Question

Hi everyone

I have not posted for quite awhile  but I come looking all the time

I have had my PM for 7 years PM at 2009  and battery still going strong

I get my PM checked every 3 months via the phone and every year to

my Electric Dr

So my question is   they say that my battery has 9 years left 

They changed my settings to where my heart kicks in first instead of

my PM   sometimes this is confusing to me   anyways,  since they

changed the setting  my pulse stays between 50 and 60  but lately

it has been staying at just 50   which is fine  with me   becuz its always

been set at 50 for the low    however  shouldn't my pulse go up and down

especially if I go upstairs and move around ?  I send another report in

soon   but I may call  becuz I am a little concerned that my pulse is staying

pretty much near 50 and not moving...

Anyways   if one has a remark  please let me know  

Thank you much

Breeze  

3 Comments

Call and ask to be seen

by Grateful Heart - 2016-11-12 23:04:38

Your heart rate should rise when you move, just like anyone else's heart.  

If you have your device for 7 years, it doesn't sound right that it is still showing 9 years left.  I guess it's possible but not very likely.

You may need an adjustment or more likely, it may be time for a replacement.

Grateful Heart 

On Demand

by heartu - 2016-11-17 16:14:18

Got my pm Feb 2010 and less than a year later it was set (according to my dr) to "on demand", but my pulse goes up and down with activity. I have about 10 years left on my battery life. How are you measuring your pulse, oximeter, blood pressure cuff, etc?

settings

by breeze - 2016-11-17 20:36:51

I take  my blood pressure every morning  shows my pulse 

My pulse goes up and down too    I wrote the above wrong   My pulse is

Mostly steady at 50 52  which is fine for me   

If I am active on the stairs and such my pulse goes up  and then comes back down to where it should be for me    

I am not pacing very much    When I first got my pacemaker in 2009 I was pacing 100%   now I am pacing around 16%    my heart muscle has gotten stronger   that is why  they said last visit in Oct 2015   that my battery had 9 years left     he said probably 2 more years    So I have had it my battery for 7 years   2 more years would make it 9 years  

So my first post above is not correct   I guess when I got the settings changed for my heart to go first   I thought something wasn't working right    but it is   and sometimes that gets confusing to me too   

Anyways  thank you for replying    

Reply more if you like 

Breeze

 

 

 

 

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