keeping battery

I have heard a lot of conflicting information with this question. I was once told that it is considered HASMAT material and not allowed. Once removed and sent back for cleaning will I be allowed to keep my old pacer batteries? Getting a pacemaker was a huge thing for me in my life with a congenital heart defect and as weird as some may find it to be I'd like to be able to keep my "old hearts" in a shadow box.

5 Comments

depends

by Tracey_E - 2015-10-28 11:10:23

Some drs say yes, some drs say no, some hospitals won't allow it. I have my first one, they handed it to me all cleaned up in a sealed plastic cup on my way to recovery. I do not have the next two, to be honest, I forgot to ask.

keeping battery

by zawodniak2 - 2015-10-29 01:10:27

I asked and they gave it to me---just like TraceyE

We paid for the battery !

by oldearthworm - 2015-10-29 02:10:36

and paid dearly !
Its ours, NO one has any business otherwise !
And "HASMAT" ?
How silly can we be ??
And I am awash with batteries - hundreds now...and they do nothing but occupy space ..

keeping

by Shell - 2015-10-29 10:10:09

For my first one I asked for it and got it. Think they thought I was strange asking. They did give it to me in a sealed biohazard bag. When I got home I took it out and wiped it down with a Clorox wipe. (though it didn't look gross) Didn't think my friends would want to see it if I kept it in the bag. Didn't ask for my 2nd one.

I've got mine - somewhere . . .

by SaraTB - 2015-10-30 06:10:16

I got mine in a haz-mat bag too - no doubt it's a standard precaution, then it's up to you whether you take it out or not.

I'd forgotten I still had it until it turned up in my sewing box of all places the other day.

You know you're wired when...

You can hear your heartbeat in your cell phone.

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