When in France post cryoablation plus 3 days.

It's been a while since I have written anything to the group and quite some time from reading the posts, as my ablation date approached I felt I just needed to distance myself from the information stream of anecdotal accounts, good and bad, of the various procedures and of the sometimes bewildering mixtures of medications and their effects intended and otherwise. So stage set I had my cryoablation under local anaesthesia, was in the hospital over a 4 day period and my initial impression is very positive, currently no arrhythmia with a slightly raised heart rate of +15 beats at rest with a more rapid rise under mild exertion than previously and some small amount of bruising and tenderness at the puncture site. I had questioned the need for the procedure as my episodes of AFib were not too frequent although they tended to last for periods of 24 to 48 hours and I had not had an attack for over 10 weeks. I discussed this with my surgeon who said she took the long rather than the short view, in that the condition does not go away and gets harder to "fix" the longer left. So here we are, the fear for the procedure now dispelled and looking forward to a steady recovery and a return to the active lifestyle that as always been apart of who I am.

[CDreamer]

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Best wishes.

[jeanjeannie50]

Good to hear from you again. I've heard that the slightly higher heart rate is normal for some people after an ablation.

Hope you're soon fighting fit.

Jean

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Thanks Jean, yes I had expected the increase in heart rate and now monitoring my HR to make sure I do not over do it and hopefully I will see a gradual decrease back to old resting HR numbers. Gives me something to do if nothing else

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Well done but please bear in mind that it may have been your active lifestyle that caused you to have AF. Despite what you may have been told, an ablation is not a cure so if you overdo it, it is more than likely to return.......

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Hey Flapjack thanks for that.

[BobD Volunteer]

Read our fact sheet please. heartrhythmalliance.org/res...

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Thanks BobD, I had previously read the guide and found it very informative.

[Desanthony]

All best wishes to you for your continued recovery.

[bassets]

Hope you continue to feel better. Good luck.