[Boatanchors] PACE MAKER QUESTION

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Al provided the best guidance here.
 
Having said that, the only warnings I received
on my pacemaker were to avoid strong MAGNETIC
fields.  That included leaning over a fender
to work on an engine with it running because
of a strong field around the alternator.
 
Additionally, I worked for five years after the
implantation in an FAA radio shop just next to
the radar overhaul shop.  I even went into that
shop on occasion without any noticeable problem.
 
My pacemaker is checked for operation every two
months via a telephone audio data device that
sends "clicks" to the remote lab that does the
readouts.  One step in that process involves
placing a pretty strong magnet over the pacemaker
for about 30 seconds.  This apparently boosts
my pulse rate by 20% or more and I can definitely
tell you THAT it is QUITE uncomfortable.
 
I was told that the old warnings about going where
microwave ovens were operating was a thing of the
past.  Manufacturers have learned a lot in the
past 20 or so years.
 
NO MEDICAL ADVICE CONTAINED HERE!
 
Simply my experience.
 

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~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
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> Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:37:34 -0500
> From: anchor at ec.rr.com
> To: oldradio at comcast.net
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; rwpeters at swbell.net; dfischer at usol.com
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] PACE MAKER QUESTION
>
> Hi folks,
> John's correct, nobody here should be giving advice, but it is a valid
> question and concern. It does come up every 6 mo.s or so on the
> reflectors.
> The concerned individual should contact his/her manufacturer directly
> and express the specific circumstances.
> Individual experiences or opinions are not necessarily applicable in
> matters of life and death such as this could be. The ARRL posted (in
> QST I think) a Q&A on the subject recently, it wasn't very good, and I
> let them know.
> I have an implanted cardiac defibrillator incl. pacemaker. My
> manufacturer is very knowledgeable on the subject of RF and any possible
> interference. They are not overly cautious, in my experience. The
> doctors are not very knowledgeable, again, in my experience, which is
> more than 12 yrs, and I'm on my third device.
>
> again --
> The concerned individual should contact his/her manufacturer directly
> and express the specific circumstances. Our opinions or "advice" don't
> count.
>
> 73,
> Al, W8UT
> www.boatanchors.org
> www.hammarlund.info
>
> "There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much
> worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
> Ratty, to Mole
>
> On 12/22/2010 5:03 PM, John Dilks, K2TQN wrote:
> >
> > Hey everybody and Bob Peters,
> >
> > This subject should be between the patient and their doctor. PERIOD!
> >
> > None of our guesses mean squat, especially if a
> > life is effected. We should stay out of giving any advice.
> >
> > Please stop this thread now.
> >
> > 73, John Dilks, K2TQN
> >
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