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@SusanEllen66

my Apple watch practically saved my life! The Heart Rate monitor was able to show me exactly why I was feeling awful.
I ran the A-fib test, and was able to bring the test results to my cardiologist. He was very grateful that I was able to capture the A-fib situation in real time.

My Apple watch also has a fall detector, and blood oxygen monitoring system.

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Mine too. I wasn’t going to get it but then I decided I should after I walked out of the Apple Store. No idea why because it’s not even what I went in there for. A week later, it started telling me that I was in AFib. Back then, I wasn’t. A Cardiologist that I just left forced me into having Cardiac Catheterization surgery in December. Oh, and I wore a Holter monitor that said that my watch was picking up on an irregular heartbeat from my thyroid meds. Well, I was supposed to have hip replacement surgery in December but it got postponed because I forced into the cardiac catheterization surgery. It damaged my R ventricle so now I do have AFib and I am going to have surgery on shock my heart back into normal sinus rhythm. If my PCC hadn’t stepped in, I would still be just sitting here waiting. I have a new Cardiologist as of this week and surgery is scheduled. After that, I have been approved for Watchman surgery. They all have small risks but the medications are making me sick. If I could have just been cleared for my hip surgery in December, I would not be sitting here, typing this and wondering if I am ever going to get my new hip. Original Cardiologist cleared me for hip surgery. I was all ready to go into the OR and my heart went into AFib and it was beating too rapidly for surgery. Hopefully, new Cardiologist is much better. So far, no good. 🙏 Then again, who knows, maybe I shouldn’t have even bothered buying the Apple Watch. Nothing seemed to be wrong with me before! But I did have a full Cardiology workup and it appeared that I had blood clots in my heart. I had a new CT scan with the newest scanner in NY along with the contrast dye. Nothing was found. The Pulmonologist thought that it may have all been my pain from my hip…the one that needs to be replaced and I should be recovering now in time for Summer….If something doesn’t seem right with your physician, leave them.