Oh no I am so sorry to hear this! You are still in the blanking period so I would not worry so much right now. Bouts of flutter and afib can be common up to one year post ablation. Let the heart heal and the tikosyn is tring to do its job si have faith it will all pass soon! Chin up! I know what you are going thru!

I feel your pain, seriously. Today was my worst day ever since I started dealing with afib 4 years ago, and I finally broke down and gave into tears for several hours. I've had bouts of afib/flutter/PACs every day for the last week, sometimes up to 3 times a day, and now I've been out of rhythm more on than off for the past 36 hours, with some of the afib leaving me feeling like I would pass out. And then to add insult to injury, I'm coming down with a cold, my first one all year, so it's been doubly hard to get any sleep.

Tomorrow I will be at 8 weeks post-ablation, and though my EP keeps saying not to get discouraged, it's really hard not to. I'm planning on calling to pester them again tomorrow, mostly because I was scheduled to stop taking Xarelto at 8 weeks, but am guessing I'd better not quite yet.

Huge weepy sigh. I've quit saying "my heart goes out to you" since who would want it now? But I do hope you will hang in there and begin feeling better soon.

So sorry Bereth. Hopefully we both will get this fixed. Only problem with mine is I have never self converted. I always have to go in for a cardioverson. Just don't like getting my heart shocked so many times.
I will be praying for both of us tonight.

Guys,

Don't get discouraged... especially during the blanking period.

I'll join the bad-day-crowd.... Trent, i went to Duke today.

Good News: I have not been going into V-tach!

Bad News: AFIB still running wild.

I'm over there about 10 tomorrow AM to turn in my holter monitor. I'll be getting a speed-read to see how much AFIB I've had in the last 24 hours.

We've all been there, and felt that way. In some sense, I like you and the rest of us, are 'normal'.

Robert
PS: May be lucky or not... may get electro-cardio-verted FRI.. and then go to the beach!

Hi Trent,
Why in the world would you possibly think you were a failure? With all youve gone through? Youre still here and youre still kickin! Dont give up.
You have good doctors looking after you at Duke they will surely be able to help you!

@ Barb. I know its hard not to get discouraged! Sometimes it helps to cry (you dont want an ulcer on top of a-fib!!). Think of those p words: positive and patience.
It surprised me that your doctor said you would be able to stop blood thinners after 2 months!? Wow, one of the first things both my pcp and EP said when we started talking about ablations was you wont be able to discontinue taking blood thinners. It must have to do with your CHADsVAS2 score.

Setbacks. After a pretty rough couple of days, yesterday evening my hubby and I decided NOT to take a job that would have relocated us to Brasilia, Brazil for 7 years. It would have been SO COOL; new place, new language (I had even started to learn Brazilian Portuguese!) new culture, new food and new friends. We decided that my up and down health situation was just not worth the chance. I would have cried but I was too tired. This morning I woke up the sun was shining I was back in nsr and I thought Ok, Ill just have to find something new, exciting and challenging here. And all my (many) doctors are here too! Its time to go out and enjoy what the day has to offer me. So I went out and picked some raspberries in our back yard not quite as exciting as Brazil, but itll do as a start.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you: TrentTaylor, daisy0808, Bereth and rfclark. You guys keep me strong.
Take care.
atp

Update: maybe I let the cat out of the sack a little too soon and Brazil isnt out of the question after all!! have to wait and see.

I knoe it id botSo sorry to hear about the problems you guys are having. I know it is both physically and mentally draining. Just want you to know that I admire you all so much:) Hang in there it will get better and u are all so strong! My thoughts and prayers are with all of you!
I am trying to take one day at a time here in Florida! My shoulder is still hurting bad -go back to Ortho on Monday. I pray no surgery.
Still very tired and had the shortish a- fib attack last week. By short, I mean for me, as before I was on Sotalol they lasted over 2 days. So feel fortunate but apprehensive about the future.

Please take care of yourselves and keep the posts coming.

God bless and hugs.
Christine

So sorry to hear about this. Remember the first 3 months are not indicative of what your success is. What did Duke say?