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support for ablation for Wolff parkinson White Syndrome
Would anyone who has had ablation be willing to write responses to my journal that I have written after ablation for Wolff Parkinson White four days ago. I feel rather alone, not knowing anyone who has experienced this and I have no idea what is normal or not, apart from the brief information I was given about ablation by the Drs and the leaflets and online. There isn't much about peoples experiences. It is all generalised.
Just realise the drug I had to block the AV node is called adenosine. I had it when my WPW was diagnosed 6 years ago too.
Tom, thanks for your encouragement and I think you are right about the age factor :)
I had an okay day. Still not a great deal of energy and i didn't go to work.
I've been tired today.
I only had to take Metoprolol for 3 weeks before the ablation.
I had it 6 years ago and it really doesn't agree with me. My cardiologist asked me to put up with it for the 3 weeks to prevent a recurrence of crazy fast heartbeat. I also had to take flecanaide
I was on holiday for two of those weeks, thankfully because i spent much of my time lying on the sofa.
Metoprolol makes me exhausted for about 5 hours of the day while the effects of the day's dose are strongest. It also makes me nauseous and I have most of the common side effects.
I had to stop Flecanaide 2 days before the ablation and i didn't have to take Metoprolol any more after it.
That is maybe causing part of my emotional response to the ablation recovery time because I was so looking foward to having energy again with no Metoprolol.
I normally do 500 skips with a rope every morning as well as 20 minutes stretching and weight exercises.
It is now a month since I've had the energy to do this.
Mostly i'm feeling more patient now although I rather expected to feel lots better today after yesterday's improvement.
I took some homeopathic arnica on the evening of day 4 so i might have another dose. Who knows-it might help.
I've used natural remedies, good nutrution and exercise as health strategies all my adult life.
I only take allopathic medicines when I really have to. I'm grateful for it then.
I've been tired today.
I only had to take Metoprolol for 3 weeks before the ablation.
I had it 6 years ago and it really doesn't agree with me. My cardiologist asked me to put up with it for the 3 weeks to prevent a recurrence of crazy fast heartbeat. I also had to take flecanaide
I was on holiday for two of those weeks, thankfully because i spent much of my time lying on the sofa.
Metoprolol makes me exhausted for about 5 hours of the day while the effects of the day's dose are strongest. It also makes me nauseous and I have most of the common side effects.
I had to stop Flecanaide 2 days before the ablation and i didn't have to take Metoprolol any more after it.
That is maybe causing part of my emotional response to the ablation recovery time because I was so looking foward to having energy again with no Metoprolol.
I normally do 500 skips with a rope every morning as well as 20 minutes stretching and weight exercises.
It is now a month since I've had the energy to do this.
Mostly i'm feeling more patient now although I rather expected to feel lots better today after yesterday's improvement.
I took some homeopathic arnica on the evening of day 4 so i might have another dose. Who knows-it might help.
I've used natural remedies, good nutrution and exercise as health strategies all my adult life.
I only take allopathic medicines when I really have to. I'm grateful for it then.
Hi,
I had an ablation for WPW almost a year ago. The first week after the surgery I was mainly feeling kind of out of it I think due to the beta blockers I was put on. Those can take a few weeks to start working proper and for your body to get used to the symptoms, so I'm not sure if that has something to do w/your issues. I also remember my inner thigh being sore due to the insertion site. They also inserted a catheter into my neck, but that didn't hurt much. Neither did my thigh, but it was tender for a week or so.
Besides that, I was getting PVC's quite regularly, but I think that was mainly due to my mood and anxiety related to the ablation. I think the surgery made the PVC's more sensitive to occurring, but I was getting them before the surgery as well. About 4 months after the surgery I was no longer getting any PVC episodes and haven't to this day either.
Haven't had any WPW symptom since the surgery. I still have the WPW signature on an EKG due to my rare situation (which I made a post here about), but no WPW symptoms to date. I did only get WPW episodes once or twice a year prior to the surgery, but coming up on a year after the surgery and nothing yet. I think after the 2 year mark of no symptoms I'll fully resolve any doubts I had/have about the procedure and put all this behind me.
I think in the coming weeks and months you'll start to feel better. I think a large part of an ablation is coming to terms with the idea that the thing(wpw) that could harm you is now gone/fixed.
I had an ablation for WPW almost a year ago. The first week after the surgery I was mainly feeling kind of out of it I think due to the beta blockers I was put on. Those can take a few weeks to start working proper and for your body to get used to the symptoms, so I'm not sure if that has something to do w/your issues. I also remember my inner thigh being sore due to the insertion site. They also inserted a catheter into my neck, but that didn't hurt much. Neither did my thigh, but it was tender for a week or so.
Besides that, I was getting PVC's quite regularly, but I think that was mainly due to my mood and anxiety related to the ablation. I think the surgery made the PVC's more sensitive to occurring, but I was getting them before the surgery as well. About 4 months after the surgery I was no longer getting any PVC episodes and haven't to this day either.
Haven't had any WPW symptom since the surgery. I still have the WPW signature on an EKG due to my rare situation (which I made a post here about), but no WPW symptoms to date. I did only get WPW episodes once or twice a year prior to the surgery, but coming up on a year after the surgery and nothing yet. I think after the 2 year mark of no symptoms I'll fully resolve any doubts I had/have about the procedure and put all this behind me.
I think in the coming weeks and months you'll start to feel better. I think a large part of an ablation is coming to terms with the idea that the thing(wpw) that could harm you is now gone/fixed.
That sounds like decent progress. Take it slow and steady. I was 59 at the time, so just a couple of years older than you when I had it done. We don't snap back as quickly as we would do when we were kids. ...slow and steady does it.........
I went for a little walk to our local shop. It is only minutes away. I pushed my granddaughter in her stroller which was great as it was like a disguised walker. I was still rather slow but I enjoyed it.
I'll try and get out for another walk today.
I sat at the bench and did some dishes.
I made a quick easy pasta casserole for tea.
Changed Blossom's nappies a couple of times. Walked up and down with her a bit when she was crying.
Sat on the floor and played with her.
My other son her uncle calls it 'stealing baby energy'-it is certainly therapeutic. :)
I had a lie down on the sofa and a bit of a nap in the afternoon.
In the evening I moved quite fast when I realised one of our cats had caught a fledgling thrush. I got it off him and took it outside-down and up two flights of steps, herded the 3 cats back indoors. Phew. But I felt okay so that was a good test.
I felt more than ready for bed at 9.00pm but stayed up a bit later with my daughter-in-law. I was a bit light headed briefly, a couple of times after that and the chest ache got worse. I went to bed about 11pm and had a good sleep.
I woke up and got up for a wee while around 2.00am when my husband came home from work.
Then I had a good sound sleep until about 7.00am and woke up feeling more comfortable and with a sense of even more energy. YAY!
But I am not going to go to work today.
I'm a bit heart achy and my groin is a little achy today too.
I'll try and get out for another walk today.
I sat at the bench and did some dishes.
I made a quick easy pasta casserole for tea.
Changed Blossom's nappies a couple of times. Walked up and down with her a bit when she was crying.
Sat on the floor and played with her.
My other son her uncle calls it 'stealing baby energy'-it is certainly therapeutic. :)
I had a lie down on the sofa and a bit of a nap in the afternoon.
In the evening I moved quite fast when I realised one of our cats had caught a fledgling thrush. I got it off him and took it outside-down and up two flights of steps, herded the 3 cats back indoors. Phew. But I felt okay so that was a good test.
I felt more than ready for bed at 9.00pm but stayed up a bit later with my daughter-in-law. I was a bit light headed briefly, a couple of times after that and the chest ache got worse. I went to bed about 11pm and had a good sleep.
I woke up and got up for a wee while around 2.00am when my husband came home from work.
Then I had a good sound sleep until about 7.00am and woke up feeling more comfortable and with a sense of even more energy. YAY!
But I am not going to go to work today.
I'm a bit heart achy and my groin is a little achy today too.
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