Post Heart Ablaton Recommendations for excercise

Arleigh7
Arleigh7 Posts: 150 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi There,

I just had a Heart Ablation procedure done 11 days ago to get rid of my Heart Flutter and AFIB. So far so good but the Dr. is clueless when it comes to recommending what excercise I should or shouldn't do. His answer is don't excercise for the next 3 months but when I push him he's like walking is fine but don't push your Heart Rate over 140. Well I just walked 3 miles this morning and HR was 82 to a high of 87 so that's not an issue.

So I get don't do heavy lifting and don't do extreme cardio but there has to be a happy medium somwehre. I'm going to see my GP tomorrow to see if he can get me some guidlines but thought I would ask the community here.

Thanks!

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  • Plates559
    Plates559 Posts: 869 Member
    1. Find a second and third doctor
    2. ask him/her
    3. Follow their advice
    4. Find a different profile picture
    5. ????
    6. Profit
  • Marmitegeoff
    Marmitegeoff Posts: 373 Member
    I cycle max heart rate on Sat was 142 but generally 100 to 110. My Doc says that i need to do more, no matter how many miles I do in a week. It gets my blood pressure down a treat. Resting HR is now down to low 40's.
  • scrappy25
    scrappy25 Posts: 77 Member
    Are you on beta blockers? If so your heart rate is pharmacologically depressed and does not reflect true exercise. 87 is really low HR for a sustained walk other than strolling. For a heart rate of less than 140, for a reasonably fit but not athletic person, you can probably safely do a slow jog or a fast walk 3.5 -4.5 mph. You could try to find a treadmill to see how fast that is since that is a great generalization. I would think that in 6 weeks you can be back to normal exercise regime. Sometimes the cardiac physiotherapists know better than the doctors do so ask around. Slim in 6 (easier modules) is a nice low impact cardio dvd that might suit.
  • Arleigh7
    Arleigh7 Posts: 150 Member
    Yep on beta blockers for 3 months and also a drug that supresses the electrical system in the heart and a blood thinner. But goal is I can get rid of all these in 3 months after everything has healed up.

    Thanks for your suggestions and I'll continue to talk with Medical professionals until I can get a good answer. I think one of the issues is most people they do this for are in the 70's so wanting to go back to do lots of excercise probably isn't on their priority list.
  • drgndancer
    drgndancer Posts: 426 Member
    I'm thinking get a referral to an exercise physiologist or some other specialist able to comment specifically on the safest way to move forward. As others have mentioned, the drugs you're on, and the nature of your surgery makes any kind of recommendation sort of dangerous. Even if I was a Doctor I'd want to see a history on you before I even began to make a suggestion.
  • sapphireswi
    sapphireswi Posts: 583 Member
    LOL's I did actually squint my eyes when I saw the profile pic :ohwell:
  • scrappy25
    scrappy25 Posts: 77 Member
    well if you are on the beta blockers, you can't get your heart rate up so that is a really bad measure. You definitely need to talk to a cardiac rehab therapist who is used to dealing with those sorts of drugs.

    BTW I had a cardiac ablation and was on beta blockers and they made me so tired all the time I never exercised - it was all I could do to get through the day. Happily the ablation worked and I was able to get off them. Best wishes!

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