i felt fairly uncomfortable over the first few weeks, but thanks to all the support and info on here, I have got through it without panic.
the main thing is pacing myself and not overdoing it. Get enough rest & hydrate.
It has been about 5 weeks now, and I am starting to feel more like my old self - more energy, apart from anything else. I still get very tired if I overdo it, so am taking my time.
My son, who last saw me at Christmas, said I look healthier and younger now.
I still have my other health issues, but I am glad I had the ablation.
I stopped flecainide about a week ago, nebivolol is next.
my HR & BP is higher than normal due to the ablation, and is expected. But all is well.
no AF at all!
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Good to hear. Hope this carries on for a good while for you. take good care of yourself and don't over do things. Give yourself plenty of time to get over this and get the best from it.
Great news, continue to pace yourself for another couple of months even if you feel great, I felt similar at 5 weeks but got caught out at 10 weeks doing too much one day, keep hydrating little and often, it’s easy to forget when you get busy again.
my HR & BP is higher than normal due to the ablation,
Thanks for the update and so happy you're doing well. Newer studies suggest that a higher heart rate following ablation is actually a GOOD thing and predictive of ablation success.
My heart rate used to be around 64bpm it's now around 74bpm and I had my ablation on March the 26th this year, so far I haven't had any afib that I know of ❤️ Good luck, keep us posted
I’m the same five weeks too. First two weeks were tricky but since same as you all trundling along fine. Saw cardio last week and had echocardiogram all good and I’m staying on tablets till three months is up thrn a holster monitor and if hood diminish slowly the tablets. I’m in France and it seems we don’t stop we diminish over a few months thrn stop. Happened the sane last ablation.
I have my post op review on 17th July, I was told I could stop the meds after a month. Yes, energy comes and goes. But this week it feels more stable, although I am flagging by mid afternoon, even if I pace myself. I check with my Kardia every so often, but all seems good! X
Yes Tilly me too I seem to drain in afternoon too.
But we’re both getting there eh!
Actually my first ablation I spent most of my rest time planning a three month road trip in Australia it was like I knew the places inside out before I went but it gave me good resting time. It was a Mammoth trip trip 5000 miles but I was at seven months past ablation and felt back yo normal but , journey via Singapore was exhausting and my family dud Singapore while I slept , but I did well on the trip but even so walking in the rain forests when we did those walks I was knackered and I realized that our bodies rule us, not the other way around.
hi Tilly. That’s so encouraging to read. Glad you are feeling better.
Cryo ablation is an option for me but I’m trying meds first. The feelings during recovery are what put me off as I’m sure I’d overthink them and anxiety would rear it’s ugly head.
I’m in the U.K. too, north west.
Wishing you best wishes on your road road to recovery.
Go for it! I felt the same overrun with anxiety and right up to the last minute almost jumped off the trolley. I had a few ups and downs during the first couple of weeks but the feeling with no episodes 🤞is indescribable! As my EP said when I kept trying to talk myself out of the ablation "Just think you have stepped on a plane for a long haul flight and your heart rate escalates and you go into AF", that was enough.
I am 12 weeks post ablation now and pleased I had it done. I see the EP on the 8th of July and hopefully can get off the antiarrhythmic drugs and beta blockers
I had ablation late March and, apart from some indigestion, I felt fine. My energy was good and I haven't had any palpitations since. I'm annoyed with myself for wasting so much time worrying about the procedure.
Me too!! I was the same as you, strange indigestion feeling especially when I went to bed at night. It felt like trapped wind and a lump in my throat. In the beginning I got it during the day but it gradually got better. I also had aura migraines for 10 days and was told by the arrythmia nurses (and BobD) it was caused by the transeptal puncture and it would stop when the puncture healed - and it did!
ah, that is a different kettle of fish! The anaesthetic fir my knee arthroscopy in April was amazing, I had no fibro pain! But then the consultant did say he gave me an extra dose of morphine just before I came round. With the ablation, I had a stinking headache and chest area pain afterwards, and I had two doses of 5ml of morphine - again, amazing affect on the fibro! However, I don’t think anyone will prescribe a bottle if morphine in the long run 🤣🤣🤣
The flecainide helped with the fibro, it made everything less intense in a way. Now I am off it, and it is playing up again 😪 but heyho, rather that than the AF! Thank you for asking
Thank you. I can’t take codeine, it gives me chest pains that mimic a heart attack! I was given tramadol to take home, when I had my knee done, but didn’t take any …. Too scared to take it in case I reacted to that too…,, hadn’t realised that about morphine. I only want something occasionally, to break the cycle. I usually just cope with it . Thank you ,
Yes, codeine is, in essence, morphine. Some people can’t metabolise it into morphine for genetic reasons, however, and, for those, it has no analgesic effect whatsoever.
What you say is interesting, though. It might be oral codeine’s effect on the gastric system as it slows everything the down. So does morphine, of course - but you were likely given that IV?
yes, with the knee op, the morphine was IV, but with the ablation, it was liquid afterwards, when I told them I hurt a lot. I have only ever taken codeine as tablets, used them on and off for years for headaches & muscle pains. Haven’t tried it since I got the fake ha symptoms - chest pain into my jaw, down my arm, etc I could barely breath for the pain. Blue lighted to a&e… found nothing wrong. Now I dare not try it again just in case 🙄 and paracetamol does almost nothing. Oh well.
Good news Tilly. I had my cryo-ablation on 23 May but was told my EP consultant to keep taking the Flecainide for 3 months. Opinions / advice differ. Almost scared to stop the Flecainide in case I get an episode!
I felt like that . I was surprised it was only a month., I stopped the am dose first, then after 4 days I dropped the evening one. I was on 50mg am & pm. No issues. I also asked if I I did go into AF, should i take the pip meds, and got a very emphatic no.
I had a cyroablation 2 and a half years again and it was the best thing for me. It was my only medical issue and am now medication free. I was also very afraid of the procedure but had read it only generally gets worse and the sooner you do it the better the results. I was just tired for a few days after, so my recovery was easy. I did not exercise for a while and started back slowly. I'm able to travel overseas again without worrying about getting Afib.
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