Cardiac Ablation

 

Cardiac Ablation

 

"Sometimes, the electrical flow gets blocked or travels the same pathways repeatedly creating something of a “short circuit” that disturbs normal heart rhythms. Medicine often helps. In some cases, however, the most effective treatment is to destroy the tissue housing the short circuit. This procedure is called cardiac ablation.

Cardiac ablation is just one of a number of terms used to describe the non-surgical procedure. Other common terms are: cardiac catheter ablation, radiofrequency ablation, cardiac ablation, or simply ablation."

 

Teri

 

http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/treatments/cardiac_ablation.asp

well ani't you the smartone went cardio today he was happey withe the results the doc got going to check the stents in may by cath to make sure they ok told me to lose weight i said okylolo but that is about all he said that i remember

                                          hug from ga

BC in Ga!! :)

I'm so happy that your Dr.'s visit went okay! Now a days, good news is always very welcome!!

Take care of yourself!!!

Hugs from Tx.

Teri :)

I had Atrial flutter that would just about bring me to my knees and when it happened, I could not do much. Came on all of a sudden 3 days after 9/11 while walking (usual 3 miles) with my wife and dog. (I wonder if living 30 miles from 9/11 and seeing the smoke on the horizon had anything to do with it??) Went through 5 cardioversions attempting to shock it back to good rhythm and 4 different meds to try to control it, to no avail. (This was over a period of 8 months. Finally got referred to a good EP who did the Catheter Ablation. Took about 5 hours. I am on no meds now, and 98% of the time everything works ok, but it gets a little squirrelly once in a while, but goes back to good rhythym... Ablation procedure was not that bad, catheters in both sides of the groin, plus in the neck. Really cold in the room and the anesthesia gave me a horrible headache and hangover for a couple of days, though.... Just wanted you to know what it is all about.....Thanks Oh yeah, I got the ablation on May 2, 2002, and got downsized 2 weeks later. Nice company, the big computer company with the first letter I. Been hit or miss working since.

Hi Teri

I hope your friend won't find the ablation too stressful. I've had two radio frequency ablations (unsuccessful) and didn't find it too troubling. I had a catheter in the groin. The doctor couldn't get one in the vein in my neck. I just had a local anaesthetic where the catheter went in. I was able to watch what was happening on the computer screens, which was interesting but a bit spooky. I could feel the catheter going up through my body, but it didn't hurt. The 'burns' were quite uncomfortable, you feel heat and pressure. But that was up to me, I could have had some morphine but I'm a bit of a control freak and anyway I was interested in what was happening. Your friend can expect to have a very bruised leg for a while afterwards!

I had both my ablations done as an inpatient and the worst thing about the whole experience was being kept awake all night by noisy nurses. I am a nurse myself and it always amazes me that health professionals so often forget that you are in hospital because you feel ill! I don't think it's too much to ask to be allowed to sleep to help recover a little. (As Ray would say, DGMS). The ablation was quite tireing. You need to rest for a couple of days afterwards. Is there anything in particular your friend would like to know?

Juliette

Post Edited (Juliette1) : 4/21/2005 2:45:05 PM (GMT-6)

Hmmm...I had made a reply to this yesterday...must have gotten stuck in cyberspace somewhere.  :)

Anyway, thanks Teri for this thread and the information.  I am having my ablation on Monday.  I'm getting nervous about it.  I am curious how tired I'm gonna be the next day.  It's a teacher workday on Tuesday so I told my principal I'd be by as soon as they let me go from the hospital.  I don't have any more sick days to take for it.  (Been in the hospital way too much this school year.)

How bruised am I going to be?  I'm really hoping they don't have to go in my neck.  I don't want to explain that to my class.  I teach third grade and don't want to answer those questions.

I'm trying to keep busy today...been doing laundry to distract myself from thinking about this.  (Yay!  Towels! )

 Lil

Hi Lil!  Just wanted to let you know you will be in my prayers tomorrow for a successful ablation.  You've already heard my story about my ablation so I won't bore you with it again except to say it was a SUCCESS and I would do it again in a heart beat...an irregular one!  LOL  As far as the bruising, I was bruised pretty good on both groin areas where they inserted the cath.  But then I bruise very easily!  God Bless and hope to hear how it went as soon as you feel like posting!    Hugs, Pat

Lil, my prayers are with you~Best wishes and Hugs, Teri

I'm sure thinking of you this morning, Lil!!! Big Hugs, Teri

Hi Lilac,

I am thinking and praying for you as well. Wondering how you are doing.

Thank you for the welcome Teri,

I usually post on the lupus and bipolar forum, however chatted a few times with lilac. And I knew she had the cardiac ablation done monday.

WooHoo, Lil!!

 

This is the greatest news!  I'm really happy for you that life may continue on a more normal pace for you from here on, without all the medical interuptions!  Much, much good luck and best wishes on a complete speedy recovery, Lil!!

 

Keep us posted please about your recovery and maybe even what got you where are now, today?!

 

With Love and Hugs, Teri

Lil, hope you are doing alright tonight?!~and that your days are much happier ones now.

Your Friend always, Teri :)