I know there are quite a few who have had this procedure. I would appreciate some replies. Thanks, Mark
Do you still have episodes, or are they gone? Mark
Well, first of all, if you type in ablation, you'll find a wealth of information. My own experience, I had a Pulmonary Vein Isolation ablation a year ago Sept. for a-fib, which I'd had fairly frequently for about 12 yrs or more. I had a chance to get the ablation done by the man who had ldesigned that particular type of ablation. I couldn't pass that chance up. He is Dr. Andre Natale from the Cleveland Clinic now in Austin, Tx. The first 3 months post ablation I had bouts of a-fib most of the time and was feeling discouraged but like others will tell you, it takes 3-6 months for the heart to settle down from the irritation. My real advice is to tell you that all of the heart anti-arrhythmic meds will eventually stop working, maybe after even yrs of use...and if you do get the ablation, (I'm glad I did) be sure you get the best Dr. you can find to do it. Good luck to you...I'm sure you'll be hearing from a lot of others on here. Linda