Cardiac Ablation

I spoke with a specialist cardiologist yesterday and he said I needed a cardiac ablation. The good news is that I have atrial flutter instead of fibrillation so it’s easier to fix. The bad news is that it’s another surgical procedure. The surgeon is also going to do it at a different hospital so it’s farther away.

For the procedure, an incision is made in the groin area and a couple of catheters are inserted. If a short circuit us found, the surgeon will use heat to scar the tissue in that area. He said it will take about an hour and a half but I will need to stay in the hospital overnight. Ugh, I hate hospital beds.

Hopefully this will fix my arrhythmia problem. I’m tired of running out of breath after taking a few steps.