I had gone through several decades without going to confession. One event preyed on my mind and finally about two years ago I went. I didn’t feel particularly cleansed because the priest was not a native speaker, and I wasn’t sure he understood me. So I went back a couple months later and came away feeling pretty much the same, as this other priest was also an immigrant. I still need to go back. After the second confession, I was admitted to the hospital for open-heart surgery. There were some serious complications and when I finally came out, I was glad that I had gone earlier.
Please realize, too, that you can receive the Sacrament of the Annointing of the Sick any time now. It is no long Extreme (condition=dying) Unction. It is an Annointing any time you might go into the hospital. A priest must confer this Sacrament since it also includes the forgiveness of sins.