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“Normal” Has a New Meaning for Jim After His Ablation
Before you developed Atrial Fibrillation, did you lead an active lifestyle? Has A-Fib robbed you of your energy and replaced it with fatigue? That’s what happened to Jim. After years of drug therapy that didn’t work, read how Jim recovered his active lifestyle post-ablation.
Three years after his ablation, Jim McGauley of Macclenny, FL, shared his personal A-Fib story with our A-Fib.com readers. His atrial fibrillation had been detected several years earlier but was not controlled effectively with drug therapy.
Jim underwent a catheter ablation in the summer of 2009. His procedure was performed without complications by Dr. Saumil Oza and his team at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT.
He writes that, after a brief period of recuperation, he resumed normal activity. In his story, After Years in A-Fib, New Energy and Improved Life, Jim shares:
“Within a matter of days [of my ablation], I realized that “normal” had a new meaning.
I had lived with the atrial fibrillation for years, and it took the ablation and resulting corrected heart rhythm to bring about a marked surge in my energy level with less fatigue and an overall sense of “fitness”.
I have always maintained an active lifestyle, but post-ablation I was able to increase significantly my exercise regimen. I now run 2-3 miles three times a week and include modest weight training to keep my upper body toned.”
―Jim McGauley, Publisher, The Baker County Press, Macclenny, FL. After failed drug therapy, now A-Fib free via catheter ablation.
Catheter Ablation Can Have Life-Altering Effects
Atrial Fibrillation patients seeking a cure and relief from their symptoms often have many questions about catheter ablation procedures. To learn more, see:
• VIDEO: When Drug Therapy Fails: Why Patients Consider Catheter Ablation (3:00 min., includes transcript)
• Treatments/Catheter Ablation
• Frequently Asked Questions: Catheter Ablation, Pulmonary Vein Isolation, CyroBalloon Ablation
“The ablation itself is minimally invasive considering that it is correcting an abnormality inside the heart itself, and the recovery period was brief and generally comfortable.
I would readily recommend it… to anyone qualifying as a candidate to correct atrial fibrillation.”
―Jim McGauley, now A-Fib free after catheter ablation
