Fitbull Posted December 8, 2017 Share I recently had an ablation for atrial fibrillation and would appreciate feedback from anybody out there who has also had the procedure. The information I am looking for is the following:When did you start training again?How hard did you start training?How long were your training sessions?When did you start upping the intensity of the sessions? I have been given a guideline by the cardiologist but would also like to know other peoples experiences, CrankBolt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted December 8, 2017 Share I have been given a guideline by the cardiologist Sounds like you have your answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitbull Posted December 8, 2017 Share Sounds like you have your answer? Not really because one of his comments was that there have been no real studies on this matter so he cannot give me anything definitive. I am not looking to disregard his advice and will follow it completely. It is more a case of finding out how others have coped and what advise they have been given and trying to see what their experience was with getting back into training and seeing if they followed a program that I can possibly try incorporate into my recovery process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franc Retief Posted December 8, 2017 Share I am having an ablation early Jan 2018, so I would be very interested in any answers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help.Me. Posted December 8, 2017 Share Did they put a Defibrillator into your chest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitbull Posted December 8, 2017 Share No I don't have a permanent ICD in my chest. The cardiologist just did the ablation and thus far things have gone very well. I am now just looking to get back on my bike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help.Me. Posted December 8, 2017 Share No I don't have a permanent ICD in my chest. The cardiologist just did the ablation and thus far things have gone very well. I am now just looking to get back on my bike! Ok i had a defib implanted in Febr 2011. I was fairly fit because i took part in the DC the previous year. and kept on training. I just stopped for 1 month to heal up properly and was then back on the bike. I did the Transbaviaans in August that year with no problems. It was just very hard because it was called Langs Baviaans(was rerouted) due to massive flooding in the Kloof. So i carried on as normal. I dont know what your doc said to you. Every body is not the same. So rather listen to him. Hope this help a liitle bit?? DirtyDan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quagga Posted December 8, 2017 Share Had it done YEARS ago, best thing I could have done. Took it easy for 30 wile taking the disprin every day. Then went back to normal life. I did not excersise at all for 7 days and then started to walk the dogs etc. Edit: WRT intensity, I would stay away from it for at least 15 days. Remember that the area they worked on has to heal and you don't know how excersie will affect the "scar" they created there. Things "Should" ok be after 30 days. PS I am not a doctor but did lots of reasearch when they did mine. Edited December 8, 2017 by Quagga Pulse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help.Me. Posted January 27, 2018 Share Was any of you okes on beta blockers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting@89 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Was any of you okes on beta blockers ?Sorry for the hijack but I would also like to hear from someone about training while on beta blockers, doc wants to prescribe them to me for hypertension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help.Me. Posted January 28, 2018 Share Was any of you okes on beta blockers ? Sorry for the hijack but I would also like to hear from someone about training while on beta blockers, doc wants to prescribe them to me for hypertension.Don't think they will mind the hijack?! I was put on 5mg Bilicor , i was on it for about a month but the side effects was not nice, so i decided to stop taking it. Then my heart started to "run away" ended up in heart unit and was prescribed this beta blocker again. If i can choose i will rather go the ablation route. I am now on a trial period..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help.Me. Posted January 28, 2018 Share I have just done one IDT training programme from Trainerroad. I have done the same program a while ago and with the use of the beta blocker there is a differance of about 28 beats per min. Without blockers max HR 168 with blockers 140 and i dont know if i feel more tired? It is a base building program.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyzuma Posted January 29, 2018 Share There is limited research out there, but logically there are a couple of phases to your recovery.Phase 1 the burns have to heal and form scar so no exercise in that period - call it 2 weeks.Phase 2 is whether the procedure has worked. Unless you begin having episodes of AF early so you know it's failed, you can only really say you are OK after 3 months and after your follow-up Holter ECG. In addition the theory of what caused the AF in a healthy athlete in the first place involves the cardiac changes that occur in response to high-intensity training. Part of the treatment for that is "detraining" the heart. That is achieved by rest and/or low-intensity training. So suggest low intensity only in this phase, up to Zone 2 max for 3 months. So long as you stay in the zones you can theoretically ride as much as you want, but common sense dictates that more than 3 hours is not going to achieve much. If you do long rides you'll find that cardiac creep means that towards the end of the ride the power that you can produce while remaining in zone is pathetic! Very difficult to stay there so you have to be disciplined. Boring as hell. Forget group rides - it's impossible to stay where you are supposed to.Once you have the all clear then theoretically no reason you can't go balls to the wall again, but bear in mind that as a middle-aged/older athlete (I assume) you require more cardiac recovery time between high-intensity sessions. Should only be doing 2 per week. This is a useful article: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/46/Suppl_1/i37.full.pdf Edited January 29, 2018 by montyzuma Help.Me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help.Me. Posted January 29, 2018 Share There is limited research out there, but logically there are a couple of phases to your recovery.Phase 1 the burns have to heal and form scar so no exercise in that period - call it 2 weeks.Phase 2 is whether the procedure has worked. Unless you begin having episodes of AF early so you know it's failed, you can only really say you are OK after 3 months and after your follow-up Holter ECG. In addition the theory of what caused the AF in a healthy athlete in the first place involves the cardiac changes that occur in response to high-intensity training. Part of the treatment for that is "detraining" the heart. That is achieved by rest and/or low-intensity training. So suggest low intensity only in this phase, up to Zone 2 max for 3 months. So long as you stay in the zones you can theoretically ride as much as you want, but common sense dictates that more than 3 hours is not going to achieve much. If you do long rides you'll find that cardiac creep means that towards the end of the ride the power that you can produce while remaining in zone are pathetic! Very difficult to stay there so you have to be disciplined. Boring as hell. Forget group rides - it's impossible to stay where you are supposed to.Once you have the all clear then theoretically no reason you can't go balls to the wall again, but bear in mind that as a middle-aged/older athlete (I assume) you require more cardiac recovery time between high-intensity sessions. Should only be doing 2 per week. This is a useful article: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/46/Suppl_1/i37.full.pdfHi did you have the ablation procedure ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyzuma Posted January 29, 2018 Share Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help.Me. Posted January 29, 2018 Share YepWhat other options was available to you? If you want to discuss via pm it is fine with me. I just think the hub is such a great place to share info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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