@rainyday541 Hi i have had quit a few Ablations but my Heart had a much more serious problem. Mine was not Afib and from reading lots of post here on connect Afib seems to do well with ablations. My issue was a fast heartbeat called Vintricular Tacrocardia but the actual process of an ablation starts basically the same. Depending on the EP Doctor he will probably get you set up in the cat lab which requires lots of pads on your body that are used to Map your heart. Then depending on if he wants you awake or asleep will come in prior and decide if you will be in a twilight type awake mode or out completely then they will start mapping your heart to see what electrical paths in your heart puts you into Afib. If he or she is able to see some will then start the ablation portion which requires inserting cathetars in either your groin or sometimes other access ports on the neck or wrist. For me most times i was totally asleep for this part and some of mine took hours. I have had more than i care to remember but all of them went smoothly and i would wake up to usually having to spend 4-6 hours flat on my back while the incisions in my groin started to clot. That's basically the process please ask any questions you may have.

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