what type of AFib did you have. I have paroxysmal AFib and I hardly have episodes but my anxiety of worry if I am going to get one and when . I am scheduled for a cyro on 2/21/24 I am scared . I worry if I made the wrong decision 😢

I’m 82 and diagnosed with Afib 1-1/2 year ago along with having trachycardia and braychardia, so a pacemaker was installed. Was zapped last year, but now find I am in Afib again for over a month. Praying my pacemaker doc will decide for correct choice between another cardioversion or a cryoablation at appt on Friday. Need prayers.

I was released this morning following ablation yesterday with some complications. I developed right atrial flutter and need to return for another, but shorter ablation. The procedure went well and I'm feeling better. Thanks to Department of Veterans Affairs.

@@ronchiles399I’m 29 and had a catheter ablation last month didn’t work for me, doctor couldn’t even find where it was generating from 😢 they just dismissed it saying we tried let’s see if it works it didn’t work I’m having atrial flutter more severely. I’m waiting for a review in 4 months let’s see what happens next. Please pray for me ✌️

I’m 29 and had a catheter ablation last month didn’t work for me, doctor couldn’t even find where it was generating from 😢 they just dismissed it saying we tried let’s see if it works it didn’t work I’m having atrial flutter more severely. I’m waiting for a review in 4 months let’s see what happens next. Please pray for me ✌️

How did it go?

@@user-iz6yt7uq3b went well. Home within 8 hours. Already back to work. Groin was sore. Other than that , no pain. No afib occurrences either. Highly recomend.

@@user-iz6yt7uq3bit went smoothly. Groin was a bit sore, but that’s it. No reoccurring episodes of Afib as of yet. Back to full duty already. Highly recommend.

Good to know! Thanks!😊​@@Streetdoc72

Did you have to have a Foley catheter?

Yes!

Right! Get that surgery asap. Tell him you want to be healed now, not dealing with the what ifs

You have vagal afib

@@drywizardinc That’s why I splash ice cold water in my face to slow heart beat if I get overheated, vague nerves in the neck

My friend is fitness instructor 45 years old .. no overweight , not drinking , vegan... looks like Calvin Klain model and have A F... actually we both have it..

Why did it not be something to not wish go through again? I don't like most any procedures but why this one particularly with you. Did it work 100%.

@@dannylaw7367 I can agree with him. I had mine done years ago and the arterial puncture was rather painful. I was not sedated as well. Laying there knowing and feeling the catheter going up your artery up into your heart is scary and un-nerving. It is a surreal experience, having to lay there whilst they meddle with your heart. I don't think heart surgery is something anyone wants to repeat but everyone's experience is different.

How are you feeling now?

I feel pretty good. Since my ablation I have a heart rate that misses a beat. It is no big deal.

@@TO-ps2qq That's great, getting mine on the 24th so a bit worried it could go wrong 😬

I can understand your thinking. I was concerned before mine. I tried to let everyone know, what happens to me after anesthesia.

I am glad I had it completed. My big regret is I waited 9 years from diagnosis to ablation.

What’s the reasoning

@@joeskwara5823 I’ve protested the additional pills and they have agreed to do the ablation procedure. There reason was to use the least invasive method. 01 Aug… I hope it works. 🇺🇸🍺

If I were you I would contact Andrea Natale in Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia in Austin Texas. He is the best in US and is a pioneer/researcher in this ablation procedures. You surely can't find anyone better then him and most (if not all) difficult cases are directed @ him.

@@denissartisskis1625 thank you. That’s very nice of you

@@joeskwara5823 You are welcome. Just a note : if you decide to see him make sure you prepare the questions you want to ask before the visit. He is very busy man and spends most of his time in operating room making sure his patients procedure is done right and to the best of his abilities. Otherwise all the questions you did not ask him duaring the visit will be directed to his nurses. He did my procedure.

Why would one go out of the country for a cardiac ablation?

@@paulbentivegna8014 Because often people are put on medications and then told to wait in line for a long time. The quality of life during this wait and the further damage to the heart entices people to find other options.

@@paulbentivegna8014 more than likely coso

I go in on April 18 this very helpful very scared

I am 55 just had this done last Thursday. The procedure is very tolerable . If your doctor recommends it go for it . I was out same day . Bit sore and some discomfort, but there is nothing painful about this

much younger much better,take the ablation

Had afib symptoms since my late teens. Very infrequent but discomforting and annoying when they occured...but I lived with them and ignored it. Fast forward to when I'm in my 50's and the episodes get more frequent and last longer. Came back from Hawaii July 18th 2018, a day later I'm sitting in the living room having a very long episode. My wife sees me and has had enough. She says let's go and off we went to the ER. Two months of tests, monitoring, exams..doc says I have garden variety afib. Surgery was simple enough, no pain, went home the next morning. Took it easy for a couple weeks as the doc ordered and we were back in Hawaii on a short getaway vacation November the same year. Afib surgery Sept 2018, hiking in Hawaii Nov 2018. Long story short...don't fear the procedure. It's easy and doesn't hurt other than normal muscle soreness from the drugs they use during surgery.

@@cryhavoc38were u hiking b4 the surgery?

I’m 34 having my ablation on Oct 11.

Not really new. And advancements continue to get better and better yearly.

Having it done at Boston Medical on Friday. If you can, Dr. Robert Helm is a Godsend. We worked on this plan for almost two years of monitoring. He has found two areas that have nerve bundles sending conflicting signals into my heart from pulmonary veins. This will require cryo and heat ablation in a three to four hour surgery. We got this!

Said a prayer for you.

I am so sorry to hear that you went through so much. Sending 🙏🏻 your way for better health and peace of mind.

A lot of people had adverse effects to their heart due to the Covid vaccine… 20yo+

If you have not already, please consider a gluten-free food plan, cabbage juice in the daily and buteryc acid/ hydroxibuterate

I had mine done yesterday. The anaesthesiologist keeps you at a dream state so that he can coach you through your breathing. The Dr. is mapping your heart and is cauterizing circles around the problem areas. If you take a deep breath, it moves the probe that burns. And you don't want to burn the wrong places. So, while you are awake, you need to conscientiously breath with shallow breaths so that the probe doesn't move. I can tell you that you will not feel a thing. I also recall starting to snore and he just moved by jaw to stop my snoring. I was asked if I felt pain during the event, and told to move my chin, but you will still be in partial state of la la land. I'm a bit hairy, and perhaps the most painful part is the shaving and then the removal of stickers from my chest, sides, back, arms ... I would guess that there was like over 40 stickers. Perhaps a good shave at home with cream, is better than the dry electric shave that still leaves whiskers that still hurts when pulling them out. No stickers were placed at my groin, but that too is shaved now.

Yes. Get the surgery

Yes, tried various meds for two yrs. some worked for a while, with some side effects( Raynaud's syndrome). Afib came back every time, 40- 50+hr. duration. Going in for this in Boston first week of Feb. Fingers crossed. Have bad symptomatic afib, so tired of it. Great doctor, can't wait to get my active life back. 62, not dead yet!!

meds not working for my SVT or PVCs :(

@@uk7769It took two years of various meds and monitoring with an implanted loop recorder to finally isolate my issue as a pulmonary vein issue, sending conflicting charges into the heart. Going in Friday for a cryo blation.

not very good bedside manner is it? I'd look for a second opinion and maybe a different, kinder doctor.

Orange county california....try Dr. Aseem Desai 😊 very nice and very professional! Probably performed a thousand ablations... having mine done in 4 weeks... excited and ready to put this behind me! Hate all the meds and lack of energy!

This is crazy how many of us are suddenly effected by this. Dr John Campbell has some good information on this also, from the UK. Seems more people worldwide are being effected. Good luck to everyone 💓 🍻✌

I also have that also

@@phoenixflash1 I just had my ablation this past week. It was really easy. WPW syndrome is easily fixed with ablation.

I just had my ablation this past week. It was really easy. WPW syndrome is easily fixed with ablation.

Did you get it done? Mine is set to take place the beginning of October...big time nervous! I hope all is good and you are doing well?

@wza223-fo3mc I ended up getting my cryoablation Sept. 20th. Dr. Desai in misson viejo cali. is my doctor. Let me tell you this dr. know what's up! Everything thing was smooth and professional! Everything is going well and I should be getting off blood thinners in a few weeks (blanking period is up) I feel so much better. My heart doesn't race. I just got back from yosemite (hiking and biking) Still in sinus rythem. It's scary to get it done, but once you get it done, you look back and think that wasn't hard at all! If your Dr. Says you need the procedure I would definitely listen to what they are saying. Easy peasy! If I had to do it again I definitely wouldn't hesitate! I hope this helps!

@@edc1969 thanks for sharing did you ever find out what caused your afib?

@wza223-fo3mc No, don't know what caused it or how long I was living with it. Just started getting out of breath and tired. Did vape thc, but I quit cold turkey when I started worrying about the afib. I'm feeling much better . Hope this is helpful! Take care!!