24 hour monitor.

[ETHEL103]

Has anyone had a 24 hour monitor on and not felt anything whilst wearing it.Hubby and I plodded around London for about 5 miles ,ate lunch and evening meal and nothing.Will the ecg still be examined as I had to report felt nothing .Thankyou.

[jeanjeannie50]

When I wear a heart monitor I feel wonderful, as if I could climb mountains! Take the monitor off and yes the heart starts misbehaving again. I'm afraid it's sods law and I wonder if it's because when we wear them we feel a kind of security. This has always made me wonder what part our minds play with regard to our abnormal heart rhythm.

Yes your ECG will still be examined.

Jean

[fairyfeathers]

yes I needed a Holter for double that time for anything to show up. You should get a telephone call to discuss your ECG. Prior to this call I suggest you write down any questions you have, those things that are worrying you, so you are prepared for the call. I find being prepared helps me get the most out of any health chat with Consultants. I wish you well going forward. x

[ETHEL103 in reply to fairyfeathers]

Thankyou.

[bantam12]

I’ve rarely had anything show on a 24 hour monitor but the ones I’ve had for 7 and 14 days were much more useful and nailed my diagnosis.

[Morningrose in reply to bantam12]

Hi bantam12, how does one get ti have 7/14 days Holter monitor. The NHS only allows for 24 hr and I had to go private to be able to get a 48 hour one. It sure helps the longer one had it on

[bantam12 in reply to Morningrose]

Mine were NHS requested by my cardiologist at the hospital. I’ve also had 48 hour ones via my GP in the past.

[Morningrose in reply to bantam12]

I suppose it depends where you are in the country. I will ask my cardiologist next time and see what he suggests. Thanks for that.

[doodle68]

Hi ETHEL103 I had a 24 hour monitor when I first developed occasional episodes of P-AF. I said it would be a waste of time because my episodes at that time were not very frequent . It was a waste of time nothing was recorded.

How I wish I had heard about the Kardia monitor then, it would have saved me 6 months of anxiety while I tried to get myself to hospital during an episode of AF for a ECG to confirm it. My episodes are symptomatic I know when I go into P-AF and could have taken a Kardia reading there and then .

[ETHEL103 in reply to doodle68]

Hi yes my Kardia is the best.My monitor was a followup to an ablation I had last May.I send kardias through to arrhythmia nurse when I had felt something.Hopefully themonitor will be checked still.

[Morningrose]

I had the same, I had 48 hour monitor and no paf, the next day I fekt a few ectopics! As somebody said, I think there is a sense of security while being attached to the monitor!

[Morningrose in reply to Morningrose]

I wish you well.

[Ewloe]

if it doesn’t show anything push for a longer one 7-14 days.

[Meeshell1]

It might be you have ectopics etc but that you do not feel all of them. That is so in my case(feel none) and if I had not had a motorbike accident and they were uncovered there I still would not know. They are minimal currently(1.25 mg Bisoprolol}. So complete and hand in , if you have not already.

[Tplongy]

I guess it depends what your issue is. I had one for my AF and it recorded that I was in constant AF the entire time, but if yours is not persistent AF then of course it wouldn't benefit you much....

[ETHEL103]

Thankyou for all your comments, much appreciated.