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This link to the mayo clinic will tell you more than I can based on my knowledge. mayoclinic.org/tests-pr…
I used to have a pacemaker with an ICD and it was the size of a bar of soap. I'm a small person with giant boobages so they were limited on where to put it. It was very uncomfortable. The loop recorder looks to be smaller than a AA b…
This link to the mayo clinic will tell you more than I can based on my knowledge. https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/implantable-loop-recorder/pyc-20384986
I used to have a pacemaker with an ICD and it was the size of a bar of soap. I'm a small person with giant boobages so they were limited on where to put it. It was very uncomfortable. The loop recorder looks to be smaller than a AA battery, so I would guess it would be more comfortable. My pacemaker was able to record episodes, and they would interrogate it with a device in the doctor's office. Nowadays, you just use a transmitter and send the information from your home.
Thank you for sharing your experience - ‘boobages’ gave me quite the chuckle. I’m the opposite - incredibly tiny. I don’t know if that would help or not lol. I presume they need some fat to hide it under?
They don't need much. Just skin. I was about 100 lbs when they implanted my pacemaker.
That’s good to know! I will discuss it at my next follow up. My concern is that because my skin is so strange from the vEDS they might be extra hesitant - but surely they can find a way!