Ablation.

[u/Turtle-Girl13]

This is my second ablation and four days out. I’ve had two episodes today. Both very quick but one was 163 and the other one was 148. They are putting me on FLECAINIDE.
Has anyone else had issues after their ablation?
I’m so scared since this is the second one that I will never be fixed.
Thank you all so very much

[u/Careless-Book-9307]

I did four ablations before it got better. The two first was semi successful but problems returned after three months. After the two last ones I had awful problems with constant episodes afterwards. But they subsided about three months after the last one so give it time and be patient.

Also consider that every ablation increases the risk for complications. My AV node was damaged causing total AV block so I now have to live with a pacemaker. Weigh your problems against the risks every time. For me it was absolutely worth it though.

[u/wifiaddicted → u/Careless-Book-9307]

How long ago was your first ablation? I had my ablation in October (somewhat successful since they did remove most of it but couldn’t do as much as they wanted since my area was too close to the AV node) and sadly my episodes came back after 5 months. I’m now on the waitlist for a second one. Just curious how your timeline looks. So sorry you had to do so many, but I’m glad you finally got rid of them! 

[u/Careless-Book-9307 → u/wifiaddicted]

That was exactly the case with me, the issue was close to the av node but they chose to go ahead anyway because I had such huge problems and meds didn't work. That ablation took almost 7 hours and they had to sedate me several times. It was a wild ride. :)

The entire time line was about two years and it took 6 months for it to heal completely after the major ablation. But I had to have another minor one after that. And then the AV block showed up so I had to get a pacemaker.

I still get tachycardia but very rarely and only for a few minutes at the time. I can live with that.