Beeping---I'm freaking out!!!!!!!!!!!!

• by verne8
• 2017-10-23 23:27:39
• Complications
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First--I am NOT currently beeping!  Second---I do NOT have an ICD

I came home from work the other night and saw that my Latitude box that sits by my bed was not working properly. I went through the steps but it wouldn't connect. It was a Friday night so I unplugged it till I could call on Monday. I forgot till way too late to call and connect with their help line but I wanted to call and get their hours of operation. I did. Their message gave me their hours and I was just about to hang up when the message continued, "If your device is beeping contact your doctor immediately. " I FREAKED OUT!

You see a few months ago I was on my way to work, sitting at a stop light and I heard beep, beep, beep. I swore it was coming from my pacemaker but then thought that was impossible since "surely someone would have told me if the thing beeps!" Well, it did it once more a few seconds later and then it quit. Even though I had the windows of my car closed, cell phone off, I thought it had to be something outside the car and never gave it another thought.

I saw my cardiologist about 3 weeks ago, long after the incident, and he interrogated my device and said I was great and I had 15 more years of battery life---"see ya in 6 months". No. I didn't mention it because I had convinced myself it couldn't have possibly have been my PM. I feel fantastic. BUT---I am now totally freaked out as I said. I've searched the Internet but anything to do with "beeping" is in regards to an ICD which I DO NOT have.

I left a message on my cardiologists' email portal so I guess I'll just have to wait and hope they actually read the thing and call me tomorrow.

I just needed a place to PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I've searched the forum and pretty much any time this topic has been brought up the only advice was "call your doctor". I get that. But...I still needed a place to vent.  Thanks!