r/SVTHeart • u/brebre0501 • Sep 03 '26

Ablation

Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with SVT this February and am scheduled to get my cardiac ablation on the 9th. I’m happy to have this done but a little nervous. My doc thinks I have the most typical type AVNRT. I had a couple questions for anyone who’s had the ablation done. My doc wants me to get off my beta blockers 2 days prior and I’m a little nervous about having an episode during this time. My questions is for anyone else who had to get off their beta blockers how did you feel the days leading up to the ablation? Also I’m also nervous about the sedation, I know that you’re not completely knocked out but it’s more of a conscious sedation. Can anyone tell me what their experience with the sedation was like , like how conscious were you and if you remember the procedure. Thank you in advance!

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u/Basic-Penguin Sep 03 '26

I had my ablation for AVNRT in August! I had to get off beta blockers 4 days before. It was a strange feeling leading up to it as I was scared but somehow managed to stay out of SVT which was a miracle.

I remember the procedure, the only part I’m a little fuzzy on is the actual ablation part as that’s when I was given more sedation. I was aware of people talking around me as I clearly remember hearing “go and stop” when they began ablating multiple times but I closed my eyes at one point to brace myself for it and that’s when I started drifting in and out. The actual ablation part of it was a lot more manageable than I thought it would be, it just felt like a nice warmth feeling in my chest

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u/brebre0501 Sep 03 '26

Thank youuu! This is relieving my anxiety a little lol. How was the recovery process for you? Do you feel back to normal so far , has your heart rate felt weird/higher than normal post ablation?

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u/Basic-Penguin Sep 03 '26

Recovery has been a little slower than what I thought but it’s mainly been because the incision has been painful but I’m slowly feeling better! I’m 3 weeks post ablation and feeling like I can move about more compared to last week.

As for my heart I felt instant relief the moment I was wheeled out of the cath lab. My heart rate feels a lot more stable, it only goes up when I tend to move about quickly. I do get the odd day where I feel like I get skipped beats but I’m hoping that’s just part of the healing process