Dr Visit

Had a little over three week vist today and the teck said that my next vist if the P/M was using the same amount of power from the battery that he would lower it to two volts, he said I was using lest them one volt and when I left the hosipatal they had it set at 4 volts to be safe until they know just how much I use.the P/M.. He told me the less you use it that the battery could last longer. The dr talked to be after and said everything looked great.. Thankful that I never had any pain and no problems Thank God . You all take care out there AL

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by Tracey_E - 2012-09-20 08:09:12

That sounds exactly like how they did mine, too! Start it off on a higher setting until the heart gets used to pacing and the leads settle in, then turn it back to preserve battery. Glad to hear you are feeling well!

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by ILoominatedEKG - 2012-09-20 11:09:57

Glad to hear all went well. WHat did you figure out about being around electrical equipment?

Dave

Voltage setting

by ElectricFrank - 2012-09-21 12:09:49

Once the leads settle in this is a pretty well defined process. They run a test as part of the office check that determines the minimum voltage that will pace each chamber. Then a safety factor is added.

frank

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