Hi Mark,

Better is Good~ I've wondered how you are doing now.

I use a bp monitor that just shows irregular heart beat. I can tell my afib's by placing my fingers on my carotid artery or my wrist. I have other irregular beats that I have no clue what they are, but they don't last but a minute or so.

I agree, this new spell check is very cool!!!! Most of the time, it corrects my spelling as I type....awesome!

May you continue to Heal and feel Better~

Namaste, Carol

I have both an OMRON HCG 801 and an MD 100:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Handheld-home-ECG-EKG-Heart-Monitor-MD100B-/270504286158?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3efb4fd7ce

The MD 100 comes with leads/electrodes. It was only $159. You can use it like the OMRON ($300) also. I'm too lazy to use the electrodes, and the OMRON clearly shows afib, you don't need all the wires to see afib and heart rate. I think the MD 100 can do really long runs and put in on your computer (I forget the options on the OMRON. Again, I'm too lazy to figure out all the software for both.

Afib is afib. I've got it. Not much more I need to know. I'm either in it or I'm not. If I saw NSR, I would probably from to the ER.

BTW, the OMRON is high quality. The MD 100 is cool, and you get to read how Chinese people think English is written in the instructions.

I think for someone that is paroxysmal and worried about being in afib for 48 hours (stroke risk), these monitors are cheaper than running to the ER all the time. They also give you confidence. If you think something is going on, and you are in NSR, you try relaxing, because it could be nerves.

petey

run not from

I don't need a monitor or anything else to tell me when I'm in AFIB or NSR because I am so sensitive to my heart beating that I feel everything that is going on, so I always know when I go in and out. I can count my bpm just sitting here without feeling my wrist or neck. That's the number one reason for having the ablation. Feeling every violent beat 200 times a minute is torcher. I have "new arrhythmias" that I did not have before the ablation and they are getting more frequent, making it hard to celebrate not having the AFIB, which I don't think I've had for at least 6 weeks. Even though my insurance pays 100%, I don't want to run to the ER everytime it happens, as I've already been there 3 times. I do know that I am having a whole bunch of PACS, and when strung together and lasting for hours, it sucks pretty bad. It's been 9 weeks since the ablation. At my last appt. my doctor told me to give it 3 to 4 months and feels it will all calm down. We'll see doc. I'll probably go with the Omron.

I like the Omron, it is easy to use.
To transfer the data to your PC.
(1) Download the Viewer software from the DVD that comes with the unit.
(2) Periodically (say once a month) transfer the data using the removable memory card.
The tests are also more readable on the PC.

Hi Mark, my husband had an ablation 25 weeks ago, and he too had weird beats all the time. He was given an Irythym monitor for a month and was able to catch them so the EP could see what they were. They slowly subsided, but he does still feel them occasionally during the week. When he went for his three month postop appt. he had an echo of his heart and he was having the PAC's but couldn't feel them. As time has progressed the PAC's have become unnoticeable. Hope this information helps. Hang in there, things will slowly improve. Lisa

I am new to the group and I have a question about BP monitors with irregular heart beat indicators. If the monitor does not show an irregular heartbeat does it necessarily mean you are not in afib?

Alan

Alan:
No.
I am always in afib. My EKG shows it always. Only sometimes the BP machine shows it.

petey

Petey,

Thanks for your information. This clarifies what I am seeing with the BP machine. The cardiologist says I am in afib all the time and with the new BP machine I was not sure what I was seeing. I guess hope springs eternal.

Alan