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Tachycardia following Ablation
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I actually joined this website so I could post a reply saying Thank you so much for this great response, one that all EPs should give to their ablation patients.
In three days I'll be four months past my ablation. I'm grateful that I only had intermittent AFib and flutter, so I'm supposed to be able to expect a good outcome. I just tonight, for the first time, had a short run of tachy, and only at 105. I think it went on for just about 15 minutes then back down to 74, though my usual resting is 60. I Googled this, and lo and behold, no one ever told me that tachycardia post ablation is common. I swear I've found 90 percent of my info online instead of from my doctors, very discouraging. Thank goodness for all the good people online, posting what they post.
I haven't felt anything I would consider as AF -- when I feel something kind of fluttery, as though the AF monster is trying to crash the party again, it goes away in just a minute or two, not enough time to get my Kardia out and do a scan. These little flutters are evenly spaced and mostly come at night. I'm eager to get my next Holter (not until April) to see what it shows. I just weaned off Metoprolol and really really really don't want to have to go back on it, because it caused really bad nightmares and just plain poor sleep.
Anyway, I don't have a question or anything, I just felt comfortable ranting here! 🙂 I don't have anyone to talk to about this -- I'm single, and my daughter and son-in-law have their hands more than full with a toddler and now an infant, too, and I'm new to the area and haven't made any friends close enough that I'd expect them to listen to me about my heart condition. Thanks, all of you who I haven't met, for providing a community, and best wishes to all of us and our cranky hearts!
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Wow - lots of info from you - and very informative for me who is waiting for my first ablation March 4th. I’ve been waiting two years due to lack of funding in the Canadian health system. I’m praying no second ablation as I have to travel to Toronto for it and find the whole scenario very stressful - which causes palpitations. I too don’t have all the answers to my questions and hearing from you has helped. Hope you can continue to get advice from this site. Stay strong - you aren’t alone. Take care. xo
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Hi, Beth. I'm so pleased that you found some relief and affirmation in my post so long ago...it seems long ago. I called my EP's office on Valentine's Day last year and spoke to his clerk, Crystal. I said hi when she picked up, told her who it was, and added that today was my first anniversary free of AF. She laughed. I had only caused her to laugh once before, and that was to tell her she was the busiest lady on Vancouver Island...and she is! I'll be calling again in two weeks. Gotta give thanks where it is due. 😀
About the odd twinges and suspicion that you've had a few ectopic beats. It can be PACs, which everyone has (premature atrial contractions (some say 'complexes'). It can also be, believe it or not, bowel gas. The transverse colon crosses from your right to your left inner abdominal wall and bends sharply downward toward the lower bowel. That sharp bend is close to a full kink, and it can trap stuff there, so much so that when it let's go, so to speak, a bunch of backed up gas will surge across, right under your diaphragm and heart, and you'll feel rippling, and hear noises...or not...but the sensation can fool you into thinking you have a run of ectopy going on.
You are under some stress, obviously. You have taken a big step and moved, you're out of synch with people you wish you knew...but don't..., you're a bit lonely, and you're trying to find a routine that is comfortable. If all you get under that load is a few blips, or moving bowel gas, you're in good shape!