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@elizabeth1941

Hi my name is Beth. I was diagnosed with afib September 2018. I am 78 years old. Recently my doctor said I need to have ablation. Would like to hear from anyone my age who has had an ablation

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suscros68 | @suscros68 | Feb 14, 2019

I'm not your age but I've had two ablations. It's not a bad procedure, it's worth it and you'll get better

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eileena | @eileena | Feb 15, 2019

@elizabeth1941, I was 65 when I had an ablation for a pesky PVC. I had to spend one night in hospital for observation. I still get the PVCs, more rarely these days, but the procedure is very short. You go in and get prepped and you are sedated, and are in the recovery room waking up. It was much easier than my previous stay for a quad bypass.

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balsaro | @balsaro | Feb 23, 2019

I had one two months ago and am doing extremely well. I experienced a few short lived reoccurrences but they appear to here stopped. My Dr told me that it takes three months for the heart to totally heal from the procedure. I am very happy with the results!

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