What is the difference in ablation's

[starlite8]

I've read post of different lengths of healing time depending on what kind of ablation they had.
Could someone please explain the difference. I'm have it for a-fib.

[DeltaDawn23]

So sorry you are having problems.  It seems I've read it can take up to 6 months to a year for an ablation to totally take hold.  Are they giving you any hope that it can still get better?  Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers and sending lots of hugs.  Hang in there.

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

oh no sorry to hear your still having problems

its so heart breaking when you do all you can do and still have problems

my prayers are with you and pray the Drs can get you on right meds or figure out how to fix it . Heart

[starlite8]

I apologize for the long delay in responding.
The procedure itself went well. Five days later went to E.R. because I had gone into a pretty bad a fib attack. I had not been on any medications, except xarelto.
My B.P. was too low and H.R to fast plus I was dehydrated. I went home after a few hr's with A RX for Digoxin and Flecainide and was taken off them on the Mon after Thanksgiving due to serious side effects.

I didn't have any problems until Dec 10th when I once again went into a fib.I'm on a low dose (150mg twice a day) of Propafenone.

I was recently on a heart monitor for 30 days and am currently still in a fib  

[DeltaDawn23]

I will be interested to hear how your procedure goes, as I also have afib, am 68 years old and am considering an ablation.  I go later this month for a second opinion, well actually a third as 2 different doctors have recommended thorascopic surgery or no ablation at this time.  Good luck with this -- keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

[tom_h]

Good luck, and I hope it goes well for you.  Let us know how you make out.

[starlite8]

Thank you so much for this info. This truly is a delicate procedure, to say the least. I'm have the EP Study and Ablation for Afib  Fri Nov 8th and have been trying to lean as much as I could.

[starlite8]

Thank you  for this informative info. I was not aware of cryo vs RF ablations.

[tom_h]

Beside the difference in technology used (RF vs. Cryogenic), you also have a wide variation in the number of burns required.  If the left side of the heart is accessed, it is usually done via a puncture in the internal wall of the atria (transseptal puncture).  All of these thing vary the amount of time required for recovery.

[Robb S]

I assume that you are talking about cryo vs RF ablations, but maybe you are refering to ablations for the different conditions.  I recently had an ablation for Afib that used both cryo and RF.  The cryo was used for pulmanary vein isolation (PVI), most likely because the inflatible balloon used with cryo fits snugly into the vein opening and the ablated area is a nice, consistant ring.  My EP then used RF ablation for hitting 'hot spots' where unwanted nerve conduction paths existed in other areas of the atria.  I read that cryo is sometimes used for everything, but it seems that many EP's still prefer RF for all but PVI.  As for healing time of cryo vs RF, I personally have not heard of any difference.  Both cause lesions to form on the heart or vein wall which takes time to heal.  Before I say more that would be pure speculation I encourage you to find an 'expert' website or ask your EP about the difference in recovery time.