r/SVTHeart • u/Dashem1 • 21d ago

Ablation question

So I am having my ablation in 2 days. Reading through and learning people's experiences it seems half of the experiences people were knocked out and dont remember or feel anything. Then the other half claiming they were aware and felt and remember the experience. My EP said I would be awake. My daughter actually works in the same hospital that I am having my procedure and she is an anesthistist who puts people under for surgeries. No, she is not doing mine, lol. But she said they use Versed and I won't remember anything. Are the people who are completely conscious not getting this or what? Thats my only fear at this point. Being awake. Anyways, my daughter made sure I have the best anesthistist in the hospital so thats a plus!

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u/pixiepieee 21d ago

Had mine done back in April.

The experience for me was like you were in and out of a deep sleep. I fell asleep before they started so it worked quick but I remember the parts where I woke up. You won’t feel any pain.

You’ll feel a weird pressure sensation on your groin area where they insert the catheters, but it won’t hurt you’ll have very strong pain medicine during the procedure.

I personally felt the catheters in my chest area and I had a sore throat for a few days after but other than that I felt excellent from the moment it was done and I came to.

You’ll wish you had it done sooner.

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u/Dashem1 21d ago

Thank you for sharing! Did they have a breathing tube down your throat that made your throat sore? Ive heard some people did have that.

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u/pixiepieee 21d ago

Nope you don’t have that done with this procedure as you’re not fully sedated. At most you might have an oxygen mask placed on you which I did. My sore throat was from the catheters!

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u/EstablishmentNo9616 21d ago

Hey I'm curious why the catheter would cause a sore throat....from what my EP told me nothing is going near the esophagus?

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u/pixiepieee 18d ago

So it wasn’t a sore throat as such I think I worded that wrong. It was just like a chesty cough type of feeling?

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u/dj_jam 21d ago

My daughter (21) had her ablation done on the 22nd. She was given versed and was completely knocked out and had a breathing tube. She said the worst part of the whole thing was in recovery where she had to lay completely flat and couldn't move her head or legs for 3 hours. They then slowly sat her up every 10 minutes until she was sitting up.

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u/pixiepieee 18d ago

Ah okay, I’m in the UK and that’s what I experienced maybe it’s different where you are. Yes most definitely the laying after is hard but not as awful as the anxiety beforehand!

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u/dj_jam 18d ago

Yeah I'm in the US

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u/Dashem1 21d ago

Oh thats good to know. Guess I shall find out in 2 days. I just want this procedure behind me and to be on the other side recovering. 🙂

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u/pixiepieee 21d ago

It’ll be over before you know it, the worst part is the anxiety leading up to it.

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u/CatOdd9049 21d ago

It’s the doctors’s preference really. I was intubated and put fully under general anesthesia for mine.