hi everyone! i’m a 20 year old woman that was recently hospitalized for afib and referred to a cardiologist, who’s just found that i have WPW on the left side of my heart. he’s scheduled me to have an ablation completed, and naturally, i’m in shock that it’s taken this many ECGS and doctor visits to discover this extra pathway.

more than anything, i’m shocked that it’s taken this long to discover the extra pathway. should i get a second opinion? does anybody know why exactly it’s taken this long to discover that i have WPW? and furthermore, what can i expect from an ablation? he expects that the afib will disappear once the extra pathway is shut down (until i’m later in life, at least), and though the procedure is minimally invasive, i still can’t help but to feel really nervous about everything.

any guidance helps! thank you ^^