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Afib Questions: Is it too late to have an Ablation?

Posted by jimtazzis @jimtazzis, Nov 1, 2020

I have had Afib for 5 years. Is it too late to have that Ablation operation. I am a male 67 years old.

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dizzyprizzy | @dizzyprizzy | Jan 17 8:39am
In reply to @ombly1 "Yikes is right!! I’ll call and see what my doctor is doing but I thought 2..." + (show)
@ombly1

Yikes is right!! I’ll call and see what my doctor is doing but I thought 2 months ago when they scheduled the ablation I think it said PVI, but I guess that’s what they’re all called? I’ve been trying to read up on allot of stuff with me never hearing of it all before.. I thought there was only 1 ablation so I didn’t think to ask the doctor..

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My brother had to have 3 ablations and the 3rd one worked. Off all heart meds, AFIB fixed. He is 72.

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ombly1 | @ombly1 | Jan 17 9:58pm
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@dizzyprizzy

My brother had to have 3 ablations and the 3rd one worked. Off all heart meds, AFIB fixed. He is 72.

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Wonderful!!! That’s awesome!!

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sandwalk | @sandwalk | Jan 23 9:03am
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@jimtazzis

Thank You very much for so much wonderful information. I am going to change heart doctors and get another opinion on my
situation. I take no medicines at all except
for my blood thinner Eliquis which helps
prevent against a stroke.

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Thanks for your information I was just diagnosed with afib at age 74 I basically have no symptoms I too take eliquis and metropolol and that's it the specialist who does ablations all the time wants to see me in 6 months.
I have scheduled an appointment with another cardiologist to get a second opinion I will probably just remain on the on the two drugs and not do any thing invasive

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mimbresguy | @mimbresguy | Jan 23 1:09pm

I am a 81 year old male with non ischemic cardiomyopathy. I had a super successful ablation 15 months ago with no complications. My cardiologist wouldn’t give me a referral. The procedure cured my afib.

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