generally overnight?

[candi65]

Just wondering if the Docs have you stay overnight in the hospital after catheter ablation?

[candi65]

thank you for the tips..every bit helps. My Cardi is in Palo Alto. There is a hotel nearby and I plan to take it easy before I head home. Between hydrochlorathiazide for BP( rest stop savy on Hiway 101 north) and the stretches ,the trip home will take some time.

[ksig]

With my first ablation, I waited 4 mo from the time the ablation was scheduled and it was performed.  It is tough waiting.   It sounds like you will be driving to the Bay Area or to Portland.  I had my work done at UCSF.  I am about 2.5 hours away from the hospital and was told to stop and  get out of the car every 45 min or so to take a stretch. Definitely let the doc know if you decide to head home right after your departure from the hospital.  After my 3rd ablation, I stayed an extra night in a hotel in San Francisco as I was released about 6:00PM.  That helped a lot.  The next morning I had more "starch" which made the trip more tolerable.

ksig

[candi65]

Thanks for responding to my post each of you. My cardi is located about 7 hours driving time away from my home. I am attempting to make  plans that ease the transition from the table to my own bed. Scheduled for April 8th ....I wish it was today.

[debbier]

My doctor makes you stay 24 hours.   I felt better staying overnight and the extra monitoring after messing with my heart.

[cindy707]

Most times you are sent home a couple of hours after the procedure.  For myself i asked to stay the nite...kids are gone and fresh out of husbands and boyfriends LOL...generally the reason that you are on your back is if the do a femoral artery pathway for the ablation because they want the plug to hold....most docs now just go thru the vein in your groin....i think it may be up to you...my ablation...i went in at 7 a.m. and came out at 2:30 which is alot longer than needed but only because my body decided without my persmission to test all of the doctors skills......if you have a good support network i would want to go home......just so that it would be a distant memory as quickly as possible...besides they'll no doubt be giving you the amnesia meds and you won't remember anything anyway in most cases.....

[ksig]

Hi,
I have had 4 ablations and stayed overnight with two of them.  It depends on the type of ablation they are doing.  The longer the procedure, the longer you stay.  The 2 left side atrial ablations were by far the longest procedures for me, each lasting 7-8 hours.  I spent time in the recovery bay and then sent upstairs to a bed where you had to lay flat for 6 hours and rest til the next morning.  I was released about 11:00AM the next morning.

On the other hand, I had 2 ablations that were quicker.  In one I was in the hospital a total of 12 hours  and the other a total of 8 hours.  With all four, there was "flat on your back" time.

When is your procedure scheduled?  When do you see your EP again?  At that time you should ask that question.  God luck to you.

ksig