Catheter ablation recovery time?

I am an 18 year old male and recently got a SECOND catheter a couple days ago on 12/5/08, since my first ablation was unsucessful. Ever since I have been feeling PVCS but they not as agressively as before I had the second ablation done. I have not tried excercising yet since I was told to take it easy for about 2 weeks. Therefore I don't know yet if my heart will palpitate again due to my SVT issue. I wanted some opinions from people on how long recovery time takes or how long it took you after you had an ablation done.

[Brooke_38]

Hello...

Recovery time can vary from person to person. As far as what you can expect...it is quite normal for you to feel skips and flips for awhile. It takes a good 3 months for your heart to recover from the procedure. Of course, over the next few weeks it isn't out of the norm for you to feel like your heart will flip into SVT.

I have been through this 5 times since Oct 06'. I personally found that after each procedure, it took a little longer for me to regain my energy. You are still early in the game and have your youth on your side:)

I'm sure that there will be many others who will post their recovery stories.

Best of luck to you:)

[klacaze]

I  recently posted this same question and got great feedback.
I had my second ablation on 12/9 and had lots of PAC's just hours after the procedure. Scared me to death!!

Since I have been home I have talked to my doctor and he has assured me that it is normal. Take it easy and let my body tell me when I am ready for things. If it doesn't feel good..DON'T DO IT! and I have been taking a half of my toprol xl every day just until my heart heals, to help control any issues.

Before taking any meds make sure it is ok with your doctor first...

The average healing time is 8 to 12 weeks.Don't get discouraged, from what I can tell a second ablation has a 95-98 percent chance of fixing the problem.

Good Luck. Hope you feel better soon

[banglamom]

The second ablation took longer to heal from than the first.  I was sore after 8 hours of the procedure and they did so many burns that I actually felt like I had been through a cheese grater.  Be sure you clarify what meds you are supposed to be on if any for controlling the rhythms that are your heart s response to the trauma it endured.  It will be a full 3 months before they can say for sure the net effect of the procedure.  Take it easy for now.  Don't panic too much if things aren't yet what you hoped for.