After being on amiodorone for 6 months, I have been weaned off it completely as it appears my second ablation in December has worked! Now I am praying that I can continue to be off it and that my a-fib stays in remission. Just wanted share this with all you a-fibbers out there to let you know that there is hope! God bless you all.
Congratulations Suzanne! I hope you continue to be a-fib free for a long, long time. I'm taking Amiodarone and waiting for my third ablation, so fingers crossed!!
How long did the first ablation last..Why did you have the ablations in the first place. / severe symptoms or asymptomatic. Only on amarodarine for a short time to get thru a procedure . Did you have side effects from amarodarine/
Good luck, Gwen. I wish u the best. Please keep us posted!
i was asymptomatic except for a few fainting episodes, which I thought were from low blood pressure. It was only after wearing a holter monitor for 24 hours did they diagnose the afib.
My first ablation 3/16 was not successful. The only med that kept
me in rythym was amiodarone. I really dont think I had any side affects except my kidney function has gone out of range slightly. Docs say it wasn't the amio but rather because I'm getting older. My second ablation was 12/16 and the EP said he could see exactly where the first one had failed and he felt very confident that he had "gotten" it. So far, so good. I'm just so happy to be off amio. It has such a terrible reputation even though all the docs feel it is overblown.
Great news Suzanne long may it continue, gives hope to us all.
Take care
L x
Was the ablation scary?
Are you saying you have been taking Amiodarone since your ablation? I had Flecanide for 2 months after my ablalation but Amiodarone seems a very strong drug post Ablation. Good Luck with your remission.
The worst part of the first ablation was the stress leading up to it. The second was supposed to be combined with thorasic surgery which they
couldn't do because my heart was attached to the periodcardal sack, but the EP ablation was successful. Both times I recovered pretty quickly with no post-surgery problems.
started taking amio 10/16 two months after my pacemaker implant. Stayed on it 4 months more after my 12/16 ablation, so a total of 6 months. Prior to the second ablation, all other meds taken did not keep me in NSR.
Because they don't know for three months post surgery if your ablation was successful, I believe it is common to stay on all surgery drugs for that time
I will live in hope - my 2nd ablation not successful unless the AF x 2 I have had is temporary post operative blips. Sounds positive for you though so keep it up.
So happy for you Suzanna and thank you for that positive post..I hope your ablation continues to work ..God Bless you 🙏
Thank all of u for your happiness for me. I pray the same for u all.
My 1st ablation in 2011 lasted 6 years I then had an unrelated heart attack which started the AF again last year after which I'm not allowed flecanide so had my 2 NDN ablation at Barts in January so far not that affective but keeping my fingers crossed.
Good news with yours though.
Good on you Suzanne!
I have also experienced the same feeling after being on amioderone for six months.
It's very effective, it dug me out of a very deep hole a couple of years ago. But I'm also very glad to be off it because of the very nasty dangers of taking it long term.
I read somewhere that the average ablation lasts 3 years, but I've known people that have gone much less -- and some much longer than that. I'll keep my fingers crossed too that your January one works for u. Good luck!
hooe we can stay off it FOREVER!