Into the last week

OK so I am due in for an ablation with Dr Ernst on Thursday 18th. Had my CT scan and mIBG imaging (x2 to check for consistency joys of being in a trial). The CT angio is what one might expect...not very challenging except that I bled when putting line in, wonder what my INR is? Tuesday was mIBG in the Nuclear medicine department. That ran from 9 am to 4 pm with long periods 'holding a pose' under the camera: it would have been fine but repeated crashes have given me rotator cuff injuries that make the pose 'hard work'. Dr Ernst was apparently in checking he images, good and reassuring to feel the personal oversight.

The objective is to stop my paroxysmal Afib and also at the same time my ectopy. She is going for 100% free of ectopy (and Afib of course) . I think I have been in NSR for sometime now and feel quite good but the Bisoprolol make me sleepy at best with a HR hovering round 40: not really a long term solution.
Les

Hey Les,

Glad to hear. I'll be thinking good thoughts about you on Thursday. Glad the good Dr. Ernst is keeping close watch!

George

Best wishes, Les.

Warm thoughts and prayers headed your way for next Thursday!

Ken

Well arrived at hospital apparently been brought forward on the list so expect flurry of activity shortly. Not sure ho this will pan out I suppose I should be nervous but I have faith
L

I'm holding good thoughts for the outcome that you want and need, Les. You are in excellent hands with Dr Ernst.

Well done and dusted. NSR and very very few ectopics: 1:100 heart feels like it did 20 years ago. A long 7 hours on the table, happily with GA. Night nurse was lovely he has max 5 patients so had plenty of time to chat to me which whiled away the small hours. Looking
forward to the large breakfast I ordered. It was noted I had low potassium which will need to be addressed.

I have some pain in my left hand groin vague memories of noting bruising on hand over from recovery waiting for antinflamatories. Typing rubbish afeter and anastheatic sorry.

Les

Ahhhhhh. Nothing like the feeling of NSR. Congrats!

Right so they found some unexpected I think in the right atrium so Dr Ernst had to do diagonals there?? 5 GPs ablated and full PVI. As a result of the unexpected I think they had to thin blood aggressively. This led t a bit of bleeding from the left groin cured by pressure and bed rest for 12 hours. Happily this is about to come to an end. I have had a scan of my groin and all is well.