Sorry, I didn’t read this part till now. Well my home town clinic was having trouble retaining an electrophysiologist and my Fl doctor strongly suggested an ablation. After contacting Mayo they asked me to visit on my way home from Fl. I was offered options varying from drug dosing to an ablation to av node ablation and pacemaker. I chose door number two and quite satisfied. That being said, AFIB is devil that seems to revisit apparently after long episodes and older age. I suspect you know all of this already.
All I can say is the facility has been so special right down to the council and hand holding I’ve received from Doctors to nurses (Nurse Teresa) for one who who told me just what to expect with such professionalism.
Afraid I’m rambling a bit but certainly ask me whatever you may wish. Best regards, Bob

I’m so glad for you to have a physician you have your comfort level with. I can’t say that I shared that comfort at my home town of Duluth. Perhaps that’s why I’m so jaded by Mayo but everyone you talk to, and many are more than willing to share their experience will testify that coming to Rochester was one of the best decisions they have made and some stories will make you emotional. My decision was easy because of the care I had received prior and the genuine “tenderness “ I feel there.
Interestingly enough when I was in pre opp the small talk by the prep nurse asked the peeps to my right and left where they were from and one was from Abilene Tx and the next from Amerillo do I asked why they were in Minnesota and both replied because their cardiologist suggested Mayo.
So glad you have the option but glad you have a good doc to help you at home