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@dugroad It's till early, so don't panic just yet. Wait a couple of weeks and see how it goes. If you find you're still fairly actively in SVT a month out, then chances are good the ablation is incomplete or cannot satisfactorily stop your arrhythmia because of some condition unbeknownst to us and to the EP. Note that my experience is only with AF, not SVT, and perhaps the typical history for the two after ablations is markedly different for the majority of patients. Consult your cardiologist soon if things don't settle down. Note also, and this is just for AF, it can take several months for the heart to decide to play nice and those people may go on to die years later without ever having another bout of AF. We're all different.
Also, you might do quite a bit better on amiodarone for a month. This is not as draconian as it sounds. Sometimes the heart needs a kick in the butt, to be beaten into submission if you will. Amiodarone does that almost all the time. Then, well before you have an adverse reaction to it, you'll wean off it over a week or two and then your heart should be good. Again, see your EP or cardiologist.
https://biologyinsights.com/what-to-expect-during-the-blanking-period-after-ablation/
Finally, about finding a great EP: I am in Canada, so I only know of two in the USA with stellar reputations: Dr. Andrea Natale at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute in Austin, and Dr. Pasquale Santangeli at Cleveland Clinic.