Posted by THOMAS C. GLASS on January 17, 2002 at 07:45:02:
In Reply to: Re: ablation posted by jerry on January 17, 2002 at 01:36:29:
JERRY, I HAD TWO ABLATIONS 1997 OVER ONE MONTH PERIOD WHICH CURED MY FLUTTER BUT LEFT ME IN MORE AFIB THEN BEFORE. THEN IN 1999 WAS TOLD ABOUT CARDIMA PROGRAM(ANOTHER ABLATION BUT ONE ESPECIALLY FOR AFIB.THIS FAILED OF COURSE. AS YOU KNOW THESE ABLATIONS ARE NOT FUN. THEY GO IN THROUGH THE GROIN AND SOMETIMES ABOVE THE COLLAR BONE. I WOULD RATHER FACE THE MAZE WHICH CURED ME. BOTH PROCEDURES ARE NO FUN, BUT IF I WERE YOU I WOULD DO MAZE INSTEAD OF THIRD ABLATION. ESPECIALLLY IF IS MINIMAL AS WAS MINE. I THINK THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE VENTILATOR IN YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU WAKE UP, BUT THIS IS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR CURE.