Acute pericarditis inflammation

[Terryjan07]

I had an ablation on my heart,...a few days later I had simula pain to a heart attack it was called pericarditis, inflammation of the heart wall , some people get this after surgery im told, im on medication twice aday ,it had eased after 2 weeks ,then only to return with a vengeance last night ,has anyone else had this and how long will it last ,many thanks 😊 Janxx

[Schora1]

Hi, I have had pericarditis on and off, mainly on now since 2006. Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, a sac around the heart. Most people who develop the condition make a complete recovery unless like myself and many others it is caused by an underlying autoimmune/autoinflammatory disease. Treatment is mainly with colchicine or other anti inflammatory drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen. Key to recovery is rest but it can take a couple of months. Unfortunately you can't really put a time frame on it. Rest, rest and rest more.