September 30, 2024, at age 81, I received the Wolf procedure at Houston Methodist Hospital. I consider this my “re-birthday”. I am eternally grateful to Dr. Wolf and his outstanding staff. I have been restored to a life worth living with great joy. I have been able to successfully return to my sport of ballroom dancing. I now can dance for two straight hours and not be exhausted.
Prior to The Wolf Procedure I was lucky if I could dance for two minutes before needing to catch my breath. Because my AFib is cured, I have been able to successfully complete eye muscle surgery and total shoulder reverse arthroplasty. Without Dr. Wolf’s skill and dedication to his work I could not have done any of these things. I get very emotional when I try to explain to others how life changing this surgery is. I was very fortunate going into the surgery with a low BMI and no known comorbidities. I had one cardioversion which lasted 60 hours and showed me what life could be without AFib.
That experience spurred me to learn more about AFib and to research solutions. That search brought me to Dr. Wolf and this excellent Facebook forum where all questions can be answered if you will only ask.
I followed the recovery protocols and never had any trouble with amiodarone. Actually, the amiodarone helped me significantly prior to surgery. I thought I was too old to receive help for a condition I attributed to the aging process. I could not have been more wrong!
Dear reader, if you are suffering from AFib, please give yourself a chance and pursue all of the information you can find on the Wolf Procedure. Watch the videos, read all of the comments, get hope and persevere because you can have the life that we on this side of the experience are enjoying. You deserve to be here with us.
J.K. Herr