The vest will only activate a shock in the case that I go into afib and pass out............Instructions will be broadcast from monitoring device to call 911.....amazing technology
I'm not sure I 100% believe that. Like I said, I've never worn a vest, but I'm on my 3rd implanted device and I've been shocked 4 times over a period of 15 years. I was never passed out when it happened, and I never passed out afterward either.
It's my understanding that you/I get shocked when and if you go into Vfib, not afib. Without being shocked, Vfib=death. My device is programmable as to when it will shock me. Your vest probably is as well. Mine is set, I think, to trigger at 190 beats/minute. At that speed, it's just fluttering but pumping no blood.
Broadcasting instructions is interesting. Does it call 911 by itself and/or give GPS coordinates to the 911 dispatcher?
After saying all of that, relax and take it easy until your 3 weeks with the vest are up when your cardiologist and you can decide what to do.
Don't fear an implant device. Mostly, I never even notice mine, but it has made me damn glad I've got it.