another adjustment

Went today for adjustment. Min reset to 50 from 40 for day time night left at 40. PM rep said after last adjustment 6 days ago my pm use had went from 80% to 25%. I said of cousre because you chaged the min to 40 . Also said rate drop was turned on 6 days ago and it was activated 6 times, i'm thinking that was also because 40 was set as min, with a min of 50 I don't think rate drop will be activated as much because pm will kick in at 50. Hopefully 50 will help with just feeling spent all the time. Have appointment in 4 weeks again to see how I like new settings. I did question the rep about setting below 60, she said "approx 80 % of PM are set min of 60 " also said active and young people are much harder to set, adjustments are necessary and there may come a time where PM is set to the best it can be, and I will have to accept that. This I can live with as long as they work with me and we get the best we can.

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by Gotrhythm - 2014-11-27 12:11:52

Don't be afraid to push for settings changes.

Techs, et.al., will try for lowest possible settings in the interest of conserving the battery and putting off the day the PM will have to be replaced. But battery life cannot be the only consideration. Quality of life matters too.

Only you can decide how you want to balance those issues. Only you know how you feel and how much you are able to do of what you want to do.

Don't be afraid to posh for the settings that are optimal in YOUR opinion.

You know you're wired when...

You know the difference between hardware and software.

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