I had a cryoablation last July 24th.
So far I don’t think I have had any symptomatic AFIB episodes. I do feel arrhythmias now and then and BP has been staying very low most days.
I am able to exercise early morning without problems because the BP goes lower mid morning.
I am thinking about getting a Kardia just so I can be sure what the arrhythmias are. What are your thoughts?
Thanks for your time and input if you have a moment.
I have a kardia, easy and reliable to use.Good wishes
Depends how obsessive you are likely to get over it. They are great for getting diagnosis but its far better to get on with life. I never felt normal till the battery gave out.
That's just made me laugh 😊I became obsessed with taking BP, it takes up a lot of time and the need to worry just goes on. I'm waiting for 3rd Ablation. But yes,your comment s about the battery running out. . Very sensibleThank you.
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Depends how you will use it. I think they are fantastic but some people can get fixated on every felt bump they feel, not understand the graph and it ends up causing worry over nothing. To send to your EP - great. To learn more about Arrythmia - great, just be aware if you are of an anxious nature it may not help.
And that is my concern … still contemplating.
Thank you
I find it helps my anxiety. I had RF ablation in March 22 and no detectable AF since May 22. Quite a few bumps, bouts of tachycardia and ectopics when changing other meds however (am hypothyroid). I also get digestive issues. For me, the Kardiamobile allows me to check in e.g - oops it's 107 and I need to stop what I'm doing and calm down right now - or OK that's normal, must be digestion. I now only use it in the morning for a once-a-day-check and only use again in the day if I start to feel 'fluttery', light headed or suddenly tired.
I'm with Singwell on this. AF has been very anxiety provoking for me and I find having more information really helps my anxiety not increases it. Sometimes I feel like my heart might be doing something that it shouldn't and being able to check with the Kardia really helps. Most of the time there's nothing going on and if I hadn't been able to check I would have just become increasingly anxious as opposed to being able to forget about it and go on with my day.
Over time this has resulted in my trusting my instincts more and being less inclined to think that something's happening every time I notice my heart beat. I use it less and less as time goes on, as a result, except when I am actually in AF.
Thank you TopBiscuit.
What you are describing is exactly how I feel about it. Before AFIB diagnosis and even during the first couple of years I didn’t really pay attention to a few palpitations or ectopics. After the episodes started to disrupt my life more often then it became another story.
I have been fixating on it and it drives me nuts because I am not having AFIB episodes since the ablation. I think I just need confirmation of that to help me ignore the small insignificant bumps and extra beats. I want to enjoy NOT feeling my heart beat as I have been lately.
Thank you again for sharing.
If your anxious about arrhythmias after an ablation -- and who wouldn't be 
-- the Kardia is a great device to put put your mind at ease by letting you know what is going on, rather than worrying about the unknown. Chances are what you're feeling is benign and normal, so why stress when you can find out so easily?
I've been using my Kardia for close to five years and most of the time it's in a bedroom drawer. But there are times when it's been invaluable.
Jim
That was exactly my thought mjames1.
Like most of us I have become OCD about my heart beat. I was hoping that knowing what the arrhythmia is would help me relax about it.
I do go about my business but the worry spoils it for me.
Thanks so much for your input.
If you do go ahead, I recommend the Kardia 6L model. Most of the time I just take a single lead EKG, however, it does give me the option of taking a six lead ekg. Plus I find the connectivity a little bit better.
Jim
I have a Kardia which I only use if I am worried about something . I need to identify what it is so if I were ever really worried I could email an ecg for advice .
I have been looking at that one myself.
Thanks so much Jim, I am leaning towards getting one for peace of mind as well as being my own advocate if AFIB reappears someday.
Take care
I use the Fibricheck app on my phone and since my ablation in June I've been totally obsessed with my heart beat. What it taught me is that, in my case, over the last 3 months recovery is a fascinating journey of NSR to Afib to NSR to ectopics to Afib to NSR to .... no that it appears to be it, no more Afib - at least for the last 2 weeks. Monitoring closely has let me understand the journey and when the ectopics kicked in, I could see what was happening and that it wasn't Afib. And thanks to BobD and others here I could get reassurance that I was on the right path.
Close monitoring works for me as I want to know exactly what is happening and can look at it not too subjectively.
Thank you! So true! That has been my experience also.
get one! Simple Kardia size of a credit card - absolutely marvellous piece of kit. And my EP / cardiologist and arrhythmia nurse trust it. I can email results
mines in the drawer…waste of my money, ..got it after my ablation, and i
Got messages like “possible afib”…so that just made me worry, it is simpler to feel your pulse. When my afib came back after four years free a few weeks back it was a no brainer feeling the pulse racing and beats skipping hoping and jumping,I didn’t need the kardia.
I guess if you need proof for the cardio it’s useful, but my cardio sees me within days .
But we’re all diferent and I know lots of people use it. It just doesn’t seem necessary and I feel it was t for me as I wanted to get in with life and forget about afib….
Sue
I totally understand. That is why I wasn’t sure whether to get one or not.
And you’re right, there’s no mistaking the party going on in your chest when AFIB appears. That would be the party you want to skip.
I am sorry to hear your AFIB is back. How is that going?
Hi nezerra, I was four years free so can’t complain, I’m back in tablets now and it’s been ok..but I saw cardio after it happened about three weeks bavk, and asked about ablation, I’ve already got the email thrn tochoose a date it’s all a bit quick, I’m on holiday a month in Spain, and so it could be done soon, I’m trying to blot it from my mind for a week so !!!
I had a Garmin Fitbit but became so obsessed with checking my heart rate it totally ran my life! I chucked it in a drawer and haven’t looked back!
I too use fibricheck.It won't tell you what the arrythmia is unless it is AFib and it is not as easy to read.You can try it free for 3 days.I also use an Emay EMG20 .Like a Kardia.Has an app and you can email reports.
Kkatz,
I found that Fibricheck is very accurate and can tell the difference between afib, flutter and different types of ectopics.
I have frequently been told that my ECG shows flutter when Fibricheck says Afib, the last time being at my pre-op assessment for ablation.
When the EP came to see me on the morning of the ablation he said the ECG was showing "course Afib" and not flutter as everyone had said. He said it was a common mistake most people make but Fibricheck was bang on with its diagnosis.
I had ectopics for a while after my cardioversion it all settled about 3 months later. Nearly all people can get ectopics even ones without AF. If that’s what you’re getting then stress can make them worse. An ECG will let you know and Kardia seems to be widely used. I wear an Apple Watch and if I’m concerned I’ll do a quick ECG
I have PAF and my cardiologist suggested that I buy a Kardia, so that day I got one from Amazon. That same night I had a palpitations episode and used the Kardia during it. Sent the little ECG from it to my cardiologist and he could confirm it was AF that I have. Because of that he has told me I need an a cryoablation. I am nervous about the ablation but I am hoping it could work or at least help my symptoms.
So I think the Kardia is a useful tool for us to help build a picture better.
Thank you, much appreciated
I have a Kardia 1 lead.
From time to time it detects Afib.
The trouble is that I have taken some 20 printouts of this to my cardiologist, and he has said that they were ectopics. (e.g. atrial ectopics).
In the last month Kardia has recorded 16 readings of AF and 50 of atrial ectopics.
It's difficult to know what to believe, but looking at the trace produced by the kardia, I can't see much difference between when it says atrial ectopics and AF.
That is, the QRS complexes don't seem irregularly irregular, and the P wave is present
I think that if there were absolutely no doubt about either one, Kardia would be accurate, but where there is doubt I'm not so sure
My cardiologist of twenty years often disagrees with Kardia's "Possible Atrial Fibrillation" analysis.
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