Has anyone had an insertable Cardiac Monitor?

Your story fits mine almost exactly. In late 2019 I had one HUGE AFIB episode - with hospitalization and after a couple of weeks, I had an ablation. I started taking Xarelto and now it's January 2024, and I just don't want to take it anymore. It looks like this Linq is the only way to know for sure if I'm still having AFIB and Tachycardia.

I'm curious if you were able to stop taking the blood thinner

Good morning! Yes, I have the Abbott loop reader. Since insertion I have had various episodes with no feedback from cardiologist. I have known Afib. When I ask if anything has been seen, he avoids answering. Not sure of the value of this monitor??

Yes, I have one and want to change my cardiologist for one who has a patient portal. We still travel and he doesn't post diagnoses or clinical notes. Has any changed docs after a Linq Reveal insertion?

Device uncovered one episode of asymptomatic Afib and asymptomatic continual nocturnal bradycardia with pauses and restarts.

Recovery from implant and removal minimal (7-10 days) with usual cautions RE: wound care. Scar barely visible.

Hi Dana,

Thank you for the response. This helps very much. I guess as I am still working I was curious as to how much time would I miss recovering. I am in sales and work in a corporate environment.

Regards,

Bfalcon1

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. You have alleviated some of my concerns. My best to you and your wife.

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

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

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.

How long was your recovery?