Originally Posted by
big john
Is the Holter monitor the one they put on you for 24-48 hours and the cardiologist reviews it? My doctor wanted to do that last time but insurance said no.
There are newer event monitors that wirelessly communicate to a phone that is provided to you. The testing is 30 days. If you have an event of some sort, you push a button on the Android screen. Insurance did not cover it for me. It was around $1000 twice and the one time they did it free.
The first time of an event, I got a call from India at 2:50 am asking if they should send an ambulance. Why? We can't tell you. You had a problem. What problem? Call your Cardiologist. Ahh.....he is asleep. What problem? Sorry, we can't tell you. I told the fellow that I was on the way to a 400Km bike ride. Am I ok? Aside from the people monitoring events and calling you and scaring the crap out of you, these event monitors are easy to wear and can give useful info to your Cardiologist. I just wish it wasn't so expensive.