Hi all, I had my ablation recently and i'm trying to figure out whether I should go on a planned hiking trip 3 weeks after a catheter ablation for WPW + AVNRT (multiple pathways).

The plan is a 5-day mountain trip, with hikes of ~2–6 hours and ~1,000 m elevation gain.

My EP basically said: “take it easy for ~2 weeks, then gradually increase activity” - but I’m not sure what that actually means in real life..

My question:

At week 3 post-ablation, is something like a 5-hour hike (if I feel fine) realistic, or still too much? The nurses are not really clear, they are like; build it up gradually. But I need to know how much heartrate is oke, how long etc..

Context:

Before all this I was fairly active (running + strength training), and I’d like to get back to that fairly quickly after recovery. And to be honest, stronger and fitter than before (as I've been neglecting my fitness abit due to travelling)

I’m mainly trying to understand:

• how fast people actually returned to normal activity
• when hiking / cardio felt comfortable again
• whether week 3 is still “easy walking only” territory or already “back to normal-ish”
• how did you decided that strenght training / cardio was ok?

I’m a bit torn because I really want to go on this trip, but I also don’t want to push recovery too early.

What was your experience around weeks 2–4?

Thanks!