Pacer Follow-Up

• by uvagershwin
• 2013-04-17 06:04:33
• Checkups & Settings
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I just had my pacemaker checked a few weeks ago (sorry it took me so long - life is super busy!) at my new hospital! All I can say is, I do not regret leaving my old hospital for a second! I'm now being seen at Johns Hopkins, and not ONCE was I met by a single rude or dismissive comment. How refreshing!

Anyway, I still have about 4.5 years left on the battery, and next month I will have had it for 10 years!!! It was only supposed to last 8 years, and the ones before it only lasted 4, so this is AWESOME!! I may just throw a party. :) My leads also look great, and we even got the ventricular lead to capture twice! Woohoo! However, I am still pacing 100% in my ventricle and have increased 5% pacing in my atrium (I now pace 35% up there). Boo. I also have to double the steroid that I'm on for my POTS. Boo hiss!! But overall, it was a great appointment, and I will take a good pacer report any day!

It was such a good appointment that I even blogged about it! It's a bit more detailed here: http://thetachylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/keeping-beat.html

Hope everyone is well :)

Sydney