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psvt and pvc

Hello I am a 35 year old female and have had heart palpitations since I was 21, showed up when I had my last child.  Over the years it has become more frequent.  I've talked to my doctor and they all just dismissed this.  As of last year the palpitations would start and last for hours.  We went to the ER were the ER doctor just told us that I would have to learn to live with this, when the cardiologist on call wanted to see me right away.  We went and they started me on betta blockers and did and ablation in september.  Since the ablation the palpitations are worse.  Ive been diagnosed with PSVT and frequent PVC's.  The cardiologist kept putting me on more and more meds.  The last was bystolic and cardizeam.  The meds were not working and the side effects from the bystolic were horrible....The cardiologist took me off all meds.  My symptoms are worse.  I have now started fainting and very light headed.  The palpitations are constant.  I am always tired.  Now I have a squeezing in my chest with pain. The  cardiologist wants to do another ablation.   He dismisses my pain as heart burn and Im telling you its not Heart Burn!  He also keeps telling me I am too young to have these things.  This kind of thing runs in my family.  I have a uncle who has this and his started in his 20's.  I think I am going to get a second opinion before another ablation because the first one made things worse.  Just wanting opinions on this issue.  Thanks so much.
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The ablation was done for psvt....which he said for a definition was 3 or more pvc's in a row before your heart beats normally...when the ablation did not work and i have them alll the time...now he is saying its just pvc's.....I have them so bad it feels more out of rythm than it does in rythm...and now there is pain and i faint.....I dont know what to do...I feel like im getting the run around and I dont feel good at all.
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1807132 tn?1318743597
I echo the previous posters thoughts.  I am a bit surprised they rushed in to do an ablation for pvcs.  The success rate is hit and miss as well they can create bigger issues then you started with.  That said, ablations can also aggravate ectopic beats.  So the ectopics you are feeling may not be the same ones they ablated.  Though I would caution not doing anything for a good year.  I had an ablation for avnrt, a supra ventricular tachycardia and it took a good year for my ectopics to settle down to a point where I don't feel them so often.  I don't know what they ablated with you or if it will get better but I do caution to try and let your heart get a good amount of rest from all of this before you rush into an ablation.   Any extra physical activity keep to a minimum and do whatever you can to reduce stress and anxiety and hopefully these will settle down on their own so you don't have to resort to another ablation.  hang in there I do hope you feel better soon.
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I'm surprised that your cardiologist jumped straight to the ablation option so quickly.  I've always thought that for PACs and PVCs, an ablation should be done as a last resort only when they're either ruining your quality of life or are so frequent that they're damaging the heart muscle.  

From the limited info in your post, it sounds like your cardiologist may have pushed you into an unnecessary ablation.  Although there are many on this site that have had great success with ablation for certain conditions (namely SVT), I think an ablation is nothing to be taken lightly and is nothing to jump into.  Also, I believe ablations have very questionable success rates in curing premature beats.  Of course, I'm not an expert and have never had one, just my opinion.
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1423357 tn?1511085442
Have you considered a cardiologist or eledtrophysiologist that is more compassionate and undertanding of your symptoms?  Hopefully, you're are not bound to these physicians.  I see you're in Ohio.  If I were you I would go directly to the Cleveland Clinic and have them evaluate your situation..
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