I'm still around (76yo) after having afib since I was 35. As a teenager I did get a couple of 2 - 3 hour sessions of afibbut after that I had no problems with it for 20 years. I then (1980) had a hernia op., which entailed a difficult 50 mile trip to the hospital on public transport in the snow. When I arrived at the hospital I had developed afib through all the stress of getting there.by rogermunns - AFIBBERS FORUM