Rate Responsiveness and mowing

My office sits on about five acres which my wife and I alternate mowing (because we enjoy it) on our John Deere Garden tractor. The terrain is bumpy. Will this bumpy motion effect my rate responsive pace maker, e.g. Increasing my pulse? And if so, will the effect be that I am somewhat more tired when I get done? Obviously, just being implanted last week, I will not be on the mower the rest of this season - just thinking ahead to spring.

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John Deere & reality

by donr - 2013-11-02 11:11:13

The only way to find out is to try it. We all react differently. We have a John Deere tractor & I've driven it w/o any ill effect whatsoever. My RR is turned on.

Other than an increased HR temporarily, there should be no ill effect.

Don

wish I had a John Deere

by BillMFl - 2013-11-03 07:11:26

But I have a Sears. And only two acres. But it is very unlikely that sitting on a riding mower will have any effect, bumpy or not.

It sure will

by fishfighter - 2013-11-04 05:11:15

Myself, every time I had to do a long drive/ride on a bumpy road, I could feel my heart racing. By the end of each trip, I was dragging big time. After 4 or 5 trips, I had told the doctor about how I was feeling. Everything pointed to the rate response of my CRT-D.

They did some adjustments which help a little, but I do feel beat after every trip.

don't worry

by GillyC - 2013-11-04 06:11:33

I get the same as fishfighter .. bumpy roads, cobbles, road repairs (I live in UK) make my heart race a little. Its a bit unnerving at first but once you figure out what's causing it, you can learn not to panic however, its an unpleasant feeling to prolong I'm not sure how mowing 5 acres would suit me .. guess you'll have to do it and see, just know you won't come to any peril even if your heart does race a bit x

Bumpy rides

by philip.thecyclist - 2013-11-04 07:11:54

Whether your PM responds to bumpy rides depends a lot on the type of sensor(s) the PM has. My first of three responded to road vibrations felt in cars, buses and on my bike, but my most recent ones do not. In my experience, the sensor responded more to vibrations than occasinal bumps. If this does happen, it won't tire you, but it may feel uncomfortable. The sensitivity could be reduced if it is too uncomfortable, bet remember then that it may not respond adequately on those occasuions when you need it. The algorithms used in up-to-date PMs are less prone to the problem, so you may not notice anything.

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