Posted by THOMAS C. GLASS on December 05, 2001 at 12:58:33:
In Reply to: back in A-fib posted by Mike Maples on December 05, 2001 at 10:38:33:
MIKE, SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE AGAIN IRREGULAR. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE NOW IN AFIB. USUALLY AFIB IS IRREGULAR BUT NOT FASTER THAN 130. I HAD 3 ABLATIONS THAT DID NOT WORK FOR AFIB. HOWEVER MY FIRST ABLATION CURED MY FLUTTER WHICH IS FAST 180-220 BPM.ACTUALLY AFIB IS ALOT MORE UNCOMFORTABLE THAN FLUTTER WHICH IS FAST BUT NOT TOO IRREGULAR. I FINALLY HAD MAZE ONE YEAR AGO AND I AM CURED. IN EACH OF MY ABLATIONS I WAS IN SINUS FOR ONE TO THREE DAYS BEFORE REVERTING TO AFIB.