Not sure. Kristi at Scripps just said he wants me back for another ablation. I guess I should have been more clear. I have actually been going into aflutter with a barency and just recently with RVR. Ever since the Mini Maze in March 2017 i have stayed out of Afib but keep going into atrial tach or a flutter even after two Natale procedures. I was pretty good for about a year after the last Nataby zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
It usually always seems to be different movement. One being lifting my arms up. Also I’ve had gallbladder liver pain on and off for years now but other than one HIDA scan saying I have a low functioning gallbladder but then a second one saying it was fine and a slightly enlarged vein on my liver a gastro wants to keep an eye on. Sometimes when I push on that area when I have pain I can trigger prby zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was just in the hospital last week for three days with Afib RVR. My troponin was slightly elevated but came back down. Supposedly my EP here in Las Vegas said my echo and stress test came back fine but he did say I should not have elevated troponin even with such an elevated HR. Then when I talked to Kristi. Dr Natale’s NP she said to not be alarmed that that can happen. Who do I believe?by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just curious if anyone was diagnosed with any type of spine issues that was causing their arrhythmias? I’ve had five ablations and one mini maze for Afib/aflutter/atrial tach RVR My last two were by Dr Natale and now he wants me back in in February for another ablation. I’ve mentioned to every specialist that I have a hemiagoma on my T6/T7 spine area. At least that is what my last MRI with contraby zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I went into flutter right after the procedure and was in flutter for three days until they cardio verted me. I stayed in touch with his assistant for a while .by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I actually talked to you a year ago Shannon. Had two ablations for a fib without success by a local EP. first mistake. Decided to have a mini maze done based on great salesmanship by the doctor. Ever since then I’ve had all kinds of issues with my heart. I’ve had three ablations since the mini maze to try and get it under control. Aflutter/Atrial tach/SVT/VT. I’ve been all over the place. My lastby zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I’ll probably get blasted by some for this comment but I’m pissed and frustrated. Had a mini maze done in March 2017 for a fib and it ruined my heart. One of the Biggest mistakes I have done relating to my heart.by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey, I've had two PVI ablations, and mini maze, and then a ablation for flutter. My heart has been doing all kinds of crazy things. I just hope I haven't damaged my heart between all the procedures, and radiation exposure.by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I am sure this is been posted many times over but im in a rush this morning, and wanted to ask before I forget. How many afibbers has Dr Natale done an ablation on? Did it get rid of your afib/aflutter/SVT/Atach ? What facility did you go to. I have an appointment in Austin but saw Dr Natale in San Diego, and he said I can go ahead and cancel my Austin procedure as San Diego would be more convieby zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Does Dr Natale have a preference where he does his most complicated cases? I ask because I have a consultation with him in San Diego on February 27th.by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes. Thank you. Hopefully with all the procedures to my heart I haven't really messed myself up.by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Are you talking about the radiation ablation for Vtach at Washington U. in St. Louis? I contacted them and they said that it's in it's infancy, and the trial is only for Vtach but if anything changes they would keep my info for possibly being in on a trial for afib/flutter.by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
If I were to see Dr. Natale does he use the same quality mapping system in San Francisco that he does in Austin? What mapping system does he use? I would need to go see him for a consultation correct?by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
No. He put me on the amioderone and wanted to wait for a while for my heart to calm down. It was actually my first ablation for aflutter. My first two ablations were for afib, and the mini maze was for afib.by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I actually had an ablation for flutter in August and a week later I went to the ER because I kept having a cycle of either PVC's or PAC's to actually skipped beats, and then I would have like seven to 10 beats of a real fast hard pace which felt different than when I was in constant flutter. This was happening over and over again. The ER ekg was showing when I would have the seven to 10by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was looking around on some message boards. One board a lot of the people were saying what a success the thoracic surgery was which is the mini maze. I was researching it, and the doctor that invented it was Dr. Randall Wolf so that who I went with. Plus they took my insurance. I have nothing bad to say about Dr. Wolf and his staff. They were great. It I guess just did not work for me. Althoughby zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you very much for the encouragement. I thought I was finally going to be free of arrhythmia after going to Houston, TX and having the mini maze surgery. When actually it seems to have caused or uncovered a lot more of an issue than I had before. The people I was talking to on another board along with the Doctor in Texas had me convinced that the mini maze was the way to go, and not ablationby zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry for all the misspelled words, and bad grammer. I didn't proof read before posting.by zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wasn't sure where to post this so I just made a new topic. I am brand new on here. I have been in the afibtown for a while. So my journey started when they finally diagnosed me with afib in 2007 at 32 years old. For a couple years prior I would have episodes but was never caught by a doctor, and was always told it was probably a panic attack. In May of 2008 I had a PVI RF ablation in Las Veby zoeysky2004 - AFIBBERS FORUM