For a
dumb reason that is beyond the scope of this post, I have to wear a
Bardy CAM for two weeks. A Bardy CAM is a wearable heart monitor. It is adhered to the middle of the chest over the sternum, with adhesive, and it is supposed to be worn for two weeks. However, this device is not functionally designed for a person/patient like me. I think it is probably best suited to a sedentary patient with heart disease, which is about as far from a description of me as it is possible to be, although the Bardy CAM's purpose is to rule in/out heart diseases of various kinds. It's adherence to my chest is dependent on me not sweating too much and keeping it protected from water while showering. But, I exercise aerobically every day and I cannot go for two weeks or even two days without exercise...and therefore sweat.
Suffice to say, the Bardy CAM adhered to my chest for all of about 3.5 days before my activity level exhausted its ability to remain adhered to my chest. I was able to gerry-rig it in place using some medical Tegaderm patches (often used to keep IVs in place for long periods of time in hospitals) that my wife Deborah (who is a nurse) got from work. It's doing the job for now, but I am highly skeptical that this thing is going to stay on me for another week and a half, despite the Tegaderm. We'll see.
Ciao!
