Has anyone had a cryoablation?

I have SSS, so five months after my pacemaker implant, I had a catheter ablation.  The doctor couldn't get me into tachycardia during the surgery, so I didn't get many burns.  He said there was a 50/50 chance it worked.  I was fine for three years, but now the SVT episodes are back.  He suggested we'd have to do cryoablation.  I think the success rate is pretty good on that.  Anyone want to share their experience with cryo?

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Cryoablation

by AgentX86 - 2019-08-22 22:46:06

The success of cryoablation depends on where the arrhythmia is coming from.  It's normally done first, before RF ablation, because it's somewhat simpler but more limited.  You might want to ask on the stopafib.org forum.  Many over there have had cryoablations.

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I'm 35 and got my pacemaker a little over a year ago. It definitely is not a burden to me. In fact, I have more energy (which my husband enjoys), can do more things with my kids and have weight because of having the energy.