i'm 46, had first cardioversion about your age, they are not a big deal, i've been cardioverted 7 to 9 times over the years, lost track of how many, in the hosp the give you a drug that makes you forget the procedure. awsome drug....so you wake up with no knowledge that they did anything..... I do have an ICD which cardioverted me while fishing 2 years ago...without the drugs it feels like a kick in the chest, more than a bit startling, but my son and I did stay in the boat and fish for another 3 hours.
As for radio wave ablations, I've had 2, an overnight stay a bit more involved, hurts like hell when they take the sheaths out of you legs.first time didn't use drugs for sheath removal second time did the drugs.
I'm 19, and last year had two ablations to try and fix some weird electrodes which were causing cardiac arrests, the recovery period for the first one was very short, i was back at work within a week, the second however was a bit more painfull, they used a special mapping system and it really was painfull. neither of the operations had any effect on me, positivley, but i have met several people who have gone though ablation totally safely and effectivley. of course it depends on the sevarety of your disease or defects. i say go for it, if you havent already, it is always worth a try, and evey time it is done, (hopefully only once) they learn a bit more about your heart. good luck. xx
I had a cardioversion for rapid afib last Sept. it wasn't that bad...I was put out in the ER and awoke in NSR. I have since had 3 ablations, none that have kept me from slipping back into afib. I have other rhythm issues which make treating me a little more complicated. My EP thinks that i may be to the point where a pacemaker is a decent option. I am currently on a short course of amioderone to simmer things down.
Is there a reason that you are taking coumadin instead of a full aspirin?