New PM owner

OK, just got my dual chamber Boston Scientific K173 installed yesterday afternoon. Procedure took 1.5 hours with no problems.Home from hospital with a sore shoulder and neck. I have a sling to wear, but doc told me to not use it all the time. Could cause additional stiffness issues. Was amazed to see my pulse at 60 BPM vs my old 36 BPM.
I've always been a runner, so there will no doubt be some future adjustments in line for me. Hoping to walk on a treadmill in two weeks, after I see my heart doc. I work in the electrical industry and find myself in HV switchyards at least once a month. Had a good conversation with the BS tech rep after the surgery, and he assured me there would be no issue unless I arc weld or start hanging around arc welders. No worries there.
He was also able to download information regarding to site surveys to asses specific work areas. Very helpful.

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by Theknotguy - 2015-03-31 07:03:24

We actually have members on the forum who do TIG welding. So certain kinds of welding are OK even with the PM. I don't weld so if you are interested you can do a search on the forum. Use the button on the upper right of the web page.

Careful searching through entries on the forum will yield a lot of things-we-aren't-supposed-to-do that are, OK. I volunteer at a woodshop and run all the electrical equipment with no problems including the 220 volt table saw. The only problem I've had was from the vibration from a Sawzall saw kicking off the accelerometer in my PM.

Hope you can get back to work quickly.

Glad everything is going well for you.

Thanks

by rusty - 2015-03-31 09:03:51

Thanks knotguy. Never could weld very good anyway. The welding world is safer without me laying ugly beads. I'll do some additional research into acceptable distances regarding DC transformers. Was also warned about being in close proximity to automobile alternators, as I do some work on the family car.
Hoping the swelling will be gone soon.
Thanks again.

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