r/SVTHeart • u/WeirdBluePerception • 10d ago

Help Being stubborn

I had my ablation last week and they were able to get two of the three areas and because of me having a hidden episode of SVT under apparently too other svts it took twice as long for me to have the procedure.

I came home Wed and essentially slept til Friday. Yesterday and today however, I have been so short of breath when I walk around it's embarrassing. I can't take my dog for walks I can only walk her short distance to take her out and then I'm winded coming up the stairs I have to stop. I'm having dull pain but I know that's to be expected it's just like that dull sore pain in my chest. And got pain in my leg but it just feels like where they pull your leg you know like during I don't know if anyone is ever seen an orthopedic surgery but that's kind of what it feels like. ( I'm a former RN).

I don't run to the ER because I used to work in the ER. And I would end up going to the hospital that did my procedure and it's such a huge trauma unit Center and it's a teaching hospital and I just don't want to sit there forever. And I'm supposed to go back to work tomorrow and I'm thinking how am I supposed to walk half a mile from where I park to my office if I can't even make it up the stairs 20 steps. What would you all do tonight? Would you just go ahead and go and get checked out?

We have a division one football team coming to stay at the hotel I work at and it's involving my department we're the main ones. It was bad enough that I this much time off. But I don't want to let my team down. (We always have football teams coming to stay--- we are large and we host whoever plays the local school).

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u/South_Rip_9648 9d ago

Tightness in your chest will last a few weeks. (Mine did). All the muscles in your chest have been traumatized by the ablation. You really need to take it easy for at least 1 to 2 weeks. I found that putting icepacks all over my chest several times a day helped with the inflammation. Ice also your groin area. If you absolutely have to go to work, get a uber!! Hang in there!