ICD still at 2.6 and 91%pacing

Nurse put me at ease and answered some questions I had !

They usually change it when the battery is at 2.45 and usually one day in hospital because they just slide out the old and plug in the new ICD. The wires are already in place. A longer stay may be required if you're on coumadin.

This may go on for a year at 2.6 or next month. They just dont know ...so the battery gets checked monthly.

The nurse then gave me a thump......yes a thump not a h___p :) just a little humor. Anyway she tested it and I go a heavy thump in the heart. This is a test :) Man what a kick like someone punched me full fisted in the chest.

Back to them in August

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP

MIKE

2 Comments

ICD still at 2.6

by relax221 - 2009-07-17 07:07:10

dont have much energy....just sit around and read or watch TV sports etc....
I use to have alot more energy...go golfing...walking etc

low battery to me means low energy

low battery

by relax221 - 2010-01-15 12:01:10

BEING CHECKED MONTHLY JULY 2009 IT WAS 2.6 AND NOW 6 MONTHS LATER 2.5 AND HOLDING :)

You know you're wired when...

You run like the bionic woman.

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I had a pacemaker when I was 11. I never once thought I wasn't a 'normal kid' nor was I ever treated differently because of it. I could do everything all my friends were doing; I just happened to have a battery attached to my heart to help it work.