Dr Tarvinder Dhanjal 2021-03-12 Person 5 5 0

I was referred to Dr Dhanjal after suffering from paroxysmal afib for several years. Although it was reasonably well controlled by flecainide, the associated nausea, bradycardia (48-50bpm) and general fatigue was seriously affecting my quality of life. Also, because of the worry of episodes of afib which usually made me quite ill for 3-4 days, I had become reluctant to commit to booking holidays or visits away from home. On Dr Dhanjal's advice I decided to opt for ablation after he assured me it was now a very straightforward procedure with a good success rate (PV cryo ablation). Having read a number of articles on the internet I did have some reservation about whether I was doing the right thing and wondererd whether the procedure was a bigger deal than I'd been told. I shouldn't have worried, the procedure was quick (only about 1 hour), pain free, and only very slightly uncomfortable. Although I did take things easy for a week after the procedure, I actually felt fine within a couple of hours and had no ill effects. From day one I felt better than I have for years. Initially my resting heart rate had increases to about 80bpm but this settled to a steady healthy 60-65 bpm within about a week. I am now 3 weeks on and feel great - just wished I could have it done 10 years ago! I am 66 and now really looking forward to the rest of my retirement once we are out of lockdown! I can't thank Dr Tarv Dhanjal and his team enough, he has been brilliant throughout and his team looked after me really well on the day.