The HHT and Afib Athlete

A study by the National Institute of Nursing Research into recovery time from ablation and how it differs widely from that stated by medics!   https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjCvs3IzuDyAhXG1qQKHYTqDbEQFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpmc%2Farticles%2FPMC5811184%2F&usg=AOvVaw0Rk2oMWhlZWMgGSscHTl7G A short video showing the gizmo which carries out the cryoablation procedure.  Awesome!   https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjXiIGGz-DyAhWBraQKHQLVDF4QFnoECAMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZSlnI6YN7p4&usg=AOvVaw2Os1uVbjhyRKuelyPIIQIw  

Terminology Apologies that it doesn't line up but I have no idea how to fix it - it looks fine in my version 😂😂😂 Addenbrookes     Huge teaching hospital in Cambridge, UK. AFA                       Afib Association. They run a helpful on-line forum but with many opinionated, and often ill-informed,   regulars. Atrial fibrillation (AF or AFib) and Atrial flutter                                                                            two different types of heart arrythmias. A&E               ...

Ablation number three recovery 1 February 2022 I’m going to write this one ‘live’ so to speak, update it every so often. I already said that the groin insertion site was less painful.   However, I did have more trouble with constipation and heart burn which I didn’t remember having before.   But then looking back at my diary from last time I realise how fallible memory can be as it clearly stated after three weeks that I was still “getting terrible heartburn”. I don’t think I am quite as tired, but I have been doing less around the house than before and about the same amount of physical exercise (slow walks, ebikes) as #2.   I’m sleeping well.   The main difference this time is how depressed I have been.   I’m not usually a person that gets depressed for more than a few hours.   But this time I have really struggled.   I’ve not been bored or upset, but just a feeling of not wanting to do anything, of everything being an effort and, well, ...

MY ELECTRIC BIKE I feel here I need to talk more about my electric bike.   It is an Orbea Gain F-30 and it is beautiful.   It is a hybrid style in a wonderful flame red/orange colour.   The battery is sneakily hidden in the downtube so it doesn’t look like an E-bike.   But because I am such an honest person I always confess if I overtake someone!! When, before my first ablation, a friend suggested I get an E-bike I was upset and insulted as I thought they were implying I’d never recovery enough to ride a ‘proper’ bike again. But, in fact, it is one of the best things I have ever purchased. It has three battery settings – red/amber/green or you can use it without any help. Red helps lots, I barely get out of breath when I use that setting and it races up the steep hills nearby (Suffolk steep that is!).   It’s perfect for early post-ablation riding.   The range is about 24 miles Amber is more har...