I still have questions about this side and whether there are sides at all.
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Belated NGD: Boston Scientific.
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So now you have a medical reason the singer needs to carry your cab to the gig for you - can't get too near those big magnets, y'know?
Getting your medical insurance to pay for new lightwave pickups on the bass might be a bit more of a trick.
Getting your medical insurance to pay for new lightwave pickups on the bass might be a bit more of a trick.
I asked about the magnetic sensitivity during the meeting with the tech reps for my pacemaker. My understanding going in was that a magnet applied to the pacemaker would close a reed switch that raised the minimum BPM from 50 to 110. The magnet that I was shown, used to test this feature in a clinical setting, was flat ring approximately 5" in diameter with an open area about 2.5" in the center...perhaps 1/4" thick. Not so small and likely shaped thusly to encircle my device when applied and pull on its flat edge, rather that the flat face (much easier to do or experience in the wild).
Considering the relationship between force and distance, I'd have to try pretty hard to make it do that thing. Also considering that the pacemaker is smart enough to know that I put it to work about 2% of the time and of that time, mostly was using it for heart timing issues rather than low rates, I hear the abundance of cautionand consider the realistic concerns.
Currently, I don't have a lead singer, but I am The Countess' chosen Court Bassist.
It is not lost on me that had this happened during the times when there was no medical insurance for me to be had, this endeavor would have been a far different experience.
Considering the relationship between force and distance, I'd have to try pretty hard to make it do that thing. Also considering that the pacemaker is smart enough to know that I put it to work about 2% of the time and of that time, mostly was using it for heart timing issues rather than low rates, I hear the abundance of cautionand consider the realistic concerns.
Currently, I don't have a lead singer, but I am The Countess' chosen Court Bassist.
It is not lost on me that had this happened during the times when there was no medical insurance for me to be had, this endeavor would have been a far different experience.
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Another update. My sleep study indicated that I have a knack for not breathing about 15 times an hour on average. Off to the CPAP labs I went. Being a fellow with a navel length beard, I was concerned about the idea of shaving down for whatever reason. The last shearing was during the pandemic when I was a volunteer EMT and found myself stuck in ambulances with victims. I was not a fan of the forced trim, but okay with staying alive for a while not on a ventilator and understood the importance of a good PPE seal. There are fancy devices now that are nose only, rather than full snorklators that I've been exposed to in patient's homes. I got the new gear and set to what I thought would be a radical change in quality of life.
The thing works and is not uncomfortable. My not breathing is greatly reduced. I am now completely aware that the deviated septum and abnormal sinuses that my parents were not keen to seeing me have fixed when diagnosed as a young lad are bad enough now that repair, 40 years later will be more than the usual job for whoever has the pleasure of breaking my nose and emptying the last junk from my head before packing it with hope and gauze. The issue makes use of the CPAP challenging, having only about 40% of one nostril working at any given time. Allergy season after leaving my desert home seems to be from January to December living in lush MD again.
So...still constantly exhausted, like normal. My machine tells me I sleep a bit over 4 hours a night, much like historical data corroborates, excepting occasional days of mostly sleep only every few weeks if I am lucky or too exhausted to do otherwise. Now, when I can breathe through my nose, I get to not stop breathing while sleeping. I had hopes of a radical change in energy levels and mood as reported by other PAPpers, but feel about the same other than being able to tell the Discountess that I am potentially a bit less likely to die in my sleep. The machine is quiet and ergonomically sound, also a bit of a pain and fully reinforces the notion that I have become a cyborg requiring machines to keep my flesh viable. The experience of dying several times when my heart developed the knack for not beating was not unpleasant, much like dreamless sleep. Coming back to life was not super comfortable, but has its merits.
I am due for appointments soon to see how extensive the sinus surgery will be to correct my problem, the possible outcomes and what recovery to expect if I go through with it. My sleep docs are going to test fit a full snorklator to determine if my beard must die in the meantime. The Discountess is a beard fan and only saw me without one for about 8 months of our shared 6 years. I have had a full beard most of my life by choice. Being a dude who went bald in his early twenties, it has been nice having some sort of head hair other than ears, nose and eyebrows. I look pretty severe without a beard to break up the monotony of my face.
The thing works and is not uncomfortable. My not breathing is greatly reduced. I am now completely aware that the deviated septum and abnormal sinuses that my parents were not keen to seeing me have fixed when diagnosed as a young lad are bad enough now that repair, 40 years later will be more than the usual job for whoever has the pleasure of breaking my nose and emptying the last junk from my head before packing it with hope and gauze. The issue makes use of the CPAP challenging, having only about 40% of one nostril working at any given time. Allergy season after leaving my desert home seems to be from January to December living in lush MD again.
So...still constantly exhausted, like normal. My machine tells me I sleep a bit over 4 hours a night, much like historical data corroborates, excepting occasional days of mostly sleep only every few weeks if I am lucky or too exhausted to do otherwise. Now, when I can breathe through my nose, I get to not stop breathing while sleeping. I had hopes of a radical change in energy levels and mood as reported by other PAPpers, but feel about the same other than being able to tell the Discountess that I am potentially a bit less likely to die in my sleep. The machine is quiet and ergonomically sound, also a bit of a pain and fully reinforces the notion that I have become a cyborg requiring machines to keep my flesh viable. The experience of dying several times when my heart developed the knack for not beating was not unpleasant, much like dreamless sleep. Coming back to life was not super comfortable, but has its merits.
I am due for appointments soon to see how extensive the sinus surgery will be to correct my problem, the possible outcomes and what recovery to expect if I go through with it. My sleep docs are going to test fit a full snorklator to determine if my beard must die in the meantime. The Discountess is a beard fan and only saw me without one for about 8 months of our shared 6 years. I have had a full beard most of my life by choice. Being a dude who went bald in his early twenties, it has been nice having some sort of head hair other than ears, nose and eyebrows. I look pretty severe without a beard to break up the monotony of my face.
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