Cardioversion

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

This morning, I had my cardioversion procedure that is meant to restore my heart beat to a normal rhythm. I have Afib and my heart was beating too fast, much too fast. Funny,working in Healthcare, I've known all about cardioversion for years. But knowing and being subjected to it is a whole different thing. They put you under a light sedation and then shock your heart to restore normal rhythm. It worked and they only had to do it once. From administering sedation to being woken up, took 5 minutes. It took longer for me to put on a johnny and for them to place the electrodes and iv for sedation than it took for them to do the procedure. There were 4 patients getting it done, one gentleman was having it done for the 18th time in 10 years. He has a deformed heart so his Afib always returns. I am glad it's over, we'll see what happens moving forward.

On It · ‎03-15-2021

Good news! Thank you for sharing. I hope this was a one and done procedure. I hope everything will be easier after returning to a normal heart beat.

Nonametoday · ‎03-09-2010

@chrystaltree wrote:
This morning, I had my cardioversion procedure that is meant to restore my heart beat to a normal rhythm. I have Afib and my heart was beating too fast, much too fast. Funny,working in Healthcare, I've known all about cardioversion for years. But knowing and being subjected to it is a whole different thing. They put you under a light sedation and then shock your heart to restore normal rhythm. It worked and they only had to do it once. From administering sedation to being woken up, took 5 minutes. It took longer for me to put on a johnny and for them to place the electrodes and iv for sedation than it took for them to do the procedure. There were 4 patients getting it done, one gentleman was having it done for the 18th time in 10 years. He has a deformed heart so his Afib always returns. I am glad it's over, we'll see what happens moving forward.

@chrystaltree

Pray it continues to work properly. My husband has had 3 atenolol challenges, 4 cardioversions, 2 ablations, 1 maze procedure, 2 pacemakers, 4 stents and a quadruple bypass and 3 of the cardioversions never worked and neither did any of the other, which gave him pericarditis and the last cardioversion has kept him in rhythm almost 3 years, where all the other failed within 3-6 months. I will put you on prayer list that you are as successful as my husband was the last cardiovesion.

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

@chrystaltree Glad it worked for you!!

My husband has had it 2x...it did not work and we were so hoping it would work for him....eloquis is so expensive.

mac116 · ‎03-26-2010

@Mom2Dogs

I am the same boat...2 cardioversions that were not long lasting. I agree about Eliquis being SO expensive. When I feel bad about the cost, my husband reminds me to be grateful that there's something that helps to control Afib and its challenges. Warfarin was not a good fit for me in the long term. I bruised so easily and frequently while taking it. I looked like a battered woman.

BlueFinch · ‎08-31-2019

Excellent news. Hope the fix sticks for you. I think it's harder being a patient when we have worked in healthcare.

bobby5 · ‎03-30-2012

@chrystaltree

Just curious about something. You said your heart would beat very fast. How long would it do that? All the time...or periods of time?

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

The last time my m-i-l had it done, they thought it worked.

By the time they did an EKG before releasing her it was back.

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

Late June I had to call 911 at 5:30 AM for DH who it turned out had mistakenly taken double his three heart meds the night before.

They released him at lunchtime but noticed " A-Flutter " not Afib when they downloaded the data from his pacemaker-defibrillator. The Afib has been gone 2.5 years but the flutter is new. He was scheduled for a cardioversion " paddle " later on. This time it worked angot rid of the flutter so the heart rhythm was normal.

The cardiologist said it works 50% of the time. We were glad it worked this time for him.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill