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SVT
i have a heaert condition called SVT. thats the abreviated version i think the long one is Supraventricular Tachycardia
and it makes my heart beat double fast somtimes and makes me dizzy. there is a proecdure to get rid of it, and it burns off one of the things that maks your heart beat because i have two of them but a normalperson has one. has anyone had this pocedure? i want to get it because this ondition scares me but im also scared of the procedure because they would make me unconcious so if anyone has had thi or any other surgerys or anything done could you please tell me about what its been like? the only medical thing ive ever gotten was stitches and i dont know if its wortth it
thank you so much!
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I haven't had this done, but as a nurse, I've been with patients who have. They just give you an I.V., give you some nice medicine that makes your head swim for a couple of seconds before you go to sleep and then you wake up in the recovery room. You might be a little bit nauseated (depending on how you handle the anesthesia) and you might have some pain at the site where they put the catheter into your vein.
While you're asleep, they put a catheter into a vein, usually in your groin area, and insert a long, sterile, skinny tube. They snake that up to your heart and see if, by touching certain areas, they can find the place where the nerves are stimulating the irregular beats. Once they have found the area, they just zap it with a laser or radio wave. You don't feel it and most likely won't have any chest pain after you're through. The laser or wave is very small and focused and it's very unlikely that they would damage other structures. If the doctor even thinks there MIGHT be a small chance of hurting something else, s/he won't do it.
The procedure is nearly always safer than the disease. If you don't have it done, you can do things like pass out in the bath/shower. You can hit your head, etc. You're at higher risk not having it done.
I've had a *lot* of procedures done. I've had a heart catheterization, bone marrow biopsies, 8 abdominal surgeries, I can't even COUNT the number of EGDs (tube down my throat). Your procedure is going to be simple : you will go in, get an I.V., go to sleep, and wake up fixed and likely with little or no pain. Believe this, because even though there is a very slight chance of pain or a complication, you have to believe it won't happen to you. A good attitude is a great defense against complications. Really. You will be just fine.
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I have a niece with the same condition. It is very scary for her when she has an episode, and for her family. Her heart rate can go up to 220 beats per minute. She is scheduled to have surgery as well.
They have to put you out for the procedure so that you don't feel anything. As with all surgery there is going to be an element of risk, but I would say the greater risk is in not having this seen to. When your heart is beating that fast, it is being put under enormous strain, and it won't be able to keep that up for ever.
If you have this done you have every chance of living normal life with no more problems than the average person. If you have doubts, speak to your doctor and they can walk you through it and hopefully calm any fears you have.
I have included a web site that tells you more about it.
I wish you the best of luck in whatever decision you take.
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Sorry, forgot the web site.
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