Firstr post Inplant Consultation with EP and St Jude Device Tech
- by Cardiac Man
- 2016-07-29 20:45:46
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Two nights ago I finally got my Merlin St Jude Transmitter up and running (my inplant date for my CRT-D) was July 18th). Yesterday My EP's office called and requested my presence ASAP. When I arrived this am I was relieved to find out that my problem wasn"t a broken lead or an infection at the wound site but rather the need for some tweaking of my device. I left the office with my breathlessness problem resolved and feeling great. An hour or so later we arrived in Sackets Harbor and had lunch. I continued to feel good for about 30 minutes and decided to stop at a grocery store to pick up a few things. I walked the 40 feet to the store and shortly after I got inside I started to feel pressure in the chest and light headed (no pain or breathlessness). This condition lasted until I got back in the car and gradually subsided. 40 minutes later, when I got home, the symptoms returned as soon as I got out of the car and have recurred whenever I get up and walk around. I called my EP's office and spoke to his nurse and she told me that sometime after a tweaking, it takes the body a few days to adjust to the new settings. I am to call the office early next week (today is friday) if the symptoms persist). Has anyone had a similar experience or an opinion as to what is happening here? I have read that the CRT-D device might require several tweakings before it is a custom fit for the recipient. Please advise. Sid
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Firstr post Inplant Consultation with EP and St Jude Device Tech
by Cardiac Man - 2016-07-31 09:04:56
The very next day after I posted my concerns the symptoms were gone - what a relief! Sid
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by Tracey_E - 2016-07-31 08:15:43
It's not at all uncommon to go back several times to get the settings just right. Sometimes we have to give it a bit of a test drive before we know if it needs further adjustments. They like to do changes in small increments.