Pre-ERI issues?

Hello all, I've had a pacer for 28 years, different generators of course. I have been less than 3 months to ERI for a month now and over the last couple weeks I've felt completely fatigued, with chest pressure, and sob with activity. I have an interregion appointment tomorrow, because the at home checks show the pacer is fine, but I don't buy it. Guys I just don't feel right, has anything like this happened to anyone else?

3 Comments

What comes after ERI

by Gotrhythm - 2023-06-16 13:03:55

Sorry you're having to go through this.

My first thought is that your pacemaker is no longer in ERI. It has progressed to the next stage in which the pacemaker shuts down some of the non-essential functions, while preserving the essential ones.

It happened to me. And no, it didn't feel good at all.

My brain isn't so good today. I can't remember the stages that come after ERI. But happily, there are some, before complete shutdown occurs. Hopefullly someone else here can enlighten you.

If I'm right, it isn't a dire emergency, but call to your pacemaker provider is in order.

Hugs

by Lavender - 2023-06-16 22:23:00

Sorry. Sounds awful. I'm on my first pacemaker so I have never been through this.  How did your interrogation go today?

ERI?

by AgentX86 - 2023-06-17 02:29:07

Are you three months from ERI or three months INTO ERI? If your pacemaker is reporting three months left, your pacemaker is still functioning normally. Measuring battery life isn't all that accurate and it could be many months off. It's after ERI or even EOS (depending on the PM) that they start shutting down features. If you're having other symptoms, get help for those.  It's highly unlikey that the PM is causeing any trouble.

You know you're wired when...

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