I just had my 5th ablation 16 days ago. This time with Dr Natale. He isolated the LAA and posterior wall of the LA. Been in perfect sinus until today. I was washing my boat and I think I am out. Pulse is very steady but testing is running at 74. Normal HR is 60 when lying down. Really bummed. Hoping it reverts.

Rest, stay well hydrated, take a bit of potassium and magnesium (not a lot, just enough to cover the bases so-to-speak), and remind yourself that during the blanking period, you WANT to have brief blips like this.....early. You don't want the blanking period to feel great and suddenly, Week 6, you begin to get blips. That is when you should get worried....a bit...because the literature says later if worse. Even so, many have lumpy blanking periods and beyond, and then suddenly it's next Christmas and they realize they haven't had any PACs or AF for weeks.

Drank 32 oz of water and lying down. HR down to 66. Hoping I was just dehydrated. Thank you for the positive advice

Did you do an EKG or detect irregularity at the pulse? HR alone, especially at the low ate you mention, is a poor metric for AF, especially after an ablation. FWIW there is data that shows an increase in resting HR post ablation is associated with positive outcomes. So, if that's all it is, then good news, not bad. On the other hand, if you have an EKG, email to Natale's office to confirm and as suggested, take it easy and stay hydrated. I generally don't drink electrolyte drinks, but when I was in AF, I found gatorade and similar helpful in terms of hydrating.

Jim



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I’m a fan of two 5.5 ounces cans of V-8…plus hydrating with water.