Mom is at 91%

Mom has had a pacemaker 12 years. Her second one is nearly six years old. They are checking her appliance monthly for battery lufe. Two months ago, they told her it was pacing at 78%. Last month ut was 87% and today, 91%. What exactly does this mean? She is 86 and thinks it means her heart is weakening. Help!!

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no worries

by Tracey_E - 2015-12-02 01:12:06

As Sparrow said, it's perfectly normal to fluctuate. It was likely doing the same thing before, they just weren't doing the extra checks so she didn't know about it. Pm's are there when we need them, however often that is. Many of us pace 100% and have for years.

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It may be the first time we've felt a normal heart rhythm in a long time, so of course it seems too fast and too strong.