Hello again! Been awhile since I was here, so, an update. My cardiologist referred me to an electrophysiologist at Bristol Royal Infirmary, last June. I finally saw him in January! At the same time as the referral, my cardiologist changed my medication from Bisoprolol to Diltiazem, which I've been on before. However, it worked! I was getting AF episodes daily, but that stopped within two weeks of taking Diltiazem. Its wonderful to be free of the discomfort and sleeplessness caused by AF. So, when I discussed this with the EP, he said an ablation, at this time, would be unnecessary. If AF returns, I'm to phone my cardio unit and they will make the appointment for the BRI straightforward, no referral again will be necessary. The EP says, after they did an ECG, that the AF was active, but I couldn't feel it because of the medication. I'm happy with that, but so hope the medication continues to keep it at bay. I know there's no guarantee of that, though.
Hope everyone here is okay.