My nurse navigator recommended I get a Kardia device so I can send her EKG graphs. She said a two lead version would be adequate. But over half the time, I get an error message for interference. When I asked the nurse navigator for advice, she gave me a hand out to help eliminate the problem. Did not help. Do the six lead Kardia devices do any better on this front? Also, I asked when I should be taking these readings and sending them in, but did not register a clear answer. I gather I am supposed to send one once a week. Not sure if I should be sending in samples when I am in NSR, or when I have an arrhythmia. Or just once a week at the same time regardless. Don't know why the nurse navigator wouldn't be more clear on these fairly simple questions. She did give me the sheet with detailed instructions on how to get them the data. I go back to Austin in 3 weeks for my TEE followup on my Watchman device. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201631#msg-201631 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:00:01 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201888#msg-201888 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201888#msg-201888 WildHare AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:20:33 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201654#msg-201654 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201654#msg-201654
I go to a jeweler to replace the battery.]]> windyshores AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:42:45 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201644#msg-201644 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201644#msg-201644
Jim]]> mjamesone AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:20:51 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201637#msg-201637 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201637#msg-201637 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:03:50 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201636#msg-201636 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201636#msg-201636 gloaming AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:45:02 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201635#msg-201635 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201635#msg-201635
I turn all electronics off, even the LED lights in the room, wet my fingers, tried different rooms and chairs and poses. Still get no readable result over half the times. Gets pretty frustrating.

I have fairly thick skin on my hands. Wonder if that is the problem.

Also curious to hear more opinions on the blue tooth connected Kardia. A "sound" connection on the simple Kardia seems problematic.]]> nonthumper AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:41:35 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201634#msg-201634 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201634#msg-201634
I've gone thorugh a number of these over the years - primarity by dropping them on a hard survace, like tile. I've found you can get a new one off ebay for around $31 I've done thiis a number of times to replace the ones I've dropped & broken. [www.ebay.com]]]> GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:28:17 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201633#msg-201633 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201633#msg-201633
That should produce a perfect recording. The first few seconds may be noisy, but that's okay as long as it settles down.

As for what to send each week, what I did was just do a recording every Monday and send that. Mainly they just want a documentation trail of your progress. If I experienced an afib episode at another time, I would go ahead and send that too.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 13 Jul 2026 03:07:30 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201632#msg-201632 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201632#msg-201632 GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:37:03 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201631#msg-201631 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,201631,201631#msg-201631
When I asked the nurse navigator for advice, she gave me a hand out to help eliminate the problem. Did not help.

Do the six lead Kardia devices do any better on this front?

Also, I asked when I should be taking these readings and sending them in, but did not register a clear answer. I gather I am supposed to send one once a week. Not sure if I should be sending in samples when I am in NSR, or when I have an arrhythmia. Or just once a week at the same time regardless. Don't know why the nurse navigator wouldn't be more clear on these fairly simple questions. She did give me the sheet with detailed instructions on how to get them the data.

I go back to Austin in 3 weeks for my TEE followup on my Watchman device.]]> nonthumper AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:39:46 +0000