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Wind Turbine Mechanic

Hello everyone. This is my first post on here. I am 39 years old and I received my St Jude pacemaker on December 18 of 2012, only a few weeks ago. I have had two open heart surgeries in my life, the latest one was 4 years ago to replace the mitral valve. My cardiologist said that the scar tissue from my previous surgeries is what started to interupt the electrical signals in my heart. I had an average heart rate of 43 two days before my surgery. It would drop below 30 several times at night alon...

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Door Security Alarms in Stores

Hi, just thought I'd share my amusement today that I managed to set off the door security alarm as I past through. It's never happened before and I didn't have a problem with the staff - but just found it amusing that I can do this ;-) Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and all the best.

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pm e cardio

buonasera. ho da poco tempo un pacemaker metronic,vorrei sapere se posso portare , il mio cardiofreguenzimetro (polar) grazie valerio.

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Limitations

I really enjoy working in my lawn and garage on various projects. I was wondering if anyone has experienced any problems working with power equipment? Lawn equipment, backpac blowers, weedeaters and auto shop equipment including welders. Hoping to be able to do this type of work in retirement.

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stun batton

I would like to use a stun baton for personal protection. Any thoughts on using it with a PM?

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Airport Short xray wave scanners

When I go through the airport the TSA team tells me that I can go through the scanners without any side effects on my Medtronics Adapta. To which I reply 'The TSA site doesn't say that.' Do other pacemaker users go through the TSA metal detectors and Short wave scatter Xray screening machines?

It seems that the me that the TSA scatter xray machine picks up anomalies into the body where my PM is located. I would be pulled aside for hand check anyway.

Thanks!

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Bluetooth headsets and pacemakers11

Does anyone know if it's ok to use a clip on bluetooth helmet head set for a garmin zumo 660 motorbike satnav please??

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Tens units

Hi, I am 39 and just received my 4th pacemaker in June. I had knee surgery and a left shoulder manipulation in October and want to use a Tens unit but everyone is afraid. The pacemaker is in the left also. I am having a hard time in physical therapy and I hoped to use it for some pain relief. Since it's new and an on demand pacemaker, shouldn't it be OK?

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Query on Interferences

Hi Everyone,
I walked passed the apple store which just opened , enormous place and I had this unusual pain like whack on the left side where my pacemaker is.

All that separated me from the store was huge glass windows and lots and lots of computers .
After feeling a little funny not thinking anything , I kept walking and then thought that was strange and also I became a bit wobbly on the legs.
Even now at home I feel weak, tired like I was void of all energy.

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Electric Blanket

Hello Everyone !!
I have not posted in awhile, I hope everyone is doing great. Its getting so cold up north. Does anyone use an electric blanket with a pacemaker ???

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Substation worker

Hello ,i have an aicd,defibulator medtronic. implanted on 10/14/2012 half my job duties require me to work in subsation yards with voltage up to 240K volts ,I do inspection, and operate switches , as well as racking in and out of breakers 26kv..
i am thinking of having the medtronic tech., meet with my job to walk the yards and work areas to see if the interferences from EM fields will have my device treating me when not needed. (is that a good ideal, or should i just go for it )
i h...

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Hacked Pacemakers II

Look about ten-12 posts down for post by pmredhead - same title as mine. My original post on the subj is almost off the page now. Redhead's post has all the original links I posted if newcomers to this subj are interested.

This new link is to an article in an electronics magazine about safetyu & security of medical devices & hospitals in general. For those interested, it's a good read. BTW: it was prompted by Barnaby Jack's original presentation in Melbourne.

I rec'd i...

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electric message chair

Does anyone know if an electrical message chair can be used if you have a pacemaker. I searched the internet and there are conflicting opinions on this. My electric messager has a roller and a shiatzu feature but no vibrations.

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News Article - Now There are 2 articles

Second article added as comment 11.  Article courtesy of another member.  Thought it appropriate to add here.

Got this from a friend; cannot attest to it’s veracity. Came out of a US Dept of State (for the rest of our readers, Dept of State = Foreign Ministry) web site called osac.gov.

Why was this in a Dept of State site? Probably because it was based on a conference taking place in Australia.

http://www.businessinsider.com/highly-c...

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Testing for interference

I'm getting my pacemaker next week. If you want to find out whether a certain device interferes with the pacemaker, how safe is it to slowly get close to it?

Do pacemakers recover from interference.

From what I've seen of some messages at this site, the answer to the above 2 questions is YES.

Can you always tell if your pacemaker goes out of whack? (in my case, I notice heart pacing problems only when I exert myself -- then the pulse rate goes down -- but t...

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Big UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply)

I'm getting a pacemaker next week. I work in computers. Our server room has a very large UPS (uninterrupted power supply), with at least 2 very large batteries. Has anyone heard of problems with UPSes and/or knows *how* to find out whether there is a problem? I realize that it depends on the type of PM & UPS, so I'm just asking for tips on how to check this out. I plan to talk to our UPS supplier tomorrow, but I'm not hopeful that he'll know.

In addition, in a different place,...

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CONVECTION OVEN

I have a pacemaker, can I use a convection oven?

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Magnets

Could a magnet on a name tag cause interference for a pacemaker? I received a metal name tag tonight that I'm supposed to wear as an usher at a performing arts center. It stays together with a magnet that is supposed to go on either side of the lapel of a blazer. I looked at the device and it has 3 small magnets on the back of it. Do you think it would be unsafe to wear it for a few hours twice a month?

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Subway and Train Pacemaker Problem

The subway and many electric trains give off magnetic interference that is off the charts. I noticed this recently when using my iPhone App for magnetic fields.

This has to be bad for those with pacemakers - yet I have not read a thing. I feel it though!

Any thoughts on this?

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Working with a audio demagnetizer

I have a large studio Reel to Reel recorder and it needs to have its heads demagnetized now and then.
I don't have anyone else to do it for me and so I am trying to figure out if there is a safe way for me to do it.
The device is strong at the front where the tip is, so I was wondering about attaching the device to a 3 foot sturdy rod, so that the device would be at least 3-4 feet away from me at all times.
I could still use it to get at the heads due to the design of the audio de...

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