I'm home at our home-away-from home in SLC. I was released about 12+ hrs after my procedure on Mon p.m. It did take longer than they thought--about 4.5 hr from rolling out of the room to rolling back in. This time I felt more hammered when I got back. But I had a pretty good night's rest and feel pretty skookum this morning. I am not to lift anything heavier than 3 lbs for 3 days and to let Jan drive (OMG!). We are going to overnight here just because we can and because we are only 5 min from the hospital mothership.
My rhythm doc found 4 pulmonary veins that he claims regrew: that is, they were what he had previously ablated. Who knew this could happen? And no wonder I was speeding. He says that he had to hunt for a couple others that seemed to be sources of flutter but is convinced he got those as well. I did come out of the procedure with a high HR (155 bpm) but an amiodarone drip took care of that.
So now we heal. Months are the timelines. And then we'll see if anything more grows!
Part of that process is once again to be on amiodarone with its potential side effects. But it does control my rhythms. We will fade it gradually after a number of months of healing to see what gives.
