Advice

[Caza]

My husband has just had a catheter ablation, his first one, last Thursday. He’s having really bad headaches, is this expected? I will give the gp a ring on Monday if no better but just wondered if this is ‘normal’

[fallingtopieces]

Bad headaches can be due to medication.

I don’t know that from experience, just from research and reading others experiences.

Pat

[Caza in reply to fallingtopieces]

Do you mean from the sedation that he was given?

Thanks for replying

[fallingtopieces in reply to Caza]

Yes, or could be medication he’s on now, if any.

Pat

[Caza in reply to fallingtopieces]

He’s been on the meds now for a few months so I don’t think it would be them causing it.

[Hidden]

Hi Caza, it’s very common to experience headaches (migraine aura) after an ablation and they normally improve after a couple of days. Click on the link below and read the AF Association factsheet about recovering from an ablation.

heartrhythmalliance.org/res...

[Caza in reply to Hidden]

Thank you very helpful. It’s all new to us so all a bit frightening. 😬