Wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I had my ICD/Pacer implanted 2 yrs. ago (november) at the Mayo in Minnesota. It was the newest Medtronic GEM something.......I went for a checkup and a download today and got the shocking news that my battery life is down and the device will most likely need to be replaced in 3-4 months. I couldn't believe this. When implanted they told me 5-7 years if it never fired. It hasn't ever fired or shocked me at all. I am completely paced at about 97% of the time. The medtronic rep that downloaded my info. said I don't show any activity, such as VT or AF, but my thresholds are set very high. I think like at 2.5 and 3.5. I have no idea what all this means, but he said it takes a little bit more to make my heart beat w/ the pacer and this may be why my battery has drained so fast. The thing I find odd is that it was downloaded in May of last year and they said the battery life looked great and now 9 mos. later it's almost depleted........He said my charge time right now is 11 secs. and he likes to see it under 15 secs. So, I go back end of May and have it checked again and most likely make an appt. for a new iimplant. I'm in the shock/disappointment stage right now..........Any words of wisdom or insight to this situation would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks,
Heather 32-HCM
New Mexico
Thanks,
Heather 32-HCM
New Mexico
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