yard work

Can I trim my shrubs with a pacemaker implanted. I have 2 units one corded and the other is batt job???????????

7 Comments

yard work

by wjs1954 - 2014-03-16 04:03:30

get the wife or kids to do it :>), i would tell them anything to get out of work....PS if No wife and kids try other family members......

ok just kidding well sorta, pretty sure you will be ok from what i have read here.

also would depend on how long you had the pacemaker and what arm you use to hold it with, if it has been less than 6 weeks you may want to hold off.

yard work

by manaman - 2014-03-16 05:03:11

Sorry but a pacemaker won't get you out of yard work!
Wait until your doctor release you the keep the unit as far as possible from pm site.
Only chance you have of not doing the work is a silver tongue and hide all the pm information you can get your hands on!'
Cecil

yard work

by Grateful Heart - 2014-03-16 07:03:54

A pacemaker won't trim your shrubs. Try some clippers, they work pretty well. :-)

Grateful Heart

No problem

by bzam - 2014-03-17 01:03:10

I copied all the specs from my yard trimmers, saw and cutters and took it in for my first checkup and they said none of that is any problem. Then I got thinking a ride a golf cart for a few hours a week and that bugger has a much bigger electrical motor right under you.

You may want

by KAG - 2014-03-17 11:03:22

to do a search on interference in the upper right corner of this site. Loads of posts discussing this topic.

Remember that lawyers write the cautions you'll see and they are very good at CYA.

The best advice I've found is to approach anything you have concern about slowly and see how you feel. If you feel funny then back away. Remember that anxiety can also cause you to feel funny. The 6 inch separation rule is a good one to.

Make sure that any device has good wiring and is properly grounded. That's a good rule for everyone with or without PMs.

Also many try to use their devices as excuses to get out of using various devices like vacuums, washers, irons, lawn mowers, etc. I've not heard of this working very well. At least not for long.

Occasionally people find something weird but most never have any problems. I've always heard that welding is a no no, but there are those on this site who have no problem with it.

Enjoy your golf games
Kathy

OK - the fun & Games are.....

by donr - 2014-03-18 07:03:59

.....OVER! If you are not a good enough actor to start the device, suddenly drop it while grabbing your chest & staggering away from the still-running infernal machine chattering away on the ground. all the time muttering weakly "My PM! Oh, NO!"

Then you deserve to get stuck w/ the job. Sheeesh. Just for not having enough of a vivid imagination to dream up such a whack-job excuse you deserve to get stuck w/ it.

BUT - NOW for the real truth! You did not give enough info for the correct answer.

What is your REASON for the PM? Sick Sinus Syndrome? (SSS)

Anything else that may require the Rate Response to be turned on? IF so, you may be out of a hedge trimming job.

You see, hedge trimmers, if BIG enough, operate by oscillating the cutting bar. They also usually oscillate at a relatively low frequency (As opposed to a Weed Whacker, or a chain saw) such that it may just propagate into your arms & upper body.

PM's Rate Response sensor is an itty-bitty, teeny-weeny accelerometer that senses VIBRATION as a means of determining whether or not you are engaging in physical activity so it can activate the RR response & increase your HR.

For most of us, the high frequency vibration of a chainsaw is usually damped out between the hands & the chest, May not be so for a hedge trimmer.

Suggest you try it & see what happens. If it is going to affect your PM, you will know w/i a few seconds by feeling your heart Rate take off like you were running a race. shut off the trimmers & it will go away after a few more seconds.

Donr

No problems

by Jonny - 2014-03-18 12:03:58

I've used hedge trimmers, blower/vac, circular saw all without any issues.

You know you're wired when...

You have a shocking personality.

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