My cardiologist has advised I have an implantable loop recorder as it has been picked up on a previous holter monitor that my heart randomly went a bit slow in the middle of the day.
He believes it may be Mobitz 2 AV block however as I am in my late 20’s, it has only been picked up on once and my symptoms of lightheadedness are so sporadic, he wants me to have the implantable recorder to try and capture it again. If it is a regular thing then I have been told I may need a pacemaker.
I’m just wondering if anyone can shed any light on the procedure for implanting the device? I know it’s over with very quick and not invasive so I am not hugely concerned, but I wonder if those who have one can tell me whether they can feel the device under the skin and if it bothers them at all? I am very petite so not sure if that would make any difference.
thank you!
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I had a loop recorder implanted many years ago prior to having an ICD fitted. The Loop recorder procedure is very straight forward. This is usually performed in the angio lab under local anaesthetic. I would say it takes about 45 minutes, at most. Yes you can feel the device under your skin and you will have a small wound, but this was nothing too intrusive. I This is done as a daycase and you can go home after a few hours of monitoring. There are restrictions on what you can do for a couple of weeks, but generally the recovery isn't too bad.
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