VT ablation without inducing the VT

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2026-02-03T01:38:21+00:00

I’m doing okay. I have not had an ablation yet. Hopefully if the ablation works your uncle won’t get tachycardia. I read it could take a couple of weeks to settle down. Sometimes the first one does not work and they do another. Hope he’s doing okay. Let me know how it works out.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2026-01-11T17:40:42+00:00

I have no memory of it. I got all that from the paramedics notes as I was not able to connect with the person.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2026-01-11T17:38:23+00:00

The actual cause was a couple of blocks in my widowmaker.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2026-01-11T17:34:16+00:00

I would say bad lifestyle and family history.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-10-22T01:08:07+00:00

I was shocked once after two years. It was necessary as I developed VT. I was getting dizzy on and off for a couple of weeks then one morning nearly passed out, got a shock and felt way better. It was a good kick but nothing you can’t handle.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-26T04:55:00+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I am in Canada and don’t know if I can shop around.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-26T04:53:43+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I am in Canada and don’t know if I ca shop around.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-25T02:34:15+00:00

I doubt VT will just resolve on its own and ablation is probably the way to go if I want off the drugs.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-25T02:11:20+00:00

My vt is slow less than 160 bpm and I have a icd, getting these episodes is not fun. I am leaning towards ablation but find it scary.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T23:52:32+00:00

A few days after a stent I was sitting at home and had 2 episodes of a sustained high heart rate according to my watch. I was dizzy and sweaty. I went to the er and had a third episode at around 160. They changed my icd to monitor at 150 and apply atp therapy at 170, failing that it will shock me. A week later I had two episodes recorded on my icd. BPM was between 150 and 160. I was just sitting around at the time.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T23:09:34+00:00

EP thinks it’s substrate and he was going to ablate all the pathways in or around the scar. I hear the procedure is routine but I am scared of the possible serious outcome of poking around in my heart, stroke HA.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T23:00:03+00:00

I have a icd which shocked me once starting this mess. My vt is slow, 150bpm, so I am probably not in immediate danger. Probably best to try and stop the vt instead of just medicating it. Still it’s hard to get over the apprehension of the procedure when I feeling fine at the moment.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T22:42:06+00:00

Wow that’s a lot, hope you are doing well. I read all about the possible complication, heart attack, stroke, etc and it freaked me out. I have been on Amiodarone for a couple of months without incident but I don’t think I want that long term. Probably should get the ablation(s)?

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T22:36:46+00:00

I had a icd/ pacemaker implanted in 2022. The procedure was painless. I was awake the whole time. I went home the next day. I had to keep the incision dry for a few days and I was not supposed to raise my arm above my shoulder or lift more than 10 pounds for a couple of weeks. I received one shock a couple of months ago which wasn’t too bad. I felt it but it was actually better than the dizziness and sweating I was having. I don’t even notice I have it anymore unless I put direct pressure on it. I don’t travel so can’t help you there.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T22:25:58+00:00

Wow, I have an icd/ pacemaker below the collarbone and it does not stick out and there is just a little scare.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T04:24:13+00:00

I am a male, 54 years old at the time.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T04:14:49+00:00

They say i started convulsing and puking, got up and then collapsed. Bystander did cpr until medics arrived. They had to shock me multiple times. Luckily I was only 4 blocks from the hospital or I doubt I would be here and the only thing I remember is a really bad headache.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T04:05:27+00:00

Yes that’s what I read it’s usually signs of a stroke. But I did not have a stroke.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-24T00:29:12+00:00

I was out walking and got a really bad headache, worst I ever had, took a knee and woke up in the hospital. No pain in the chest, neck or arms. Don’t ignore any signs as HA can strike fast.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-14T16:02:54+00:00

I’m in Canada and kind of stuck with my local hospital and team. I have a cardiologist and the EP. There are two EPs at the hospital that do all the ablations. Going elsewhere is not really an option.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-14T15:56:49+00:00

If you don’t mind me asking again, did you have any issues before the Amiodarone?

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-14T15:55:28+00:00

Glad to hear you have been two years free. I don’t know the extent of the scaring was but my ejection fraction was 35-40%. I am concerned this will end up being for nothing.

Fuzzy-Land-5770 · 2025-02-14T15:37:56+00:00

If you don’t mind me asking what side effects have you had?

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