Posted: 5/6/2017 4:50:11 PM EDT
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Looks like I will be the proud owner of one come Tuesday.
What can I expect with this thing? |
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MRI tech here. If you have a choice make sure it's one that is MRI compatible. It'd suck to really need a MRI for things cancer or some other serious condition and not be able bc of your pacemaker. |
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No biggy in my opinion. I'm a registered nurse that helps put them in. PM if you have any questions. They're amazing devices nowadays. I did make sure it was going to be put on my left side and my doctor new exactly why I wanted it there. 
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| I have had mine for seven years. Only things they told me to avoid were large magnets and don't operate a chain saw. Never had any problems with it. The MRI comment was spot on. I can't have a MRI and really do need one for an injury from an auto accident. The surgery was not a big deal for me other than I couldn't pick up heavy objects for a while. |
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I have had mine for seven years. Only things they told me to avoid were large magnets and don't operate a chain saw. Never had any problems with it. The MRI comment was spot on. I can't have a MRI and really do need one for an injury from an auto accident. The surgery was not a big deal for me other than I couldn't pick up heavy objects for a while. |
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Watched one malfunction and shock a guy every two minutes, it sucked for him. This was before the magnet donut, to disable the thing, very early model and what not. If you need it you need it. Oh I need it,according to my doc my heart is very weak at 33%. I've been on meds to try and improve it since January with no luck. |
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My dad gets to go in monday for one.
They wanted to put one in back in 78 and he said to hell with that. Had some fibrilation stuff going on and getting worse(67 years old) so they did ablation stuff last week. Didnt reset the afib and his heart rate is still going from low to high. He made it 40 years without having to have a pacemaker but now he is going to relent. |
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Watched one malfunction and shock a guy every two minutes, it sucked for him. This was before the magnet donut, to disable the thing, very early model and what not. If you need it you need it. he got over his pulse max for it to fire while running on the treadmill other people said he flew backwards off the treadmill because he was running so fast when it hit him that he hit the row of ellipticals behind him |
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I got one a year ago. Massive heart attack three years ago and an EF of 35. No MRI's now. I'm 74. Was told that only about 5% are triggered for defib. If it fires for defib it will be exciting I've been told. |
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The operation is a piece of cake, much less trouble than a colonoscopy.
Mine's not a de-fib, but I was cautioned about strong magnets and not to do any arc welding. You will probably be given a data link device with which you will periodically transmit data by placing a pickup over the pacemaker for a couple of minutes. It's a very simple process and in my case is done every 3 months. It's amazing the info that little hockey puck can store. |
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I had a heart attack 1 1/2 years ago my ef was 34 it's now 52 from working out and diet. mine is a pacemaker/defibrillator it has not went off to date. I was told the reason for no chainsaw was the electro magnetic field could interfere and the function of the unit or screw up data storage. They tell you dont go through the metal detectors in the airport, I don't listen well and have done that and set off the metal detector but not my pacemaker. I travel a lot internationally so I either do the scanner or hand search.
I also had it put in on my right side since I shoot left handed. No problems with it to date |
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Ya,doc said something about some kind of wifi type thing but I wasn't really paying attention once he said he was putting one in. The wifi adapter is nice, it allows your device to interrogate itself on a daily basis and send data to the manufacturer. Medtronic or Boston Sci, etc. They all have data collection centers that are tied into your doc so if something goes down they know about it right away. Keeps you from having to go in to get it looked at every 90 days. I used to service them when I worked at the VA. As long as you keep up on your health and meds and make your cardiology visits you shouldn't have much of an issue at all. |
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That would suck. Oh I need it,according to my doc my heart is very weak at 33%. I've been on meds to try and improve it since January with no luck. |
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Knowing what you're getting it for would be helpful. Sounds like unstable A-fib. If it shocks you, you won't like it. It's like getting kicked by an angry mule. The wifi adapter is nice, it allows your device to interrogate itself on a daily basis and send data to the manufacturer. Medtronic or Boston Sci, etc. They all have data collection centers that are tied into your doc so if something goes down they know about it right away. Keeps you from having to go in to get it looked at every 90 days. I used to service them when I worked at the VA. As long as you keep up on your health and meds and make your cardiology visits you shouldn't have much of an issue at all. |
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Watched one malfunction and shock a guy every two minutes, it sucked for him. This was before the magnet donut, to disable the thing, very early model and what not. If you need it you need it. My wife's grandmother had hers malfunction and the donut wouldn't deactivate it. She ended up at the Burlington hospital but had to wait till a doctor from St. Lukes in Milwaukee could drive down there in rush hour traffic with a laptop to deactivate it. In the end I think she got blasted something like 23 times before it was all said and done. Don't worry though OP, these instances are quite rare, just be aware. If it does happen to NOT attempt to drive yourself to the hospital. There was an MVA that happened in Racine that almost killed a girl on her way to school because some fucking idiot attempted to drive himself to the hospital when his defibrillator malfunctioned. Took a zap while he was going 65mph down the highway and he veered into oncoming traffic. 
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