post ablation worries

[marychris]

my husband had ablation on 6th march he has intermittent bouts of AF and lasting from a minute up to an hour but not every day and funny feelings in chest now and again .breathlessness is lots better. Waiting to hear from EP for follow up ,still on meds apixaban bisoprolol losartin his heartrate is good 56 to 68 . has anyone else had these symptoms and how are they managing , Thank you

[BobD Volunteer]

Sounds normal. It takes three to six months for full recovery so early days yet.

[Trevor3839]

Hi, Its quite normal. I had ablation feb 2016 and it took a full 6 months to calm down... Im going to have another ablation this year but only get AF every few months.The EP said the first one did a good job but they are a little cautious not to over do the first procedure.. Also paths can heal and cause another " misfire".. certainly 3 months is still early days

[RiderontheStorm]

6 months Post Ablation. It is a waiting game waiting for your heart to recover. This too shall pass, now would be good. :^)

[Choroba13]

Here is my problem in US. I had a cryoablation last year in September for paroxysmal afib of vagal character. I didn’t have any problems after it for several months. At the end of March this year I came from an excellent trip to South Africa and started to have some problems with afib. This is what happened. At end of my trip in Cape Town I got a light diarrhea and took just one pill of Imodium. Next day I felt I am getting afib so I took Flecainide. After coming home I was getting more afib events always later in the afternoon, or the in the evening, mostly around 5:00 PM when I ate a very light supper. I noticed I am getting palpitations at night too, but never in the morning or at noon after eating breakfast or a light lunch. I had to increased flecainide to stop it. I always was getting advice through my EP. Suddenly I noticed that flecainide doesn’t help. I ended up in ER and it was discovered that I have an atypical flutter and EP suggested stopping Flecainide because the flutter could have been induced by Flecainide and taking again flecainide could make it worse. I am just wondering if the Imodium played a role or is it possible to get an atypical flutter after eating and flutter could be characterized as vagal. I am still getting an atypical flutter after meals late in the afternoon or evening and there is no medication to turn it around. The doctor suggested a touch up ( ablation) or Tykosin. Sad story.

[opal11uk in reply to Choroba13]

My A/F was always in the evening/nightime, my Cardio told me that was because when I was working and stressed the A/F was released when I sat down and relaxed after the working day was finished! Flecanide I found caused flutter.