WPW Post Ablation symptoms help

[redsleek]

Hi,
I am 32 M Indian and had right side WPW diagnosed when I was 10. I had occasional palpitations until I was 24-25 when I started working out, running, hiking. For next 6-7 years I had NO episodes even with rigorous exercise.

This year in September 2013 I felt all kinds of heart arrythmia once every week - slow beats, flutters, PVCs, Nausea!!, pounding heart and went to ER 3 times. I went through holter, event monitor, echo, etc..
My heart would start pounding or fluttering all of a SUDDEN while I am sitting or resting!

I got ablation on Oct 23rd for WPW. No medications other than aspirin for 2 wks. My follow up checkup on Dec 12th showed no more DELTA, so WPW is gone. EP says my heart looks great and beats like a rolex.

After my ablation, between Oct 23rd and Dec 15th, I have felt a couple episodes where for 5-10 seconds, all of a sudden while sitting and watching TV or working on my computer, my heart rate rises up and slows down back to normal. I feel as if its another WPW attack although the WPW is gone as per EKG.
No dizziness, no fainting, no pain.


I am wondering what could be causing while simply resting and relaxing!

I have good diet and not salt deficient, thryoid checked out fine.

Should I see another EP and get an EP study done? Or wait another month?
I am worried because I live alone, just having moved to a new city - so no friends or family nearby.

Any help appreciated?

[redsleek]

Thanks for your responses!!

I think I am still facing anxiety that something is still wrong with me. I have been thinking nervous system (vagus nerve) disorder or something. I have had psoriasis and last week got shingles and I have been trying to associate them together!

I believe I should trust the EP when he says my heart is ok because he has yrs of study and experience.

Although I sleep well at night, I still get some anxiety when I wake up in morning or try to take a nap in afternoon. I have been avoiding taking Xanax.

Are there others who face anxiety after the procedure?

[tom_h]

You have to remember that the "path" is still there.  It's never fully eliminated.   It has only been severed by burning a thin line in the conductive tissue.  The resulting scar serves as a barrier to prevent conduction.  But tissue is always replacing itself, and it is very possible the barrier could be bridged and conduction becomes possible once again.  Also if the entire path has not been bridged, a small remaining thread of conductive tissue could remain and support partial conduction.

[sammi74]

My friend had an ablation in 2006 after a yr of svt that sent her to the ER routinely. She told me last week she still gets tje feelings she would get before having svt but the tach won't start because the pathway was eliminated with tje ablation. Could be possible you will always feel some things. For sure follow up with a ep and ask questions. It can't hurt to ask questions

[tom_h]

All of us who have undergone the ablation procedure feel those occasional short runs of SVT.  It may take a year or more before they subside.  I would be concerned if you experience sustained runs of SVT.  Give it some more time, and see what happens.