Catheter Ablation for SVT - any success stories as I'm so scared?

[ReggieEve]

Hi, I'm a 32 year old female, diagnosed with SVT in December 2011. I saw an Electrophysiologist in March and he advised that I have a Catheter Ablation due to possibly having AVRNT or a concealed accessory pathway...
I am absolutely dreading it to say the least. I understand that I may be sedated and I have never experienced that before. I don't want to be awake and know what they are doing as the whole thing freaks me out. I am als petrified that something will go wrong. Can anybody share anything that will make me feel a little better? I know I need to have it done as I am living with constant fear of the SVT. Many thanks :-)

[tom_h]

Please read my post directly above.  What you're experiencing is vey normal.

[Dean7788]

hi my name is Dean I'm 30 years old turning 31 at the end of June I've had SVT for about six and a half years Ago when my brother in law broken in my house and tried to kill my wife me my son nephew and my sister in law he stabbed me in the head I got 190 stitches and 48 staples I never felt my head pain which was a good thing  but a couple months after that I got this massive chest pain and I thought I was having a heart attack but it was the start of Svt I had massive anxiety for a long time about four and a half years went to doctors and they said it was just anxiety even with my heart flutters and rapid heart rate about 5 months ago in December of 2014 I got some serious testing they then recognized that I had SVT and put me on beta blockers they work but not a hundred percent so I saw my doctor on April 26 and he told me about this procedure Catheter Ablation so I was pretty scared and I decide to go through with it because this problem I've had for 6 years and I just wanted my life back so I can spend time with my wife and my two wonderful kids so on may 6 2015 I went in for the procedure I was awake the whole time and it was pretty discomforting especially when they burned the heart but it was for a good cause after the procedure the first two days we're pretty good after that it's been pretty challenging it's been a week since my procedure and I get these flutters a lot it happens for like a second then it goes away but it happens from all good 5-10 minutes and then I'm good I don't get the rapid heart rate though which is nice So it make's me a bit scary but I read up that I'm still going to get him because the heart needs to heal and get back in rhythm I'm a very healthy 30 year old man I'm curious if anyone's had the same problem and does it go away I look forward to any reply thank you

[tom_h]

Do let the skips and runs of SVT shake you up.  This is very typical for someone fresh out of an electrophysiology procedure.  I felt stuff for nearly a year after mine.  Your heart has been through a degree of trauma.  Give it lots of time to heal.  I found Ibuprofen helped a lot with heart pain, as well as the pain in the groin area when I walked.  Good luck!

[greeneyedgirl32]

Thank you for your reply. It's been a week and I still feel a lot of palpations and some pain. Looking forward to feeling better.

[tom_h]

First, congratulations!

If they examined the left side of your heart or did a number of burns, you may feel some achiness   or downright pain dead center in your chest.  It may last for a week or more before it slowly subsides.

[greeneyedgirl32]

Hi, I am 32 and I just had my ablation Thursday. They sent me home the night of. When I got home I was having so many palpations I was barely getting a regular beat in it lasted hours. I also have been having bad chest pains and was wondering if anyone else experienced chest pains after their ablation?

[normsinustach100]

Hey! Did it get better??