Thanks, Annette - it sounds like they are proposing an AV Node Ablation for you. My doctor referred to it as a "simple ablation". I will look forward to hearing about your experience. Good luck!

Hi Annette - thanks so much for your message. They are also proposing an ablation for me that will burn the node in the middle of the 4 chambers (the AV Node). However, according to my EP, this will still go up a vein through the groin to the heart. He refers to it as "simple". I don't have any paperwork, so I would very much appreciate hearing what your paperwork says. He feels that I have too many complicating factors to have a successful regular AFib ablation; the success rate expected for me is less than 60% , while the AV node ablation should have a 100% success rate. I expect that my pacemaker will keep my heart beating. I am concerned that I will always have AFib, even though he says that I will not have any symptoms.

If anyone has had an AV Node Ablation, I would love to hear from you. Are you in constant AFib? Is that harming your heart? Do you have any AFib symptoms?

I converted before with a cardioversion. However, my doctor says that I can't shock my heart every few months!

Looking forward to hearing from you, Annette! Cheers, Betty