I had the watchman implanted 7-21-18, as had terrible bruising and nose bleeds constantly while on xeralto. I had been referred to a specialist for the watchman procedure when I was diagnosed with A Fib. I had a chad score of 5 and MRI evidence of a stroke, fortunately without any symptoms or resulting problems. I was considered an excellent prospect as I am very active, skiing, tennis, biking, hiking and gardening, therefore blood thinners but me at great risk for problems as I did not want to give up my active life style. Long story short after 5 years on Xeralto at age 82, I bit the bullet and had the procedure done. It was a walk in the park, as was the TEE 6 weeks later. The only problem is I am still on a blood thinner plavex until after the next TEE in January. I do still have bruising but it does seem to fade an doesn't leave as much of an iron stain, and the nose bleeds are less frequent. So my fingers are crossed that in January I can say by by to all blood thinners and bruising. Hope you do as well. Sincerely Kathe