Svt
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Carol
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My Grandaughter had 2 ablations this summer for svt. They did not work. She now has POTS.Now what??
Carol
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It would be easier for you to Google it than for me to tell you. Yuotube has a lot of videos about it,too.Gary Miller
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AmyR,
I had Svt, I guess most of my life, and it really wasn't a problem till I was in my 40's. I had ablation at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, CA. in 1998 and haven't had a recurrence since. I was I think very lucky however, that there was a Electrophysiologist from John Hopkins teaching some different techniques to the doctors there.
I had Svt, I guess most of my life, and it really wasn't a problem till I was in my 40's. I had ablation at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, CA. in 1998 and haven't had a recurrence since. I was I think very lucky however, that there was a Electrophysiologist from John Hopkins teaching some different techniques to the doctors there.
Gary Miller
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Yes I could be just watching TV and suddenly my HR would hit 145 bpm. I was lucky for the first 20 years as I was able to rub my carotid artery and take slow breaths in and it would stop in less than a minute usually. When it was getting to be 10 or more episodes a week they decided to let me try the ablation instead of the medication thank goodness. As you know its not a good feeling when it jumps like that. Its been 15 years and I sure don't miss it.
SVT is not fun. When i was one week post op and still in hospital, while sleeping at 3.am. my HR took off at 170 bpm. Docs gave me Sotalol and then Metoprolol.
Now I take Bisoprolol 2x per day and Metoprolol 1x per day for PVCs etc.
Now I take Bisoprolol 2x per day and Metoprolol 1x per day for PVCs etc.
Thanks for the replies guys. I have a little different symptoms. It all starts when something gets me by a shock. Like some1 throwing cold water on my back or something striking me suddenly, else when i bend to pick something from the floor in a sudden, when i am working out with heavy weights or a shot at fowered centre when playing vollyball etc etc. I am not diagnosed with SVT but as per my online info i think it is SVT. Any comments on the same would be appreciated.
I had svt three months before my avr. I now know this was happening before this time but it would go away within a minute or so. The last time I had svt I was swimming and suddenly didn't feel too good. The odd feelings did not go away this time and I eventually ended up in hospital for several days. I need cardio version to put the heart back in rhythm ( it was running at 220 BPM for 6 hours before cardio version). I was put on amioderone and told it was time for the valve replacement.
