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I'd like to hear about your experience. Specifically how you felt in the days after the procedure.
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Ed, i've not, but I hope this doesn't mean you're not feeling okay.I'd like to hear about your experience. Specifically how you felt in the days after the procedure.
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I'm having frequent palpitations.
Actually worse than before.
I barely have energy to stand and walk.
It's all supposed to be normal.
I'm home.
What did the Dr. say? Are you home?
Despite what you may think of yourself, Ed, you're actually an optimist.I'd like to think that I'm stronger than most. This is something I just can't shrug off.
A lot was said about the Ablation curing the issue forever....And maybe it will. But too little was said about the post op effects.
Most of what I know, I read on the internet.
My surgeon, Dr. Satija is very busy. He does procedures in 10 different hospitals and getting hold of him is virtually impossible.
I left two messages with his staff about my symptoms and received a quick call back saying it's normal and can last for months while the heart heals.
I was imagining an overnight cure and immediate change back to my old life.
That wasn't realistic.
I go back to work on Tuesday.
That will be very interesting indeed.
Splendid post.Hmm... Just got caught up on this thread. Yours may have been more extensive than my friends, plus she gets cath'ed frequently for genetically bad heart, those cath procedures keep her from becoming disabled. I'm sensing disappointment in your tone. That's bad education on a part of your doctor's office. Ofcourse he himself doesn't have the time to call back every freaked out post procedure patient. It's a HEART for pete's sake! People are scared! Many worry they maybe dying! I don't expect the doctor himself to handle all that. They are busy making lucrative lives for themselves by ripping off insurance companies and paying huge premiums to their own liability/malpractice protection policies. What I do expect them to do is to fork out some money to pay salaries for trained/competent staff who will handle all that "side work" for them. Most of them have PA's or Nurse Practitioners, and Registered Nurses. The latter should triage all the incoming patient calls and return them in a manner that's satisfactory to the patient and not leave them out hanging, scared, unsure and not feeling good. That just pisses me off. Ed, the bottom line is, if you feel bad, go to ER. Shortness of breath, chest pain, pale skin, blue-tinged lips ... Any of that= NO GOOD. Don't forget you have my number, so if things are "not that bad", "just tired" etc and "worried", pick up the phone and call me. We'll go through the "decision tree" together. Your heart is a MUSCLE that has been beat up and bruised up in the procedure. It does need little time to heal.
Splendid post.
But the US health service sounds a nightmare to me.
A few days?My brother in law had the procedure a few years ago. He had suffered for years from arrhythmia that would pop up at embarrassing moments when he was golfing with his boss or at a class reunion. The disclosures that the hospital gave him before the procedure were really frightening. I was surprised he agreed to it after reading them. His condition the next few days after it was done sound about like yours. It seemed to have done no good at all. If anything, he was more worried he was about to die. But shortly after, he was much better and his arrhythmia never recurred. He did pass just a year or so later from a fast-moving skin cancer, so he didn't have a long period, but considering all the chemo he withstood, I would say the procedure was an absolute success. I hope you feel better shortly!