so i may need an ablation

I know it's not Crohn's Related... but I love you guys and i need the support.

POS: It can REALLY help the SVT's. and It is simple and done many many times.
CONS: 2% chance this procedure can give me a stroke or heart attack or a permanant pace maker. if there are complications.. They are.

Alternative. I go on medication but episodes can happen again.. They have not happened yet since I have been on the medication.

Anyone ever have one done?

I agree with pmedic. Unfortunately when your digestive system is not absorbing nutrients sufficiently, it can affect all parts of the body. My husband experienced palpitations and tachycardia when he was in the hospital a couple of years ago - not because something was wrong in his heart, but because his body malnourished. I think you should get your crohn's under control and in better nutritional status, and get a second and third opinion before you commit to a risky procedure.

I hope you get some answers soon. This must be very rough. Hang in there, and hopefully you'll be on the road to recovery soon.

(((Hugs)))
PV

i had ablation done on my SVT at 18 years. I'd suffered from it since i was 11 and the episodes were becoming more and more serious. I was on the meds, but being a typical stroppy teen would refuse to take them! It finally got to the point where it was lasting over 4 hours at a time. I had the surgery done under local anesthetic and i cried alot going in!! Since then (i'm now 24) i havent had a single problem. I was diagnosed with crohns almost two years later.

I dont regret the surgery at all, and i looked so much healthier. I actually had some color in my cheeks!

I think if the SVT is affecting your life and the meds arent working or you simply dont want to take them, have the surgery. If its not affecting your life then dont have the surgery but know that it is there should things change.

PS. my ablation was on friday the 13th!!

forgive me, i thought you had asked if anyone had had an ablation surgery. i had so i replied with my experience of SVT and ablation surgery.

I have had an ablation - I posted to your older post too.

It is really important to get a full diagnosis first - is it an electrical problem brought on by an extra or faulty nerve? if so, the ablation will work, and the tachycardia cause is unrelated to Crohn's. If not, you need more information before doing ANY procedure. However, you also have to consider the sider effects of the heart meds. I have Wolf Parkinson White (I posted on your older post too) which is an extra AND faulty nerve. I was put on Digoxin for years. No one told us what the long term effects of this drug on the heart muscle are. Digoxyn (Digitalis) can cause SERIOUS issues all its own, as can many other heart rhythm meds. The ablation has a less than 2% risk rate if done by a specialist - mine has a .05% risk rate. And if you discuss in advance such things as NOT ablating if the extra nerve is too close to the AV node it is safer (no risk of blocking).

All I am saying, is what you decide needs to be based on a proper diagnosis and careful discussion of risks and benefits with your doctor. I had the ablation for my WPW, but I am NOT having one for my Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (my second heart condition), as it is NOT caused by an extraneous nerve. The cause is from outside of the heart and an ablation has a very low success rate, not worth the risk rate. I am having constant tachycardias nowadays, but it is due to POTASSIUM deficiency from the Crohn's. Potassium is a HUGE influence on heart rhythm. Perhaps the anemia and other dietary factors are an influence on the frequency of your tachycardias as well as the underlying condition?? Just be sure to ask your doctor about side effects and long term effects of your DRUGS too. :)