PM

Hi All,
My son is 2 yrs old and had his pacemaker when he was at 8mths old.From this forum I have learnt that if his PM is affected by any kind of interferences it will automatically go in test mode and correct itself once move away from that area.

Question,
Seeing that he is a kid still,what signs should I look for when his pacemaker goes into test mode?

Will he subjected to any pain?

Appreciate the response from parents with older kids who can advice.

3 Comments

Don't worry mom

by Theknotguy - 2014-03-03 01:03:46

When my PM goes into test/maintenance mode I get a funny feeling in my heart. No pain, it just doesn't feel "right". Then when it goes out of test mode everything goes back to normal. Main point being, his heart won't stop.

There isn't anything you can really see. You son would more than likely tell you it doesn't feel right. Even more than likely he won't tell you until several hours (or days) have passed.

Like TraceyE said, you probably won't run into anything around the home, at school, or at play that will affect his PM.

We had another mother on this forum who prevented her son from participating in a magnet class at the grade school because of the PM. Probably should have let him participate. Any magnets they have in a school setting probably wouldn't affect the PM either.

I've taken the rare earth magnet from a name tag, placed it directly on my PM, no effect. An the rare earth magnets are a lot stronger than what they would use in a grade school class. Like I said, don't worry Mom.

He should be feeling good enough that he will be doing stuff to give you gray hair. That's what little boys should do. Enjoy it. All to soon they're grown up and out on their own.

Hope he enjoys life. He's got a lot of living to do.

Theknotguy

Test Mode

by nato - 2014-03-03 03:03:17


Thanks alot Theknotguy and TraceyE.Appreciate your speedy response.

test mode

by Tracey_E - 2014-03-03 11:03:55

It's highly unlikely he'll have that happen. I've had my pm for almost 20 years now, am an electronics junkie, am very carefree in the places I travel and things I do (translation: I do all sorts of stuff many members are afraid to try). I've never once put it in test mode. A few times I suspected I might have so I wrote down the day/time and asked next time I had it checked. New pm's are very well shielded and home electronics are not a problem. It's the commercial magnets we need to be wary of, and most of us do not run into those.

If it should happen, he would feel the same thing he does when they test it at the drs office. No pain, possibly a moment of dizziness. I liken the feeling to when an elevator comes to a stop. It's still pacing, just pacing at a steady rate (usually 60) rather than being responsive and going up and down as needed.

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