tom_h's MedHelp Blogs https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1423357 Medical communities and forums staffed by doctors from leading medical centers. Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en Post Ablation Observations...... Jan.31, 2011 I'm now 10 weeks post ablation. For the past couple of weeks, I have experienced a gre tom_h Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:50:41 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/264775/Post-Ablation-Observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/264775/Post-Ablation-Observations Post Ablation Observations....... Jan. 4, 2011 Happy New Year to everyone! My recovery from ablation continues to be fairly typical tom_h Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:29:37 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/257573/Post-Ablation-Observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/257573/Post-Ablation-Observations Post Ablation Observations....... Dec.20, 2010 I saw my EP today for a follow-up to my ablation that he did a little over a month ago. tom_h Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:25:08 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/254081/Post-Ablation-Observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/254081/Post-Ablation-Observations Post Ablation Observations..... Today marks 1 month since my ablation. It's also the first month I've been free of any SVT episodes tom_h Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:21:02 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/253293/Post-Ablation-Observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/253293/Post-Ablation-Observations Post Ablation Observations..... Dec.6, 2010 Just a quick entry to report on my recovery progress. The bruise on my leg has reach tom_h Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:00:21 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/250683/Post-Ablation-Observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/250683/Post-Ablation-Observations Post Ablation Observations..... Nov.30, 2010 I'm back from a US Thanksgiving holiday vacation, and now 2 weeks post ablation. The tom_h Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:33:38 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/249377/Post-Ablation-Observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/249377/Post-Ablation-Observations Post ablation observations.... Nov.23, 2010 "If I didn't know it, I'd say these two EKG's came from different people." Those were tom_h Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:10:57 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/247892/Post-ablation-observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/247892/Post-ablation-observations Post ablation observations..... Nov.22, 2010 It was back to work this morning, 7 days following the ablation procedure. I could hav tom_h Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:32:51 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/247705/Post-ablation-observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/247705/Post-ablation-observations Post ablation observations.... Nov.20, 2010 Today I partook in a little physical activity since the procedure. I did some light yar tom_h Sat, 20 Nov 2010 12:43:03 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/247301/Post-ablation-observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/247301/Post-ablation-observations Post Ablation Observations...... Nov.19, 2010 Today I noticed that for the first time, since the procedure, my heart hurts a little. tom_h Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:21:05 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/247049/Post-Ablation-Observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/247049/Post-Ablation-Observations Post Ablation Observations..... Nov.18, 2010 Today I got showered and dressed for the first time since coming home from the hospital tom_h Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:15:45 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/246901/Post-Ablation-Observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/246901/Post-Ablation-Observations Post Ablation Observations..... Nov. 16, 2010 I had a successful ablation procedure performed today for WPW (Wolff Parkinson White) tom_h Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:09:48 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/246900/Post-Ablation-Observations https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/246900/Post-Ablation-Observations My journey towards ablation....... Nov.15, 2010 ....is almost complete. I made it through day 3 without Metoprolol. I'm feeling cha tom_h Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:00:38 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/246045/My-journey-towards-ablation https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/246045/My-journey-towards-ablation My journey towards ablation..... Nov.14, 2010 We just got back from a weekend trip to visit our children. They live in our old town tom_h Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:24:24 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/245791/My-journey-towards-ablation https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/245791/My-journey-towards-ablation My Journey towards ablation Nov.11, 2010 I'm now down to 25% of my normal dose of Metoprolol. I'm taking a 50mg tablet, and cut tom_h Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:44:34 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244964/My-Journey-towards-ablation https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244964/My-Journey-towards-ablation My journey towards ablation Nov. 10, 2010 Day 3 at 50% the prescribed dose of Metoprolol. I had an active period last evening w tom_h Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:47:59 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244781/My-journey-towards-ablation https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244781/My-journey-towards-ablation My journey towards ablation I had my PAT today. I thought it was going to be just a talk with the anesthesiologist, but it inclu tom_h Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:40:06 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244500/My-journey-towards-ablation https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244500/My-journey-towards-ablation My journey towards ablation...... Nov.8, 2010 Now at just 8 days away from my procedure, I've stepped down again on my doseage of Meto tom_h Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:56:26 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244137/My-journey-towards-ablation https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244137/My-journey-towards-ablation My journey towards ablation Nov. 6, 2010 I've begun to decrease my daily dosage of Metoprolol in preparation for my EP study on tom_h Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:18:25 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/243862/My-journey-towards-ablation https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/243862/My-journey-towards-ablation My journey towards ablation.... Nov.1, 2010 It's been so long since I had a hospital procedure done, that I thought I'd better check tom_h Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:05:45 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/242535/My-journey-towards-ablation https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/242535/My-journey-towards-ablation