Hands still super clean and no dirt under fingernails so I must be taking my own advice. On third book of the week.
Auras still occurring (had one in M and S cafe today ) . Some light headedness and a few pauses so pacemaker (PM) not completely discounted. Not really wanting to drive yet but early days. Sam acting as chauffeur anyway so no problem. Have abandoned trip to Essex for weekend due to brain fog , Can't quite get my head round this as never happened before but I am ten/eleven years older than no 3 .
Groin looking good and probably least vivid bruise ever, left wrist stil a bit sore but throat recovered.
Bloating and indegestion quite a problem so short term have put myself back on lansoprazole. Now back to pre procedure weight having lost the extra five pounds. (Nothing else to do in hospital than eat).
All in all as per fact sheet and on track apart from risk of PM.
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Hmm Bob, should you be out gadding in M&S so soon? I think not! No wonder you are feeling a bit light headed! Will you please do as you've told everyone else for years and take it easy for a few weeks. That doesn't mean walking all the way up town to M&S.
After all the advice you've given others, yes I do. I know you're probably desperate to start leading a normal life, but it can't be rushed. Are you sure that car park is only 20yds away and is M&S the only place you went to?
Glad to hear you're recovering and heading in the right direction.
I have suffered AF and PAT and 3months post Ablation. I too get lightheaded EP keeping an eye on things and requesting heart monitor. Disgussing possible PM.
I too got bloated belly and indegestion told to take 150mg Ranitidine twice a day and now OK. I also take ground flaxseed every day which has helped.
Yep, I kept quiet about that. You can only tell someone off so much! Would have been too soon wouldn't it? I wonder if BobD is having trouble understanding what he should and shouldn't be doing because of his brain fog?
a) it was booked long before I went in and was cancelled yesterday,
b) the fact sheet says short walks by now are good if you read it.
I am being extremely careful and spending most of my time sitting reading although I do have a V8 engine to build. In my defence it is a table top scale model !lol 😂
Look, having had 3 ablations I don't need to look at a fact sheet drawn up by someone else! I know how it feels afterwards and also how the way recovery can vary. You're advice has always been to do nothing the first week and very little for the second one, am I correct? That instruction, from my experience is one I totally agree with.
Do that table top scale model, go out for lunch, get Sam to park the car somewhere nice and sit and admire the sea views together etc., have a very short walk, but please don't go doing too much. That's my last word on the subject. You take care.
I had a lot of light headed ness and what seemed like pauses 3/4 weeks post ablation. On 2 occasions after standing up quickly I fainted.
EP not worried put me on a small dose of Flec 50mg and Bisoprolol 2.5mg daily. I’m now 8 weeks post 2nd ablation feeling really good, energy levels back to normal even after spending last weekend partying at a music festival until the small hours.
Actually in case it is of interest a senior doctor who treated me
In A and E yesterday with an iron infusion (long story not for now) said that post ablation migraines ( including for him) are an under recognised and surprisingly
Common consequence of ablation -caused he thinks by making the hole in the septum. He is writing a paper on it for his PhD. I had three migraines after my ablation as well ( with no history) and it certainly Wasn’t in the list of risks I was given
That is what I wrote in the fact sheet. Nobody seemed to know how or why but my answer seems well acepted. At this distance in time I can't recall where I got the info. but it was a couple of years ago. The term I use is transeptal puncture.
How interesting where can I access the fact sheet - would you mind if I shared it with The doctor - even though it’s anecdotal research in the strict sense he might be interested to know how this resonated with forum members
Bob, now that I have my pacemaker, I have much less symptoms and a rate of 70. They turned it up after a year and a half of symptoms from 60 bpm, , so my advice, don’t wait and continue to have your issues. It’s no fun. Now I feel much better. Occasional shortness of breath but not as many of the long pauses. Changed my world. I have a Boston Scientific. Good luck if you get one inserted Bob. 😊
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