I also had the cardionet monitor (hate that thing.....way too big and noisy) and never got a call on anything either. And I'm glad that I didn't get any calls because I would not want to know because I would freak out.
Also, I have bradycardia. I don't know how slow my heart rate gets, but my doctor said since I am not symptomatic that I should not worry. I'm not on any drugs at all.
Hi there,
Your line about tearing up when you look at your kids... I get that. I had a pretty scary 2009 with not one, but two rhythm problems diagnosed, and I've got a little girl who is almost three and means the world to me. The though of not being there for her and to watch her grow up... yeah. I broke down one night trying to tell my wife about my fears. This heart stuff is scary and confusing and can make you want to check into a hospital and just stay there until the very best doctors have go over every inch to make sure they haven't missed anything, and fix everything they do find. I had this fear that maybe the doctor wasn't looking closely enough, and that maybe he was missing something, something awful. But you know what? He probably wasn't. And yours would definitely not ignore you if he saw anything dangerous. Valve problems... yeah, nobody wants 'em, but there's definitely worse things out there. My advice to you is to not jump to any conclusions, and let your doctor diagnose and take care of you. What you've described doesn't sound awful and I think you're going to be OK, and I don't think you've got death knocking on the door. Try to relax and enjoy yourself. :-)
I had a cardionet monitor and had gotten a V-tac and they did not call me. I called my cardiologist the next day.
The cardio net monitor was able to inform me when I was in V-tach, a-fib,a-flutter, and even let me know when I was having just pvc's and pac's. As far as any other heart problems I do not know what it can or if it can detect anything. That is something you would have to ask your doctor or the cardio net tech.
I've been on the cardio net monitor a couple of times. Everytime I went into a-fib or v-tach while on the monitor I was contacted by the cardio net people and then my EP. So in my experience they will let you know if you are having any serious rhythm problems. If you haven't heard anything I'm sure everything so far is ok (rhythm wise that is)
It is VERY possible for you to have the event monitor show that you are ok. I would also guess that it would be LIKELY that you are ok. A heart rate of 56 with no symptoms is fine. EKG's are frequently overread by the machine. If your PCP read it, that also might be off as he is not a cardiologist. I wonder why he ordered an event monitor and not an echo. 'The monitor cannot show valve problems. You very may not have any valve problems. If I were you, I would ask for a referral to a cardiologist and they can set your mind at ease.