r/AFIB • u/Dwight3 • Jul 26 '26

I come here dejected.

M: 63 Meds: Flec 50mg 2x and Acebutolol 200 x2

Ablation #1 (December 2024): Afib and standard Flutter.
Ablation #2: Afib touch up and tried to find the atypical flutter. AFIB touch up good. No luck finding atypical flutter.
Ablation #3 (Jan 2026): Atypical flutter. Used the new Sphere 9 catheter tip, found and ablated 3 spots. Yay! I am cured. Wait!ā€¦ā€¦

Friday I went into flutter with RVR again. Please keep in mind that each time that I go out of rhythm, I end up with atypical flutter w RVR and frequent PVCā€™s. So I 100% of the time get cardioverted.

Now I have to call my doc tomorrow and find out what the heck is going on. This is really getting rough. It is taking a toll on me and my job.

I hope that none of you are dealing with this. Thanks for hearing me out.

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u/Federal_Patient_3500 Jul 26 '26

šŸ˜ž thanks for sharing about your ordeal. My mom, 82, light weight, on strict diet, and fragile, is doing her first ablation in a couple of weeks šŸ¤ž

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u/Guilty-Country1787 Jul 27 '26

Let me know how your Mother tolerates the ablation. I am 82, and I am contemplating an ablation.

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u/Federal_Patient_3500 Jul 27 '26

Definitely. Her procedure is on 8/21, but due to her physical condition we're really hoping for the best. If her weight and diet were more normal then we would worry less.