Olá, fiz uma ablação há 10 dias para WPW e SVT. O procedimento foi bem, durou cerca de uma hora e meia, acredito. O médico disse que conseguiu três vias, mas disse que a principal, que era a WPW, era maior e ele teve que queimá-la três vezes. Ele disse que foi um sucesso depois. Quando eu estava deitada na cama do hospital, notei que minhas taxas de repouso ainda estavam entre 90 e 110. Perguntei à enfermeira se era normal se fosse tão alto, ela disse que sim, que não subiu para 190 e que leva até três meses para saber se a WPW vai embora ou não. A pulsação tem estado na casa dos 100. Fui fazer um EKG só para verificar e tudo saiu normal. Eles me asseguraram que era normal e que meu coração precisava de tempo para se recuperar. Além disso, alguém já se sentiu tão cansado após a ablação? Voltei ao trabalho ontem em serviço leve e fiquei tão cansado no final do dia e esta manhã ainda mais cansado. A enfermeira do meu médico disse que posso precisar de mais tempo para recuperar minha energia. Alguém já teve uma experiência semelhante? Obrigado
Hello I'm 20 years old and I had an ablation done for wpw on the 11th of January, however mine was not so successful, I was told there was a 50% chance it might not have worked due to me constantly moving during surgery .Since then I have been to the hospital numerous of times due to unsual feelings ranging from minor palpitations on one side of my heart to chest ache but everything looks healthy and fine according to the doctors every time I go in. For the past couple of days I feel tired and I have some chest pain after I eat which I have no idea what it's related to. It could be my heart healing I have no idea how ever I noticed that my heart pulse was ranging from 88-106 which before surgery was 113 to 119 when resting. All I can say is try to get through it, it's really depressing for me on top on constantly fearing the worst/ death/ heart attack . I do feel very tired constantly and out of breath when i climb stairs ect on other days I don't. It's really random , hopefully your not like me panicking every time I feel as if it might be something worse and I'm glad your was successful it gives me hope for next time
Let me know how your getting on , Emma
Obrigado, Emma. Apenas pense positivo e espere que tenha passado e é um bom sinal que eles te digam que tudo parece bom depois da ablação. Eu tenho um trabalho físico, então sim, tenho me sentido muito cansado para trabalhar o dia todo. Eu não vou conseguir trabalhar o dia todo pelo menos por mais uma semana, pelo jeito que me sinto, não recuperei minha energia e notei que minha frequência cardíaca tem sido de 60-120 após a ablação, em comparação com 80-160 antes. Ainda acho que 120 é um pouco alto, mas é com esforço, bem, não exatamente exercício, mas com movimento como caminhar. Eles me disseram que, desde que minha frequência cardíaca em repouso diminua, preciso dar tempo para cicatrizar, além disso meu médico fez parecer que tudo estava bem. Ele me deu um atestado para trabalhar uma semana depois da ablação, o que achei um pouco cedo. Também sem remédio para o coração depois. Não entre em pânico, mas não gosto de ver minha frequência cardíaca subir para os 100 superiores apenas com caminhadas. Espero que diminua, ainda não faz duas semanas, ainda um pouco cedo. Apenas tente não pensar nisso e pense positivo, até agora bom para você.
Hey maribel86463 I thought I would come to post a little update on how things are going and for anyone else who stumbles across this post who feels they might need some reassurance. It’s been a year since my ablation. How I feel has changed, I do feel better in terms of not having a full on attack however I do get small quick flutters ( benign beats ) causing me to occasionally take a breathe in , never lasts more then 15 seconds / does not feel like an episode at all. Over the past year my confidence in going out has gotten better, I did not start drinking ( occasional ) until September and I’ve been recovering fine and finally enjoying myself as I do study . In July however I had a check up for six months was told everything was fine and that my wpw is gone despite numerous panic trips to the doctors and some nurses still reading the slightest trace of wpw on my ecg . The next day I had a small attack which didn’t feel like a full episode but nearly caused me to black out it was scary after being told it was gone and I might never know what that was. There were factors that I feel played out to that event (it was one of the hottest days last year, I was on my monthly cycle and I decided to excercise using weights on my chest area for the first time ). Since that event I know what I can do and cannot do , for example excercise has been a struggle for me as I can feel the strain it puts on my heart, I’ve tried to take it slow / avoid it . But I’d advise excercising slowly just so you know that your doing the best for the health of your heart ( one of my resolutions for this year haha). At one point last year when I had an empty stomach I would get benign beats so I would combat it by eating more ( gaining wieght). After months of doing that I can feel the strain on my heart at times as what I was eating was not healthy causing me to gain a stone . Try to think of what your body needs to be the best it can . This sounds like I’m talking about my struggles as a unhealthy person but what I’m trying to say is that at times I would question why my heart feels the way it does all the time, when I’m not at my healthiest / doing things that would help it.
Currently the only problems I have are those little flutters as well as taking longer to recover from the effects of alcohol then others. I do feel anxious sometimes and tired. As well as being sensitive in that area quite often ( I can hear my heart beating in my ears at times, I also have this weird relationship with it asif it doesn’t feel quite the same as before  . If In that situation get your gp to run some tests ( bloods) just in case it’s something else before jumping to the conclusion that it has to do with your heart which I do a lot.
I hope your doing well Maribel and everyone else who reads this who has had an ablation for wpw / those who will have one and happy new year x
Omg muito obrigado por esta resposta. Fico feliz em saber que você está melhorando e deixe-me dizer que também foi um ano para mim. Parece que o álcool também me afeta um pouco mais do que os outros, decidi não beber por enquanto, assim como cafeína, substituí por muita água. Minha ansiedade piorou um pouco ultimamente, mas sinto que estou começando a lidar melhor com ela. Ainda trabalho meio período e decidi esperar um ano antes de começar em tempo integral apenas para ter certeza de não colocar muita pressão no meu coração. Quanto ao exercício, só caminhei até agora. Não tentei esteira, pesos ou qualquer coisa parecida ainda. Às vezes tenho batimentos irregulares, mas meu EP disse que era normal e não me preocupe muito com isso. Fico muito feliz que você postou isso porque também me senti cansado e achei que era o único que estava passando por isso e me culpando por não tentar muito. Mas agora sei que devo relaxar e ouvir meu corpo. Estou muito esperançoso de que este ano será muito melhor 😊. Obrigado pelo seu feedback. É muito apreciado.
I'm 18 now and I was around 16, when I had the procedure and I work out at stuff I wanna drink pre workout drinks and stuff but scared to after everything that happened it's crazy always being scared of anything with energy lol I don't have symptoms but sometimes I feel like my heart jumps for a second every now and then but it's been a weird experience
Eu conheço essa sensação, bem, acho que você poderia perguntar ao seu médico se realmente quisesse ter certeza. Sim, é isso. Eu acho que varia de pessoa para pessoa.
Oi Maribel,
Então, já fiz 2 ablações no passado. Uma em 2009 e outra em 2016. O médico disse que sou um caso raro porque voltou depois de ter feito a ablação. Agora, percebo que tenho a fibrilação atrial e minha ansiedade fica fora de controle porque sinto que vai voltar. Já fiz tantos exames de sangue e inúmeros EKGs. Um neurologista que vou disse que seu cérebro não sabe que as vias foram queimadas, por isso continuo tendo os tremores. Meu cérebro continua enviando sinais para tentar enviar corrente elétrica por aquelas vias antigas. Ele me disse que a maneira antiga de se livrar delas é um marcapasso, mas que sou muito jovem para isso. Então, desde que meu marcapasso interno esteja funcionando, não devo me preocupar. Minha ansiedade é a que me atinge o tempo todo. Acabei indo para o pronto-socorro tantas vezes com o coração acelerado e, finalmente, descobriram que era minha ansiedade. Espero que isso ajude você também.
Hello again Glow509
Doing another check in to see how you are doing ?
Just thought I’d once again update you on my experience 2 years post first ablation and my experience of **my second ablation for any who want reassurance of having to do it again **
On the 14th of February this year I underwent the second ablation, shortly after my post on here last year I experienced an SVT and another in late October, the accessory pathway was back and weirdly enough I felt much more comfortable and confident with my heart when it was active. One episode came on gradually from bending over to fast and was stopped with an injected drug the second episode I only had to blow into an empty syringe to slow my heart rate down.
Last year was better then the one before however I was feeling tired some days more then others and pvcs were very frequent. I made sure to be bold and brave in front of the doctors which yielded good results from the past year of vagueness and being told everything was normal when I had known the pathway was still there before it became active again. Had a few heated arguments with GPs for not sending my requests to see the cardiologist and finally was able to speak to the head of the team that operated on me who saw me up to this point ( never saw the actual doctor who did my first ablation since I left the hospital).
My experience of the 2nd ablation was much more positive as I prepared myself for it ( at least tried >.< ). Fears and worries often plague my mind with the thought of them discovering an additional pathway or other extreme outcomes. The cardiologist I saw up until this point worked on me along side another , they were both working on me in order to successfully ablate the pathway
I was told the ablation was a success this time around but because of my previous negative experience I only remain cautious and hopeful . I have been experiencing some palpations (possibly from anxiety and comparing my ecg with a normal persons ecg ect) and pain whilst recovering as well as my heart attempting to use the pathway but no SVT as of yet
SORRY if that was a pain to read!
Hoping to hear from you soon as this is a really good way to put thoughts at ease, I’m thinking to set up a better form of communication for people to voice their fears and worries about their experiences. I’m sure this will help others as writing to you has helped me over the years
have a lovely week,
emma
Hi, I had WPW and had an ablation 2 years ago. The Cardiology team told me that i was cured, and for the first year I was symptom free. Over the past few months, i have begun feeling occasional rushes of tachycardia, lasting from a few seconds up to a few minutes. I bought a pulse oximeter this week to help me see what my pulse rate was doing when it felt fast. Tonight, I had an ‘episode’ and my pulse was 137. This lasted for around 8 minutes, with the rate dropping to around 115 before escalating again. My resting pulse is usually 60-80. For clarification, i had had a coffee 4 hours prior to this episode, and had eaten a small meal about 45 mins earlier. i am not on medication and would not say i am stressed. I’m in 2 minds about doing anything about this just yet - the tachycardia is nowhere near the 200-240 it was when i had wpw episodes. If anyone has any advice or thoughts, they’d be appreciated. Thanks!
Hi Steven,
Have you tried taking medication for the anxiety? I had an ablation, but my extra pathway was unfortunately too close to my main pathway, so they could only burn a little. They thought it might improve it (and it may have), but that I was probably stuck with WPW for life. The reason I’m inquiring, is ever since I was originally diagnosed with this, I became hyper-focused on my body especially my heart beat, so I notice every little abnormal beat, etc. Luckily I haven’t had a bad episode since I cut back on alcohol and caffeine, but I’m wondering if it’s anxiety that’s making me notice my heartbeat so much, because I never noticed it before and I was diagnosed at age 38.
Thanks,
AJ