stephanie- all of your symptoms sound normal if you are within the 3mos after your ablation. your cardiologist should have told you that. i have had heart pounding, breathlessness, weakness, high heart rate, low heart rate after my oblation and a visit to er. they found my heart rate to be about 138 and brought it down to the 70's with cardizem (cardio version) but soon after i would have close to the same symptoms for up to 3 days in a row. i had a mygraine that i hadn't experienced in 8 years. geez i hated them and i suffered with them for atleast 15years and then they disappeared only to return once again that one time. stress? my md knows my condition and so does my cardiologist and he is a big one at the university. next weds. back for a ekg to see if my atrial fib and flutter are still active. if so, the cardio paddle and if still there, another ablation on the right atrium. just want it over, can't do alot and am resting most of the time. keep in touch-babag

barbie- here it is dec. of 04 already. since my last note to you, i have had my cardiologist appt. on the 17th at the o of m. he said my 30 day monitor shows i have no more atrial fib or flutter in my heart. if so, it took 6mos to calm down. he took away my cardizem, and coumadin(yes), reduced my rhythmol by a third and left me on toprol xl 100 mg. hopefully my all my episodes were caused by meds? i was taking alot. i will find that out. i now have to take one aspirin, 325mg a day. they also said that i have many "extra beats" but they don't do anything about them. i always thought when i had episodes my heart was irregular. wonder if "extra beats" and irregular are the same. anyway, my next appt. will be next may, a year from my ablation. time will tell and if i have problems to "just call". it makes me happier today, in my mind i thought i was going to have another ablation and possibly a pacemaker but lo and behold.

pms barbie- it's been awhile since your ablation. about 8 months i think. so, how do you feel now? my ablation for atrial fib/flutter that i had for years took 6months to settle down and now i just have extra heartbeats that i guess they don't bother with. now i have a whole new set of symtoms. while being on my feet for a long time (ie: shopping), i start to feel weak, hot and sweaty, dizzy, and feel on the verge of fainting so i have to sit and rest, the rest of the day is somewhat shot. i also have been revisted by migraines and hot flashes that i have not had for over 6 years (i am 64 now and i use to have them). my cardiologist that i revisited after post ablation said "see you 1 year post which will be 5/05) even told him my journal of symptoms and it didn't seem to bother him. at the same visit, i have been moved off cardizem, coumadin cold turkey on 11/04, and have a reduction in rhythmol. i still take toprol xl 100mg too and now an aspirin a day. all my bloodwork, xrays, ekgs etc. seem to be ok. i don't know if this is helping you or hindering you. i started out thinking i was helping by telling you i too have problems. hum?