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Recovery after RF Left Atrial Ablation

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Mar 20 3:57pm | Replies (14)

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I had an ablation last September after a few years of episodes , maybe 3 to 4 a year during exercise. I went to ER several times, sometimes with rapid heart flutter. I was given standard drugs, then went hom. I eventually learned to stay home with it often for up to 2 hours before I went in. Doc said it was ok as long as I didn’t develop other symptoms .
After I finally got tired of it all, I had the ablation. I too had a looper recorder for 2.5 years before it died.
My procedure was uneventful and I got back to exercising after 2 weeks. I did casual biking on my trainer and walked on treadmill. I was experiencing heart flutter once in a while. Around Christmas time for a week I had 3 episodes lasting 1-2 hours. I called Doc about it but he was on vacation and of course it was a Friday. I talked to PA. She would get back to me about it. They said I probably have to wear a heart monitor for a week if it continues. Well, it had stopped happening , my heart rate slowly dropped to under 125 with vigorous exercise and I continue to feel much better. In fact, it’s the best I’ve felt in years. So it does take several months before you feel normal.
Reach out to your cardiologist and see what he says.

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Thanks for your reply. This info is helpful. I also workout with weights and aggressive cardio. I'm now 3 weeks post Ablation and have had 4 Afib episodes plus an SVT as well as the PVCs, etc.
Am I reading that correctly? You had 3 episodes 4 months post Ablation?
Good Luck, and my prayers are with you.