Super ventricular tachycardia. I know all about it as I have it, too. Can't you have an ablation
@donaldtoo My episodes are so infrequent i am not even on a beta blocker.
I had this almost all typed out, and was gettin’ ready to post, when the site went down for maintenance, and I lost most of it…
Anyway…….
SVT sure is fun when it does kick in though, isn’t it…!!!
About 25 years ago, a cardiologist that specialized in ablations had me on a portable monitor for 2 weeks. It was about the size of a pager, clipped to the waist of my pants/belt, and there were 2 electrodes I stuck to my chest. During that time I had some PVCs, but no sustained SVT events.
Also, at the time, my SVT events were only happening about 1-2 times per year, although my heart-rate during one of my early events was as high as 230 bpm.
The mortality rate for the ablation procedure was a little more than 1% back then. It’s now less than 0.5%.
With that information, plus the fact that we had 3 young children at the time, even at a 1% mortality risk, I opted not to have the procedure done.
The cardiologist also told me that the SVT events would, more than likely, become closer and closer together down the road.
Funny thing is, they’ve actually, mostly, become further and further apart over the years.
I’ve gone as long as 8 years without an event.
The one before last was about 4 years ago, and I ended up in the ER next to the office I worked at, only to convert to a normal rhythm before they could get an IV in my arm. Of course, I ended up there for 5+ hours for tests and observation.
The last event occurred about a year ago, again at the office. I was bound and determined not to end up in the ER again, so I popped 2 of my expired
80mg. quick-release Verapamil tablets, and, fortunately, converted to a normal rhythm in about 30 minutes.
At this point in my life (61+ years old), I just don’t see the point in having the ablation procedure done.
Plus, by the time I had the procedure and completed my training, I’d probably only be able to be an airline pilot
for maybe a coupla’ years before mandatory retirement at age 65…!!!!!
Also, have you ever had to be converted with an Adenosine IV…?! Now that’s a heckuva’ ride.
I’ve had it done twice.
As the nurse in the ambulance told me the last time I had that done “You know the drill, honey. I can help ya’, but first I gotta’ kill ya’…!”…!!!!!
One to stop the heart and one to start it up again. Oddest feeling ever. I tell everyone that I have been dead 3 times for 1 second
