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I go down to Papworth the morning of the op - have to be there for 8 a.m. One overnight stay if all goes well. However, I think the trickiest bit will be the 2 or 3 days pre-op as I have to completely stop dead the Verapamil on the monday evening. Now I know what I feel like after I'm only a few hours' late with the tablets, so after 3 days without any I think I'm going to be feeling pretty disorientated & queer. So I may have to have a few days off work pre-op & a week off post-op (cannot drive for a week apparently).
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Ah, thanks guys - I go in Friday the 19th. I have a top man doing it - one of the perks of my job is that I can do some research and find 'the best man for the job' (Pity I can't do that in real life....!) He does look a little bit like Mr Bean, but he knows his stuff which is all that matters. It might be a disconcerting - all the fiddling around my groin area that will have to be done - not many women have the fantasy of Mr Bean prodding & poking around there, but needs must...
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No problem tullia - thanks for your interest.
It sounds a similar procedure - to give it its full title, the op is in two parts - firstly electrophysiological testing, which is a catheter inserted into the heart to stimulate the faulty nerve impules so they can be pinpointed. Then, once that's been done (after about 1-2 hrs under local anaesthetic & sedative I think, cos I have to stay very still & I'm not very good at that...!) the second part of the op is called catheter radiofrequency ablation - where the faulty nerves that were located earlier are then 'ablated' - i.e. zapped & destroyed. This could take around the same amount of time, depending on the extent of the damage.
I will be conscious throughout - I think that part of things will be quite fascinating!
It sounds a similar procedure - to give it its full title, the op is in two parts - firstly electrophysiological testing, which is a catheter inserted into the heart to stimulate the faulty nerve impules so they can be pinpointed. Then, once that's been done (after about 1-2 hrs under local anaesthetic & sedative I think, cos I have to stay very still & I'm not very good at that...!) the second part of the op is called catheter radiofrequency ablation - where the faulty nerves that were located earlier are then 'ablated' - i.e. zapped & destroyed. This could take around the same amount of time, depending on the extent of the damage.
I will be conscious throughout - I think that part of things will be quite fascinating!
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By heck sal - you have put my worries into perspective. I am soon to be having carpal tunnel release surgery and I will be awake and apparently not sedated. I have been having kittens, thinking about it (I am such a coward).
Your bravery has certainly made me realise how lucky I am!
I will be thinking about you and wishing you a very speedy recovery. xxx
Your bravery has certainly made me realise how lucky I am!
I will be thinking about you and wishing you a very speedy recovery. xxx
O now im going to sound nosy but im concerned really -what symptoms did you have for the diagnosis to be made.It seems really unusual. I havent heard of this before not that im remotely medically trained but I do take an interest.Has it stopped you leading a 'full' life?
Everthing will be fine -best place and in the best hands- and i'll be thinking of you on that day (my sons 25th) -im like you I cant sit still I have to !! Hence my hatred of the dentist !
Everthing will be fine -best place and in the best hands- and i'll be thinking of you on that day (my sons 25th) -im like you I cant sit still I have to !! Hence my hatred of the dentist !
I have now smudge - thanks x
Mrs C - I'm not brave. Just stoical... It's something I've got to do, so may as well bite the bullet and get on with it. I'm 48, and the longer I leave it, the worse the condition will get & the more nerve damage could occur. Medication is no longer controlling it, so the sooner the op happens now, the better.
Dris - no, I don't think you're nosy. Its a condition which started off as SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) which I first developed when I was 12. The symptoms were intermittent & I just put up with them until my first real serious attack at 21 when I gave birth to my son. Up until that point I hadn't even told my parents cos I didn;t want them to worry :-)
Over the years the attacks got worse & more frequent - & in the last year they have been sometimes been accompanied by near-faints and 'greyouts (as opposed to complete blackouts). They've become more distressing & debilitating in that now I get very short of breath. I have missed beats, extra beats, and runs of tachycardia where the dodgy nerve impulse can trigger my heart beat really fast - it has been known to reach 240 beats per minute, which makes you a bit dizzy I can tell you!
Has it stopped me doing anything in my life? That's a big fat NO !!! I've lead a full, exciting (and some would say stupidly dangerous at times) life !! Stress I went through a few years back in my marriage breakdown & worse, did give me more episodes where I was always in A&E.
To be honest, it's something I've grown up with & haven't let bother me, until the last few years when it has started to worsen considerably.
Mrs C - I'm not brave. Just stoical... It's something I've got to do, so may as well bite the bullet and get on with it. I'm 48, and the longer I leave it, the worse the condition will get & the more nerve damage could occur. Medication is no longer controlling it, so the sooner the op happens now, the better.
Dris - no, I don't think you're nosy. Its a condition which started off as SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) which I first developed when I was 12. The symptoms were intermittent & I just put up with them until my first real serious attack at 21 when I gave birth to my son. Up until that point I hadn't even told my parents cos I didn;t want them to worry :-)
Over the years the attacks got worse & more frequent - & in the last year they have been sometimes been accompanied by near-faints and 'greyouts (as opposed to complete blackouts). They've become more distressing & debilitating in that now I get very short of breath. I have missed beats, extra beats, and runs of tachycardia where the dodgy nerve impulse can trigger my heart beat really fast - it has been known to reach 240 beats per minute, which makes you a bit dizzy I can tell you!
Has it stopped me doing anything in my life? That's a big fat NO !!! I've lead a full, exciting (and some would say stupidly dangerous at times) life !! Stress I went through a few years back in my marriage breakdown & worse, did give me more episodes where I was always in A&E.
To be honest, it's something I've grown up with & haven't let bother me, until the last few years when it has started to worsen considerably.
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