Has anyone had a Micra (leadless), wireless pacemaker implanted ?

I had a micra pacemaker inserted a year ago. No issues and I monitor from home every 91 days.

I had to have my wired pacemaker (implanted December 11th) removed and replaced by a wireless Mica on May 5th. Dr said the wireless monitoring was sending bad signals. I was unaware that there was a problem until he called me and told me to go to the ER.
I am now concerned about the monitoring of the wireless pacemaker because I was told to send in the monitoring info every 3 months or so. What if there is a problem in the interim when no one gets any information???

I am on the following of ICD/Pacemaker but never had these post show up on my notifications.

I have had a ICD/Pacemaker (wires) since 2006. On my 3rd one. I would like to know more about the wireless ones. I hope the posts I am reading are not the norm for the new wireless ones.

I do know I have had issues with my wireless. I had one come out in 2006 after playing tennis. I had that one removed, but EP had surgeon do it and then go in from my side, deflate my lung, and put a wire on heart that way. Well, that wire got so much impedance on it when I had my next pacemaker, they shut that wire off and put a new wire into my heart. They were able to get into the area needed. But then months later it moved and lost contact with heart. So they did some different things to find a path and it worked.

I now have very high noise on my atrial wires that device sees as AFIB. It is not so my device sensitivity is turned down.

All this is why I was interested in the new wireless. Has anyone had good results on the wireless?

Also monitor, can you comment why did not get any notifications on pacemaker group. I checked my profile and the pacemaker group is on with following but no notifications like those above.

I had a leadless Micra pacemaker inserted nearly 2 years ago. I have been a pacemaker patient for a very long number of years. My old pacemaker was not removed but was turned off. As I still have leads in my chest from over the years, my only solution was a leadless Micra. In my case it was decided not to attempt to remove old leads. Despite having had a pacemaker from a very young age, I have kept very well and have never had any pacemaker related health problems.

@sharonzukowski

Do you mind saying what hospital did the precedure? Thanks

I'm having a wireless Micra inplanted Monday and hope I have a good EP who does the procedure. Banner Health is the hospital.

I have a heart block condition. My EP is suggesting to have pacemaker.
Any suggestions or commments on how to mentally prepare living the active live with PaceMaker?

@alwayson How was your procedure? How are you feeling? Even though Banner (Arizona?) is not a COE (Center of Excellence), it is clear you are very happy and trust your EP.

@64nguyen Welcome! Every time something new comes up on our health highway, we get a bit anxious and think about how we will live with the upcoming new reality. We are human! First of all, I suggest finding out all you can about having a pacemaker. The Mayo Clinic has several articles: search Mayo Clinic ICD. Here is one link: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/implantable-cardioverter-defibrillators/about/pac-20384692. I received mine in 2022 after a septal myectomy, I was dizzy and giddy and eventually found to be experiencing frequent arrythmia. Its name is Buddy. Each person's care plan is individualized; I was able to go for a slowish 3 mile walk 48 hours after, put my arm in a sling to immobilize that side of my upper body, slept in a recliner for a while. Life is quite normal - I walk, go to the gym, travel, ride a bike and do many physical things. Tell TSA at the airport, some have ICD friendly machines, if not, you get a pat-down. I do miss sleeping on my stomach! I was 76 when I received mine and the dizziness and giddiness never happened again. Getting a pacemaker is doing what you can to lead your best life! Where will the procedure be done? When?

@walkinggirl thank you for your reply
This heart block diagnosis was a total shock to my system. At 62 and relatively active, having my heart go into arrhythmia during a stress test was a frightening experience for both my doctor and me. After several scans and an evaluation with the Electrophysiologist (EP), the cause was confirmed as heart block.
True to my motto, 'Plan for the worst and hope for the best,' I want to join this support group to learn from the lived experiences of members rather than relying on AI diagnostics. I have blood work and an MRI scheduled for March 10th. Once my EP reviews those results, we’ll finalize a treatment plan. While he is currently leaning toward a pacemaker—possibly by the end of March—I am still holding out hope that the issue might resolve on its own.

@64nguyen I am so glad to read that you are taking a proactive stance and are well on your way to coming up with a plan with your EP. Are you associated with a COE? Your tests are this week, I am impressed at how fast your care is moving along. Yes, we hope our issues will resolve on their own, my heart murmur that did not go away on its own eventually led to the hypertrophic cardiomyapthy diagnosis. We are fortunate that medical intervention is available even though we don't realky want to be members of these clubs. Let us know of your test results and the next step for you. The highway of life has off and on ramps, we get off, do what we need to do and use the on ramp to continue.