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Living with Permanent Atrial Flutter - March 2026

  March 2026 – an update I was very tired and a bit subdued after all that sightseeing and walking an average of nine miles per day in Paris and so determined to take it easy the following week.   However, I ‘m not good at taking it easy!   I started the following week with an easy two-mile walk, but then on the Monday I forgoed (forwent?) my electric bike and decided to see what would happen if I rode my road bike.   I kept to a flat route and it was fine – Starting HR of 110, but only going to 120-130 at exertion.   It’s all rather odd. The next day was my birthday and I went Nordic Walking.   Since my SCAD last May I had only run twice – the first a few jogging steps in October, the second a set of 7 x (1 min run, 2 min walk) and I did not want the no-running period to get any longer.   So, I ran 30 secs after each four-minute fast Nordic Walk period, followed by one-minute slow Nordic.   It felt pretty awful, but then it would if I’ve on...
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A poem that perfectly descibes living with Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter

  A poem This poem arrived as I was wrestling with my decision of whether to have a sixth ablation since 2020 or not.   It was not written by me, I hasten to add, but it perfectly described what it is like to live with Atrial Fibrillation (or Flutter).   "Hesitation…" My atrial fibrillation Is a trial and tribulation! My heart’s weird sensation Ruined my last vacation.   It’s a strange situation, A surreal vexation — Facing the expectation Of each manifestation…   My constant speculation As to its causation, Stirs my imagination — Leading to conflation.   From latest irritation Comes new conversation, Seeking confirmation — Do I need ablation?   Excuse my hesitation, My worried anticipation, But upon examination — I need more contemplation! By Albert Moore, USA
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February 2026 - bankrupting the NHS again!

  February 2026 – yet another month of drama and health problems   Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, WTF WTF WTF.   Is this going to just go on for ever!! Barely do I post one positive update when something else happens…   The day after my last post I saw my lovely EP at Royal Papworth Hospital.   I was happily in Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR) when they did the ECG.   I told the EP that I had had runs of ectopics and a bit of Afib and I thought he seemed less than confident that the Minimaze had worked.   Incidentally, I also apologised that I had not told him beforehand that I was having it done, but that it had all happened rather suddenly (see Oct 2025 posts).   He was fine about that – of course, the only reason he knew about it at all was because I had scanned my discharge letter and sent it to his secretary – despite my request, Sheffield had only sent the letter to my local hospital.   Honestly, the NHS can be hard work sometimes....
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