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Have You Worn A Carnation Ambulatory Monitor?
It’s not uncommon for PH patients to have the need to wear heart monitors for a week or so to evaluate symptoms. It’s been many years since my son or I have had to wear one, until today.
My cardiologist wants to me to wear a continuous heart monitor for the next 7 days. The nurse asked me if I have worn one before and I said yes. Then she pulls this small device with a face the size of w watch and a thin tail that is an electrode protected in clear and very strong adhesive tape.
I asked her, “What’s that”? I was blown away when she told me it’s my heart monitor. No wires, no multiple electrodes taped to me, no cumbersome box to hook to a belt and no need to call reports in over the phone.
It’s monitoring my heart 24/7 and has a small button to push if I have an event I want them to focus on. You can’t see that I’m wearing it and I keep forgetting that I have it on. It is weightless.
I sure wish they had this when Cullen was in grade school and had to wear them. All the leads would get tangled up in his central line and milrinone wires. This advancement is awesome!
Has anyone else worn one?
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