hello all
Just called the Royal Brompton ward for advice but not that reassuring other than speak to your GP do I thought I would ask other experiences here.
my husband has been in AF for a couple of years now and after a couple of Cardeovertion he had a successful Ablation last week.
Today however he woke up in AF on his Apple Watch. Is it usual to flip back so quickly? Our local GP wants us to go to AE but we are not keen …
These sorts of thing are very common post ablation during recovery so please read the following link. I'm dissapointed that you were not given this anyway on discharge as I provided the arrhythmia nurses at RBHT with copies some time ago.
Not unusual at all to get breakouts. Try not to worry at this stage. Although he can't feel it, his heart is very scarred at present and until all the tissue heals AF can still happen. If the procedure has been successful, these outbreaks happen will less and less as time goes on. It's only a week and he should take it easy, and also try not to overindulge!I'm inclined to agree about not going to A and E - the duty doctors there usually know very little about AF and will only monitor things until the episode stops. Is your husband still on his medication? This might be something to look into with the Royal Brompton if he gets a lot of outbreaks. I stayed on mine for months and am.only cutting down now 9 months on. Fingers crossed things stabilise.
Hi, I've had 3 ablations this year and sadly went back into persistent AF after each one. NsR only lasting 48 hours. Because mine is so longstanding I was advised that if I go back into AF then it will stay..but this is not usually the case.As BobD says breakouts of AF are very common in the weeks and months following ablation .
The usual advice (what I've always been told) is to do what you would normally do in an AF episode. So only go to A and E if that's what you'd normally do or if it's significantly worse than usual. Or if your symptoms dictate.
If it persists for a fews hours take a kardia reading if you use one or get an ECG done at GP or hospital and ask for it to be sent to the EP/ cardiac nurses at the hospital where you had the procedure.
Good luck and hopefully it will pass...and if you are still in A and E, that you will be seen soon. 🤞
After 4 Cardioversions, 2 Ablations and little or no response over the years from various medications, I can say that the only pattern is no pattern. We are all different in the way we respond to the procedures and meds.
thank you eveyone- quick update incase anyone is following the thread. He has remained in AF ( we track it on the Apple Watch) he feels ok but was tired today. We have since received a lovely email from the EP nurse with some supportive information (wish we had received on discharge ) and advising that maybe a Cardeovertion will be required if nothing changes in a couple of weeks.
Back in AF.
AF back again post ablation ! 
Back in AF four months after Ablation. 
AF returns again one year after ablation 2 
