Skipped Beats w/ Light-Headedness After WPW Ablation

[Jon79]

I am 27 years old and had an ablation done because I was diagnosed w/ WPW this past summer.  I had a form of tachycardia where I'd get runs of fast beats every so often, but it wasn't that frequent (nevertheless scary).  I had the procedure done in Jun-06 b/c I was told there was a small chance that people w/ WPW could die suddenly.  I didn't know that after the ablation I'd end up with a different, more unnerving problem.

I now have what I believe are "skipped beats", where I can feel my heart flutter in my chest, sometimes followed by a feeling of light-headedness (not sure why?).  This has been a problem since the ablation, and now, 10 mos. later, I'm having the skipped beats even more often.  At first I noticed it mostly during the cool-down period post exercise, but it also happened while inactive.  The post-exercise skipped beats remain today, but occurrences while inactive increased dramatically in the last few days from 3-5 a week to about 1x every couple mins.

I had an event monitor for a mo. previously & did a stress test (of course the skipped beats didn't happen during/after the test at all), and my EP says everything is "normal" and the skipped beats were "normal".  They weren't "normal" for me...I never had them before!

I've since worn a halter monitor for 24 hr. constant monitoring, & later another event monitor for a mo., with results yet to be heard.  Other than a few episodes, I don't predict them seeing anything other than what they consider "normal".  I was hoping they would subside w/ time, but I'm now getting more skipped beats than ever, immediately after I returned the monitor!  I'm not an emotional person, but any time you feel your heart beat irregularly it's not something you can just ignore like they tell you to, so it is an emotional challenge.

What options are there (if any) to decrease/eliminate the skipped beats I'm having post-ablation?  Also, why do I sometimes feel light-headed when they occur?  Is my BP dropping?

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hello everyone!! ive recently been diag. with wpw but i havent gotten the ablation yet.  Do u guys recommend this??  Judging by what i hear u say im not sure i want this ablation.  I dont get on this website often so if someone decides to reply could you please email me at ***@****
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[niche]

Hey jon,

I had a heart ablation june of 07 for my wpw, and ever since october of this year I have had the same exact palpitations occur.  My dr. also says they are normal and that i'm being too sensitive since i've had the wpw issues in the past.  have you found any information about this?

[Jon79]

Thanks for the reply.  I'm glad to hear that the light-headedness feeling goes along with the PVCs.  I'm sure that's what I have, but my doctor kept referring to them as palpitations, and commented that many healthy people have them.  However, I'm not sure why I would start getting them immediately after my cardiac ablation?  Is it common that a heart procedure such as this could trigger PVCs for the remainder of one's life, even if they didn't have them before?  Also, I'm just wondering if once you have them, you're stuck with them, or is there a possibility they will eventually subside?

Also, I was reading online that in healthy individuals, PVCs can often be resolved with continuous rehydration and by repleting the balance of magnesium, calcium and potassium within the body.  Is there any truth to this?  Do lots of drinks vitamins help?