Recovery From Ablation--How Long?

My doctor told me it could take up to six months to a year to fully recover from my ablation. I had mine at the end of April (05) so it's been almost 5 months. Recently I have developed these extra beats, like I would have before I would go into SVT but they just flutter then stop, but I've been having them for the past 2 weeks. Anybody else with an ablation ever experience periods of these types of episodes?


Hey Teri: Thanks for your advice from the last post...Trust me I take all these posts with a grain of salt. I guess as human beings it's nice to hear your not alone.

Well, thedwp, you are not alone - we are here for you!  One of our regulars here is back to working as a teacher full time, so she doesn't have as much time as before, but I'll give her a head's up on your post here!  She's been through the mill, too, and is still having occasional problems after her 3rd ablation.

 

I think if your Dr. told you one year as a target date, then that is probably the 'average' time frame.  Everyone's a bit different.

 

I hope a few others see your post here and are able to offer you some support.

 

My best wishes to you, Teri

And I do understand about the not wanting to feel alone. :)

Hiya!

I had my first ablation in April '05 too.  My second was in June and the third the end of July.  My docs said it would take six months to a year to feel completely well.  I have had that fluttery feeling...the PVCs...PACs...I saw the report from my holter monitor before and after my third ablation and I'm having more PVCs and PACs now then I was having before.  But they're not dangerous...just annoying.  

Another thing my doc told me was that after being through so much this past year, I'm also more sensitive to feeling my funny heartbeats.  After all, I've just spent a lot of time recognizing differences in my heartbeats and heartrates so I could make sure I was ok...now I've just got to learn to relax about my heart.  (And that's harder than it sounds!!)

A couple weeks ago, I had an SVT episode...HR was about 145 for about 10-15 minutes.  I told my ep about it...he told me not to worry.  I could expect that to happen every once in a while.  I'm still healing.  You're still healing too...It's hard not to worry about it...trust me, I know!!  I still can't walk up the stairs without getting really out of breath...that worries me but I'm working on putting it out of my mind. 

 Lil

Thinking of you thedwp and hoping you are feeling okay/better today?!

 

Hugs, Teri

I have heard that magnesium does seem to play a role in maintaining good cardiovascular health and that it may help with irregular heart arrhythmias, along with diabetes and other health problems like high blood pressure and perhaps strokes. Eating green leafy vegetables or whole grain foods help naturally supply us with magnesium.

Keep us posted and let us know how all this helps you?!

Hugs, Teri :)

Well, only time will tell but for some reason they are less frequent maybe 4 or 5 times per day...I prob need to go to an EP but we just moved and our new insurance has not kicked in yet and I don't want to pay $50000000000000000 to have the guy tell me "it's nothing to worry about"...Overall I feel fine, no other symptoms...It's like I'm less freaked out so when they happen, I don't stress and they stay away..(which tells me that they are related to stress for me)...thanks again you guys!