Should I consider ablation?

I had an ablation for a-fib and it has been great

Thanks so much for the info. All Ive had to listen to has been Doctors who seem to take forever to come up with a plan, then not giving me info on the plan. Ive had 2 episodes since the ablation but very short and not as intense. But no word of a plan going forward. I guess i will have to insist on some answers. I have several other problems going on butt I can't go into them right now I'll get back to you as things move along thanks again for your help.

Never heard of an episode after the ablation think I willbe more observant the episodes are not fun

Thanks for the reply and my problems. I also have COPD diabetes and that seems to have an effect to what the doctors want to do and getting them to get together to discuss what the next plan of action should be has been a real trip. I've had two small episodes A-fib since I had the ablation. They have been less intense and shorter an hour or so. My problem is getting all the specialized doctors together to decide on the next plan of action if we should do nothing and see if it completely stops or if I'm going to have to do the ablation again. Once again thank you for your input.

Hi thanks for your comment I on the other hand have received a lot of<br>comments about people having to have the ablation two or three times. Until<br>they find the correct path whatever that means anyway they're not too<br>forthcoming with information that's why I got on the website and ask a few<br>questions I appreciate your comments and if you have anymore please I need<br>all the information I can get I have also COPD and diabetes and these<br>specialized doctors getting together to come up with a plan is a real job.<br>When they were going to do the operation they discovered I had an iron<br>deficiency. So that means another doctor in the mix. Wish me luck thanks<br>again.<br>

Thanks for your comments. I have heard from several people of that it has<br>taken more than one ablation to stop the AFib so I am talking to my Dr<br>about the whole situation I also have COPD and diabetes and late discovery<br>of iron deficiency so things have gotten complicated with Dr and getting<br>them all together to decide on a course of action. You are right I have to<br>be aware of the things going on and that involves asking questions and<br>hopefully getting answers. Thanks again for your comments I'll let you know<br>how things go.

Sorry to learn of your episodes since the ablation. Again my second ablation was centered in the left chamber where It seems there were cells causing the heart to pump at the wrong time. The right chamber is where the equipment to kill cells must enter the heart.. Only by going thru the heart wall between the two chambers and entering the left chamber was the doctor able to get to the cells causing the problem. Last point, not all doctors get into the left chamber (my first doctor did not). But of course, I have no idea where or why your problem continues.

Thanks for your reply and your honesty about your experience with A-fib. I have no idea whether my doctor has considered going in on the left or the right of my heart but it is something I will bring up and ask about and the only way we learn about what's going on is to ask questions. My other conditions have done nothing but complicate the matter. Getting all the doctors together to agree on a plan of action seems to take quite a bit of time. The only problem with that is that it makes me very nervous as time goes by and I don't know what anybody is going to do about anything it's a little scary. But I do thank you for your information I will bring it up to my cardiologists and see what he says in fact that I see him tomorrow so thank you again have a good night..

Hello , I too, had an ablation on the left side of my heart. The accessory pathway is nothing more than a small muscle fiber about 1-2 mm in size that crosses from the upper chambers (atria) to the lower heart chambers (ventricles) About 65% of these connections are located between the left atrium and left ventricle. The other 35% or so are located on the right side of the heart between the right atrium and right ventricle. It is my understanding that all EP doctors can ablate on either side of the heart. Since 65% of these problems occur on the left side it makes sense that they would be able to. I had two ablations where the doctor did not perform a transseptal approach. . One was because they were not able to locate the site of the accessory pathway and the 2nd time because I had experienced a sustained episode of SVT and AF prior to the ablation and they didn't want to dislodge a clot if there was one. My point is that a transseptal approach does not require a "specialist" electrophysiologist. They should all be able to do that. Hope that was clear! Martishka

It was interesting to read the comments from @martishka and I did not wish to indicate that a "specialist" electrophysiologist was required. Only that the doctor who did my first ablation was unable to correct my AF by working on the right side. So he shocked me back to regular pulse and told me to take meds for the rest of my life. That is when I went looking for another doctor.