How ofthen they check your pacemaker?

I change Doctors for obvious reasons. With the Doctor who implanted my pacemaker(and hurt my arm in the process)use to have me go every two months, with my new Dr. is every six months. Is that ok??? Can this be done with a phone line? I heard that some people just call in to have their pacemaker check....

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testing

by Tracey_E - 2008-10-02 04:10:10

I go every 3 months. When the battery gets down to the last 4- 6 months, I go every month.

I've never done it by phone but I know others do.

I mean, How often....

by bellereve - 2008-10-02 04:10:13

Pardon me, how often...

thank you...

Hi,

by Gellia2 - 2008-10-02 04:10:14

My schedule is for the first year after implantation of a new pacer is phone monitoring every month and every 6 months I go for a "tune-up".
After I had the PM for a full year they had me do the phone monitor every other month and a tune up every 6 months.
When I've had the PM for about 4 years, I go back to phone calls every month. Problems are taken care of immediately if they occur.
Hope this helps.
Best to you.
Gellia

pacemaker check ups

by Pookie - 2008-10-02 06:10:18

Hi.

I live in Nova Scotia, Canada and I only get my pacemaker checked every 6 months and we do not have that phone-test thing.

Pookie

once a year

by jessie - 2008-10-02 06:10:19

i live in ontario canada and i go yearly. no phone checks i am aware of jessie

Every 6 months

by 1of4kids - 2008-10-03 12:10:09

I usually do an office check every 6 months, I am not a big fan of phone checks. But I have also done a once a year pacer check which I think is too long.

my schedule

by harrisonb - 2008-10-04 06:10:10

i go on three times a year to see my doctor for some tests, also every month i get a pacemaker check over the phone just to see if everything is ok, hope this helps!

check ups!

by dw5281 - 2008-10-07 06:10:44

I only go once a year! but i can always call in if there is anything funny going on!

check ups

by meda - 2008-10-07 06:10:47


i have had my pm over 20 years ans in the last 5 years i have had to go and have a check-up evey six months but the reason for that is that years before i was not pm dependent now iam and thats why evey six months.

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