Cardiac Ablation

Hi again, Lil!

The pain you are experiencing right now is it a pain over the heart?  I would 'guess' it's still part of the ablation procedure and your healing process, but remember...don't ever hesitate calling your Dr. re this as you never know when an infection can crop up especially after a surgery and this is your heart. 

Are you running any kind of fever?

I bet with each day you'll feel much better, but remember it's better to be safe than sorry!

Hugs, Teri

Pain not as bad today.  Still tired and sore.  And still no tachy.  YAY!!!  I'm so happy.  I can't wait until this weekend so I can rest.  I think that will help with all the soreness.  :)

 Lil

I was out searching the web yesterday for info on post-ablation stuff when I happened upon this thread!  I was very excited to find it because I just had my ablation on Tuesday.  Glad to hear that you're doing well, Lilac Gal.  Mine lasted about 6 hours and they found that I had AVNRT, ablated 6 places and so far I'm feeling well.  I was pretty dizzy for a few days, but am feeling much better today.  I'm curious to hear how you progress, so keep in touch!

I only had my SVT for about 6 monts before I had the ablation. I know, it seems a bit rushed, but because I am young, I felt that the ablation would be better to help avoid a lifetime of meds. Plus, when I had a bad episode, it was pretty difficult to get it to stop, even in the ER. (One ER trip I was given 5+ meds to stop the tachycardia before one finally worked). Like LilacGal, I too am having a fair amount of soreness at the catheter sites in my legs and neck, but nothing too bad.

  Hi Lil! 

How are you doing?!  I sure hope you are feeling better each day!  Please keep us updated with your progress and I hope you utilized the weekend for resting?!

Big Hugs, Teri

The diziness is much better, thanks.  I've been pretty much going about my normal routine for the past two days, but trying not to over exert myself, lift heavy things, etc...  I'm actually going in for a Holter monitor next week, because when I got up out of the hospital bed after spending the night flat on my back, my pulse went up to 140.  That hasn't happened since, but they just want to make sure there's no other tachycardia or something that's popping up now.  Wish me luck!

Hey...I'm good.  Still tired and sore.  I was told to expect to feel that way for 7-10 days.  yuck.  I'm a little worried.  After I woke up this morning, I felt my heart give an all to familiar lurch.  My pulse went up to 130.  That's my first experience with tachy since the ablation.  Granted, it's not the pulse of 230 that I was dealing with before but I'm still a little worried bc I wasn't doing anything to cause that.  Just have to watch and see if it happens again.

Selanne8, I'm glad your dizziness is getting better.  I feel more like myself that I have in quite a while after going through this.  And in my opinion, six months is more than enough time to be dealing with this if you can't get any meds to fix it.  I've been going through it since last August.  My care was hindered by a doctor who told me my problem was anxiety after performing an ep study.  I think I want to write him and let him know that my "anxiety" was fixed during another ep study. 

 Lil

Hi Selanne8 and Lil!

Make sure that you both take it one day at a time and let your Dr. know, Lil, that you are having this happen already!

 Wishing you both well!!

Hugs, Teri

Lil, I thought I had replied to this thread a few days ago, but I don't see it now! But reading your latest message about your experience, I wanted to tell you to hang in there. I've never had this and it sounds frightening! I'll keep you in my prayers and hope that that it was nothing. Well, it was something. It was at the very least, very scary! But you know what I mean! Hugs,

Kathy

I'm doing alright.  I'm only sore now when I walk up stairs.  :)

I've had a couple more instances of a pulse in the 120-130 range.  Not sure what to make of that. 

Overall though, I'm feeling so much better.  I'm amazed that I feel so different...I really didn't expect that.  :)

 Lil

Well, I tested myself today.  :)

I am one of two teachers at school who volunteered to help our music teacher with the huge show she's doing with 4th-7th grades...nine classes, almost 200 kids.  Anyway, after the show, I tore down and reset all the risers on the stage.  I turned to Heidi (the music teacher...not the one here ) and told her she was lucky I had my procedure last week because if I hadn't, I wouldn't be able to do all that. 

I don't know quite what to do either Patoolla.  I'm really glad you replied.  I was on 200mg of Toprol before the ablation and I'm still taking that now.  I'm having a bunch of PVCs which I know are normal but they're getting to be annoying.  Some of them make me gasp which is hard to cover up around my class...but I'm getting good at it.    <*gasp* looks and sees class looking at me> "Wow...you kids are quiet," (or noisy, which I say more often.) 

But no matter what it is, I'm happy bc I feel so much better. 

Selanne8...How are you doing?  Feeling good?

 Lil

Hi Selanne8,

 

We haven't heard from you in a few days, so I'm hoping that all is well with you?!  Are you on the Holter Monitor yet? 

Please keep us posted!!

 

Teri