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Derek Nothing to do with the bottom half.  Saw my urologist on Friday all is good.  Have to see him in 3 month's he ordered blood test to look at 6 diffrent things.  Monday I had a 9 hour Heart Catheter Ablation for my A-Fib. Came home on Tuesday  So I have to rest for a few weeks.  Still very tired but he said that he burn alot that I should never have a A-Fib attack again  Let hope so..Take it easy  Ken 

I was told that I should have an AV Node ablation to go with my pacemaker but I'm not convinced that I wanr to be paemaker dependent or if my condition warrants it.

Look into it and get the information.  If you have to change doctors.  Do it,  Get a second opinion.  That is what I did.  The first doctor was not doing nothing.  When I had my last a-fib attack October 24, 2014. He never even mantions it.  He wanted to put another monitor on me.  He already put 2 and I have a linq monitor in my chest.  Each monitor cost $2700 My kids got mad so I went to another doctor and after having 5 attack in 11 month's he fixed it I hope it works.  I was in a-fib when I got to the hospital The nurse in my room said you know your heart rate is 150 and going up.  I told her yes I can feel it.  When I got into the heart lab they had to give me something to bring it down. How low is your heart rate.  Mine went down to 44 a few time. For the last 4 month's I was in the low 50's  After the procedure im in the 70"s.  Still tired but I have to just take it easy and keep moving.  Take care  Ken  

A little off track, Ken, but I also had ablation for A-fib, just about 4 weeks ago. My ablation (with a trans esophogeal echocardiogram) took about 4 1/2 hours. My dr said he cauterized cells in both the left and right ventricles and that I might experience some pain because he had beated up the heart a bit. Actually, I had no pain whatsoever (if you don't count adhesive tape holding an IV line in place being removed). I'm not a hero when it comes to pain, but truly, I had no pain whatsoever. Even a Tylenol would have been superfluous. I have regained most of my energy at this point, but the first week for sure was definitely low energy for me and the second week not much peppier. Good luck.

On the urological side, my PVP was just over a year ago and things seem to be functioning well, aside from overactive bladder issues which are being treated and which are much better than they were.

Thank you.  I'm glad your doing good.  That is ture this first week .  I can't do to much I get very tired.  I had the TEE just before the ablation.  The whole thing with prep was about 9 hours and the ablation was 6 hours.  He burned everything on the right side.  I hope it works.  Over the last 11 months I had 5 a-fib attacks.  I was tired of being in the hospital.  I was in a-fib when I got to the hospital on monday.  He took me off the multaq for my heart I see him in 2 weeks.  He told me about everything that he was going to do but I'm mad about I was not informed about the arterail line in my wrist to check my blood pressure. Now my hand feels like it asleep I hope it goes away.  Did you have one.  I like to know everything that is being done so I am prepaired for it.  Glad everything is going well below Take care  Ken

My rate was bormally in the 40's but could go down to 35bpm. The highs went to about 135bpm.

Personally I was happier with it in the 40's than its paced 60 to 90.

I really had not had any A-fib attacks. It just showed up in the EKG when I went to see my cardiologist. I resisted taking coumadin, but did agree to taking atenolol. I was on Multaq forabout 5 days following the procedure, but had to discontinue (with the dr's approval) it because of diarrhea, especially in the middle of the night, which made sleep very bad. I have another 2 months of Eliquis to go. Pressure and everything else has been fine since the procedure. At the beginning of Ja, I will have to be on a Holter monitor for 2 weeks to assess the effectiveness of the ablation. (I did not have an arterial line in my wrist.)

Good morning. I have been having atacks for the last 11 month's been deal with this for 2 years.  I was on multaq 400 for 6 month's never gave me a problem.  Off it now after the procedure. on eliquis 5mg and brilinta 90mg I had a stent put in for a 90% blockage on the right side in June.  Im doing ok but tired It has only been a week.  I just hope it works.  thank you I wonder way I did.  I will ask my doctor Lift hand is still numb  Take it easy  Ken

I never had much A-fib, so I think my case is atypical. I never had any coronary artery involvement; the surgeon said mine were perfect, especially so for someone with diabetes. 

Our cases are rather different, so there's not too much you can glean from my case, I guess -- M.

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