One Year On

[delmac]

Hi everyone.

I haven’t posted for a long time but felt I wanted to say a few words to people at the start of their AF journey who are probably very anxious and scared. I know I was!

I was 57 years old and kept myself very fit with cycling and walking. It was a bolt out of the blue.

After my diagnosis in November 2018, I was prescribed the normal Beta blockers and Apixaban to try and steady things up. I had a cardio version in January 2019 followed by an Ablation in April 2019.

Both went well

In July 2019 my cardiologist instructed me to stop all of the medications.

Since July 2019 I started rebuilding my fitness. Slowly to start with for many months with short walks and short cycles.

I bought a treadmill (I walk on it not run) and when the weather was poor or in the evenings I started building up my ‘Dreadmill’ distances.

So, one year on (bar a fortnight), I’m cycling up to 25 miles a ride once a week and walking a minimum of 100 miles a month on the Dreadmill plus normal walks too.

When you’re in the middle of your AF you can never imagine being ‘normal ‘ again so this little message is just to say that you can get to the other side of it. Do whatever your cardiologist tells you to do.

It’s looking like the Dreadmill for me for a few weeks more then now as the great outdoors is limited now.

A quick update

14 months post ablation.

Last week was my first 100 miles in a week cycling plus 44 miles of walking.

I don’t now feel like I’ve ever had any issues. It’s amazing how your brain and body have the ability to forget the bad times.

So, as I said a couple of months ago, anyone who’s been diagnosed with AF and will be having treatment, stay positive. I put on nearly two stone during my eighteen months of inactivity due to the AF, Cardioversion and Cardio Ablation. I’ve now lost the two stone purely down to exercise.

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Great post delmac, thanks.

[BobD Volunteer]

Thank you. Good news is always welcome.

[Paulbounce]

Well done - I hope newly diagnosed afibbers who are anxious read this thread. Just shows there can be light at the end of the tunnel.

Great news.

Paul

[jeanjeannie50]

What an inspiring post!

Are you in the UK and who performed your ablation?

Jean

[delmac in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi

Dr Patrick Heck at Papworth

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to delmac]

Thank you.

[CTblood]

Great post thank you.