Okay, I am back home after a somewhat longer stay in hospital than anticipated for my heart op at UHB Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. I had a
Cardiac Catheter Ablation to remedy my atrial fibrillation. The results are looking very promising and I haven't had any arhythmia since waking up from the procedure. So, here's hoping that I can get myself fit again and begin training in earnest. If I do get to the top of Kili, it wont have been possible without this procedure. Moreover, I wouldn't even be able to attempt it in the condition I was in, so I owe UHB a debt of gratitude for even being able to plan this trip, however far I get up the mountain. I have to stay on Warfarin (a bloodthinner) for 6 months at least, but if the arhythmia comes back I might have to stay on it, pending a second procedure. Thus, I need to find out about the effects of altitude on anyone taking this medication.
I'll be back on my cross trainer at home in a few days to build up a bit of stamina. We thought we'd start again outdoors with a weekend in Wales and walk Cadair Idris. When I was a child, our school had a holiday retreat at Dolgellau and I walked up there on many occassions to admire the view. There is a nice little hotel we like at Machynlleth,
The Wynnstay Hotel which is not too far away, does great food and has a really good wine list. It also stocks many 'real' ales and the pizzas round the back are to die for. We might even do Valentines weekend.
As we go round on our walks hubby will be taking pictures and I'll post them on here with a write up of each walk. We use the Pathfinder Guides.
