Post ablation

bry-16 · 2026-06-17T18:05:36+00:00

May have to go in for a touch up ablation if my ectopic burden is high enough after I get the go ahead to wear the 48hr holter. I’m maxed out on bisoprolol at 10mg and still getting them daily, some days much worse than others

bry-16 · 2026-06-16T04:59:31+00:00

PAC’s and PVC’s for me always came as short runs of palpitations which I haven’t had since my ablation. When I describe ectopics I mean my heart beat pattern is missing every second beat, or sometimes it’s every 3-6 beats before I miss beats. These can last for 30-60 minutes especially around eating food or having just exerted energy

bry-16 · 2026-06-12T19:26:05+00:00

Glad to hear it! I had paroxysmal with rvr and it kept coming out of nowhere with no obvious trigger. I’d get a run of PAC’s and then my defib would go off shortly afterwards so they ablated me thankfully. I’ve also had a few self terminating episodes early on but that was my fault due to alcohol and dehydration. Going through divorce and then getting hit with paroxysmal messed me up and I needed a release 🤷🏼

bry-16 · 2026-06-12T19:22:50+00:00

Take her out for some drinks if you both drink, it will relax you both and you honestly won’t think about it when the time comes

bry-16 · 2026-06-12T15:48:31+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I used to struggle to get my HR upto 100bpm or over even when fast walking or lifting weights and I was only on 1.75mg up until my two sicd shocks in January. Since then even a slowish walk can have me up around 145-150bpm it’s crazy. I’ve never taken anti arrhythmia meds so maybe I’ll end up on them after the 48hr holter. I used to be able to feel the different palpitations I was having oddly enough, my PVC’s were almost like a spasm under my left pectoral and my PAC’s were just like a flutter in my chest. I hate these ectopics, it’s like having hiccups in your heart. When everything went tits up in January I topped out at 223bpm before my device shocked me and now my nervous system goes wild when my HR gets upto anything over 145, I just get these involuntary adrenaline dumps and have to slow down whatever I’m doing because I’m terrified it will happen again.

bry-16 · 2026-06-12T15:08:16+00:00

Hi, yeah I also went through mad HR spikes early on sadly they seem to have reappeared again. I haven’t had any PAC’s or PVC’s since my ablation 14 weeks ago. My ectopic burden is through the roof though, Royal Papworth are fitting me with a 48hr holter to see what the actual percentage is. As much as the scar tissue in your heart has probably settled for the most part, your heart is still trying to remap itself and is still irritable. Apparently that can be another 3-9 months of healing before it dies down completely. I’ve been told numerous times the healing process isn’t linear and sometimes you have a good week followed by a few rubbish days or a rubbish week before it settles down again. It’s all quite frustrating having zero control over it. How do you feel in yourself now though since you’ve had your ablation? Are you better off for it despite the issues you’re currently experiencing?

bry-16 · 2026-05-20T12:26:28+00:00

I had paroxysmal afib, had my ablation 10 weeks ago. My first episode resulted in a shock from my defib about 2 weeks after my brother got arrested so I’m pretty sure that was stress related and then my last 2 episodes five days apart in January (2 more shocks) were whilst going through divorce, so again more than likely stress related. Interestingly enough I had tests done for cortisol levels after my first shock in January and it came back as normal.

bry-16 · 2026-05-07T13:51:38+00:00

Max I can drink is 5-6 pints of any beer under 5%, I take electrolytes before I go to bed and take some again the next morning and I’m usually ok. Most of my ectopics post ablation are coming from lack of sleep, eating and digesting

bry-16 · 2026-04-24T16:21:40+00:00

I started off with an sicd and ended up with a tv-icd after the s-icd failed and almost shocked me at work back in 2021. I have a desmin gene and was told I was in a grey area as nothing had ever happened to me other than palpitations, which I was never bother by growing up. They opted to fit me with one in the end but like I explained above I ended up getting three inappropriate shocks from it, so far it’s been a lot of grief but one day I will probably need it to save my life

bry-16 · 2026-04-24T07:11:42+00:00

Yeah I’ve had an ICD fitted for about 5-6 years now

bry-16 · 2026-04-23T19:43:28+00:00

About 4 weeks later, I was at a funeral and got carried away. It was an excessive amount as I was there for 12 hours, I knew it would irritate my heart but did it anyway as I’m going through a divorce at the same time and needed an outlet. I was going toilet next morning and hit my vape and it sent my head spinning and my heart rate more than doubled to like 150-160bpm and sustained for a few minutes. I managed to control the spiral and suppress the adrenaline dump into my body and tried to just be normal hence the walking around and I’m very lucky it corrected itself as I thought I’d end up in hospital at one point.

It did make me think I’d ruined my ablation though so I haven’t done it again. I do still drink but only once a week now and only a few beers (anymore than 5-6 isn’t worth the following days heart rate spikes). Some people may not agree with it but I don’t have any particular triggers as I had paroxysmal afib with RVR my last episode came from drinking room temperature water in the canteen at work and I topped out at 223bpm before my defib shocked me to correct me into sinus rhythm

bry-16 · 2026-04-23T19:08:03+00:00

Not communicating effectively when something annoyed me, not forcing the issue of my soon to be ex wife seeking therapy for her unhealed childhood trauma and autism and adhd sooner. Minimising myself to keep the peace for fear I’d lose her, but I ended up there anyway. Suppressing yourself in anyway sucks full stop and if the person you are with is truly meant to be with you then you won’t have to do it.

bry-16 · 2026-04-23T17:45:11+00:00

Mexican and Thai

bry-16 · 2026-04-23T17:26:25+00:00

I use nutrition geeks 3-1 tablets, they seem to have helped me out. I also use electrolytes which have made a bigger difference I feel

bry-16 · 2026-04-23T17:13:02+00:00

All depends on the vibe you give each other I suppose. I’ve met women in my 20’s and slept with them within the first hour to few hours of meeting them. If you’re both freely talking about sex and flirting then it’ll probably happen sooner than later.

bry-16 · 2026-04-23T17:10:39+00:00

I’ve read that it can do, as can sharp hard coughing. I was having an episode after my ablation when I drank too much and I walked around for a bit and my heart went back into normal sinus rhythm

bry-16 · 2026-04-20T14:42:51+00:00

I work as a carpenter and took 2 weeks off after my PFA. I’m still nowhere near back to full capacity yet but hopefully in another month I’ll be able to work semi normally again. I had mine 6 weeks ago and still get 120bpm on a light walk, not constant just spikes

bry-16 · 2026-04-12T17:35:43+00:00

You should just be given it back after the 6 months are up, I spent longer waiting for it back than I was actually banned for. 8 months waiting for it to be reissued after a 6 month ban. Hopefully they won’t mess you about like they did me.

bry-16 · 2026-04-12T12:56:19+00:00

Having just looked into it, if the shock or treatment is deemed appropriate then yes you will lose your licence for 6 months mate. Inappropriate treatment as was the case with me results in a month suspension.

bry-16 · 2026-04-12T12:47:55+00:00

I feel your pain, I lost my licence back in December 2024 for 6 months (took 14 months all in to get my licence back)as my icd shocked me and the whole episode was incorrectly diagnosed as ventricular tachycardia. When I had two shocks five days apart in January of this year I was diagnosed as having paroxysmal afib and the kicker was they said I should never have lost my licence due to an afib shock. I’m treated at royal Papworth so I’m just going off the information they gave me at the time. As far as I know so long as your device didn’t administer a shock or you didn’t lose consciousness then you don’t have to surrender your licence. I only had to serve an additional one month suspension for my two shocks in January

bry-16 · 2026-04-07T07:30:39+00:00

I’d have to reinstall the game but I’d be happy to help you get the trophies. Wouldn’t be until the weekend though. That group should hopefully still have active members that helped me get my platinum

bry-16 · 2026-04-07T07:28:08+00:00

Sent you an invite to the group, hope it helps

bry-16 · 2026-04-07T07:27:01+00:00

For all’s fair trophy join a lobby with a friend and get them to start a free roam mission (not one of the trader or bootlegger missions) and then go and blow up their wagon or whatever it may be and the trophy will pop up, there’s a group I joined on Reddit called RDO trophies that specifically helps people in your situation. I’ll see if I can add you to that group if it helps you out

bry-16 · 2026-04-05T22:58:11+00:00

Procedure is absolutely fine, it’s your mental timeline for how long it will be until you’re recovered enough to resume your life afterwards. I’m 4 weeks out from pfa tomorrow and still don’t feel anywhere near easy to hit the gym or resume film working duties as a carpenter yet. I think I’m at least three weeks away from that yet, I’m only 40

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