I had put off having an ablation - call me overly cautiou. I had an unsuccessful cardioversion and was subsequently on Tikosyn 500, which worked for awhile, and uthat was later reduced to Tikosyn 250 (worked even better but both had detrimental effects on my kidneys) Normal sinus rhythm 2 days of 3. Ablation had been suggested early on & was finally convinced myself to go ahead.

I had an successful ablation at The Cleveland Clinic. No issues. Had hiccups for a few days but they went away after 72 hours. My heart has been in normal sinus rhythm 100% of the time for 3.5 mos - I checked daily with my blood pressure meter, pulse oximeter, manually, and my Kardia ECG device. I’ve remained on Tikosyn 250 and am scheduled to discontinue. I’m happy with the results.

No side effects. Afib gone I should have done it sooner. Cleveland Clinic was superb.