Huntington pacemaker free
A pacemaker is a small device which is placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms.
On October 1, radiology staff member and CrossFit athlete Kerri Huntington turned off her pacemaker.
A pacemaker is a small device which is placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate.
Huntington required a pacemaker due to her heart rate dropping substantially, which caused her to have random blackouts.
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“Once I had it turned off I was informed that we would need to wait three months to see how it goes before removing it completely. I am one hundred percent done with it now, I just want it out,” she explained.
If the pacemaker is removed in December, she will then be back up and running by January, just in time for her in-house CrossFit competition which will take place at the beginning of next year.
“I am also looking forward to competing in the triathlons they have taking place next year, I can’t wait to get back out there,” she said.
Even with her pacemaker, Kerri has been carrying on as normal, entering almost every virtual challenge she could find.
“I did the virtual Trifecta in November doing the Super (10km), the Sprint (5km) and the marathon (21km). I couldn’t download the results for the 10km and the 5km so I did them both again,” she said.
“For the 21km, I put a group of five people together of the hospital staff members, three dropped out half way but myself and one other finished it.”
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In the virtual Trifecta, Kerri entered within her age group of 35 to 39 and placed first in the 10km, first in the 5km and 15th in the 21km.
This means that she qualifies for the Trifecta World Champs which will take place next year in Greece.
“I am very excited for all that I have qualified for and for all the sporting events next year, it is a risk to take out the pacemaker because if anything goes wrong it can become open heart surgery, but I have faith and I know everything will be fine,” she concluded.
