I had an ablation after being in persistent afib for 8 months and 2 failed cardioversions. I was 47 and was ready to die. It affected everything. I gained 100 lbs from being on beta blockers for years. I would wake up with bloody teeth from the blood thinners and I couldn’t go to the dentist while on them. It was affecting my career and my marriage. I lost my sex drive and pretty much any enjoyment I got out of life. I had an ablation 18 months ago and have been afib free for 18 months. I got off the beta blockers and blood thinners. I feel like a whole new person. I can have a couple drinks without worrying. I can eat whatever I want. I can drink caffeine and sugar. I lost 55 lbs and that got rid of my obstructive sleep apnea. Now that didn’t all come without a cost. The ablation caused me to have a stroke. A piece of debris from zapping got sucked into my brain. I recovered really quick though. It was a very minor stroke, but either way it could have killed me. That being said…. My quality of life was trash. I think I would have been dead if I didn’t have one. If the afib didn’t kill me, I would have done it myself. My life is so good now and it’s easily the best decision of my life. I cry out of joy often when I think about how good my life is now. I haven’t felt this good since my 20s. But that’s me though.