Weakness & Low Blood Pressure?

  • by Tom77
  • 2015-10-01 01:10:52
  • ICDs
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  • 6 comments

Are weakness and low blood pressure symptoms of and ICDs needing battery replacement?

6 Comments

Yes and no

by oldearthworm - 2015-10-01 02:10:01

Yes, in that these are definite indicators; no in that we may need more data and info ..such as a battery voltage reading of less than 12 v or whatever the original was ..
Call your doctor and demand answers ..

Doctor Appointment

by Tom77 - 2015-10-01 03:10:16

My father's doctor was called and they said to see one of the other one's at the office in a couple hours to see what the two or three issues may be due to the low battery.

Low battery, 12 or 1.2 ?

by oldearthworm - 2015-10-02 04:10:36

Difficult to check the facts .. if not impossible . The original voltage is probably closer to 1.20, rather than 120 , the point being, , logically (to me, an auto mechanic) , if the available voltage is insufficient , things may happen ..
I have a St Jude PM and still do not know the details and then, when I visit the cardio-doctor, these questions are forgotten .

Medication Change

by Tom77 - 2015-10-02 04:10:36

He was taken 60 milligrams of Imdur twice a day for the last year and a half. Today the doctor (another at the office of his regular cardiologist) said to only take one table with breakfast.

There apparently is an issue with the Imdur and Sinemet which is being taken five times a day 1.5 in the morning and four, three hours apart.

The doctor also did a pacer check - 22 days after the tech from St. Jude did which he said looks fine. Why would you suppose a tech from the company would say the battery is starting to run low and be aware of the upcoming first of three vibrations... and a cardiologist says it is not that soon or words to the affect?

Cardiologist versus St. Jude tech

by Tom77 - 2015-10-06 01:10:31

It seems that the St. Jude tech sees the same as the cardiologist sees and the two are interpreting it different... or possibly one is more correct than the other for some reason.

The two checks

by Tom77 - 2015-10-07 06:10:16

Does anyone have an explaination for the two results of the same pacer?

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