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My wife just had a pulse field ablation for her afib the day before yesterday at Mayo in Florida.

My question is, Will her recovery from the feeling of weakness be more of a day by day recovery where she will be able to recognize and see improvement in her strength or will it be more of a week by week recovery. I am trying to help her set expectations, even though I understand every body is different.

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@bens1 She 'should' begin to feel better and more normal and energetic inside of a week, but people vary widely in their recovery from any intervention, not least of which is catheter ablation. Tell her to trust her instincts and her mojo. If she doesn't feel like stepping out for a slow walk around the block, don't force her. If she wants to try, go with her. Be there, let her find calm over the next few days, plenty of rest, stay hydrated, and she should be much better in a couple of days.

@bens1 I had a PFA on Nov 25th. To answer if it's day by day or week by week improvement, for me it was really both. The first few days I was tired and get winded. Slowly I increased my activities as suggested by my EP and some days I could see and feel the difference and other things were week by week. Tell her to listen to her body and if she's tired to rest and if she feels she needs to try to do something, let her. Don't hover over her. She'll know how she feels and what she needs to do. Good luck to both of you.