Oh yeah, apparently with ablations the period between 1 month after surgery and 2 years after surgery is the best, but generally fades from there. At 3 months (today) I'm feeling good. No arrythmia at all for a couple months! And the heart failure has really subsided dramatically (SOB, edema, fatigue, etc).
I'm toning up my core and trying to regain muscle lost on my thighs after the surgery (couldn't really move that part of me because the bruising would resume). Gardening is done for the year, and can't really walk to the store much, but will do my best to stay in shape. Turning 50 next year and I hear men don't really add muscle or flexibility from then on... only maintain (at best). So... doing my best while I'm still somewhat youthful to get what I can. Knees are swollen and painful, eyes really messed up, some kind of hernia-like pain in my lower abdomen has me popping acetaminophen. And I'm still on the blood-thinner, but hopefully not much longer because my risk of stroke should be dropping as the surgery gets longer ago. Not on the heart pill anymore. Just vitamins BCD, CoQ10, NAC, Iron, and Magnesium. Switched specialists and find him better, I hope to deal with some of these other issues soon. Burned out (haven't had a day off in many years) and stressed, but we have Brett in preschool group now (rec center, not govt curriculum) so that should help us get a few hours a week to do something else. And I'm reading "it's not always depression" at the recommendation of the new specialist, who seems more holistic than most mainstream doctors I've worked with. Had a blast on Halloween, with both of them at just the right age for it, and looking forward to Solstice-Christmas.
Thanks for asking! What about you, what's the goss? : )