18 days post ablation!

[Cally53]

I thought I would give an update as to how things are with me.

Firstly, I was lucky to only have had occasional visual disturbances over the first 3 or 4 days and have had none since, I do get strange heart bumps and jumps every day, but to honest that isn't any different to how it was pre procedure. I was also getting some light chest pain with head aches for the first few days but this has decreased too, I do get the occasional 'heart ache' now but no headache with it.

I was having strange gasping breaths regularly for the first week but these have thankfully been decreasing as the time has moved on. They didn't particularly bother me, but I think they may have done if they had continued at the same level to now.

If I wake up during the night whilst laying on my left side I find myself in some uncomfortable chest pain, however, it does go within a few minutes of moving onto my back or onto my right side. Thankfully this has only happened a few times! I do try my best not to lay on that side but I am a real fidget in bed and often don't know I have, until it wakes me up.

I have only done very short walks up until today, which have been fine. During the very hot weather we recently had I didn't walk at all, in fact, I really can't imagine why anyone would want to walk in all that heat!

Af visited me on day 11, thankfully for only a very short time (around 15 minutes) during the night, again, after being woken up from sleeping on my left side. I was thankful it didn't continue so didn't need to use my pip.

Today I went for a slightly longer walk and did a total of around 3500 steps, I do walk very slowly at the moment because I am very aware of not pushing myself too much. The route I walk is quite flat with only one slight slope, but after walking around two thirds of it I became very breathless and realised I had gone into af. I had to stop a couple of times and leaned against some garden walls, then found a bus stop bench to sit on for a while. I checked on my kardia when I eventually got back and yes, it confirmed I was in af, with a heart rate of 145. I took my bisoprolol pip and my fleacainide pip and thankfully reverted back to NSR within 30 mins.

Onward and upwards...

[Physalis]

Oh dear, bit of a cautionary tale!

[Cally53 in reply to Physalis]

Indeed!

[jerseygirl49]

Good to hear your progress Cally53. Stay positive and listen to your heart and body as to what you attempt in the form of any exercise. Stay well and best wishes.

[Cally53 in reply to jerseygirl49]

Thank you.

[ETFCfan]

Good to hear your progress. I occasionally get those gasping breaths too, so strange. Please take it easy and don’t overdo it. Keep us updated x

[Cally53 in reply to ETFCfan]

Yes, they are strange. I've had a very easy day today.