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Skipped beats/Palpitations after ablation

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hannah47501
hannah47501

Hi everyone smile

I had my ablation on the 20th April and had 2 weeks off work. For those first two weeks I had no skipped beats or anything. I went back to work last Monday and since then I have got them constantly even when I am relaxing and not exerting myself.

I rang my doctor and am now taking my beta blocker in the morning but it isn't improving. Did anyone else have these symptoms? I know it's only been just over 3 weeks but to go through all that and now still having issues is really depressing sad

Thanks

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  • scott_17764
    scott_17764 hannah47501

    Posted

    HI all, I had my ablation done three months ago. Thing are good other then minor palpitations . I was taken off all heart Meds but had to go back to taking 50 mil of atenolol as my heart beat went from 65 a min to 95 when I stopped taking  the pill . I was hoping to be free of the bata blocker but I can live with it . I've had no a fib since my ablation and the specialist says everything is good . I do like to have a few beers but with that comes extra palpitations. But after a day the palpitations are gone and I don't have the feeling of my heart going into  Afib .. I exercise with no issue .. So the best thing to do is get to know what effects your beat .. Take care 

    • dan57637
      dan57637 scott_17764

      Posted

      Hey Scott after the Ablation did you palps during recovery for a few weeks? 
    • scott_17764
      scott_17764 dan57637

      Posted

      Hi, I had some mild palpitations during the first few weeks of recovery . I still get the odd palpitations but nothing alarming . I'm a lot better them I was prior to the ablation 

  • brenda42641
    brenda42641 hannah47501

    Posted

    I had my ablation 15 days ago. I do have some short runs where it tries to start up...but it does not.

    I also had pain on left side neck for 2 days. I have chest fullness and sometimes pain. Currently I have been getting a flutter then like a hard muscle pain top left side across from armpit above breast area...hopeful this is not anything new.

    I also do not have the energy I had before the surgery...I get tired faster while out running chores like shopping.

    I am hoping all of this will calm down as the days go by...I am feeling well and my recovery time has been great for the outside...the inside i guess will take some time.

    • Danielzr
      Danielzr brenda42641

      Posted

      Hello, brenda, same thing happened to me, I am on my third month post ablation.

      I still have short runs, 1 to 10 seconds tops, but they are related to my stomach or movement like bending, pressuring my stomach, etc. because they were the reason I decided to get the ablation, and I had 2... still same short runs.

      When those symptoms calmed for you and what about the short runs?

      Thanks a lot!

  • Babyrockstarkb
    Babyrockstarkb hannah47501

    Posted

    I had my ablation on August 28th, 2017. During the first week, no issues. During week 2, I was extremely weak. During week 3, my body felt better but I began having 1-3 second SVT episodes. Before the ablation, they would never stop on their own and I always had to be taken to the ER for adenosine, 3-8 times a month since I was 7 years old - and I just turned 28. Now, here it is February 2018, and I’m still having the small 1-3 episodes, as well as some longer 30-60 second episodes and for the last week, it’s been fluttering on an irregular basis several times during the day. Also now, I get sharp pains every once in a while, though this is mainly when I try to become very active like walking the dogs and jogging. My cardiologist did the ablation for free since I had been suffering for so long, but now I wonder if these won’t go away. rolleyes
  • gabe55637
    gabe55637 hannah47501

    Posted

     Hello everyone!

    I had ablation almost 2 years ago (when I was 40) , first 2 months I stayed home, no exercising  , no working . After these 2  I went to work , slowly I started going to play sports(soccer and basketball) , all of this time I felt GREAT!

    One time (3 months after) playing soccer I was feeling weird, some kind of skips , unregulated beats  .That night more skips, one after another one, next day I felt pain in my left side of the chest. The pain can stay for weeks and months. yes , is correct, it is like a squeeze, sometimes I  feel  some  scratches , sometimes I feel  some stabbing...

    walking on the treadmill , 20 mins , them BOOM!!! A big skip! I felt it through my whole body , next day pain in my left side.

    Went to the doctor, some test , but nothing, they are even trying to make me believe that everything is in my head.

    One doctor told me to learn  live with  the pain, hm! I am willing to do that, but tell me the reason of the pain .

    Curious if any of you has the pain after skips

    Thanks,

    Gabe

  • gabe55637
    gabe55637 hannah47501

    Posted

    Sorry for this, before the ablation , when I had  SVT episode I was doing 200-220 bpm .

    I was told this was really unusual , regular are not more than 160 bpm. Can you share your number here?

    Thanks again,

    Gabe

    • karina74946
      karina74946 gabe55637

      Posted

      Hi Gabe

      When i was in Svt my bpm went to 230. If you had 2months off maybe im being hard on myself and should just relax. Thanks for your reply

    • Babyrockstarkb
      Babyrockstarkb gabe55637

      Posted

      Hey Gabe.

      I guess I’m unusual too because before my ablation, my SVT episodes were 250-400 bpm. Everyone always told me it was rather high for an episode.

      It’s now been 6 months since my ablation, and the episodes have started coming back, just not as often, but I sympathize for your pain you feel bc I feel it as well, the stabbing/scratching pain through the left side of the chest. My dr actually wants to bring me back in for testing to see if I will need another ablation since they’re back already and the pain is torture to have on a daily basis.

      Here’s to hoping we all get better!!

    • cpappy69
      cpappy69 gabe55637

      Posted

      Hi gabe

      Before my ablation (in May 2000) from SVT my heart rate would reach 200-280 bpm lasting anywhere from 5 mins to 13 hours until I would pass out and when i woke up the heart rate was back to normal. I would get palpatations every month for years. After trying different diets, medication with no success I stopped seeing the cardiologist and just dealt with it for about 10 years before i decided to go back to the cardiologist to see if they could help me because I was tired of the stress physically and emotionally. Thats when the doctor told me they had a cure for SVT and suggested I have the ablation done, I guess thats why they did the ablation... the high heart rate and frequency was not normal and was probably putting a big strain on the heart muscles which cant be good for the heart. I have not been back to cardio for several years because they told me i was cured from the surgery/ After all of these years i have not had another episode of SVT but I do still get skipped/irregular heart beats and my resting heart rate is between 90-110 bpm. Im concidering going back to the cardiologist soon because symptoms are increasing with age/peri-menapause.

      Chris

  • gabe55637
    gabe55637 hannah47501

    Posted

    Ok

    Having another ablation done is not that unusual, I was told that there are chances the first one not to have 100% success rate.

    With me , I would rather have the SVT episode than  the pain in left side. These days I am a little better, I feel like joking and enjoying my family, so I'll do that! 

    I wish you all good luck and don' t stress to much , lets be happy!

    Gabe

  • sandra70989
    sandra70989 hannah47501

    Posted

    It’s been two years since my ablation, I go for three weeks with feeling great then for no apparent reason I get a heaviness in my chest and I start feeling skipped beats and palpitations. When I have gone to my cardiologist for EKG and Echo everything looks good. Dr says it’s because I can feel skipped beats that I start thinking about it, he suggests I get the app headspace and try not to worry. I am not a worrier, I never felt this before ablation...I am extremely frustrated and tired off hearing it’s all in my head 😞

    • linda90194
      linda90194 sandra70989

      Posted

      I think I would get a second opinion and change doctors.  It’s ridiculous that your doctor would suggest that app to you. Go get a new doctor please! 
    • rick1972
      rick1972 sandra70989

      Posted

      Sandra,

      I am 8 months out from ablation and just now starting to experience the flutters/ skip beats also. They come and go so fast its impossible to Pi ck them up on an ekg.

      Do you think this means ablation not succesful?

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