@pht1123 I have had two ablations, and now I’m trying to get scheduled for another one, because after 2 + years, I developed Atrial Flutter.
I have absolutely no anxiety about going for this procedure. For me, the worst part is blowing the good part of the day waiting around. You go in very early and wait. Then you have some conversation with the team who will be doing it. Finally you get taken to the place where they do it. Really cool, like the control room at NASA. Next thing , you wake up in recovery area (both times I was pissed when I woke up, thinking they had postponed the procedure. ). You need to hangout there a couple of hours so they are sure that the insertion they make near your groin has stopped bleeding. I guess the only part of the procedure that involves any pain is when they insert the IV needles. I was home mid afternoon both times. Took me about a week to get to feeling fully back to normal. Best Wishes!

@pht1123 Hi- sorry you’re going through this. The ablation I had was not painful in any way other than the prick from the IV needle- anesthesia took care of it. Was a bit groggy for a little while waking up but otherwise not a difficult experience. Good luck!