I have atrial fib and I had an ablation. It is a very simple 110-minute procedure. It worked for about 2 weeks and then I was back to normal or rather abonormal fib. Too many nerve endings for them to get them all in the atrium (the upper chamber) so people have this procedure done several times. I am not bothering again unless I get truly out of wack and need a reset. Currently on a whole bunch of meds: digoxin, rythmol, toprol - they seem to be doing the trick unless I exceed my 2-drink limit. 🙂 And of course, I take a blood thinner - just switched from Coumadin to Pradaxa - I haven't noticed a big difference but it's nice not to have my levels checked evey more. Good luck!