Has anyone had an insertable Cardiac Monitor?

I have one for a few years. Informative
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What to do about it.

I'm waiting on a specialized CAT at a hospital because of the Abbott loop instead of the more commonly available procedure.

Is there pain after the procedure for a few days or more? Do they give you any type of prescription for medicine to help with the pain to take home if so? I'm getting the linq implant so I don't know how it feels. I also have the vns implant already for my epilepsy and I heart for a few days. And even tho it was an in and out same day procedure i still felt woozy, unstable and had pain for about 3 days and it was a small/medium cut to put the implant in but they also had to cut my neck to attach the wire to my neck. But if someone knows about my questions please let me know

I had a Boston Scientific loop recorder implanted in August 2022 to look for AFIB. I had a catheter ablation done in Feb 2019 and been AFIB free since then. The reason I elected to have the procedure is I have decided not to stay on blood thinners for the remainder of my life. My argument is if I no longer have AFIB then the risk of stroke should be the same as the general population for my age demographic. I use a Kardia mobile ECG that is very accurate which prior to the ablation was always in agreement with the ECG in the doctors office. So, the bottom line is if the implanted Boston scientific loop recorder picks up AFIB then I will reconsider my position on taking an anticoagulant. My electrophysiologist is in agreement.

I am concerned that I would find a Linq uncomfortable because I am extremely skinny. Plus concerned that having a mammogram done with a Linq would cause problems since I have very little breast tissue in addition to my thinness. Has anyone else had a problem with the Linq due to being extremely thin? Or problems with Linq during mammogram?

Hello,

I found this site as I was looking for information regarding the Medtronic Linq. I may need to get one and will find out this week. My question is how long does it take to recover once it is implanted and how is living life with the device? I am very curious what everyone's experience has been.

Thank you,

Bfalcon1

How long was your recovery?

My husband has one, it has no bearing at all on his life, but would signal doc if he had AF return, which it hasnt after his ablation. Insertion is not a big deal I dont think.

This is an update to another post of mine. I have a blood condition called MGUS, which is precancerous. Mine is unfortunately progressing to cancer, which means the bad guys are eating me alive. My breasts are now down to an A Cup, my weight is 137 at 5foot 9inches. My heart defect is being monitored 24/7 by that special loop recorder. At first it bothered me when the breast moved causing the recorder to shift slightly. Its been in me since August of 2021. Because of my bad guys, I’ve lost so much weight on my chest, I can literally see and feel the recorder by touching my skin. My whole ribcage is visible, including each individual rib. I no longer feel the recorder moving, as if it’s attached to me somehow. Because of the recorder being so, expensive and specially made, I can have many procedures done using certain precautions. I can get CT Scans, MRI’s, X-rays, even Mammograms, although I have not had a mammogram since it was implanted. I know it concerns you to get one done because of your weight and breast size. If it bothers you that much, contact the manufacturer of the device like I did, to see if they need to use special instructions to perform the mammogram. Like I said, mine doesn’t bother me at all and the incision healed nicely. The battery in mine is good for 5 years till the device needs to be replaced. Hope this helps to alleviate some of your anxiety. Good luck
@becky1024

Hi And welcome to Connect, Also this may answer your questions also @frostbite as my wife is very slender also. She just had one inserted a few months ago and is doing great. She tells me it was a bit sore for a few days after but didn't need any pain meds except Tylenol. It was very quick procedure like 10 min and most likely (She's retired) go back to work right away .
Her phone is the device that gets the readings from the implant and so far nothing noticeable has been sent but there is a button you can push on you phone app to log something that feels unusual. She hasn't had to use it yet but either way everything the implant sees is recorded and sent via her phone. Hope that helps as for her being slender she did say at first during the implanting it brused her ribs a bit but doesn't even notice it now.
Blessings