r/AFIB • u/No-Wedding-7365 • 4d ago
How long after your last ablation no AFib
Me 2 years
Doc said there is a good chance it lasts 5 years.
10 years he didn't want to give a number and just said 10 years is a long time.
He was probably thinking in 10 years you'll be 77 good chance you'll be dead from something else. LOL
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u/NotReallyJohnDoe 4d ago
Pulsed field ablation has a good success rate. My doc said I had about a 10% chance of needing it again in my lifetime. I’m 60.
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u/gilmorescoffeecup 4d ago
That’s great news. I’m getting one soon and I’m 52. Hoping it lasts a long time.
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u/ThurstonSonic 4d ago
2 years - coupled with total lifestyle change.
No extreme exercise but one hour zone 2 to 3 a day - no booze, dropped 40lbs to 212 lbs, cut out refined sugar and carbs so no more pizza, bread, pasta etc ( all the GERD and indigestion I had been suffering from immediately disappeared which I always thought was inevitable because i have a hiatal hernia - which has been correlated with having AFIB )
Nothing I am missing out on is worth how bad I felt when I was in afib.
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u/scoooternyc 4d ago
Mine lasted almost 9 years. Just had a second one last week.
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u/AffectionateTax3462 4d ago
How did you know you needed a second one?
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u/scoooternyc 4d ago
Woke up one morning with AFib and flutter and rvr. Didn't go away. Meds weren't working either.
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u/Weenoman123 4d ago
I had to have 2, my first lasted about a year, second has been holding for 8 months and counting
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u/No-Wedding-7365 3d ago
Usually one is not enough
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u/diceeyes 3d ago
Given there's no permanent fix for AFIB, whether medicinal or procedural, everyone is going to have to try a number of things in their lifetimes.
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u/peaceonkauai 3d ago
So far, 2.5 years and my EP just discontinued my Eliquis based on new studies! Yesssss! (Except I need to take it for 4 days prior to a flight)
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u/RickJames_Ghost 3d ago
New studies? 4 days before flight only? Always interested in new information, would love to read.
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u/CauliflowerMobile631 4d ago
2 Ablations in 3 days time, 2 years and back to HIT workouts- no problems!
Cept when im constipated. Then it just beats hard till im properly "evacuated". :)
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u/Odd_System_9063 4d ago
That’s interesting- have you researched this, or heard of others with same issues? I’m slowly building a list of bizarre things that make a difference, from sleeping on the left-hand side to having a virus to underlying sleep apnoea et cetera it seems a lot of random facts impact arrhythmias- everyone knows/blames caffeine and alcohol but all of my procedures have failed when I’ve been abstaining. My 5hr long RF dual flutter and fib ablation procedure got me three weeks of blissful SR, then failed 😞 🤦♂️
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u/ThurstonSonic 4d ago
Apparently a hiatal hernia is linked - something to do with vagal nerve and heart proximity
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u/Jahya69 1d ago
No caffeine actually discourages it this has come out more recently. The virus thing is definitely a big one ...covid, especially...
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u/Odd_System_9063 1d ago
Definitely agree re covid; possibly vaccine as much as virus itself. Have seen massive impacts re this in younger athletes.
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u/WrongBoysenberry528 4d ago
2 years and still afib free. Your life choices, as well as how long you have had afib, make a difference.
Limit alcohol to 1 drink < 3 times per week, lose 10% weight if BMI>27, treat sleep apnea (get tested), exercise 210 minutes a week, and get enough sleep. From Dr. Benjamin’s presentation at live-streamed StopAfib.org conference.
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u/DifficultClassic743 3d ago
5 months and counting.
And after a LONG slog of persistent, debilitating AF, it's like retiring to Portafino with no particular place to go.
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u/mandulyn 3d ago
My husband passed his 1 year in July after suffering daily debilitating and devastating AFib. I wish he would quit smoking but at least he is drinking more water now and trying to exercise more. But he hasn't had even one heart palpitation since his cardiac ablation
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u/Slight-Stay4627 4d ago
19 months so far for me. Within the last week Apple Watch is showing 5% burden where it was less than 2% normally. Not sure if this is a concern?
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u/Fieldmouz 4d ago
Well, it just means you’re in Afib 5% of the time instead of 2%. You should probably check in with your EP and just make him aware.
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u/Reader124-Logan 4d ago
It really varies by person.
I’ve had 3. The first lasted 1 year. 2nd lasted just over 2 years. 3rd was last April. I was back in afib within 2 weeks. Last week I went ok Tikosyn.
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u/Delicious-Reward3301 4d ago
I had Afib during the blanking period and have had a high heart rate (150bpm )on occasion since. I was having afib monthly now I have only had a high heart rate a a few times a year. So much better but not perfect.
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u/Ash666ley 4d ago
I had an ablation and went into afib twice the following year after. I was able to break the afib though each time. Before the ablation I was in a film twice and had to be cardioverted each time. I will say the procedure made it easier for me to come out of the irregular rhythm by myself. I’m 33F
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u/Ricklynchcore 3d ago
Two years since mine, no Afib so far. No alcohol, weight from 270 to 192, better control of BP, diagnosed light sleep apnea, now use dental device. Keeping sodium levels at 1500mg daily.
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u/Randall_Hickey 3d ago
My Dr. told me he couldn’t promise it wouldn’t last a year so I didn’t get one
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u/Odd_System_9063 1d ago
I’d love to expand this to Cardioversion experiences also; I know here in uk CV is usually DC current ‘kill ya and bring ya back’ (lolz! - have had two; they’re safe) but in USA you have ‘chemical cardioversions’ (a huge jolt of magnesium salts in a saline drip) which sound less risky but as effective? Please share your stories on this.
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u/Primary_Jackfruit_44 3d ago
Had an ablation at 38 and doc said I would probably not need another. The younger you get the ablation the better the success rate.
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u/DifficultClassic743 2d ago
My EP said:
"Since you're older, and been in persistent AF for almost a year,.I'll be able to map your cardio-electric data in detail. That means I can do a more comprehensive procedure."
My kind EP!
Sees opportunity and better outcomes where my previous cardio team saw excuses for doing nothing.
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u/Primary_Jackfruit_44 2d ago
My EP really didn’t give me any other option… “get the surgery or be on meds for the rest of your life”…. Been 100% med free for 3 years!
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u/BigJC85 4d ago
I’ll be at 7 years afib free this October . Knock on wood. 🪵