Hello I am 78 year old women, my name is Anabella. I had ablation done 48 hours ago. before this i was able to walk over 2 mile with no slope no problem. Now I can barely walk 3 min. have shortness of breath occasionally only lasted a min or two. Blood pressure is 110-100 / 45-50 blood pressure. concerned about it. any advise please.
Thank you
Anabella
Once when in hospital I was told to drink water to bring my blood pressure up. I can tell you that it worked for me, so perhaps give it a try.
I've had three ablations, you need to give yourself a full 3 months at least for your body to recover from the procedure.
The tiredness you are feeling is perfectly normal, for this stage post ablation and could persist for a few months. Rest for the first week, then gradually introduce short walks from the second.
Hope you soon feel better.
Jean
exactly the same for me - 2 huge glasses of water after my PVI ablation and my blood pressure popped straight back up.
I think we sometimes tend to forget, that when we walk somewhere full of energy, we have to do that distance again back and that's when the tiredness kicks in. It's a horrible feeling.
Drinking lots of water brings it up. After I had ablation years ago I was told to drink a lot to bring it up, a lady opposite me wouldn’t drink, her blood pressure kept dropping low and monitor started beeping in the end they put her on a drip. That top figure is ok for me with heart failure, it’s the bottom one that needs to come up drastically to at least 70s mark. The heart as been tampered with it will take time to settle so you won’t be able to move about quickly as yet. It as to heal but the more you do the better.
It is also possible that the drugs you were given during your ablation might reduce your blood pressure. I'm not a medic but I'd say give it a few weeks to get back to normal.
hello Anabella,
Please give yourself time to recover properly.
Although ablation is quite quick and relatively pain free procedure, for your heart is an ordeal and it is very normal that you are not and you won’t be the same for a little while.
I’ve had 3 ablations over the past 25 years and the last 2 were very different from each other in respect of how I was feeling afterwards. Reading the reports it all made sense because for the one where the recovery was slow, the ablation was quite complicated and they had to fiddle with my heart for quite a bit, the last one was instead much more straightforward and although my general heart health is worse, I recovered much quicker. I think on the leaflet or if you search online the guideline is 6 weeks for a full recovery.
Listen to your body, don’t force yourself as you will exert your healing heart.
All the best x
Contact your medics . This forum is non medical
Contact your Dr or ring 111 for advice. Or maybe you have a heart nurse? You need to know if what you are experiencing is part of the recovery process of whether it needs attention from the medical services. Takes energy to do this but might give you peace of mind. Best of luck. x
It really saddens me to read questions like yours. Ablations are now very routine procedures but are still to be taken seriously simply because they involve invading the heart. I simply can't believe that Doctors and consultants are failing to properly inform patients of exactly what to expect after the procedure so they are having to turn to forums like this one. They are really failing their patients in this area.
Hallo Anabella, Frank here. Take it EEEEZE. Like the other comments say, `your body has taken a pounding and needs a rest. You walk until you feel out-of-breath and STOP. You`ll gradually build up.`
If your heart is weak(er) then remember what you get told by the medics; every single thing you do is followed by 15 minutes rest. Like any muscle, if the heart has been bruised it needs some tlc. Relaaaaax. Take care Chuck.
Hi from Liz. Can you tell me how long you had to wait for ablation? Wait list here is 18 months. Had 20% ectopics for over a year, collapsed last month, can only walk 100 yards or so before stopping for breath.
Hi, as you haven't yet had a reply from the OP, they may be busy, I thought I'd reply as well! I think how long you have to wait for an ablation will depend on different factors including where you live. However, I would think if it's urgent you would have it sooner rather than later, why not contact your hospital/cardiologist to see where you're at with it & can it be hurried up in any way, are they aware of your recent collapse. My husband is having an ablation at the end of the month, his was a very urgent case due to the frequency of his VT's & the severity of them, loss of consciousness several times due to a VT storm. From consultation to ablation date it will have taken just over 6 weeks. Good luck🤞
Thank you, I know there are people more in need, and the pressure on services is enormous, but life is on hold,as I keep having to stop, as can’t breathe. May have to bite the bullet and go private, but is a very large chunk of my small pension. Liz 😕
Oh I totally get that feeling that your life is on hold, my husband only had to wait for 6 weeks and it felt like a lifetime. Is your cardiologist aware of your recent collapse & breathing issues? If not I would definitely be letting your medical team know, my husband never had any breathing issues beyond his usual breathlessness. You could also contact the hospital and ask if you can be put on the cancellation list to speed things up.
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