Stef, how are things

[Guest guest]

Stef,

This is Lester, 2 days post ablation. Just wondering if things have settled down

since your immediate post ablation episodes? And how far out are you now.

I seem to be having fairly frequent pac's, but not much afib, just short runs of

less than a minute that go away by themselves. I'm still on my toprol, that they

want me to taper off over the next month.

[Guest guest]

Hi Lester - I'm 10 weeks out tomorrow (yipee!). I had two minor events two days

post ablation - both ended on their own after my next dose of Rhythmol. I had

a couple events that were so short lived that I'm not even sure what they were,

and by the time I got my hand up to feel my neck they were gone!

The event of two weeks ago was blamed on too much synthroid, and since my dose

has been halved I've been right as rain... not a skipped beat at all.

I do, however, have to say that sometimes I think I feel a " fluttering " ...

it's as if my heart it not beating just quite right... .BUT during these things

my pulse (neck and wrist) is steady as she goes... they are not frightening nor

uncomfortable... I just think to myself, " well, there's an odd rhythm " and then

feel and think I must be nuts, since it's always steady!

I go in next week for a 24 hour holter monitor and then on the 22nd, I go for

my three month checkup. I am told that the first drug to go will likely be the

Rhythmol, followed by the Cardizem, and Atenelol. Last will be warfarin. I'm

actually glad it's last, since I will be very nervous to go off the rhythm and

rate control and if I do go back into afib, it'll be nice to know that I'm still

covered.

I hope to be off everything by the end of August!

You sound like you are making excellent progress, but I will caution you to

take it easy for a while.. I know that's so tough to do when you feel good, but

remember that they did alot of stuff to annoy your heart, and now it's time to

baby it a little... no heavy yard work, no marathons.. pretend like you're on

vacation for a while.. at least two weeks I'd say, no matter how good you feel!

I was probably a good solid month before I felt completely ok heart wise. And

what the heck.. a little R&R now may be just what the doctor didn't order, but

what can it hurt

Aloha!

Stef

lrobert@... wrote:

Stef,

This is Lester, 2 days post ablation. Just wondering if things have settled down

since your immediate post ablation episodes? And how far out are you now.

I seem to be having fairly frequent pac's, but not much afib, just short runs of

less than a minute that go away by themselves. I'm still on my toprol, that they

want me to taper off over the next month.