My husband has had 3 ablations to control his a-fib. We do feel however that had the MD who performed his 3rd ablation performed his 1st, he wouldn’t have required his 3rd, so it’s critical to ensure that the electrophysiologist cardiologist who performs the ablation is one of the best in his field. His 3rd has put him in his best rhythm ever, only occasionally goes in and out of Afib rhythm.
He’s on Eliquis (at least that’s recommended drug for him for now) for life. It’s critical that Afib pts remain on anticoagulants or the risk of stroke is high!
My aunt didn’t want to pay the co-pay for Eloquis and couldn’t take warfarin, she suffered a stroke. She’s now decided the cost of medication is worth it.. it has to be. Please don’t play with your life w/ Afib by assuming the risks of the drug side effects are worse than the risk of clots - they will will form in your atrium when the heart suffers from atrial fibrillation and those clots have nowhere to go but through the body- to your brain (stroke), to your lung (pulmonary embolism), back to your heart (heart attack). I’m a retired nurse and I am the first to avoid drugs for their side effects-this is not one I would give a 2nd thought of taking for this condition… it’s why my husband takes it