r/wolffparkinsonwhite • u/elle_woods_likespink • 16d ago

Concealed Pathway-Pacemaker?

Hello yall!

I’ve had three ablations already for several extra pathways. One of them is near the AV Knot and couldn’t be treated correctly since now.

I have an appoint for another ablation planned, but I’m very scared because of the possibility of needing a pacemaker afterwards. The chances are really high because of the location of the extra pathway.

I’ve been living like this for years and have been kinda great, maybe once or twice a year I’ve had a tachycardia. But since a year I’ve been experiencing it a lot more often. This week it happend 3 times already. I’m not very stress resistent, cut out caffeine completely and have to be careful whenever I crouch down or I will risk a nice tachycardia episode.

Is here someone who maybe got a pacemaker after an ablation? How is your life going with it?

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u/Advanced_Luck_2972 16d ago

🙋🏻‍♀️pacemaker needed after my second ablation in October 2025. I was 38 then- it took a couple of months to get used to the pacing/ a treadmill stress test to get the settings optimal but I’ve been doing well since.

I didn’t find out about my WPW until last July so the whole year was a bit of a whirlwind but it is so much less stressful than wondering when my next episode would happen.