I am impressed. I will give some thought about traveling to meet this doctor.

Yes you explained your problem very well. You are right in that my cardiologist doesn't have an explanation. What he has been doing is an EKG every month for 3 months. We are now doing an EKG on my 6th month which is coming up shortly. I do have other issues the most damaging one is a slow thyroid. My understanding is that this problem impacts AFIB very much. My thyroid problem is very minor and there is nothing to do about it. I also have sleep apnea which is what I am going to investigate next. I feel I grasp for breath many times when I go into AFIB. I also am considering going to a better cardiologist for a second opinion. None of these things will hurt me but it is a lot of time and money with no guarantee result for AFIB. AFIB has really impacted my life.I have had to cancel so many activities because I just can't function normally. I find this forum very helpful because it helps me understand how I feel. If I could control this condition I would be very happy and am willing to do a lot for that result. I am just not sure I can get rid of it.

I find it interesting that all the comments here talk about Afib sessions that do not result in going to the hospital. I have been told that I should call 911 if I have an attack. The challenge is that as soon as I think I should call 911 it quits! I have a pacemaker because my heart rate dropped below 55 and I was blacking out. My heart rate at age 16 was 72! At my last check-up of my pacemaker the technician raised the heart beat to 81. After a few weeks, I asked for it to be reduced and he refused. A few weeks ago, I had a phone call session with my cardiologist and he told me that my heartbeat wasn't 81! Fortunately, I have kept copies of my heartbeat sessions and it clearly shows that before the change it was lower and the pacemaker is set at 81 beats a minute. I am concerned that this higher rate may have a negative impact on my heart. I would like to know more about the positive and negative benefits of raising the heartbeat beyond what was my normal since my teenage years. Any information would be helpful. I am concerned that I suffering from "senior dismissal" or what you want to call it, when you are a senior and your concerns are dismissed. BTW I didn't have any blackouts until I was 80. Now I am 84! I hate mentioning my age. I used to be proud of it. Now it seems to bring negative reactions. I took a cognitive test a few years ago and I aced it. 30/30! My doctor wasn't sure he could do as well.