Post ablation fact sheet

[Nantoone]

Can someone please point me in the right direction of the fact sheet for post ablation. I hadmy ablation done two days ago and my husband thinks I should be going for a nice long walk in the sunshine. I am in a little discomfort and running on around 40% at the moment so I just wanted to show him the sheet so that he understands what I am going through.

[Buzby62]

Much too soon, maybe a walk around the garden in the shade will be ok.

api.heartrhythmalliance.org...

Best wishes

[BobD Volunteer in reply to Buzby62]

Thanks Busby been busy. Nan please don't be pressured into anything to soon. We used to say week one TV remote only but week two you might be allowed to make tea.

[TracyAdmin Partner]

Hello Nantoone, everyone recovers differently from a procedure, so please listen to your body and the advice of your medical team. You will need to take it easy for at least a week (or longer!) to allow your body to recover, the visible wound is only a fraction of the procedure as we cannot see the internal wounds - so please do not overdo it just yet.

Our Patient Services Team are here to talk to if you would like a chat 01789 867502

Kind regards

TracyAdmin

[Karendeena]

I didn't go for a long walk but I did walk every day starting the day after I came out of hospital 4 days later I went out for lunch

[lizzieloo2]

My EP told me I could do my normal dog walk of 2-3 miles straight away if I felt like it. Felt fine the following day, did the walk, cut the grass, cooked the dinner and then bam, that night had an episode. All because I overdid it, was already deyhydrated from the starving beforehand and overtired - all my usual triggers. Then read the post ablation fact sheet and wished I'd seen it before!

[Buffafly in reply to lizzieloo2]

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[Buffafly]

My husband thought people were like cars - they go to the GP or hospital and come back ‘fixed’. He also thought if you were too ill/ tired to carry out your usual routine you should go to bed so as to recover asap. It took a long time to re-educate him…..

[Palpman]

It also depends on if you had an ablation for AFlutter or AFib.

I had an ablation for Flutter and was not told how to recover.

I pretty much jumped off the hospital bed into my car and drove home to continue life as per normal.