battery life

hi everyone
can anyone tell me how i can get the current state/life of my battery. i have a st judes entity pacemaker that was implanted five and a half years ago. at present i am waiting to have the pm repositioned due to it moving and causing severe pain and limited movement. i am having the surgery at a different hospital to where i have my pacemaker checks. the consultant doing the surgery asked me to get a pm check and find out how long the battery life is left i.e. three months or two years for example as this would determine when he did the surgery. however the pm technition at my local hospital has told me she cant tell me the battery status only that i havent used it much. the cardiologist at my local hospital said the pm technition should be able to check somehow! im getting fed up because i need to know how long the battery life is left cas i really neeeed this pm repositioned. can any of you good folks help. i live in England. thanks.

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Battery

by OIMAPRINCESS2477 - 2008-05-23 12:05:11

I also have a St. Judes PM. When you go in for your pacemaker check they should be able to tell you how much estimated battery you have left. If you run into any problems you should try calling St.Judes and ask them if there is any one that can tell you the remaining battery life. It would be nice to know for you do that when you have it repositioned you would be able to have it replaced at the same time if necessary. Good Luck.


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Battery Life

by richan - 2008-05-24 10:05:55

Hi Belly321,
I, like CathrynB live in the states. Every time I visit my pacemaker lady, besides doing any "tune-up", I am given a print-out of a whole bunch of stuff (most of which I don't understand) which includes battery life.
I think talking with your cardiologist should get you the information you want.
Be persistent!!!!
Peace,
Richan

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