Hello @bigheartedwarrior, welcome. I'm glad @colleenyoung moved you over to the HCM group. I love your member name! It says it all! You've been through a lot and now you are facing yet another procedure. I've never had an ablation, but @danab is a pro! His advice is spot on. I had a septal/papillary myectomy just a few months before you at Mayo in Rochester. If this is where you had yours, then you probably already know it's the finest in the land and you are in good hands. It is really easy to tell someone to just relax, don't stress, not to worry, be calm, etc. But when it's happening to you...different story. I totally get where you are coming from...I'd be freaking out a little too. After my myectomy, I was on at least six different beta blockers or calcium channel blocker for over a year. None of them worked for me. I was a little concerned too because I was having some crazy heart rhythms. Eventually, after working through the patient portal with Dr. Ommen, he took me off completely. So for the last year I'm on nothing but a baby aspirin. I worried for nothing because I did better off them then on. But that's just me. And we are all different. I would place your trust in the hands of the physician. They know best what's best. I don't believe they would take you off the meds if it compromised your health in any way. There is nothing like open heart surgery. Can I get an Amen? So the ablation is a picnic compared to that. That in and of itself should be a relief. Sadly, you are facing some challenges, but as your member name says, you are a Big Hearted Warrior! Worry adds not one positive thing to your day, so what do you do to distract yourself? How are you being kind to yourself before this procedure? When are you scheduled?

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