Hello, Koleke,
As Justin indicated I have a Watchman Device implant as of December 2021. Leading up to that. I was diagnosed with paroxysmal (sp?) a fib and has been in Eloquis for about 1 year or so. There is a qualifying matrix that your dr. Needs to go through to ensure that you meet the requisite criteria for the Watchman device. I cannot recall the name of the screening test by your dr., but your score determines your eligibility. There are transesophogeal echocardiograms (TEE’s) that must be performed before during and after the Watchman implant procedure, and the TEE’s are a procedure in themselves, requiring a lighter form of anesthesia. The actual Watchman implant procedure went well for me, but did require an overnight in the hospital afterwards. I found animations online showing how they do it, whic was helpful to me, but also somewhat cringeworthy. Overall, I am very happy with the outcome. The presenc3 of the devic3 is invisible to me and there ar3 no sensations. I am very glad to be off of the anticoagulant meds, though I am now directed to take a 325 mg aspirin daily. Knowing what I know today, I would do it again. I hope that my experience is helpful to you. I wish you the very best.