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So I'm on my way to London for my first Ablation procedure tomorrow morning at 0800.

They plan to remove my Atrial Flutter from my left Atrial and Fibrillation from my right.

Feeling nervous and excited 🙃

Overnight stay on Tuesday then hopefully back home Wednesday.

I was planning to get a taxi and train home. The train journey is 30 minutes. Will that be ok do people think?

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Wonky_heart

I hope all goes well tomorrow. I had an atrial flutter ablation last Sept and am now waiting for an atrial fib ablation hopefully soon. From what I remember, you're advised to restrict any exercise, lifting, etc. for the first week. So your travel arrangements depend on what baggage you're carrying, how much walking and standing you'll need to do. From what I understand, the main risk is causing bleeding at the puncture site in the femoral vein which would cause a lot of problems. However, the fact that you're staying in overnight rather than home the same day should help with this.

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BlueDouble007

Get a taxi all the way, or book patient transport at the hospital. It is not worth the risk, to undo all the good work and expense.

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Driver11

You should be fine. The op does seem scary and I've had 2 but to the doctors it's just routine. Don't lift anything for awhile

Good luck

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Redbass

Yes , that is fine , definatly avoid any stress or strain so taxi and train sounds fine . After mine , I got a cab all the way home ,but I do live in London, so its wasn't too expensive . Do take things slow for a bit , give yourself time to heal , its tempting to overdo it afterwards seeing no physical evidence of a procedure and feeling relief and hope. I just had some big bruising . Its amazing what they do . Even more amazing that to the Medics, it's just a routine procedure.Good Luck .

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Choccie55

The main concern after ablation is bleeding at the groin. You can’t lift more than 10lbs for a week. I personally would not risk public transport unless someone was travelling with me and could help with bags etc.

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racer373

Replying to my own post 😜

Procedure went really well albeit 4 hours long.

An attempt was made to go up my right leg which failed so my left leg was used.

Consultant is really pleased and continues to be optimistic that my health can be what it was before all this started end of September.

I'm so pleased to be in Sinus Rhythm.

I've been on this forum a relatively short time but really appreciate the help advice given. It's been a dark couple of months but hopefully there will be light at the end x

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racer373

The consultant was happy for me to get taxi and train. Although I hadn't booked the passenger assistance at Paddington was first class, they provided a buggy and wheelchair to get me on train and even arranged a wheelchair at the other end.

im home now in bed taking it easy 😀

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