Hello All,

I am new to the "Club". I got a Medtronic Adapta L implanted on June 17th. I may be wrong, but I don't think so -- my necklace seems to "stick" to the pacemaker site. I am guessing that it generates some level of electromagnetic field.

Does anyone else experience that, am I crazy or neurotic?

If you do, can the metal (Gold) cause any ill effect.

Thanks for any responses. I think this site is wonderful, and have read many of the wonderfully inspiring posts. I wish everyone in the "Club" the success with their devices and as "normal" a life as possible.

 

 

Magnets will only attract ferrous metals, gold is not ferrous.

 

I guess it is all in my mind. Thank you.

 

I didn't finish my thought.

You're not crazy, I experience the same phenomenon with my Medic Alert ID tag. It is not ferrous either, and in fact I tested it just to be sure. I don't know what the sensation is that we are experiencing but don't believe it's harmful to the device as we did an interrogation with the tag on my site and didn't see any effects.

It may just be one of those things we can't explain.

 

I feel like the Bionic Woman! : )

 

The skin over the transplant site has been affected by the surgery. It may be that it just has a texture that tends to stick to smooth objects. Chances are it will go away with time. Another thought is that there may still be some adhesive material from the bandage on the skin. You could try some cosmetic powder over it to see what happens.

Once the raw incision healed I cleaned mine up with an alcohol swab, but most people don't like to do that.

frank