replacemnt

I have had my pacemaker in for 10 years now and my nurse said its showing that it will last for another 2 years before a replacement has anybody else had 1 in that long before getting it replaced?

4 Comments

replacements

by Tracey_E - 2013-03-04 02:03:50

As long as your leads are good, all they replace is the box. I had one lead replaced last time, the other original lead still works great and the other changes were just the box. Easy!!

change

by davidkerr1983 - 2013-03-04 10:03:04

4 times do they just change the box or the full thing?

nope

by Tracey_E - 2013-03-04 10:03:23

Lucky you! I've had 4 now, 7 yrs is the longest any have lasted.

yes

by patti929 - 2013-03-11 09:03:19

My daughter had hers for 15 years. Looks like the one she has now is only lasting 5 which seems strange to me.

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