3rd ablation... This time with Dr Natale

I had my 3rd ablation last week with Dr Natale. Everything went well and I've been in NSR for 7 days now. To put that in perspective I haven't had 7 days NSR since some time in 2014.
I could not be more impressed by the Dr and his staff. Its the best and most professional experience I ever had with a Dr and his team.
When I got to Texas I was in afib and remained in afib into the surgery. It was pretty bad too. Of course they had me off meds 2 days prior so my afib was pretty bad. 180's- 200's even when I was getting a ct scan before surgery.
Meeting Dr Natale was like meeting a celebrity to me. After having read so much about him and the so many people hes helped that praise him I was excited to meet him. I could not have been more impressed. My female friend commented that he has an aura around him.. lol..

After the surgery I talked with the Dr and his assistant. He could not believe that all my PVI's reconnected. I asked how much reconnection happened and he said "everything". He initially thought he would have to do work on the LAA because I had previously had 2 PVI ablations and he didn't think that they all could have reconnected and that the trouble was likely somewhere else. It was primarily the PV's although he still did alot of other work. He did some work on the floor and ceiling of the heart and a curved area around the back. His layman terms for me thats not that knowledgeable about the specifics of heart anatomy. lol..I was told it was about an hr of burn time.
Also, they used the new cologen plugs on me in the groin area and they worked fantastic. You only have to lay down for a couple of hours after surgery and they heal up super nice. My incision marks are almost gone already. No knot or anything. very smooth.
I feel really really good although I do think I have an apnea problem I may need to address. I bought a recordable oximeter so I'll get some answers soon enough.
Again, thanks for Dr Natale and his staff. Norma, Salwa, Curry, Jacquie,Amy and all the rest. They are the best .

Thats great news. Dr Natale and his staff are top shelf for sure.

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Billyjeans
I had my 3rd ablation last week with Dr Natale. Everything went well and I've been in NSR for 7 days now. To put that in perspective I haven't had 7 days NSR since some time in 2014.

That's awesome!

Great news!

Operator skill makes ALL the difference.

Way to go Billyjeans! Great news!

So happy for you

And I agree with your friend, it’s like he has an aura.

Spectacular!!! NSR to you!

Excellent news!

--Lance

Thanks alot.. I'm starting to feel like I'm getting my life back bit by bit.
Thanks to all of you as well. I really appreciate the wealth of knowledge and sharing that goes on here.

Agree with everything you said about Dr. Natale and his staff. Please follow up on your sleep apnea, I think it's what led me down the road to ruin with my a-fib. Did you get your results back? I've been on my CPAP machine now for eight years. It's a love hate relationship, but I wear the lousy thing absolutely every night. Neil