PACEMAKER, ATRAIL TACHYACARDIA

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Posted by mike johnson on September 24, 2001 at 08:58:41:

I HAD THE MAZE DONE AT THE CC WITH ED AND CARL. I WAS NOT AS FORTUNATE AS THEY WERE. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND WAS DIRECTED TO GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER BY DR. COX. THEY DID AN EP STUDY AND ABLATION ON THE 6TH ON AUG. ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON THE 29TH OF AUG. THEY COULD NOT COMPLETE THIS PROCEDURE BECAUSE THERE WAS SCARE TISSUE IN THE SEPTUM WHERE THEY MAKE THE TRANSATION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEART. FROM THE MAPPING ON THE 6TH THEY KNEW THAT I HAD A-T IN THE LEFT ATRIM. THEY WENT BACK IN ON SEPT 19TH AND GOT THROUGH TO THE LEFT SIDE. HOWEVER THERE WAS MORE A-T THAN THEY COULD ABLATE. THEY WOULD ABLATE A SPOT AND ANOTHER WOULD APPEAR. AS IT STANDS KNOW I WILL PROBABLY BE FULLY PACEMAKER DEPENDANT SHORTLY. I AM TAKING BATEPACE WHICH PUTS ME IN SINUS RYTHEM BUT WILL NOT HOLD ME THERE. I AM VERY DEPRESSED. I WAS SO HOPEFULL THAT THE MAZE WOULD WORK!! I READ THESE SUCCESS STORIES AND THINK WHY NOT ME. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD LONE ATRAIL FIBRILLATION. ANYONE THAT HAS HAD TO GO FULLY TO A PACEMAKER PLEASE RESPOND. LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ARE DOING AND HOW YOU FEEL. THEY TOLD ME IN GEORGETOWN THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY COULD ABLATE THIS A-T. IT RENEWED MY SPIRIT AND HOPES FOR A CURE FOR THIS CURSE. I SEE SO MANY PEOPLE SMOKING AND DRINKING AND NO PHYSICAL EXERCISE AT ALL. I NEVER SMOKED DRANK VERY LITTLE AND ALWAYS EXERCISED. I AM JUST VENTING I GUESS. I AM NOT SURE WHAT I WILL DO AT THIS POINT? ANY SUGGESTIONS? MIKE JOHNSON

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