Anyone here had one? What was your experience like in the days and weeks after the procedure?
Gunter12 said:
The shock procedure is called a cardioversion. The cryoablation procedure involves going into the groin via catheter, traveling up to the heart, and freezing problematic areas where the 'misfires' are triggered. They addressed four areas for me...2 in each of the atria.
You also lose atrial kick while in Afib.HockeyAg07 said:
A surgeon I work with has an ablation done several months ago. He's a lifelong runner and said he almost instantly lost noticeable stamina/endurance while exercising. With the 'scarring', for lack of a better term, that occurs with an afib ablation, you can lose a significant portion of what is called atrial kick, and he felt that right away.
Beat me to it.bigtruckguy3500 said:You also lose atrial kick while in Afib.HockeyAg07 said:
A surgeon I work with has an ablation done several months ago. He's a lifelong runner and said he almost instantly lost noticeable stamina/endurance while exercising. With the 'scarring', for lack of a better term, that occurs with an afib ablation, you can lose a significant portion of what is called atrial kick, and he felt that right away.
My wife had the same thing done about 5-6 years ago. It took her a few months to completely recover but she did and has not had a single episode since. She has no issues running, going to the gym, etc.champagnepapi said:
I had an ablation done last year for my SVT!
Na Zdrav 87 said:
Been putting off my follow up with the electro Dr. but no longer. Tired of this fluttering and shortness of breath at times.
Blood pressure has been elevated too lately. Having a nuclear stress test done Tuesday.