pvc's and couplets

[lindalof]

can pvc's and couplets cause fatigue....??

[paul43]

Thanks, Gabby, for your response!  Take care.

[Gabby46]

Sorry to take so long to get back with you I have been out on vacation and then just too busy at work to get on here.  To answer your questions, I had a heart CT instead of an MRI but it was clean.  I also had an echocardiogram but the only  finding on it was a mild mitral valve regurge.  On my last echo that had not changed so I just have to have it checked again in about five years.  I went to my electrophysiologist last week and he told me I can consider myself as having a "normal" heart now.  I waited about 9 months between my ablations but that was mainly because I didn't want to have the second one both for financial and pain reasons.  I ultimately had it because I was so fatigued and having so much muscle pain I couldn't function anymore.   I will be happy to come back on here in about 6 months and post an update but I may not know how many I am having, if any, because I am not due to see my Dr. for another year.  Momto3 has also had a lot of experience with these multiple PVC's and was a great support for me preablation.  If you have any more questions I'll be happy to help you out.  Good luck

[Gabby46]

My doctor was Dr. Walib Saliba (I may have spelled this wrong) at the Cleveland Clinic.  I am very happy with the results of my RVOT ablation so far.  

[Momto3]

Just thought I'd chime in on this discussion.  I also had 2 pvc ablations.  The first one was partially successful, and the second one finished off the job.  Prior to the first procedure, I had 20,000+/day for a long time.  In my case, the first ablation was RVOT, and the post-holter monitor recorded about 6,000 pvcs.  I was thrilled, my doctor was not....Anyway, she also said it takes a couple of months, or longer, to be sure things have settled down.  Three months after my first ablation, I headed back for a second.  Based on the pre-ablation tests, all indications were that I still had foci from the RVOT that needed ablating.  However, during the EPS, it was discovered that it was in fact, an early LVOT problem.  The doctor went out to the waiting room to ask my husband's permission to ablate on the left side (a bit more complicated).  He said, "YES, she will not be happy if you wake her up and tell her I said NO!"  He was right!!  So, they applied 12 burns in the LVOT and today, I have very, very few pvcs.  It was truly a miracle for me.

Good luck to all of you who have had an ablation(s) and to those of you who are  contemplating having one (or another one).

Have a great day everyone!

[paul43]

Dear Gabby,  Can you tell us the name of the cardiologist who performed your 2nd (successful) ablation?  I've suffered from PVC's and V-tach for 3 years.  I'd love to see the results of any published clinical study, if one exists.  Thanks so much.

[101705]

Thanks very much for the back and forth.  Finding another PVC case so similiar to mine is not easy.  If you have time; I assume you had a clean MRI - mine was suspicious for possible ARVD - they found some small aneurysms in the RVOT - but I have no other signs except the PVCs and I personaly think that the aneurysms are from my scrape with viral myocarditis - but who knows, certainly the doctors don't - they just say you have to wait and see and go for a MRI every 3 years to see if there is any change.  As I am considering going for a 2nd ablation like you (but I will wait at least 6 months to let the current one heal) I would be interested in seeing a post from you in this thread in about 6 months - if you can remember to do that I would really appreciate it - I'd like to know if you are fully satisfied longer term and what if any your PVC count is at that time (hopefully 0) - PS how long did you wait between your 2 ablations?
Keep well