In my 6 years associated with this forum, I've found that recovery time from this procedure varies greatly, so I can't give you a definite answer. Speaking for myself, my ablation for SVT was done back in late 2010. It was straight forward, 17 burns, back at it in 4 days, and 100% by 4 to 6 weeks. I had no TEE done for mine, and aside from an orange-sized hematoma in my upper thigh, left the hospital the same day in pretty good shape.