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Will my PVC's go away??

Will my PVC's go away??

I have had two ablations one for Afib and one for flutter.  Six months after the second procedure, I developed on going PVC's that have lasted now 7 months.  They are constant, much worse at night, or maybe I'm more aware of them when I'm laying down.
Prior to my ablations, I had AFib periodically every three months or so and would have to be hospitalized.
My doctor doesn't seem to be overly concerned about them, and has never mentioned that they may have been caused by the last ablation, which took eight hours.
I don't feel faint, but it is terribly annoying and worrisome.
Is there a possibility that they might go away??


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More than likely not.  I have had pvcs for years and no matter what I have done to stop them nothing works.  No caffeine alcohol more calcium mag. potassium nothing works.  You mine as well drink all the coffee you want.  Doctors dont know what causes them and they dont care about them.
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Some doctors say that pvcs come from an irritation somewhere in the ventricles.  When the human heart is not receiving enough oxygen the first thing that happens are the heart begins PVCs.  PVCs can be a sign that the heart is not getting enough oxygen however it it comes from one part of the heart it is usually benign.  Try not to worry about them even though I know its hard.  I get them real bad before I goto bed I cant stand it.  And the doctors cant do nothing for you.  I also wore the monitor for a week and showed that I was having or 5000 thousand in a 24 hour period.( 3 to 5 a minute. )  And still the doctor did nothing
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i know exactly how you feel it's been 4 months since my ablation and i have constant pvc's they are equally making me misserable they are worse at night.i do feel light headed and dizzy with mine and the doctors have put me back on flecanide which is helping and being refered back to my cardiologist early next month but i'm not hopeful that they can do much about it. if you get any good advice for these can you please pass them on. good luck kimmie
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Thank you both  very kindly for your input.
  Kimmie, maybe it's too early to tell in your case, I was told that sometimes it takes six months for the scar tissue to mature after an ablation.
I am only now, starting to get an occasional day here and there when I am not aware of my PVC's.  I'm still hoping after time they will go away.
The doctor however, has never taken me off my meds, I am still taking Coumadin and Tenormin.
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