Your time frame is very short indeed. 6 weeks: 27 Dec 2024 (now 02/07/2025).
Generally speaking it is not necessarily a must do fix as soon as you are diagnosed.
Part of the problem is there is a large shortage of EPs because of the vast amount of baby boomers coming into the system.
It is understandable you feel this way and you are correct. They are just treating the symptoms. The longer you stay out of fib the better. Permanent Afib stresses the heart a great deal leading to complications and heart damage. If you are in Afib for brief periods and then in normal (sinus) rhythm more often then you are in relatively good shape. Ask you doc or the nurse how long does it take to get more advanced treatment. I hate being in Afib as it wears me down physically.