Hi sjm46!
Thanks for your reply. My husband is doing better but won’t be 100% in his knee - so life goes on.
We used to go to Florida in the “good old days” and have many wonderful American friends but because of health issues we don’t go anymore. We just take one day at a time here at home. Besides, there is too much going on with the politics - sad. I do have a feeling that things for you are going to get better re: your leader.
The only part of the ablation I didn’t like was having to lie flat on my back in recovery for three hours as they stemmed the bleeding in my groin area where the catheters went in on either side- my back was killing me but the nurses were wonderful in helping me. After I got home I was very tired - never felt that exhaustion before - and this lasted about three weeks - so all I did was rest. After that I all of a sudden got my energy back - whohoo! I was tested a couple of times with a holter and blood work to see how the AFib was doing and finally I was told I no longer have AFib and I could go off my beta blocker but stay on the blood thinner. I did have some episodes of palpitations during the blanking phase and most times I would feel like they were coming on but the feeling subsided meaning that the ablation was working and my heart was healing. I’ve since had more holter tests and will get another one soon with a followup appt. Not sure how long the monitoring will go but I’m glad I am being looked after. As I mentioned before I do get some anxiety in the mornings but nothing to worry about. I’m back to exercising and walking the dog. So don’t get discouraged about the amount of recuperation time - your body needs it and at my age of 79 it takes longer for the healing to take place. Best wishes and keep in touch. xo