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Any experiences with Watchman Implant for A-Fib?
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Mar 8 8:52am | Replies (261)Comment receiving replies
Talk to your cardiologist. They have a formula they use to see if you qualify for a Watchman. They don't just give these thing out. It took me 3 years to decide if I wanted something put in my heart. Once I made that decision, I never looked back. All my medical team members were on board for my Watchman which helped me make that decision. Good luck with your decision.
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What is the "formula" to determine whether or not a patient qualifies for a Watchman?
I'm having a very hard time to see if one would meet my need (seemingly infinitely researching) to avoid an oral anticoagulant to slow my movement towards central vision blindness caused by one. I have wet macular degeneration and whereas no, I don't want a stroke ("duh") I do not want to go blind which appears inevitable with this condition.
At the very least, I don't want to take a medicine (for paroxysmal) AFIB which statistically does hasten that condition thus maximizing my period of sightedness.