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I hve wpw nd psvt!
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I hve wpw nd psvt!

by armywifejeannie, Jul 11, 2008 01:55PM
Tags: psvt, risk, WPW
I have wpw and psvt I am only 23 years old and i am a mother I found out i had this when i was pregnant in 2005 they told me I am a serious case I spent a while in icu on ezmalol drip i think i spelt that right anyways i had rates at 280bpm and would loose my vision couldnt breath well nd would throw up and i felt like i was dying it would stay that high for sometimes 30 mins. at a time nd still trying to get this fixed and my new doctor is telling me the rsks of abltion are too high but honestly are they that high?are they really worth me getting stuck in the icu for months again? and are they really going to let me suffer this without surgery I spend sometimes 15 months with just my toddler due to military life and still have days i can barely get out of bed you would think they would fix it . but my question is

are the ablation risks really that high?
and why will they not tough me to fix this problem ?

when i was pregnant they wanted to do it while i was pregnant. why not now ?

Thank ypu for your time and explanation!

by Cleveland Clinic, Jul 13, 2008 12:15AM
The risk of ablation for WPW is very low.  I think that they wanted to postpone it until your delivery because of the risk of radiation exposure to the fetus.  Now that you have delivered your baby I think that you should have this arrhythmia taken care of.  The ablation, again, is low risk and is curative for this condition.  you could contact us here at the cleveland clinic for a second opinion if you prefer so.  
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