Hi all!
I’m new to the group and I had my ablation just yesterday. I am 49 and had poor interactions with 4 different medications so the ablation was recommended as I was having daily and prolonged episodes. I was grateful to read the posts about post ablation symptoms, many of which I am experiencing. I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck to be honest. Look forward to your advice and guidance as I navigate the next 3 months.
For starters read this and don’t do any more than you have and don’t even do that if someone else can.
Welcome to the forum Ailish. We're a friendly group and will be happy to support you in any way we can. Feel free to ask any questions and bear in mind that we say there's no such thing as a daft one. A lot of us have experienced an ablation, so you're in the company of people who truly understand the whole process.
Go with how your body feels and never push yourself to try and do more, or it may well leave you feeling drained of energy. Lots of rest for you now.
Jean
Excellent advice, thank you. I do have a tendency to “psi through” so that will have to stop!
Take it slowly...followed by a rest!
Early days so do nothing the next two weeks, listen to your body!Sue
Hi, i had a successful ablation April 19, it's a long patient road to recovery. A few weeks back to work is very optimistic I'd say, I was told the same by my EP, they are notoriously rose tinted expectations in this regard, in reality it was a couple of months before I was ready to take the daily stresses of work and life . Best advice, take it slow, do nothing for at least 3-4 weeks, as in my case I was still gaining improvement up to 10-12 months later, the first 2/3 months is testing .Don't over exert as I did, too much too quick can cause problems, I ended up in flutter pushing to hard with exercise, purely down to feeling OK and doing too much early on .
You probably will experience odd feelings during the short term healing period , and little bumps and thumps along the way , all part of the healing process, just stay calm and be kind to yourself .
This is the best place for advice and a wealth of information and support.
Finally, welcome to the afib free club, hope your recovery goes well and keep us updated of your progress.
Ian.
Thank you, Ian. I have felt that my EP underestimates the recovery process so this will be en excellent forum. I was asked to be part of a clinical trial of a new ablation procedure here in Washington DC and I am so glad I didn’t participate. This is frightening enough to navigate as is, never mind dealing with a new procedure that others have not experienced. So grateful to have found this group!
I think they all underestimate it to be honest, I did go for a new procedure, to this area of the UK anyway, and so far it's worked out well.Plenty of positive outcomes here, just remember people usually only post when it goes wrong for advice, so try not to read the negative stuff, I know a few people I speak to now by private messaging who have had success just don't come on here frequently anymore just getting on with life . Keep positive and play the long game. 😎
It took 5months for my bumps and arrhythmias to stop. That was 2013 and I am still AF free. Almost a year before my resting hear rat3 returned to pre ablation rate. So be patient and give your heart a chance to recover properly.
Hi & welcome.
Similar age to me and I too had problems with many different medications. The ablation helped me hugely and had made a massive difference to my quality of life.
Hang in there & rest as much as you can!
Happy to help with any questions you may have about the recovery.
All the best! 😊
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