GF>
MSGID: 1:152/28 73cf7596
GF>
TID: GE 1.2
GF>CD>I have a Medtronics 7070 pacemaker implanted.  How often should I 
xpect
to
GF>CD>have it tested?   I would also like to hear from anyone else wearing 
one.
GF>I don't have a pacemaker - yet.  :)  But I am a nurse on a cardiac
GF>unit, and we have many, many pacemaker patients.
GF>You should have been given a booklet at the time of the procedure,
GF>detailing the type of pacer you have and the kind of testing schedule
GF>recommended.  There are so many types of units pacing the heart in
GF>different ways, it's hard to give a universal schedule.  You should call
GF>the doctor who implanted the pacer.  His nurse can likely look up the
GF>information for you.
Monthly seems too often.  Besides, it's gettin' expensive.  Around $98, and 
Blue
only reimburses $28.  Still waiting to hear from anyone with the Medtronic 
7070.
Could you ask one of your patients with that kind?
Thanks,
--Clayton
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