Wound Check & Initial Interrogation

Went to Pacer Clinic today for the first time. Hoping that this visit was unique? The NA and RN were very chatty...or should I say annoying. Not at all what I expected from a cadiology office, not relaxing. The NA was sent in to explain the self-monitoring system and could explain nothing. Gave incorrect instructions and was actually reading straight from the insturctions in the monitoring kit rather than knowing what she was talking about. I had to ask her to stop and told her I would read the instructions myself when the kit was delivered to my home.

The RN gave me quite a scare. She did not thoroughly explain what she was doing before she did it. Suddenly I began to feel my HR decrease and the feeling of "crashing" came back. Seeing as it was only 8 days ago I was in such distress prior to the implant I was very scared. There were a couple other tests she did which caused some odd sensations but they weren't distressing. Hoping my next visit in February is less eventful.

2 Comments

Feelings during pacer check

by ElectricFrank - 2010-12-10 02:12:56

What you describe is quite normal. The test involves speeding up your HR followed by a test that determines the optimum pacing voltage settings. It does produce some unfamiliar sensations.

As with any facility you can have a bad experience with incompetent staff. Just don't let it happen again. The only person who can do something about it is you. If you can't get the situation straightened out then look for another clinic.

By the way, expect some of the same sensations when you do the home test. It runs the same sequence.

frank

Had a similiar experience

by janetinak - 2010-12-10 12:12:33

with my 1st PM (now on 2nd & witing out last 6 months of its life to get 3rd) when a PM tech turned my PM down or maybe even off in one of my 1st checks. I thought I was a goner as 100% dependent with about 40 beats to min. w/o PM. Have an AV node ablation. Asked him what he was doing as I almost passed out. Just then RN came in & told him I was 100%-er. So now I just tell them I am that I am 100%-er & usually they tell me what they will do &.or don't turn it down.

Just tell them what you need to & don't let them do this to you. I know it is scary & makes one feel very vunerable (spelling there?).

Goiod luck,

Janet

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