battery life from 11 months to less than 3 months

Hi all, i am worried about my battery life. I went in December and was told I had 11 months remaining and to come back in March. I have just been and now am told there is less than 3 months and that's all it says so could be a few weeks left. He is putting me forward for replacement and i should hear soon. I'm scared it will run out while I'm driving?? I was told on here a few months ago that it goes on default mode of 40 beats but surely if it went from say 90 to 40 whole driving it would make me dizzy. I can't understand why it's dropped so quick this has never happened before. Has anyone any advice? I would appreciate it, thanks

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Sixty BPM

by Artist - 2015-03-27 01:03:15

Comments I have read say that the default is 60 BPM. It sounds like they are taking prompt action to move your replacement surgery up and with a default BPM of 60, you should be o.k. But if you do start to feel unusually light headed or dizzy it might be good to call your doctor or go to the ER. Hopefully you have a blood pressure cuff and can keep track of your heart rate and will be able to tell if it falls below 60 Bpm and stays low for more than a brief period of time.Checking your BP in the morning and at night should help to put your mind at ease.

EOL mode

by Tracey_E - 2015-03-27 04:03:23

It won't suddenly stop! EOL mode is usually a steady 60 bpm, I've never heard of one lower than that. If you pace every beat you will definitely feel it, but it won't be dangerous.

And the 3 weeks is still a guess, it could easily be longer than that. The remaining life is always a guess based on the settings at the time of the report. They are a wild guess until the last 6-12 months, then it gets more accurate. It can go down suddenly, it can also stall and show the same number for months, or every once in a while it goes down gradually as predicted. I'm on my 4th, only one went down gradually as predicted.

It's not like the gas tank in a car that goes down steadily. It is a curve- it stays the same, stays the same, stays the same, little drop, big plummet. The remaining life is their prediction of when the big plummet will happen. It's usually a range, not a set date, so if they told you 11 months, it could have actually been 6-12 months, and now it's 3-6 months. Was it the same person? Some people go with the high end, some with the low end, some tell us a number in the middle.

Just a thought, are your leads good? I had a lead go bad and it drained the last of the juice quickly. I went from 12-18 months, to 3-6 months, to dead in 2 months. I knew about it a few years before so it was not a surprise. They probably would have told you if this was the case, tho. It's more likely it's just a different interpretation of the numbers.

Hi Susiebear.............

by Tattoo Man - 2015-03-28 02:03:37


........I see that you live in the UK.....that means that you can get further info from the British Heart Foundation on....

0300 330 3311......'Heart Helpline'

Where I live, near Grantham I can phone my Tecchie ..Lawrence, directly at the hospital..

You should have your own personal contact number..it may be on your paper' passport'..the one that you would show at Airport Security.

Best wishes

Tattoo Man

thanks

by susiebear - 2015-03-28 04:03:00

Thanks all for your replies, i will call the hospital were they do my pacemaker checks and ask them if it's still safe to drive. I am pleased to hear it's 60bmp thank god for that, not sure why I thought it was 40. They did do a test on the impedance on my leads and didn't make any comment so I'm assuming they are ok to stay in.
Thanks very much again for your replies they have all put me at ease.
Sue

heart rate

by chasj - 2015-03-28 04:03:19

I have irregular heart rate. I had a medtronic sure scan for two years. my omron took my pressure three times and averaged the pressure and rate. most of the time it was about 120/80 give or take 10 and the rate was 40-75 but mostly 40-50. I passed out standing up before the pm install and on the floor my hr was 33 and I woke up so for me 40 is walking around. Also nothing measures my hr accurately unless it is the 11 or 12 lead devices. And each arm is different.

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