Thank You Colleen for your answer (above) to ruthburns ... Your Statement "I know it's scary & there's a lot to learn" is So True. It was a Physicians Assistant whom I saw for a general check-up when I learned I had A-Fib ... during the appt. she sent me for a routine EKG as a part of the check-up, that's when A-Fib was detected. Something in her tone of voice, or what she said hit me like a FIRE ALARM! Then she said she didn't have time to explain What it Was, wrote a prescription for Warfarin-told me to pick it up on my way home & start taking it Immediately, also told me to come back in a couple of days & we'd discuss it, but DON'T GO to Dr. GOOGLE! ... a few days later She Left the Dr.'s Practice on a Medical Leave, & wasn't available for almost a Month! The next person in the Dr.'s office I talked to was equally alarming when explaining A-Fib. Both PA's cautioned me "Stay AWAY FROM Dr. GOOGLE!" Come To US to Talk about this!
Finally I had "Had-It-With them", went to my computer & then called a Cardiology Practice & booked an Appt. That's when I learned that 'A-Fib wasn't A Death Sentence' ... & began to lower my Stress Levels ... it all Began to make sense. The Cardiologist was CALM, KIND, Re-Assuring, & helped me with the Lifestyle changes that have improved my journey in living with A-Fib.