Lorraine
Well-known member
Hi Everyone,
I didn't realize it has been well over a month since I last posted. :redface2: I meant to get back on here sooner. I saw my EP April 15 for a followup for my Atrial Flutter Ablation. He was very pleased with the procedure. He did stop the Atrial Flutter. He said he wanted me to wear the Ziopatch for two weeks so he could see how my heart was doing. I only ended up wearing it a week because it was coming unglued. To me it wasn't applied in the correct position. My EP called me a week later with the results. He said my resting heart rate, which had been in the low 40's all the time, was averaging about 58bpm. He said there were some runs of PVC's but that was normal after having the ablation. He also said I did have an occasional skipped beat. I told him sometimes I do have short runs of palpitations but they are not strong and only last 5-10 seconds. He told me he could put me on meds if it bothered me but the meds would lower my heart rate and then he would advise me getting a pacemaker. So for right now, we are just letting my heart heal from the ablation. He says the short palpitations I'm feeling may go away with time too. Of course if they get worse I should call him immmediaely. I will go back and see him in 6 months and I will wear another Ziopatch. So for now no pacemaker! Yea! Again I want to Thank everyone who gave me inputs. It was deeply appreciated. Thanks to Gina for posting for me. I knew whe that first Electrophysiologist talked to me in the hospital that day, that I would want to do research and get a second opinion. He wanted me to have the procedure done the next day. Yeah sure! Thanks again everyone.
I didn't realize it has been well over a month since I last posted. :redface2: I meant to get back on here sooner. I saw my EP April 15 for a followup for my Atrial Flutter Ablation. He was very pleased with the procedure. He did stop the Atrial Flutter. He said he wanted me to wear the Ziopatch for two weeks so he could see how my heart was doing. I only ended up wearing it a week because it was coming unglued. To me it wasn't applied in the correct position. My EP called me a week later with the results. He said my resting heart rate, which had been in the low 40's all the time, was averaging about 58bpm. He said there were some runs of PVC's but that was normal after having the ablation. He also said I did have an occasional skipped beat. I told him sometimes I do have short runs of palpitations but they are not strong and only last 5-10 seconds. He told me he could put me on meds if it bothered me but the meds would lower my heart rate and then he would advise me getting a pacemaker. So for right now, we are just letting my heart heal from the ablation. He says the short palpitations I'm feeling may go away with time too. Of course if they get worse I should call him immmediaely. I will go back and see him in 6 months and I will wear another Ziopatch. So for now no pacemaker! Yea! Again I want to Thank everyone who gave me inputs. It was deeply appreciated. Thanks to Gina for posting for me. I knew whe that first Electrophysiologist talked to me in the hospital that day, that I would want to do research and get a second opinion. He wanted me to have the procedure done the next day. Yeah sure! Thanks again everyone.
