Light Bulbs, Open Electrical Outlets! Electric Lawn Mowers

Okay this first concern might not be that serious: 1) I live alone and have always changed my own lightbulbs when they burned out whether they are inside the house or on porch. Now with a PM, should I find or pay someone to do this chore? 2) Live in a fixer upper house and have a kitchen outlet pretty close to kitchen sink that needs to be sunk in properly into wall and properly covered with an outlet cover. That seems, in my mind, immediate attention-even over a leaky back patio roof. Am I over reacting? 3) I mow my own lawn and use an electric lawnmower? Is that a no no? Should I sell that one and purchase a battery operated one?  I do not like gas lawn mowers. Feedback and humor are appreciated


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Nary a change, as I see it

by oldearthworm - 2017-01-04 09:44:38

Up to six weeks after PM implantation, I was not ''allowed" to undergo the rigors of starting an internal combustion engine .. Of course, I ''cheated'' a little ... as I do  with many things...

The first thing you should do is repair the roof leak .

Old houses, such as mine have poorly or non-designed electrical, so, you may never run out of  things to do, your PM will make this possible  ..with its giving of better health ..

Take  care  ..

I tried, it didn't work....

by Lurch - 2017-01-04 17:42:40

I tried to get out of the household chores and repair functions that must always be done around any house, new or old.  Told my wife that with the ICD it was just too dangerous to attempt.

Didn't work... I use power tools of every type and description with no problem.

Get to work and have fun doing it!!!

Wow...

by MaryVan - 2017-01-05 00:10:42

Thank you everybody for the encouragement. I will not personally be fixing the exposed outlet.  After all the encouragement, my patio roof will remain a priority. Outlet after the roof. Sounds as if I should be up to my "new" old self in a few weeks. Nary a Change, I returned to work 10 days after surgery. I first went to see the Nurse Practictioner before going back to work. She told me that they recommend a week-7 days- before driving. And then she said I had one more day left. I practiced on surface streets and have been driving -on surface streets- since. I live by myself and still work full time. What's a girl to do, right? And taking the bus is not an option right now. 

So. Guess I will be taking down Christmas tree this weekend. It's a short one.  Have to remind myself, it has been 3 weeks since PM. One day at a time. 

RE:

by N8UAD - 2017-01-12 14:09:22


I have worked in electronics as well as pursued my hobby which is also electronics, for 34 years, including the almost 4 years since my ICD was implanted. Just stay away from large magnetic fields.

ERPM: a new App for pacemaker and ICD recipients.

by RDL79 - 2017-02-09 04:25:05

Dear MaryVan, I want you to know that on Googleplay store there is an Android App named ERPM. It gives you a lot of answers!

The acronym stands for “Environmental risks for Pacemaker and ICD” and it is an application for pacemaker and ICD recipients. This application has a list of objects that you can encounter, in the home - or outside - environment, or some diagnostic and therapeutic procedures usually present in healthcare environments. All of these are potentially able to generate an electromagnetic field that can affect the proper function of your pacemaker or ICD. For each area (at home or outside) you will find environments (like kitchen or bank) in which you will see numerous items listed; similarly in the healthcare area. Not all listed items are potentially risky and this will be indicated by a color code. A tutor will always be available to remind you of the meaning of the color codes. The App also has an item search system and moreover, it will give you the opportunity to tell an object not found in order to find it in future updates. 

The link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=solutions.brama.app.erpm&hl=it

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