Well been a long wait but the time has almost come - due in the morning for Ablation (AFib and Flutter). not going to lie - nerves starting but forcing the positive thoughts through to the forefront. I’ll let you know how it goes post Op (with a bit of luck) and how it goes over the next few months as I’ve found this forum so useful for exactly the same thing
Wish me luck and hopefully will still be up for a bit of Xmas spirit when it arrives 🙏🙏🙏☘️☘️☘️
Good luck with your ablation tomorrow and yes do let us know how you are feeling afterwards.
Jean
Thank you Jean - very much appreciated and will do
Feeling good Jean - being pampered by my kids and bouncing with za positive vibes and looking forward to some good ole living of life - Hope all’s well with you and thank you for all your posts and advise which I’ve found really useful since I first joined this group - really made a difference to me!! xxx
Good luck with your ablation and as Jean said, please do update us all on how it went.
Good luck tomorrow, and I hope you soon feel as good as I do now after my ablation 10 weeks ago! You’re in good hands, go with the flow and take things very easy for a good recovery. I did very little for a few weeks and hope you’re letting other people cook the Christmas dinner!
All the best. I had Afib and Flutter done same day, never had flutter since ,not once. Few breakthrough Fibs but not for ages now. Done June 2022.You will feel scared, naturally, but it's a day in the office for them. Mine were chatting away about the Platinum Jubilee...
The waiting is worst.
BTW do NOT listen to nonsense about being fine in a few days. I directed mine to our patient leaflet, which I had printed out.
You must rest.
Xx
had mine done in June - don’t regret it - gel so much better !
As others have said - take it slowly afterwards
Treat yourself kindly - you can’t see it from outside but heart has taken a trauma and needs time to heal - which it will do fabulously- it’s an amazing organ but please give it time.
Plenty to drink afterwards will ward off low BP
Good luck
I am due my 2nd Ablation on January 11th. Very nervous
So Best wishes for a speedy recovery .
I hope it goes really smoothly for you MWIC. The waiting is the hardest bit. I’m having an ablation this morning too! And as everyone says, take it easy. Small steps.
Good luck PCC and hope it has been a big success!
Thanks Rainfern. All done and so far, pretty painless. Spending a night in hospital which is standard here but feeling good after 7 hours. Early days I know!!
Wonderful. You’ll keep on feeling great I’m sure. Take care and plenty rest!
Great to hear - Also feeling Ok after mine / bit of breathlessness/discomfort when trying to breathe in deeply but other than that all Ok - fingers crossed !!!!
Good man. Take is easy. It's been a bit of an onslaught in there so bide your time and take advantage of every offer from family and friends to do things for you. It's vital and hopefully will pay dividends. And with Christmas coming, try and not indulge too much and don't eat late - all helps apparently. 👍🤞
GOOD LUCK ALL WILL BE FINE. LIFE CHANGING FOR ME
Yeah agree will be a game changer for me as well if it works ☘️☘️☘️
It will its worked for me. 2 years now AF free
Wishing you good luck for your Ablation. Let us know how it goes and good wishes also for happy Christmas
Best of luck. I had my last one done 23rd Dec last year. Was a bit of a damp Christmas but I'm now in normal rhythm so it was worth it.Hope it all goes well for you!
Thank you and Yes think it has / feeling way better than expected so far
I know just how you feel, my pre up is today with the ablation next week and I'm already feeling a bit more nervous. Good luck, you will feel better after it has been done as you will be more relaxed.
Yeah and whilst not the most pleasant thing you’d sign yourself up for it was actually really not so bad and so try not to stress too much on the run up to it and you’ll soon have it done and be pacing the ward like me trying to escape 😂😂😂 (waiting for discharge)
Yes, good luck with the ablation. It's much easier than you imagine. I had one about six months ago and got my life back. Out running again and increased appreciation for life and forest walks. But as everyone here knows, take it easy for the first six months, give your heart time to recover. Do let us know how you get on.
You will have had it done by now I expect but all the best. I had mine in August and it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I had envisaged. In fact, I felt so well the next day, I overdid it! I've had a few blips but still very happy I had it done. Good luck and it is best excuse to take it easy over Christmas!
Thank you - how are you doing since ?
On the whole good. As I said, I overdid it the day after the ablation and had a full-blown AF episode which I also put down to being overtired where I didn't sleep much the night before the procedure and dehydration due to nothing to drink for 14hrs on the day of the procedure. These three things had always been triggers for me in the past. My EP had taken me off Diltiazem 300mg and the PIP 100mg Flecainide after the procedure but then because I had an episode, he put me back on the Diltiazem and told me to avoid the Flecainide if at all possible. I then went 11 weeks before another brief episode of 3hrs which reverted on its own and then 6 weeks later had another episode the same. Before the ablation, I was having episodes every 10 days to 3 weeks so I am feeling positive that things have improved. Had my 24hr Holter ECG monitor and all was fine and I see the arrhythmia nurse in January. How did it go for you?
Sound really promising and very best of luck it continues and settles further - I’ve been having episodes every 2-3 days for some time now so welcoming this improving - back from hospital now and just slept like a log for a few hours - so far so good
I had mine 4 weeks ago, so in recovery now. The recovery leaflet I saw on this forum was so helpful, as it told me what to expect and what to do during these weeks after the op. Just having walks, nothing more heavy duty.
Good luck and have a great relaxing Xmas.
Yeah agree - really useful- planning on being sensible (for a change) - the challenge will be Xmas but life’s for living and I’m going to enjoy - have my 4 slaves erm kids here answering my every whim - life is good🙏
Best wishes for your ablation being a total success with minimal recovery time!
Thank you -sounds perfect haha
Hope all went well 🤞🤞
Thank you and yes think it did - back home being pampered by my kids - feeling hell of a lot better than I expected at this point so fighting the temptation of doing stuff tbh but don’t intend to mess it up so will be good (I think haha)
Glad to hear you are up pacing the ward waiting for discharge, I was the same, don’t underestimate the importance of taking it easy as it says in the info sheets even if you don’t feel the need. A few of us have found a recent post helpful, some are in your replies here too.
Link: healthunlocked.com/afassoci...
Good luck and feet up for Christmas 🎄
All the best for a restful festive season and continued NSR!
Thank you - very much appreciated!!
Hi had my ablation 6 weeks on now, so much better, I think we all have high expectations, I am extremely pleased with the results, a few blip’s, but to be expected! but I’m living on a different planet now. All the best to you, for continuing recovery,
Thank you and great to hear your experience - yeah of course we have high expectations and hope we all get to see an increase in quality of life which is what it’s all about - Hugely positive about the future at this point 🙏🙏🙏☘️☘️☘️
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