I had cardiac ablation a few years back...and it didn't make my neuropathy in extremities worse or better at all. I don't think there should be a problem or risk of affecting your neuropathy by doing the ablation, but ask your neurologist for his/her input.

Your SVT may be an extention of your peripheral neuropathy...as in autonomic neuropathy. My ablation was for cardiac rate/rhythm problems related to autonomic neuropathy.

Hi, I can't speak on the ablation but a friend is newly dealing with afib and has mentioned ablation and right now on heart drugs BUT she is now taking all these supplements. I take them all except the L Carnitine. I don't have heart issues and work with prevention as best I know.

http://www.drsinatra.com/best-heart-...s-to-consider/

Good wishes on what you do.

I wrote a long reply to Kay about autonomic neuropathy (dysautonomia). It's lost somewhere. However, Kay, I strongly suggest you check it out with both your Neuro and your cardiologist. Meds and anesthesia all work differently with dysautonomia. *admin edit* Can tell you a lot and prepare you to deal with typically mystified docs. (Which yours must be...since they have not put your two conditions together). They have hand-outs to download for doctors!

My neuro insisted I could not have dysautonomia because I had high blood pressure and did not faint (POTS is a type of dysautonomia with precipitous drops in bp, rise in hrs, and fainting). I and my PCP had to gang up on him for me to be biopsied....positive results. I have both sensory and autonomic neuropathy....now verified by a dysautonomia specialist.

Anyway, if my other post goes through this will redundant...but it is can important message.

Best of luck...

Thank you all for your responses. I have had the heart issues since I was a teenager. My daughter has POTS, confirmed by the Tilt Table test. I do not believe that I do, but I will look into it. My daughter has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome as well as CIDP. I am familiar with all of the testing. I will see that I get what I need tested.

The SVT is just annoying and uncomfortable. I have had other surgeries and no issues with anesthesia. The ablation will be done under a twilight sleep, no heavy sedation.

Thank you all again, I really appreciate the responses.

Kay

Does sound like separate things....which is good.

Yet, as I wrote...all POTS is dysautonomia, but not all dysautonomia is POTS.