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@walkinggirl
I have had a ICD/Pacemaker for over 20 years now. Everything that can happed to someone with a ICD/Pacemaker has happened to me.
I am intrigued by you mentioning readings showing water retention. Is that something in your device, another device. I have not heard of such a device to monitor water. The way my doctors look at amount of water is from blood test.
IF there is another device out there that can monitor this I would really like the information. I don't know if I drink enough water or too much as guidance comes different from my heart failure doctor (limit water intake) and my other doctors PCP and EP of drinking a lot of water.
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@jc76 I have a Metronic ICD. The data is downloaded to the cardiologist office from the collector box on the bedroom shelf and it can be studied . The test result is posted to My Chart. The electrophysiologist looks at all the numbers and graphs. He'll summarize the findings in a sentence, but I do understand a couple of the graphs. I drink 2 quarts/liters each day, the HCM affected my kidneys which I need to keep flushed.