Not so sure what's going on.

[Big Guy]

The last time I geared up for bed was December 29. For whatever reason, I'm sleeping great. Even having to get up to use the bathroom too often, once back in bed, I'm right back to sleep. 

I took a break from therapy earlier last year for several months. I had an appt. with our family doctor, told him about it, and he wanted me back on it because I was having some AFIB issues at the time, and I hadn't yet been treated for it. So........back on it I went.

Well, I had my Cardiac Ablation on Sept. 19th and all went well. I wore a heart monitor before and after the procedure. No issues! I've had a follow-up or two since that, but didn't talk to my Cardiologist about being on CPAP. 

Anyways, I have another appt. with our family doctor on Feb. 2nd. I'll talk to him about the therapy and see what he says about it, now that the Cardiac Ablation is well behind me. 

I still have to see my Cardiologist yet about a chest implant that will monitor my heart. It will be embedded in me for three years. I've put off having that done, but will contact his office after I've seen my family doctor. 

I'm wondering if the procedure had anything to do with my Sleep Apnea no longer being an issue, from what I can tell? 

[Dormeo]

It's great to hear you feel you're getting good sleep, and really great that your ablation went well.

I learned a bit about A-fib, ablation, and apnea from a friend who had all three. Her doctor strongly recommended continuing to treat the apnea, because there is some evidence that patients with untreated apnea are more likely to need a second ablation. More here:

https://academic.oup.com/europace/articl...67/6589118

Before deciding whether to stop CPAP, maybe you could have another sleep test?

[Big Guy]

It's great to hear you feel you're getting good sleep, and really great that your ablation went well.

I learned a bit about A-fib, ablation, and apnea from a friend who had all three.  Her doctor strongly recommended continuing to treat the apnea, because there is some evidence that patients with untreated apnea are more likely to need a second ablation.  More here:

https://academic.oup.com/europace/articl...67/6589118

Before deciding whether to stop CPAP, maybe you could have another sleep test?

Interesting! Thanks for posting that up.

[srlevine1]

I had the implantable Medtronic loop recorder procedure (a minor procedure using an insertion tool and local anesthetic) and used the MyCareLink Smart monitor to send remote reports to my electrophysiologist.

After two years, it was removed and replaced by an implantable Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, a much bigger deal done in a cath lab under full anesthesia.

Since you are seeing a cardiologist, you may wish to ask for an echocardiogram to rule out pulmonary hypertension as sleep apnea, particularly obstructive sleep apnea, is considered a significant risk factor for developing pulmonary hypertension.

Best, Steve

[Big Guy]

I had the implantable Medtronic loop recorder procedure (a minor procedure using an insertion tool and local anesthetic) and used the MyCareLink Smart monitor to send remote reports to my electrophysiologist.

After two years, it was removed and replaced by an implantable Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, a much bigger deal done in a cath lab under full anesthesia.

Since you are seeing a cardiologist, you may wish to ask for an echocardiogram to rule out pulmonary hypertension as sleep apnea, particularly obstructive sleep apnea, is considered a significant risk factor for developing pulmonary hypertension.

Best,  Steve

Thanks for the post, I appreciate it. I will bring that up with my Cardiologist.