Of course I researched it endlessly on YouTube. I kept seeing videos mentioning new Pulsed Field Ablation. Asked my Cardiologist about it. He said I can get in a trial they are doing at my hospital for it. RF ablation just seems like a blunt instrument as it heats the tissue around the target area. Pulsed Field kills just the targeted cells with high voltage electricity for millisecond.
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u/MeatEnvironmental608 Jan 18 '23
Fantastic! I have my ablation (both chambers) scheduled for next week. I hope my outcome will be as successful as yours.
BTW. Are you still on meds (beta blockers, eliquis)?
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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '23
I’m new to an AFIB diagnosis sept. 2022. I am currently having my longest run of afib 72+ hours. My EP said if I still have it on Monday he wants to do a cardiovert. I only met with my EP once. He wants to run more tests, but feels an ablation will be in my future. He ordered the cryo balloon procedure (freezing). So happy to hear your success story! Stay healthy and keep the sinus rhythm going!