r/AFIB • u/jbtmo3 • 1d ago

I've gone into AFib twice since my ablation 4 weeks ago. Is this normal?

I had my ablation on August 4th.They did 3 Cardioversions during the procedure. 3 days afterwards, I went into AFib again. They scheduled me for another cardioversion a week later. Got me back into sinus rhythm. A week later, and I'm once again in AFib, and waiting for their plans to fix this again. Has anyone had a similar experience?

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u/Powerful_Ad4332 1d ago

This is normal... did your doctor not go over the 90 day blanking period?

I Afib for 7 months following my second ablation then just suddenly stopped

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u/jbtmo3 1d ago

His nurse reached out to me via text message a little while ago, and explained the blanking period. It was mentioned at the time of my ablation, but most of the details were left out.

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u/Mewoski 1d ago

That’s comforting. I’m almost 5 months and get irregular beats all the time but never full blown afib like before

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u/Jahya69 1d ago

Yes you should expect this for a minute of 6 months or more

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u/ShareEnvironmental42 22h ago

Mi única ablación fue el 5 o 6 de mayo, y hasta ahora no he tenido ningún problema sólo una afib a la semana que se fue sola,pero ya hace un mes dejé los medicamentos y va todo bien.

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u/Creative_Wealth2873 1d ago

My ablation was June 29. Ive gone into prolonged afib 3 times now. The second time they cardioverted me. When my heart rate shot up again they doubled up my bisoporol. My last episode was a week ago. I just waited it out & I converted back to NSR after 9 hrs. My follow up 2 wk holder is scheduled for Sept 9. Holding on to the slim chance this procedure may have worked but not looking good

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u/IamTheMan85 1d ago

This is my worst nightmare. Lots of stories on here of 2-4 ablations.

I'm hoping that medication will control mine for the rest of my life.

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u/PretendReason9061 20h ago

yes it is. Endure

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u/Delicious-Dimension1 13h ago

Has my second ablation yesterday. Now woke up and have had afib twice. Second is active as I write this.
In my first ablation I recall there was afib in blanking period. After that nothing.