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cardiac ablation
I am just home after being unable to have the proceedure without medications
am scheduled now for Nov 17th with general anesthia
what is the difference?
which is better?
I take metropol XR 50 each night and for the most part this has keep the palpatations under control
reading all the stories of after ablation surgery and pain am I better off with out it?
I am now terrified to have the proceedure any hel[ is greatly appreciated thanks
am scheduled now for Nov 17th with general anesthia
what is the difference?
which is better?
I take metropol XR 50 each night and for the most part this has keep the palpatations under control
reading all the stories of after ablation surgery and pain am I better off with out it?
I am now terrified to have the proceedure any hel[ is greatly appreciated thanks
Tom
I think we already went over this, I too would have ablation if I was diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson White. You have had a "underlying condition" since you were 6.
I hope your not trying to tell me that just because I have psvt's we know my or others here "underlying condition". We don't, after a year several doctors are clueless as to why I am having mine, but still suggest ablation. That's the point here. Not treating the cause. Your cause is pretty clear, Wolff Parkinson White syndrome. Zap the bundle of kent.
My heart is 99% clean except for a very small enlargement, which is normal for my age of 55, smoker, obese.
I'm talking about people who after a very short episode of palps end up getting ablation without ever finding out what caused them. My doctors would have done mine (ablation) approx. 6 months after the onset of them. IMO that ridiculous. Here you need to buy these shocks, yours are worn out $$$$$$
I think we already went over this, I too would have ablation if I was diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson White. You have had a "underlying condition" since you were 6.
I hope your not trying to tell me that just because I have psvt's we know my or others here "underlying condition". We don't, after a year several doctors are clueless as to why I am having mine, but still suggest ablation. That's the point here. Not treating the cause. Your cause is pretty clear, Wolff Parkinson White syndrome. Zap the bundle of kent.
My heart is 99% clean except for a very small enlargement, which is normal for my age of 55, smoker, obese.
I'm talking about people who after a very short episode of palps end up getting ablation without ever finding out what caused them. My doctors would have done mine (ablation) approx. 6 months after the onset of them. IMO that ridiculous. Here you need to buy these shocks, yours are worn out $$$$$$
...sorry, I was mobile on my Droid, and could finish this...
".....the point I'm making is there is no "underlying condition" in healthy people having PSVT's. Dr.s rarely can put their finger on the exact cause....."
I have to disagree with you on this point jyant. I couldn't have been more healthy in my competitive days, and still am today for the most part. I can't max out a stress test like I use to, but I still can do 14 minutes on the standard test. Yet, there's an "underlying condition" that switches on whenever it feels like it that literally brings a halt to my life. I been years on Metoprolol and it continues to break through. My plan was to try a different drug, the doctors know what it is, and now have a cure that is much safer and more assured than a pharmacological approach FOR MY TYPE of SVT. jyant, if your curative path does not involve ablation, I hope it works for you. There's without a doubt, more people taking that route.
".....the point I'm making is there is no "underlying condition" in healthy people having PSVT's. Dr.s rarely can put their finger on the exact cause....."
I have to disagree with you on this point jyant. I couldn't have been more healthy in my competitive days, and still am today for the most part. I can't max out a stress test like I use to, but I still can do 14 minutes on the standard test. Yet, there's an "underlying condition" that switches on whenever it feels like it that literally brings a halt to my life. I been years on Metoprolol and it continues to break through. My plan was to try a different drug, the doctors know what it is, and now have a cure that is much safer and more assured than a pharmacological approach FOR MY TYPE of SVT. jyant, if your curative path does not involve ablation, I hope it works for you. There's without a doubt, more people taking that route.
I can tell you this. I've had SVT since I was 6, years before I was a nationally ranked speed skater. I got it as a kid. I got it while in supreme physical condition, and I still get .nit today at the age of 60. In fact, I get it more now just watching television.
Exercise induced SVT is because the heart is getting high revs in the first place and that exacerbates the "underlying condition".
This is a great point, the point I'm making is there is no "underlying condition" in healthy people having PSVT's. Dr.s rarely can put their finger on the exact cause. Such as you or me I presume.
Maybe you had the wrong surgery first? Maybe your deviated septum was the cause of your pvc's? Not getting enough oxigen under severe exercise then coupled with a sort of apnea on a night or two during the month causing a pvc's bout the next day under normal conditions...who nose's?
Hospitals are for profit as are most Dr.s nowadays. Lemme check that colon, yes we removed a polyp, we'll have it checked for you..wink wink cha ching. Any a-hole will have polyps. I smell this in the ablation industry for normally healthy individuals rushing in for a quick fix and not determining the "underlying condition".
"cyberchondria" doesn't help us, not calling you out, but we know they exist.
This is a great point, the point I'm making is there is no "underlying condition" in healthy people having PSVT's. Dr.s rarely can put their finger on the exact cause. Such as you or me I presume.
Maybe you had the wrong surgery first? Maybe your deviated septum was the cause of your pvc's? Not getting enough oxigen under severe exercise then coupled with a sort of apnea on a night or two during the month causing a pvc's bout the next day under normal conditions...who nose's?
Hospitals are for profit as are most Dr.s nowadays. Lemme check that colon, yes we removed a polyp, we'll have it checked for you..wink wink cha ching. Any a-hole will have polyps. I smell this in the ablation industry for normally healthy individuals rushing in for a quick fix and not determining the "underlying condition".
"cyberchondria" doesn't help us, not calling you out, but we know they exist.
I have a very good job in a huge Fortune 500 corporation that *every* American knows the name, logo and branding. Our insurance has to be competitive in order to attract and retain the top workforce.
Over the years my costs have been low (factoring premiums). Again - to anybody reading: what is your MAXIMUM OUT OF POCKET? Be prepared to pay that if you're Ablated. I'd suggest getting ablated in January, so if you need another... then the second (and all subsequent med expenses) will be free. For instance, I'm getting septoplasty next month. Free to me, but would have cost a few k... that's why I kept putting it off. I'll be happy to have the left side of my head back!
Exercise induced SVT is because the heart is getting high revs in the first place and that exacerbates the underlying condition. I'd get SVT in non-exercise situations... just not frequently (once a month or so). They were mild. If that were the only frequency, I would not have been ablated or taken meds. I'd just deal with it once a month. However, not exercising was making me fat... because I like to eat. My dad is hypertensive... my grandpa probably paid for his cardiologist's vacation home in Vail on his own. But all that stuff is from: COUCH-POTATO-ITIS. So, get ablated and sustain my exercise and 23 BMI or get fat and see the cardiologist on the other end of the hall????
Over the years my costs have been low (factoring premiums). Again - to anybody reading: what is your MAXIMUM OUT OF POCKET? Be prepared to pay that if you're Ablated. I'd suggest getting ablated in January, so if you need another... then the second (and all subsequent med expenses) will be free. For instance, I'm getting septoplasty next month. Free to me, but would have cost a few k... that's why I kept putting it off. I'll be happy to have the left side of my head back!
Exercise induced SVT is because the heart is getting high revs in the first place and that exacerbates the underlying condition. I'd get SVT in non-exercise situations... just not frequently (once a month or so). They were mild. If that were the only frequency, I would not have been ablated or taken meds. I'd just deal with it once a month. However, not exercising was making me fat... because I like to eat. My dad is hypertensive... my grandpa probably paid for his cardiologist's vacation home in Vail on his own. But all that stuff is from: COUCH-POTATO-ITIS. So, get ablated and sustain my exercise and 23 BMI or get fat and see the cardiologist on the other end of the hall????
I read a few of your posts and while the financial cost for you has been high, I have great insurance and it has cost me little. I like you, just hate drugs. Aspirin is my best friend on occasion. My body is very sensitive to any drug so I hate the feelings most give me, they are foreign objects on my body.
Don't you find it somewhat interesting that alot of these PSVT's are coming from folks in exercise programs? Did it ever occur to you that due to your heavy training your heart might have enlarged slighty in the upper chambers or stretched, thus causing electrical pathways to disconnect? Maybe coupled with a bout of sickness or lack of nutrients? Tooth problems? All in the drive to be super competitive or lacking financial resources to go get checked, put it off. Maybe the stress over the whole colapse of our financial world helped too?
I think thats what happened to me..I think...and it has now taken a year for my heart to mend itself.
But hey, you see little green men, freeze em
Don't you find it somewhat interesting that alot of these PSVT's are coming from folks in exercise programs? Did it ever occur to you that due to your heavy training your heart might have enlarged slighty in the upper chambers or stretched, thus causing electrical pathways to disconnect? Maybe coupled with a bout of sickness or lack of nutrients? Tooth problems? All in the drive to be super competitive or lacking financial resources to go get checked, put it off. Maybe the stress over the whole colapse of our financial world helped too?
I think thats what happened to me..I think...and it has now taken a year for my heart to mend itself.
But hey, you see little green men, freeze em
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