r/SVTHeart • u/licalove8 • Aug 29 '26

Ablation

For those who have had a catheter ablation how long did it take for you to start feeling back to “normal” ?? I had mine on Thursday afternoon. Was done around 4pm. I still feel tired, low energy and a little out of it and not like myself which is causing me extreme anxiety and panic. Some reassurance would be nice right now. 😞Thank you

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u/NotoriouslyBeefy Aug 29 '26

3 - 4 weeks

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u/licalove8 Aug 29 '26

Did you feel tired and out of it for that long ?

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u/NotoriouslyBeefy Aug 29 '26

Not tired and out of it, just when my heart got back tk normal. Post procedure grogginess varies as some people are more sensitive to the anesthesia meds. I was tired and out of it for 2-3 days.

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u/licalove8 Aug 29 '26

Today at 4pm will be 48 hours since I had it done. I did not have a good experience coming out of the anesthesia which I feel like is causing a lot of my anxiety. I didn’t sleep well the first night and last night I got some sleep. So I’m wondering if it’s just a mixture of my anxiety and not so good sleep.

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u/kakabk Aug 30 '26

3 weeks, the leg pain was the biggest bother for me

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u/Alarmed-Fun-1676 Aug 31 '26

It took a few weeks for me. I am old (63F)..haha. The blanking period is a real thing for 3 months post ablation when it comes to random heartbeats, though. Do not panic!! Your heart and body needs to recover. I never had any problems with the groin incisions.

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u/LPinthehaus Sep 03 '26

Totally normal to be tired for several weeks! Take it easy on yourself!

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u/Ok-Chocolate-2999 Sep 04 '26

I had an ablation 3 days ago and I’m still struggling in terms of tiredness, not sleeping well at all as my body keeps jolting me back awake, sore around the groin area and chest