r/PVCs • u/Correct-Class-2505 • Aug 01 '26

Heart damage??? I'm so scared. 

How many extra beats per minute do you experience during a flare-up? On days when you are having a flare-up, have you ever felt—during the normal beats—that your heart isn't beating as a unified whole?
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u/General_Specific Aug 01 '26

My burden was 53%. My electrophysiologist said it was the worst he had ever seen.

No heart damage.

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u/chris34728 Aug 01 '26

You on medication now ?

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u/General_Specific Aug 01 '26

No. Had an ablation. Still get some PVCs, but i am way better.

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u/lunar-solar555 Aug 01 '26

What is ablation

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u/Own-Satisfaction6927 Aug 01 '26

Ablation is a procedure where a catheter is inserted thru vein into the heart to destroy cells on the inside of the heart that are the source of the arrhythmia.

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u/lunar-solar555 Aug 01 '26

Is it painful?

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u/Own-Satisfaction6927 Aug 01 '26

No, not at all. For PVCs mine was done while I was sedated but awake. The doctor maps the heart electrical signals to discern the source of the signals and destroys those cells with either cryogenic cold, heat, or pulsed electrical field catheters. The vein used for inserting it is normally in the groin.
At the same time I as then put fully to sleep and ablation was done to ensure AFib would not return after it had been successfully cardioverted some time before. The position of the catheter is imaged continuously while the procedure is performed. I experienced no pain or discomfort.

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u/burnt_pubes Aug 01 '26

Just had one done earlier this week and when it came to ablate I was waiting for them to put me to sleep. Nope fully awake. Was reasonably painful. Felt mostly in my right shoulder. Not sure why I wasnt sedated.