In early 2010, at an NHS Hospital in England, I had an Implantable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) installed just under my skin on my chest. The device simply listened to my heart rhythms, recorded anything that it considered to be anomalous, and wirelessly allowed me to trigger it to record if I felt abnormal. I would then go back to the hospital to allow them to download the data, also wirelessly. The device was inside me for about 4 years in total. I have Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy, a genetic heart condition which means that my left ventricle is larger than the average persons, and the reason for the device being implanted was because the doctors wanted a close long-term look at my heart anomalies. I should add at this point, I am fine, I am looked after very well by the NHS in the UK and, generally, the condition does not affect my day-to-day operations