Help! To get an ablation or not
Hi everyone, I (27 F) just scheduled my first ablation for September but I am incredibly nervous. I got diagnosed with WPW about a decade ago. I have an episode of tachycardia maybe every other month or every three months. They used to last about a minute but over the past year they are lasting about 10-15 minutes. I’ve never had to go to the ER or take meds to get my heart to slow back down.
I recently went to see an electrophysiologist for the first time last week. I started taking a glp1 and my resting heart rate was elevated so I wanted to get his opinion on if it was okay to continue taking the meds or not. He was totally unconcerned about the glp1, but after he looked over my file (which included a stress test and echo from a few years prior), he immediately recommended an ablation and got me scheduled for a few months out. This isn’t what I was expecting out of the appointment, and I’m incredibly nervous with all of the horror stories I’ve heard.
Any advice you can offer would be appreciated. What made you decide to go through with it? Or why did you decide against one? My boyfriend is also super nervous about me getting the procedure since I am very healthy outside of the WPW, so any advice for handling loved ones? Thank you!