I had an open heart surgery several years ago and everything seemed to be going ok. On my last checkup, my heart doc saw I was in Afib. Immediately put me on thinners and solatol. I met with another doc who will be doing a cardiac ablation on me. Can anyone tell me what to expect? BTW, if you don't have a Kardia mobile, you should get one. It tells me immediately if I'm in Afib.

So what do you do when you go into Afib?

I have not done it..........yet. I have looked into it though and it was explained to me that I would go to a electrophysiologist first that would do a mapping of the electrical signals in the heart and identify the ones that are causing the problem. Once they identify the problem area they go in either through a vein in the groin or in some cases a vein in your wrist and "kill" the electrical signals that are causing the problem by Cauterization.

My issue is a little different than Afib so the procedure may be slightly different but in a nut shell thats pretty much how it goes.

My 67 year old brother did it about three months ago. He was almost continuously in Afib and they said he was a serious risk for stroke at any moment. They went in between his ribs, I believe in two locations. It was four hour procedure for him and he is really happy. Zero Afib now and he was shocked at how much energy he suddenly has.

The doc said he would insert two catheters in my left leg and one in my right and meet at the heart. A 4 to 5 hour procedure but should be back to work in a week with no stipulations. I'm just ready to get it over with. Thanks for all the responses, it's appreciated.