Anyone have short SVT episopes after ablation

I had my first episode about 3 weeks after ablation, triggered by the cold water of a swimming pool, lasted maybe 5-10 seconds. I had no further problems for a few months. Had some short episodes after that but infrequent. I was still on my beta blocker and before ablation had largely been symptom free before ablation. About 6 months post ablation I started having episodes every 2 weeks. They tended to be clustered where I'd have episodes once or more per day for 2-3 days and then fine for 2 weeks. As of about a month ago I was having episodes every 3-4 days. 

My EP has moved out of town and we only have one EP left for a city of ~ 200k people. Can't get in to see him until September. I also suspect a smaller city like ours does not attract the top EPs so I'm considering traveling somewhere for a second attempt. My prior ablation revealed that I have a focal atrial tachycardia which is the most technically difficult to treat. The physicians assistant I visited suggested that my kind of arrhtymia can be kind of like playing whack a mole (zap one spot and another pops up nearby) and we might want to consider stronger drugs. For the time being we increased my beta blocker which has helped. 

The upshot is, it doesn't always work! But the efficacy rates are quite high depending on the type of SVT you have. They also say in the first few months or so after ablation you may get occasional runs as your heart heals and it doesn't necessarily mean it failed. Time will tell... In my case I have gotten worse since the ablation but I don't think the ablation had anything to do with it, I likely would have gotten worse regardless. If I an find a good doctor I'm going to try again and hope that will do it, though finding a good doctor is hard because I have no real way to judge their skill!

I've had heart issues/problems for YEARS but didn't get (properly) diagnosed until I had a stroke, precipitated by a bad SVT episode.  This all happened 4 days before my 46th birthday, this year (February 26th) and I've been on Verapamil ever since, along with other meds.  I've had a holter monitor recently, "just to see how the meds are doing" (I could have TOLD my cardiologist just exactly how they were doing, but that's neither here nor there) and the results came back as I'm still having SEVERAL "short bursts of SVT, all day long".  So yes, some of us DO have "short runs". 

I'm actually going to see my cardiologist today and am hoping he recommends and ablation.  I HATE, HATE, HATE the side effects of these meds.  Seeing as how they're not really "doing their job" anyway, I'd prefer to have a permanent fix, instead of a band-aid.

I'm hopeful that your ablation was a success and that these "short runs" disappear for you!  Please keep us all updated!!

 

I am doing pretty well about a month and a couple weeks out. I do still get skips and jumps but no runs of SVT. I am back to normal at the gym but the real test will be when I travel or things like that and when we reduce the Beta Blocker.