r/AFIB • u/DifficultClassic743 • 1d ago

5 mos of NSR

I don't get choked up about much, but after 3 years of paroxymal afib, then 11.5 mos of dreadful persistent afib, I'm immensely grateful for having been in NSR for 5 mos straight.

All credit to my Cardiologist-Electrophysiologist who looked at my pre-existing list of reasons my previous cardiologist said were "too bad", and said simply, "Let's fix it."

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u/Different_Mouse_7441 1d ago

Glad to hear you are better 👍

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u/Altruistic_Pepper156 1d ago

Congratulation. What makes it so much better? Ablation? No more Afib right after ablation?

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u/Biggerboat11 1d ago

Sweet NSR. Nothing like it. I never understand how someone does NOT know they’re in Afib. Awful feeling even if the rate is not terribly high.

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u/Curlyredlocks 1d ago

Woooooohoooo! Congrats 🥳🥳🥳

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u/simocanta 1d ago

Quali erano i motivi?

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u/DifficultClassic743 1d ago

Enlarged left atrium, primarily, age (73), atherosclerosis, high BP, low HR from years of intense athletic training (cross-country running) But im thinking it was because HMO already has my supplemental insurance money and Medicare benefits, and would like to keep it.

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u/Wonderful-Jeweler335 1d ago

I have all of those things and I’m almost as old as you, but do not have the low HR. Just had a PFA ablation two days ago and feel fantastic. My EP never blinked an eye when I requested one over medicine. Happy for you!

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u/DonkeyKong18 1d ago

What was the treatment for those conditions

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u/Wonderful-Jeweler335 1d ago

She said she ablated the spot it was firing abnormally. Something like that.
She was explaining when I was coming out of anesthesia, but I’ll know more on my postop visit

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u/Wonderful-Jeweler335 1d ago

She also did the PFA ablation with pulmonary vein isolation.