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     Four more days till I get my ablation.  Part of me is excited.  I am hoping to get a normal life back. Part of me is really scared, because even though my doctor says I am a prime candidate for this a part of my brain wonders to the things that could go wrong.   I made a short list of things my family should know just in case something bad happens.  BUT I am really hopping it all goes easy and perfect, and they put an end to this problem for ever.  It makes me nervous the doctor wants to put a loop recorder into my chest. I do not like foreign objects in my body. I have been thinking about some of the implantable things that have went bad in the past for other people.  He said he wants to do it to monitor my heart rate to get me off the blood thinner and some of the other meds. SOUNDS GOOD RIGHT? , but I saw a video where it says you can in fact get a blood clot from the procedure itself.  If I understand how this loop thing works correctly that would do nothing to spot a clot from the procedure.   Part of me thinks keeping the blood thinner for a bit longer may be a better way to go.  I plan to call the doctor tomorrow and ask them about clots from the procedure. My brother thinks the loop is a good idea, but the whole idea frightens me. It has a battery. What if it breaks, or what if i get hit in the chest somehow would it break it, and if so what would happen?  These are some of the questions I want answered BEFORE I allow it put into my chest.  I was always a worrier , but now I have something real to worry about. I need as many of my questions answered as possible, before I have this done.  I also need to ask them about that one med and if it is whyIi have had an upset stomach every time I eat sense they raised the dosage on it.  
     I am counting down the days, and trying to convince myself it will all go smoothly and I will come out of it feeling like a new person. :)   I will keep you all posted on how it went soon as I feel like getting back on line after it is done. 
   I have had 2 cardiac caps in the past and they both went easy, but they took them in through my arm.  This is going in through the grin, and I am not the skinniest person in the world.   I already asked the doctor about my weight being a factor and could it cause it to get infected he said no it will not, so we will see.  :)  If I am rambling it is because the closer it comes to the day the more anxious I get about it.  I really want it done. I am hoping for the best, but every once in a while one of those what if thoughts sneaks into my head.  Right now I am trying really hard to keep everything from spiking up. I do not want to be in my hometown hospital ( that does not do this procedure) on the day I am supposed to be in another hospital in another town.   I keep telling myself keep calm it will all be over in less then a week.   I appreciate all the good advice you all have been giving me.  If anyone has any first hand experience about those loop recorders I would love to hear it even if it is not good.  I need to know what I am signing up for.  I find knowledge of an event helps to quiet the what if thinking.