when is it safe to drive after ablation

My consultant said a MINIMUM of one week. The arrhythmia nurse said 10 to 14 days. One of them (I think it was the nurse) said the key is could you do a full blown emergency stop? That requires slamming on the brake and the adrenaline rush that comes with an emergency stop. In fact I have an automatic so the clutch was not an issue but in any event there wasn't an insertion into the left groun anyway.

Thankyou Bob and Peter I will wait for the two week mark, but I was getting stir crazy at home and wanted to spread my wings again.

I had GA they went in right groin and I was told in writing 7 days.

That is just what I did and had no problem like you I was getting 'cabin fever' from resting.

However as I always say we are all different and you should listen to your body.

Hope things are all going well otherwise.

Pete

Thanks Pete, I will do a little more in the house and garden to get up to speed in the next few days before I tackle the driving to see if the groin area likes it. I am very well at the moment so I hope this continues.

I had sedation and wasn't given any guidance on driving. I left it 48 hours and then tried it out including practising emergency stops. It was fine, so the following week, 7 days after the ablation, I did a long drive to the north of England for work.

I wouldn't have done that had I had a GA though.

Thanks MarkS you did well but as you say could have been different with GA, you were probably gearing up for work and were wondering how you would cope. I seem to be ok even with GA as I flew home with my son on the 2nd day, and walked around at the airport etc. I did check the groin area a few times and that was clear too. The GA eventually wore off around the 4th day, and my strength was pretty good on the 5th day. Still checking the groin area but that seems OK too. I am planning a short trip in the coming week, and will do short stints of exercises nothing too strenuous, just moving the body around, at 76 thats about my style anyway.

Two days afterwards, in my case, and in the U.S.