I was diagnosed with AFIB in late May 2020. No family history of heart issues. Was placed on Eloquis, Metoprolol and flecainide. Had 2 Tee-cardivsons which failed and then had a ablation 1 October 2020. I had considerable pain and difficulties in getting up from bed without help from my husband for about 10 days. Followup in December 2020 still had me in AFIB. I was being advised to have another ablation in January, which I strongly disagreed with. Alternative was another strong medication Amiodarone (many side effects on label). Normally, using that medication has a three day hospitization requirement, because of the pandemic no hospital beds with this medical issue. Started on 3 January 2021 and on/or about 11 January 2021, I was back in Normal Sinus Rythmn (self diagnosed that date with an ECG app on my Android smartphone with Fitbit Sense) which was confirmed on my followup appointment in early February 2021. Based on my daily reading with my Fitbit Sense and 3 other EKGs, I have only had 1 AFIB incident. Lessons learned - don't get too anxious about the procedure (just prepare for procedure with guidance and have patience for recovery), my research shows that you can have several cardivison and ablations for treatment, keep good daily record/diary and if inclined buy either a proven smartwatch or device. Look at software membership yearly cost, the one advertised on Amazon has $180 yearly cost and the membership for Fitbit Sense comes with a free six month trial. MHA

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