I have a cryo ablation booked for next week in London, I’ve been told to self isolate from this Thursday and take it easy after the procedure. Considering I live in Wales and will be staying in a London hotel for a few nights it’s not easy to comply . How much walking etc can I sensibly do after the procedure etc ?
I have a crying ablation booked for next week.
I’ve been asked
Cryo
heartrhythmalliance.org/res.... will tell you what you need to know.
Thanks for the reply. I’ve read that a few times . But in the “ real world “ it’s going to be difficult to comply with some of that . For me travelling from Wales and staying in London before and after the procedure.
You have no choice other than to do your best not to mix with other people. After a few days you can do some gentle walks at home, but take care, don't over do it and listen to your body. You can feel really well, but the tiredness can hit you suddenly. So always remember you have to walk back too. It's a horrible feeling when you know you've had enough walking, but there's more to do to get home.
Keep well hydrated and take it easy for the first few weeks
Wishing you a successful ablation.
Jean
So kind thanks
I was always told by RBH that I was not allowed to travel alone or by public transport and always needed to be collected,. Hence my wife doing 10 hour round trips from Devon.
Same here . Thanks for reply . We are staying overnight before and if I’m discharged the same day stay in London overnight
Bob I can never open your links. Don't know if it's just my PC or the link doesn't work. Can someone else comment on this please.
Jean
I get a message asking if I really want to do that and when I confirm it opens but I’m on an iPad. Could be your security settings.
Same here, chrome (browser) asks if I want to open the link and I confirm. It works.
Yes, looks like I've got the problem on my PC. It usually opens everything.
Jean because my key board is dyslexic I always check that the link opens after I have typed it. Occasionally I have to correct spelling but always leave it working.
I couldn't either so I contacted Tracy and she downloaded them to me.
My hospital would not accept me staying in a hotel before my ablation 10 days ago due to the protocols surrounding cv. We opted for an Airbnb apartment which worked well. All the best to you
My husband always took me for my ablations and we stayed overnight in a hotel he encouraged me to walk to local shops and I just couldn't do it I was puffed out he didn't really understand but learnt from that first time that I needed to rest so please just be ferried around and rest for a few days or more
Go from hospital to hotel by taxi, thrn when your home stay home , potter indoors. I’d say two weeks. It’s just not worth pushing this. You will feel like your fine, but tiredness creeps in like a brick wall if you overdo it. After two weeks, slowly slowly do things and actually your body will say Woah! If you doo too much....just remember exactly what Jean Jeanie said if you walk remember you’ve got to get back. I had some circular walks in morzine I did.Best wishes
Sue
I had my ablation at St Thomas’ hospital 3 weeks ago. Firstly it was so much less scary than I anticipated, the care was superb. I came home to east Kent that night driven through Friday night London traffic for 3 hours by my wonderful husband and coped but was exhausted. I had a few abrupt, sharp AFs in the second week for 3 days, they just lasted a few minutes but scared me. Reassurance from this lovely group settled me. At 3 weeks i now feel great but do get hit by waves of tiredness and my heart is calm and steady. If you try to get to link Bob gave you by googling Atrial Fibrillation Association, then patients link and there are all the information papers there. All the best for your op
I was too sore to walk for a week. Then I did a few minutes every other day. Took me months to get back to walking 3-4 miles again, but I'm a slow healer. I found after my first one that the more I pushed to get better the tireder I got. So second time I've taken it easy (short walks up to two miles, electric biking( for three months and now at four months I've suddenly made huge progress. Good luck x
Thanks soMuch . So many have more than one ablation
Kalgs,
Be prepared that your body will be affected by the procedure and the GA for a few days. After my ablation, I was kept overnight to make sure all was good with my heart and especially for making sure I stayed laying flat--as this is important to make sure your catheter entry points have a chance to seel up properly (I had caths in both femoral arteries). So walking about (or lifting anything) the first couple days should be absolutely avoided. I also had a build up of fluid in my lungs from catheter irrigation and/or the GA, so I was hucking up some phlegm for a week or so as well. I'd take the advice of those above who mentioned an airbnb for a few days to lay low and go very slow. You'll should be up and about maybe around day 3, but everyone goes at their own pace. As is frequently posted, listen to your body. You'll do good. Stay positive and keep a patient mindset. All the best.
Many thanks for reply . I’m not having GA and if things go well they intend to discharge me same day .
I'm approaching week 4 and felt fine at the weekend but now very tired. I forgot I was recovering and my leg still sore as wee reminder.
good luck it's not nearly as bad as you imagine and you are in safe hands. I was quite exited to be getting my operation as hopefully it was the start of me returning to some for of 'normality'.
Did you have GA and are you in Uk . Thanks for the reply
no sedation and painkillers and yes I'm in uk
No sedation for the ablation??
Did you have GA
Ablation 
In afib day after ablation 
Home yesterday after my AF ablation
