She was put on the monitor after the EP took her off the tikosyn. The monitoring company did say that she was not in afib and if anything serious was going on the doctor would be called then calls us. She says she feels fine. I hope it is nothing serious all though she has already said she will have another ablation if that is what it takes. She told me she did not realize how bad she really felt before the ablation.

I think y'all are fine Weld....while I won't say I'm perfect after my ablation, I am like your wife and feel better than I have in many many years.....I imagine if they put a heart monitor on me I would do some 'funny things' too - but I am so much better that I wouldn't give anything for having had it done.....give yourself a break and know that y'all made the RIGHT decision!

@tomorrow, I don't think his wife had a "failed" ablation. She was put on a 30 monitor after her doctor started taking her off her meds. My EP did the same thing with me. And from what I have heard from others, this is not unusual. I had a 30 day monitor sent home with me immediately after my ablation, at my 3 month post ablation and 9 month post ablation. My insurance paid everytime.

I share your concern about these things, but probably the best would be to ask your EP what he makes of the unusual things your wife is going thru so far. I can relate that everything that has to do with your wife's heart causes anxiety and concern.

Sorry I understood him to say his wife had a "failed" ablation and 3 mo. later was put on a monitor. I do know that I tried it in the office with the monitor and was able to send with my cell phone. I don't have a land line. I'm getting ready to send the monitor back. It has been absolutely quiet the whole time...thank goodness for that, and I've felt absolutely nothing wrong. I had 2 ablations, and I'm glad I did. The first one failed after 5 hr., and that was hard to take. Best of luck to your wife.

From what I am able to get from the monitoring company it is either premature atrial contractions or a higher rate. Before the ablation her heart rate was in the low 50's and upper 40's so the higher rate is a blessing if it does not go an higher than it is now which is in the 80's. I hope after a while it drops some. The monitoring company did say that it was nothing to be worried about or they would call the doctor. I hope it settles down after a few months if not she has already said that she is read to have another ablation. The doctor did say 1 in 3 people needed a touch up. I hope she is not the 1 in 3.

weld, after my ablation my hear rate was in the 80's too for a few months. My EP's told me this was very normal. It did settle down to about 60.

What I am concerned about is the PAC. I wonder if now the EP has got the timing of her heart off or is this a normal part of the healing process. The EP did say something about a pacemaker but at 54 he did not want to put one in unless it was absolutely necessary.

I can not believe what my wife just told me. The guy at the monitoring company told her she did not have to call in every time the monitor gets full. I has went off at least six times today. I am livid tomorrow I am calling her doctor to find out what company monitors for his hospital then I am going to see an attorney. If this guy doesn't want a job quit but don't hide medical evidence from her doctor. I wish she had told me the first time "he had an attitude". I could have adjusted his attitude . I cannot believe this.

weld, having PC's is very, very, very normal after an ablation. I had them. There was a time when I was having soo many that I would have sworn I was back in a-fib. But I was on a monitor at the time, and it was confirmed to be only PAC's and PVC's. They should calm down. As for her being told that she does not have to call in when the monitor gets full, I would ask what kind of monitor is she on. I have been on 30 day monitors about a dozen times throughout my a-fib years. Some monitors you have to call in, and some you do not. I loved when my EP put me on the monitors you did not have to call in. They automatically transmitted the info through cell phone towers. I could have phoned the info in, but why bother. So double check to make sure which type of monitor she is on. Good Luck. Wishing you well, and wishing you enough...

jbtwin the monitor will record 4 events automatically then she has to push the button on one event. The problem is I don't know what is actually happening. She has been told they were PAC then had something to do with the rate. I understand that PAC are common after an ablation but the EP must want to know how her heart was working or he would have not put her on the monitor. Knowing exactly what was going on would be a big help but the tech's can't say what is going on the only thing I can do is call in all the events so the EP knows what is happening. It might be a pain to the tech but that is what I am paying him well for. I can't imagine how I would feel if something happened because we took his advise and did not call in the monitor whenever it went off.

I an only offer my prayers for you and your wife, weld. I've not had an ablation so have no advice for you, except to try not to worry. Easy for me to say; hard for me to do.