Newbe With A Question

Hi All;
Just had my PM a week ago. Trying to get use to the bump on my shoulder. Quick question. I do woodworking as a hobby, and I use my Router quit a bit. Does the RPMs from routers (or any other woodworking machine affect PMs? Thought I'd ask the question before I wonder off to the shop and find out the hard way.

Thanks;
Denny

8 Comments

sure

by Tracey_E - 2013-09-04 04:09:18

About the only thing we can't do is arc welding. Household electronics and power tools, etc are fine. Industrial magnets are the biggest concern.

Chainsaw

by smokinjack - 2013-09-04 05:09:24

I was told I couldn't use a chainsaw also..NEVER!
How about the lawn mower and vacuum cleaner?(Kidding)

Router usage

by donr - 2013-09-04 07:09:40

Hmmmmmmm! I just finished a bunch of routing w/ a 2-1/2 HP Bosch router. It was atypical routing, to say the least.

I had to rout about 1/2 " out of a 1X2 for some 18 ft around a window wall. To do most of it, I had to hold the router at PM level w/ the top end(of course) right against my chest. The brushes were about 4 inches from my PM for about 6 hrs aggregate.

I'm sitting here dead tired from all the physical effort, but my heart & Pm are doing quite nicely, thank you.

The only thing you really need to watch out for is a table saw. Get a kickback into the PM & trust me, it will hurtt!!!!! As a minimum, you want to get a riving knife for your Table saw if it does not have one. This is a great excuse to spring for the $600 a Bosch TS costs w/ the gravity rise stand. Best safety features around.

A chain saw is problematical - if it does NOT drive an RR feature nutso, you are in fine shape w/ the chainsaw.

Now Vacuum Cleaners & Lawn Mowers are a different situation. It is a not widely known feature of PM's implanted in Men that they have a special feature that ensures that any time he gets behind a lawnmower or handles a Vacuum, it will shut down so that the host faints dead away.

Don

more on rate response

by Tracey_E - 2013-09-04 09:09:39

If you primarily pace atrial (sick sinus, etc) and depend on rate response to get your rate up on activity, anything with vibrations may be sensed as activity and the pm may raise your rate inappropriately. It's not dangerous, but it doesn't feel good.

no, no, no

by Tracey_E - 2013-09-04 09:09:41

Don, you got it wrong! It's WOMEN that can't vacuum. Very, very dangerous.

Pacemakers vs Activities

by donb - 2013-09-04 10:09:04

So, In 21 years & in my 6th pacemaker I have done it all & I mean every no-no. I have never had any electrical or vibration problem affecting any of my pacemakers. I want to caution anyone having or getting an implant about physical activity causing excessive chest muscle movement including severe vibration to the implant site. Yes, your rate response may go a little wild but the main concern I learned from my Cardiologist just recently after having my last 3 pacemakers erode & also infection is:
"Body Build". If you have no cushioning of fat under your skin, as I'm a skinny person, and also not developing a good scar tissue pouch to house my implants, this presents a great chance for erosion problems. Naturally us skinny people are unfortunetly more active only to aggrivate the site problems.
I want to mention also that my 1st 15 years of pacemakers I got away with getting replacement implants but my last 3 implants these past 6 years have not been good in respect to their locations in my chest. Presently I"m housing my 6th pacemaker under my muscle in my right abdomin which has a good layer of fatty tissue above it for protection. I know from my experiences that I could have had longer life from my last implants if I had set up limits of physical activities, especially being at age 81.
DonB

No issue with a router

by PacerRep - 2013-09-05 01:09:00

work away!

Thanks To All!

by dversluys01 - 2013-09-05 09:09:24

Appreciate all your comments. Looks like I can head out to the shop and make some sawdust. This little critter in my chest may not be so bad after all!

Denny

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