What should I expect after the atrial fibrillation ablation procedure?

[JustTryingMakeitToJesus]

I just had mine on aug, 1st 2023 so 5 days ago. I couldn't go back to work and still havent but that's because I'm taking it really easy. I don't want to have a second surgery. I haven't been able to workout at all in 4 years because of this. Any straining activities would send me into afib. It got so bad that if the smallest thing was off with my body, id have afib. A cold. Afib. Dehydrated, afib. Sometimes just the act of lifting or pulling would do it. I never want to deal with that again. I was terrified to have this procedure done. But I'm so glad i did. I give god all the glory. He created my surgeon. Helped him thro medical school, and sent me to him. I'm grateful for my surgeon and the entire team.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. I'll try to respond quickly. God bless, i know its scary but its worth it and I'm the most anxious person i know if that helps. I was trembling just talking about the surgery. Good luck. Your going to be okay ❤

[edcronin]

Had this done 2 times 2 years out I am perfect wow I am so glad I list 35 lbs eating better working out 3 times a week I am 69 years old very healthy & happy

[routier]

Very helpful. I just had an ablation and received no aftercare advice at all. Thank God for the Internet.

[Tyler-mbce]

I am 35 and I underwent my 1st ablation in October and about 3-4 months later I started getting afib flare ups. So my EP decided I would need another ablation except this time we did a Cyro-Ablation instead of an RF ablation. The 2nd procedure was definitely alot different. I felt like I had really been worked on alot more and the recovery time to feel completely normal took longer. I am glad I had my 2nd and I'm glad it was a Cyro. Upon clearing the blanking/healing period of 3 months I now have not had any afib flare ups and that is with really testing my heart out good. I hope I continue to experience these great results. I hope others can benefit from the same types of procedures. Yes, diet and exercise are vital to anyone's well being certainly those with a disease such as afib, but diet and exercise alone will not fix afib. Sometimes you need to intervene to correct afib.

[luhoffma]

I had this procedure last week and felt great, no pain. Just a scratchy throat from the intubation but that went away in 2 days and I ate popsicles to help. Also mine was outpatient and went home the same day. Everything was fine.

[carolwilliams]

It’s been a month for me. Everything seems to be ok. Taking beta blockers and blood thinners
. I hope to not have to keep taking for long. Sign effects of meds sucks

[robertmiller]

It can be very painful during after the operation/procedure, I am coming up to 2 weeks tomorrow!

[mcviegas]

I want to ask if discontinuing blood thinners drugs. I personal learned that staying the course for a complete success because personally I refuse to make this a life long practice. Please advise!

[calvinellis]

It took 3 ablutions to get me back in sinus rhythm I have now been in rhythm for 3 months .

[curbozerboomer]

My cardiologist works at Swedish...I appreciate these types of videos, but this one is nearly 10 years old!...I am sure that even more relevant info has been gleaned over those years...let's see newer info?

[kurtfrancis]

Can atrial fib ablation be done with a PFO closure device in place in the septum?

[rwilson]

I had an ablation 7 days ago & unintentionally went into a-fib during the procedure. The surgeon gave me a high voltage cardioversion according to the hospital nurse ( they decided to keep me overnight.) Nurse said it was high voltage compared to what is normally used these days. I am wondering if pain is normal after 7 days. Ive been reporting my pain to the surgeon's n.p. & am supposed to follow up & tell her how im doing Monday which is the 8th day. My chest is feeling better but still hurts to lie down all the way or bend over. Is this normal after high voltage cardioversion or should i be concerned the ablation surgery is having complications? Has anyone else had pain ( it is lessening slowly) after a week?

[MikeYusf-czpi]

i have frequent 20000 pvcs a day and medicines didn’t help much I’m having ablation after 2 days. I’m too much worried and scared. Is their any risk and I will go back to basketball regularly after it without risks ?

[suziebattista]

I had my first ablation. My entire chest & abdomen hurt so bad, I was crying. Why was this ? The pain in groin area ( I needed a tourniquet-like device for excess bleeding) was considerable

[frinatenerifebusiness]

Hey everyone. I am 35 years old male with no underlying conditions. I am not overweight and i do not drink alcohol nor do i smoke.
I had my Ablation done the 4th of november 2022 as i had Paroxysmal Afib for over the last 5 years. I used to have about 3/5 episodes the first 3 years, those took about an average of 3 to 5 hours with an irregular heart rate of 150bpm. The last 2 years they happened a lot more frequently like 15 times a year but only with a heart rate of 110.

So i decided to have an Catheter Ablation. So Ihad my Ablation done the 4th of november 2022.
I was put in at 08.30 and they put me under general anesthesia. I got back to my room at about 12:00 in the afternoon so it took them about 3 hours to do the procedure. When I woke up the first hour I was very confused and disoriented. I couldn't find my right balance mentally so they gave me some IV to calm down and also some premperim.
I had panic attacks and couldn't sleep for the first 3 nights. First night particular was awful because I had issues breathing and catching my breath. I believe it was one of the longest nights of my life. The day after I was able to get home in the afternoon around 12:00 but during the day I again had some panic attacks and also was unable to sleep. Last night was ok but i noticed few small eptic heartbeats which put me on edge. My bruising at my groin is healing well and all together didn't really bother me that much. What bothers me the most i must say is that i have a constant heart rate of anywhere between 85 and 100 where before i had the ablation done i had it between 60 and 70. Is this normal you reckon and will this go down again? I was guessing it is the inflammation of the scarring of the heart. Should i perhaps take Ibuprofen?

Before the procedure i was taking 1 pill of Bisoprolol 2.5 in the evening and 2 pills of Flecainide, 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening. I have to keep taking this for the next 3 months the specialists say.

At the time of writing this I am undergoing since half an hour and arrhythmia which is not a regular but every 10 heartbeats I have one that skips with a heart rate of 100 so I am a little bit worried of course. I really hope this will get over soon. Thank you for taking your time to read this and hopefully you could tell me if you reckon my heart rate is normal at this stage and if it will go down in the future.

[valleygirlgg]

This is ten years old. Surely there are new things to treat afib?

[nick]

I had my cardiac ablation 10 days ago. Every single task I do seems a huge effort since I had this procedure. Just from dressing up my heart rate goes up to 140 beats . I was wondering if this is normal … called back the dr that advised me to go to my general practitioner to discuss as the surgery was successful and there is nothing they can do. I’m not happy with how I feel, after I heard so many people saying that it’s a life changing … I don’t really feel that but struggling more after the procedure .

[Mrac]

Any reason not to do an ablation after two value replacements?

[OceanMade]

What is the bump in the groin area caused by after the procedure? And how long does it last

[jamesbenedict]

Good day i had my arteria ablation 2019 og june, why does now.i felt a spot inside fastigious and sometimes it hearts, thanks