Recovery and rest ? We all different?

[Lenlec]

Hi all. 4 days since my ablation now. And I’ve been thinking. We are told to rest after and slow down for a few weeks ? But what some people call rest may be different to others ? Before ablation I ran every day and went to the gym weight training 4 nights a week. Rest to me is going a gentle bike ride or a nice long walk

But rest to others may be lying in the sofa watching Netflix all day. ?

Suppose we are all different. As long as we don’t blast our heart rate up for a while after ablation it’s all good right? Or have I missed the point completely? Thanks all

[BobD Volunteer]

I think you have. Read the recovery fact sheet and always remember you must be able to talk at the same time as any exercise. Remember over exercise can be a cause of AF.

[CDreamer]

We are all different but rest after ablation means just that for the first week, then gradually increase exercise. This is do as I say not a do what I did which landed me in Acute Cardiac Ward requiring a 2nd ablation within 12 weeks.

In my case I felt so well the few days after ablation after years of misery I thought I was superwoman. Hard fall.

[Lenlec in reply to CDreamer]

True. I’m doing as little as possible for a week. Maybe a 10 min stroll to the shop for a paper this morning