Joel L. Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 This may be in the wrong field but the drop down box only allowed me to choose this one. I had an ablation on Thursday and all went well but on the following day, I started seeing weird figures in my vision. These were colorful lights and were in both eyes. When I googled it, something called a Central Retinal Artery Occlusion was mentioned and it said that this was urgent and I needed to act within 4 hours to avoid permanent damage. We freaked out and started for the hospital when I was able to get an NP on the phone from the Electrophysiology department. She said it wasn’t urgent and I should go home and take a baby aspirin. Before during and after my ablation, I was given every possible risk, scenario and side effect but this was never mentioned. WTF? So far the aspirin hasn’t stopped the issue. Anyone know about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 2 hours ago, Joel L. said: This may be in the wrong field but the drop down box only allowed me to choose this one. I had an ablation on Thursday and all went well but on the following day, I started seeing weird figures in my vision. These were colorful lights and were in both eyes. When I googled it, something called a Central Retinal Artery Occlusion was mentioned and it said that this was urgent and I needed to act within 4 hours to avoid permanent damage. We freaked out and started for the hospital when I was able to get an NP on the phone from the Electrophysiology department. She said it wasn’t urgent and I should go home and take a baby aspirin. Before during and after my ablation, I was given every possible risk, scenario and side effect but this was never mentioned. WTF? So far the aspirin hasn’t stopped the issue. Anyone know about this? This sounds like the somewhat common ocular “migraine” that many of us get after an ablation. Some get an actual headache but most just get these visual disturbances. They seem to be related to the transseptal puncture that is necessary to move the catheter from the right atrium to the left. They will go away within few weeks usually. I have had them every time I had a puncture between the two atria – nothing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel L. Posted September 22 Author Report Share Posted September 22 Thank you Daisy! That puts my mind at ease. I just don't understand why they didn't mention this as a possibility before the procedure. I'll just ride this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 18 minutes ago, Joel L. said: Thank you Daisy! That puts my mind at ease. I just don't understand why they didn't mention this as a possibility before the procedure. I'll just ride this out. For me the little episodes used to last about 20 minutes. The only problem I had with them was if I was driving—then I would have to pull over for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markflint Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 14 minutes ago, Daisy said: The only problem I had with them was if I was driving—then I would have to pull over for a few minutes. That was a challenge. I drove using my peripheral vision, but gave myself a lot more stopping distance. I think it might be a guy thing, keeping on driving. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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