Sorry for your rapid AF progression, but as others have said, the sooner you get this sorted, the better the outcome. My story is somewhat similar to yours. I was getting episodes infrequently about every six months but didn’t know what they were. Usually after a glass of wine. It progressed until a bad attack took me to the A and E dept where it was positively identified. Subsequently I was given drugs that helped. But the AF became every week sometimes every day. I took advice and paid to see an electrophysiology specialist. (Best money I ever spent) he advised ablation sooner not later and although somewhat concerned, I had the procedure carried out after a nine month wait on the NHS. The recovery time was slower than I was told in so far that I had a lot of missed beats for a few months. But they got less and less over nine months until now I hardly notice the odd run.
Now for what you really want to know. For me the ablation was a total and absolute cure. I no longer have any AF attacks. (Not to say the demon won’t come back, there are absolutely no guarantees) but that was nearly 3 years ago and heart wise I feel better than I ever did. Wine , coffee, exercise. Doesn’t bring on an episode at present. Although everything in moderation seems a good policy. Magnesium helped with pacs and a healthy diet but that seems like good advice to all. This is my first post, and it’s absolutely not to Bragg, just to tell my story and hopefully give a little hope.
Regards. Richard Addicott.
76 years old with A F
My recovery from my pulse field ablation April 15.
apixaban and hematuria 
3% Afib burden and proposed medication
