I am only one year into my A-fib diagnosis; I have had only 5 short "outbreaks" of arrhythmia since I was cardioverted on 12/04/24. I insisted on getting an EP involved after the third time when I actually went to the ED with a pulse of 130. I converted on my own in the ED but I decided not to live like this. I have an ablation scheduled for 33 days from now (but who is counting!) The trial on Flecainide that I agreed to was just too troublesome to me; the Black Box warnings scared me! I too have watched videos and read lots of articles about A-fib and it is a "no cure" condition but it is also a "can spread" condition, so that's why I want to get this in control before I have a "forest fire" instead of a "small trash fire." As for those labels that tend to annoy people like you and me, I have found that everything my husband and I get diagnosed with are "chronic" even if we have no real symptoms! He was just "identified" as having COPD due to a low blood oxygen level but he has had that for years and no doc ever bothered to address it until now! He's listed as prediabetic even though his A1Cs have never been over the top limit! I have "osteopenia" which is a BS diagnosis since almost 70% of women my age have some form of bone degeneration--and the doc NEVER suggest what I should do about that except to try to give me another troublesome medication with very serious side effects, too! As for A-fib, my cardiologist at the very beginning of this experience told me "don't worry, A-fib won't kill you!" Well, it won't technically kill you, but then you learn all the unfortunate things that it can trigger--like increased risk of strokes and heart damage and weakness and dizziness and depression and anxiety--and it seems to me that his casual attitude toward my initial concern was misguided. I hope you stay in NSR and I am betting you will; my brother had an ablation and he's been fine for 10 years. I made all sorts of lifestyle changes and I am very confident that I will be better off too. What I have learned from this site is that we all need to be our own advocates for the best treatment plan for us! If you get blown off by one doc, find another. I have an EP who is top rated in my state and I am really looking forward to getting this done and hopefully living more confidently with my "chronic" condition. Stay positive!