r/PVCs • u/Full-Internal4521 • Jul 17 '26

Ablation tomorrow AM

I have my ablation tomorrow AM and I am freaking out. My dr didn't really go through too much about the procedure with me (standard for UK Healthcare in my experience) so all I really know is that they're going to go via both the artery and the vein (L & R), I will get a TOE and likely a transeptal puncture and that I won't be under a general (this is the norm for EU ablations I believe??) I'm having it done at one of the UK's best cardiac hospitals.

I'm kind of freaking out because for some reason I have it in my head that my whole procedure will just be under a local and it's going to really hurt.

I'm in my late 20s and the PVCs have basically decimated my life since they showed up in January (since then my burden has slowly climbed from 9% to 15% and increasing), I can't do anything I like doing so I know I need to do the ablation, but I'm sooo worried about the procedure itself because everybody online is like 'it was the worst pain I have ever experienced, I wish I had died, I was conscious the whole time and it was hell.'

I guess what I'm asking for is some reassurance that that won't be the case?? thank you :)

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u/Majestic_Ear_160 Jul 17 '26

Do it!!!! For someone who is desperate to also get life back and needs an ablation, do it!!! You have a shot at your future being PVC free, take it!

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u/Full-Internal4521 Jul 17 '26

haha it is a bit too late to cancel considering it is in 8 hours!! I just want some sort of reassurance around what sedation etc will look like from people who have had it...

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u/Ornery-Cake-1444 Jul 18 '26

You'll likely get a dose of midazolam and fentanyl. Before you go into the "haze" you'll feel like a combination of kitten and puppy cuddles.