My experience with afib and medical procedures: I have had persistent afib since 2020. I started on Tikosyn in 2021 and it was effective for about a year and a half and then I started having breakthrough episodes of afib that were becoming increasingly more frequent and intense. I had an ablation late last June and it stopped the afib episodes. I remained on Tikosyn during the blanking period. The plan was to stop the Tikosyn in October or November. Unfortunately, I had to have abdominal surgery under general anesthesia at the beginning of October and I had several episodes of afib, along with frequent PACs, for about a month afterwards. I have been afib free again since then, except for when my EP tried stopping the Tikosyn in January. Fortunately, I went back into NSR immediately after restarting the Tikosyn. But now, I worry about general anesthesia. I am having hand surgery next Wednesday and I convinced the surgeon to do it without general anesthesia because of my concerns. I am having a second ablation this coming November, so hopefully it will take care of all of this. Good luck to you.