Pacemaker Club: 72 days post pm

72 days post pm

by wjs1954
2014-05-03 07:05:59
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70 mile charity ride today. Scheduled 62 bad road making added a bit. All in all a good day for a ride

7 Comments

Congrats!

by Bostonstrong - 2014-05-03 08:05:38

Hope you had good weather and had fun with it.

Super!!

by jeanlancour - 2014-05-03 11:05:59

Good for you!!

Hello wjs1954

by IAN MC - 2014-05-04 01:05:00

I did a 66 mile ride just before getting a PM ( London to Oxford, here in the UK ) and am thinking of doing it again.

Like you I have SSS and have a Medtronic PM . Do you mind telling me , are you chronotropically incompetent ?
i.e. do you need rate response turned on. I ask because , the Medtronic RR accelerometer sensor gets lots of criticism on here especially when it comes to cycling, but, in its defence, I seem to be able to cycle with no problems and I wondered what your experience has been ?

Well done by the way, it is a great way to raise money for charity .

Ian

I must say

by wjs1954 - 2014-05-04 02:05:27

I have no idea, I am going to the cardiologist 5-29, the medtronic rep will be their. I can ask. But as far as the ride no problem with heart rate I can post the link to the activity it has all the data if you want to see it.

Wally

Win/ Win

by Grateful Heart - 2014-05-04 09:05:18

Nice job wjs.

That's a win for you and a win for charity!

Grateful Heart

Hi Wally

by IAN MC - 2014-05-05 05:05:53

If you look at your pacemaker card , you may see DDD or something similar which means Rate response is switched off, or DDDR which means it is switched on; the letter "R " is the clue.

Many people with sick sinus syndrome ( but not all ) have it switched on

Cheers

Ian

still don't know

by wjs1954 - 2014-05-05 12:05:43

card does not say, i called Medtronic the nice girl on the phone had no idea what i was talking about.....

if i can find the report from my first post op visit the PM report may tell. if not 5-29 i will find out....