A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation It is my understanding that arrhythmia can become worse in the blanking period after an ablation 9 days post ablation I had 2 1/2 days of arrhythmia, which turned to flutter, then had a cardio version to return to sinus rhythm. 3 1/2 half days later I appear to have flutter again, on the weekend of course, and hoping it self corrects. Is this common after ablation? I am taking rate control drugs, 120 mg 24 hour diltiazem, 12.5 mg metoprolol, and added 30 mg diltiazem as needed. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186869#msg-186869 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:54:06 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,188783#msg-188783 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,188783#msg-188783 My understanding is that it takes time to develop scar tissue after an ablation, which reroutes the electrical impulses of the heart, to prevent the a fib. So far so good, even though it took several weeks to improve.]]> ZoeySusan3464 AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:13:42 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186934#msg-186934 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186934#msg-186934 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:25:07 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186932#msg-186932 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186932#msg-186932
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I’m a little nervous to add a rate control drug to the mix, but I think it’s necessary.

You should be nervous about not having metoprolol in the mix. The two are almost always prescribed together, the reason being there's a rare but dangerous side effect of flecainide if it's taken without a rate control drug.

Carey, could you expand on your last.]]> Mark AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 31 Aug 2022 03:22:14 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186925#msg-186925 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186925#msg-186925
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I’m a little nervous to add a rate control drug to the mix, but I think it’s necessary.

You should be nervous about not having metoprolol in the mix. The two are almost always prescribed together, the reason being there's a rare but dangerous side effect of flecainide if it's taken without a rate control drug.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:19:33 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186923#msg-186923 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186923#msg-186923
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Thank you for this information. I will be adding the rate controlled drug,
Flecinade to a small dose of metoprolol. I’m a little nervous to add a rate control drug to the mix, but I think it’s necessary.

Flecainide is the antiarrythmic—perhaps the one moist commonly prescribed,—while metoprolol is the rate control medication. Good luck, hope it works well!]]> Daisy AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:40:51 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186922#msg-186922 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186922#msg-186922 Flecinade to a small dose of metoprolol. I’m a little nervous to add a rate control drug to the mix, but I think it’s necessary.]]> ZoeySusan3464 AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:27:57 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186918#msg-186918 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186918#msg-186918 ZoeySusan3464 AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:23:24 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186917#msg-186917 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186917#msg-186917 ZoeySusan3464 AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:22:17 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186916#msg-186916 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186916#msg-186916 ZoeySusan3464 AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:08:52 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186900#msg-186900 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186900#msg-186900 vanlith AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:09:52 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186894#msg-186894 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186894#msg-186894 Geocappy AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 29 Aug 2022 03:01:07 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186889#msg-186889 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186889#msg-186889 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:49:03 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186886#msg-186886 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186886#msg-186886 ZoeySusan3464 AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:02:52 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186885#msg-186885 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186885#msg-186885 Both times on the weekend. Will call tomorrow about this weekend arrhythmia I’m having again. Thank you for the suggestion on the antiarrhythmic drugs. I’ll ask about that. It has not been mentioned yet.]]> ZoeySusan3464 AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:59:57 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186882#msg-186882 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186882#msg-186882 I've had four ablations, and the first one has been the hardest on me. It took me weeks to recover, taking some sotalol.
Touch-up ablations were more bearable, but the first months after the procedure were each time the worst.
Let me add it might have been stress related too...]]> Pompon AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 28 Aug 2022 10:46:16 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186878#msg-186878 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186878#msg-186878
So, as individuals, we'll all have individual responses to the intrusion and alterations that come with RF catheter ablation. The hand-out given to me as I returned home was that RFCA is a 'big deal', and that one shouldn't expect smooth sailing when one leaves the operatory. Additionally, those who develop a cranky heart in the first month, but that it settles a lot in the ensuing weeks, do better over the long run than those who are initially stable and then go on to develop more crankiness in the next few weeks up to 8 weeks after the procedure. This is empirical, from a study that I might be able to find...again...if I have to.

Said another way, if your first month is bad with some arrhythmia, but then the heart is better thereafter, you'll probably do well. On the other hand, those who seem initially stable, but whose hearts develop some or substantial arrhythmia toward the end of the blanking period, are probably going to need further investigation and mediation.]]> gloaming AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:01:43 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186877#msg-186877 Re: A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186877#msg-186877 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 28 Aug 2022 03:46:05 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186869#msg-186869 A fib and flutter beginning 9 days after ablation https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,186869,186869#msg-186869 ZoeySusan3464 AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 27 Aug 2022 23:25:44 +0000