I had AFib for a good 12 years they did an ablation when they did my heart surgery in May of 2023, happy to say I’ve been AFib free for about 4 months now.

Diagnosed with afib 2011, found when I was hospitalized for a stroke. Just this last July I was implanted with a Watchman device and just this month was taken off all blood thinners. Still taking other heart medications but no real problems with the afib. I will always have the chronic afib but the heart rhythm is pretty much controlled. Already not bruising badly and it has only been 10 days without the blood thinners. I take a daily baby aspirin and other heart meds. Would do the Watchman again.

re you sure your son in law had ablation for AFIB? I had ablation for an SVT 15 years ago and it has not returned.

Iveyrose,

I think you are right. I had follow up with Cardiology yesterday to be scheduled for a holter monitor for two weeks of wear as he has stopped my medication and post ablation to see how the rhythm is doing. While talking with him he stated the ablation has a success rate of 80% the first year and it goes down from there. This gives me the impression you may be able to get off meds for awhile but not forever. Well if 1 year is all I get then it beats the drugs and it beats those periods of AFIB RVR.

I don't think you ever get rid of AFIB. ANYONE? Quote..."Unless there is a clearly identified and reversible cause that is treated, there is always the risk of redeveloping atrial fibrillation. There is no definite cure for AFib. The rhythm can be controlled with medicine, ablation and blood thinners and by lowering risk factors."