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Apr 2013
1:42pm, 12 Apr 2013
17,751 posts
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macca53
thanks R4R - did they give you all the risk factors like PV stenosis, phrenic nerve damge and oesophagal perforation (over and above the *usual* ones of stroke, tamponade and vascular problems). I felt like they were almost trying to tell me that they didn't rate their confidence:(
Apparently I have to stay in overnight until the surgeon does his rounds so expect to be discharged by lunchtime the following day.
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Apr 2013
12:32pm, 21 Apr 2013
17,819 posts
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macca53
ah... got up for a final run before my op tomorrow and HR was running at 120 - no paplitations at all - I was completely unaware of it! Ditched the run of course. Carried on for close to three hours even after I took the pill in the pocket dose of flecainide.
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Apr 2013
9:35pm, 26 Apr 2013
556 posts
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Da Big Guy
How'd it go?
I have not had AF for 6 weeks until yester-bloody-day. It just started in a meeting for a couple of hours. HM Sunday. I'm taking it easy
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Apr 2013
8:09am, 27 Apr 2013
17,831 posts
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macca53
Brilliantly thanks. Took longer than I ehad expected at 2 and a half hours, but I was dischaged on Tuesday at lunchtime and told I could swim and do gardening type stuff the next day if I wanted but no running till first review (2 months). Swam on Thursday very gently and not far and going for a swim now.......:):):). The only downer is that I still have to take the meds until September 
Hope you get a permanent fix soon
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Apr 2013
11:57am, 30 Apr 2013
557 posts
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Da Big Guy
Het Macca - that's great. The prospect of being able to run properly again soon must be exciting...
...for me, I ran a HM at the weekend (Snowdonia) - I blogged it. I kept as best I could below 165 and managed to get around without AF fo rthe first time in a year. It was great tto sprint the last 200m again. I'm doing another half in 2 weeks (flat this time) so will repeat strategy.
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May 2013
9:10am, 10 May 2013
1,901 posts
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R4R
Macca - Hope it's going well, and everything is settling down. It'll take a few weeks or months, so don't worry if you get the odd blip
DBG - good luck for Sunday
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May 2013
8:00pm, 16 May 2013
569 posts
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Da Big Guy
Sunday...not good..if you read the blog.
Kept HR at or below 165ish all the way, meaning I had to hold back fro most fo the race. Got to 12 in decent shape heading for a totally acceptable sub 1:30 and thought I'd try to press home. At aboput 12.3 things were gettinga little unsteady but I thought I could hold on. At almost exactly the 20K mat, the old ticker started ticking at 180 bom then quickly hit 200. I jogged home - except for the last 200m when things seemed to have calmed down so I blasted it but had to slow about 50 metres out. Managed 1:31:10 -which was about 1:30 and 30 places off what it should have been.
Have been referred to electrocardiologist and have an appointment on July 10th. Can't wait.
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May 2013
8:59pm, 16 May 2013
18,123 posts
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macca53
no blips so far No endurance or strenuous exertion for another month or two either so I'm just able to run at 70% HR.
You have mail DBG
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May 2013
4:05pm, 21 May 2013
2 posts
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Gracie
All these messages seem to be from the male gender. Are there any ladies who suffer from AF? I am seeing a cardiologist this week but have been trying to run/walk for af ew weeks. I was diagnosed with AF last October and am on Warfarin. Nobody in the medical world will advise me on the running aspect of things so I'm a bit lost.
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May 2013
4:14pm, 21 May 2013
159 posts
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MH
it's definitely not restricted to the men Gracie - I have it too, but I have periods of AF that last weeks and sometimes months, and then not. I'm not a doc, but Plodding hippo is - and hopefully will pop in. Are you on other meds apart from the warfarin? I agree that it's not easy to get firm advice re whether to run or not, however these are all questions to ask the cardiologist when you see them - will it be the first time to see the cardio?
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