What to expect if you have an ablation of the heart…
Welcome back!
Thanks for reading…
I can honestly say afterwards you feel like you’ve been run over by a bus that’s what.
I had a pulmonary vein cryogenic ablation last Tuesday. It is amazing the hole a 3/8″ tube can leave in your groin. Anyway the op was a success (we think). For the two days and nights I was off antiarrythmic meds I felt human again. Even got the first of the morning testosterone flush back again (guys know what I am on about).
Unfortunately I have to take meds for another 6-8 weeks whilst the heart muscle heals. This was a blow since I thought I could immediately cease forever.
But I am surprised at how ummm… flat I feel. Stuff hurts of course, they make a mess of your groin and a couple other spots plus the heart muscle itself aches too. And all the good painkillers have worn off lol so I am stuck with just compound analgesics for a while.
One thing I don’t look forward to each morning is sticking myself with a hypodermic and injecting blood thinners. Still it’s only for 10 days so I will put up with it of course. Sticking the needle in isn’t the issue - the pain associated with the blood thinner a minute later is 
I guess what I am saying is the shock to your system of such radical surgery is not to be underestimated. Even writing this short blog post is a bit of an effort.
And I am continually admonished to just rest, recuperate and heal (don’t you hate that?).
Anyway if you are going to have an ablation and want a bit of info from one who has done it, email me or place a comment below.
Live long. Live free.
Rick