Ep study

[susan950]

I had an ep study done Wednesday.  My hip area and down my leg ache constantly. Is this normal ? How long till it goes away.  There is no redness or bruising to the sight.  And I find it hard to sit or stand for any length of time.  But I'm not laying down either.  Please let me know if this is ok or not.  

Thanks

Susan

[kim8400]

I had an EP study done in Oct. 2006, the day before Halloween. I was out and about walking my son around the neighborhood with no pain at all! Call your doctors office, I don't know if that sounds normal.

[overactor2004]

hi, i have several heart problems (sick sinus syndrome, MVP, 8 x heart attacks)  im from australia & moved to the usa to try to get medical help.  ive been told i need an ICD but no doctor is willing to do it due to my lack of insurance and money.  i was recently scheduled for an EP Study & the doctor cancelled it because i had a TIA (mini-stroke). The EP study was re-scheduled for today, but the tech refused to do it & somehow coonvinced the cardilogist not to go thru with it as well! what do i do? i need help- fast!!!

[wmac]

Yes its normal. After my eps I did have a dull ache especially if I over did it.

[empressofq13]

Hi, I know they did have to go through the femoral artery because they couldn't get in the veins, when I had my ablation.  They also went in through my neck so as to not have to go in to both femoral arteries.  Like I said, I had to lay flat and not move for 8 hours with a heavy bag on my groin.  That was the most difficult part of my whole procedure!
Cindy

[ireneo]

Another thing: usually for EP studies and ablations they use the femoral veins (and sometimes one in the neck); for angioplasties and stents they use the femoral arteries. I would think any time they use the arteries it would take longer to seal off because there's more pressure in the arteries than the veins. That would be interesting to know if they ever use the arteries for EP studies and ablations.

[mariop]

An EP study is where the doctor essentially goes to the heart via the groin to investigate the heart's electrical functioning.  Basically he tries to induce an arrhythmia to see where it originates and how dangerous it is.

[empressofq13]

Hi, I had an ablation done a couple of years ago.  I don't know anything about an EP study, but the reason my groin hurt was because they went in thru my groin artery and my neck to get to my heart with the equipment to do the ablation.  I had to lay flat for 8 hours after the ablation to keep my groin and neck from bleeding.  I had to be extremely careful for awhile after so as not to aggrivate it.  It was like having a angioplasty done.  Could you explain the EP study procedure details for me?  Thanks,
Cindy

[susan950]

thanks for the info glad to know someone else felt the same.

Susan

[ireneo]

Only after my first ablation did I have that dull ache in one groin/thigh area. It was annoying - uncomfortable to walk or sit so I kept the leg stretched out as much as possible. I never found out the reason for it but I guessed it was probably a little nerve inflammation from the catheter being inserted and moved around. It did go away but it took a couple of months. No problems at all after ablation 2 and 3 and I'm doing fine now.

[BionicBabe]

I had an EP study in March and I did not experience the constant ache. I don't know if it's normal or not, but it doesn't happen to everybody. If it's causing you concern, call your EP/Cardiologist's office. Someone there will advise you whether or not it is normal.