2nd ablation set 4 may 19th

hi i am going 4 my 2nd ablation in may and find myself questioning doing it again, has anyone have the 2nd ablation work when yer 1st didnt, mine did not and seems my svt is worse,I guess I am getting scared cuz its getting close,been threw it b4 and it wasnt that bad but just worried! also does anyone take verapamil for their svt??? thanks again everyone~!

[Arizona Jim]

Hi,

I've had two ablations already for palpitations, and I have another one scheduled for May 7th.  The first didn't work too well.  The second worked very well for a year.  The EP knows where they are coming from and is pretty confident that she can get them under control.  After two ablations, and four cardiac caths, I don't even get nervous anymore.  I just hate the symptoms and want them fixed.  Good luck to you on number 2!

[ireneo]

I understand your concern. I've had 3 ablations. My first time in they thought they got it fixed but it came back. Well, I think they did fix the atrial flutter but not the PSVT. The second time they knew after 7 hours that it still wasn't fixed. The 3rd time I went in, I was sitting in the hospital bed and asked my EP right out, are you sure you want to do this? He just laughed.

I can't take Verapamil but I am able to take Diltiazem which has helped keep my now minor PSVT to a bare minimum and my chest pains under control. I don't like taking it but I feel better so I guess I'm stuck with it.

[ksig]

I have empathy for you, braveheart1978.  I have had 4 ablations.  The first and second times they thought they had found all the spots to zap for AFib  but then I developed AFlutter and that required an ablation was on the right side.  That did work but the AFib continued to haunt me. So my final ablation was the AVJ ablation.  I already had a pacer so that ablation was short and sweet.  I was in and out of the hospital in 7 hours.  

I think the only part I did not like in all of the ablations I have had was the TEE.  I am the penultimate gagger!  After that little test was done, I was ready for the rest.

Take care and I hope the best for you.
ksig