Posted by Henry Alken on January 27, 2004 at 22:36:09:
In Reply to: MAZE in Utah posted by John Behle on January 27, 2004 at 17:36:07:
John,
Once again I have to cheer your beautifully written post.
I especially agree 1000 percent with your statement:
"Personally, I would not consider an ablation under any condition"
There seems to be an impression among afibbers that getting an ablation is like going to a McDonalds for a hamburger. You drive there. Order the burger. Eat it. And in a short time it is done and you leave. Mission accomplished!
I have had 2 ablations and one Maze. The ablations were scary, but fortunately, I was not injured in any way.
The MAZE was easy for me. I was walking the floor the day after the surgery and using the CC computer to post messages on the board. I was never scared since I knew the surgeon had a clear, visual field in which to work and every part of my heart was in range of his fingers. I never had any pain - did not use the Percocet.
Folks thinking about having an ablation owe it to themselves and their family to read the posts by Pete Read and Dan Walter.
Henry