TO All IN THE FORUM. ANY FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED.
Sorry to repost, in the incorrect forum if I did, I just want to make sure I reach the many people in the forum that can advise me on waht to expect. I also just happen to do a search on interpolated PVC's and a link lead me to this forum, which I am a member of already, so I decided to post. Anyway, although I have a two-fold problem (that many of you already know through my previous posts)which began with PSVT/IST in 1992 "followed a few years later by a "2nd curse" PVC's which were ONLY single-form uni-focal PVC's in roughly 2000 my 1st episode of both Multiform/complex PVC's started. I have been getting interpolated PVC's pretty regular "when they start up" since about 2001. Now getting these pretty frequent "runs" if you will, of Interpolated PVC's, I am able to tolerate and endure single form and the occasionally garden variety PVC's alike, as they are "now" nothing compared to the feeling of ongoing runs and clusters I get. I would like to post this at the forum, as I haven't posted recently since I am coincidentally going through with the EP study after being on the fence with abaltion for these arrhythmias for almost 16+ years now. I just can't deal with these interpolated PVC's and the "occasional breakthrough of SVT as well, ANYMORE. I have already seen a Dr. Frances Marchlinski at the University of Penn. who is supposedly one of the best at PVC ablation. According to my EKG's, he has a good idea where they me be coming from. The drawback, is I may have a focus on the left and right side of my heart. I was told by another EP doctor that you can have only a single focus causing these types of PVC's. I guess he was wrong? My understanding of Multi-Form PVC's is more than likely the result of Multi Foci (lesions) present. Where remains to be determined by the EP study itself, although as I stated he has a good idea of where they are emanating from. I just hope that the "majority" of these PVC's can be successfully ablated and that the SVT, if sampled or induced during the study, can be as well. Killing to birds with one stone, in my case, would be ideal. He primary goal is to go after the PVC's "first". Then if he can find a bypass tract that is rarely ( only less common because of the BB) still causing my PSVT while he's up there and can ablate that too, it will be the greatest gift and most ideal outcome one can expect. I go in April..Quite "scared" I will admit as a 53 year male, as it will be my 1st invasive procedure and ALL I dwell on, and I shouldn't so much, are the possible WORST complications such, as MI, Stroke, Artery Perforation, Valve Damage. After those, worrying about coming out with a worse life threatening arrhythmias that were termed "benign" but truly bothersome arrhythmia's that are affecting the quality of my life. Only thing I can say is that if the ablation is successful for even on of these arrhythmias, I will only wish that I would have done this sooner and maybe I could have avoided the 16 years I suffered from this problem. Conclusively, do you think I am expecting too much from this procedure or is it possible to get the "ideal" outcome? Just to point out Dr Marchlinksi, told me if he were to rid me of 95% of my problem, especially the PVC's, would I be happy with that.. I said of course! Are my expectations too high or is it possible to kill two birds with one stone during what I hope to be a "single" ablation.