daisymay,
I'm glad to be back and missed picking on you too. LOL
If your Mother had a pacemaker, then you know what I'm going through for sure. They just shove that thing into the skin and tape it down to heal. It's the only place on my body that doesn't have any extra skin. LOL It shows on my chest also and is a very sensitive area.
I do not know why the first surgeon decided to put it on my right side when I had the first one implanted in 1996. I am going to have a harder time getting around since I use my cane on my right side.
My long time Cardiologist retired in Sept. He checked it every 3 months in his office. My new Cardio wanted it checked every 4 weeks since it was over 11 years old and he started me on the Raytel telephone checks in November with the big magnet to check if it was working. My February check came back irregular because the top chamber had stopped working.
The new monitoring systems has a lot more features and will give the doctor the information directly. It makes me feel better to know that since I didn't realize anything was wrong. I noticed that I was getting more unsteady, weaker and my fatigue was getting worse. I thought it was a combination of age, MS, Avonex and stress. It didn't occur to me that it was my pacemaker.
If I stay on the game board too long, you guys are going to have to make me log off. LOL
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Originally Posted by daisymay
HI BECKY!!! So glad your'e back and mending! We missed ya around here. My Mother had a pacemaker and had to go through the same rituals you do. I always found it quite amazing, but when they'd check it over the phone and she had to put that magnet on her PM, I would always hold my breath. She'd laugh at me.
She had hers for 9-10 yrs and then had to have a new generator put in. She was a tiny lil thing, so you could see the bump of the PM and even the seatbelt would bother her, so I got her a seatbelt cushion, so it wouldn't rub.
You take care and don't overdo; I miss your picking on me too!!
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