I had posted earlier in Travel & Work about not being able to return to work (52 year old with new pacemaker). However, my cardiologist released me with no restrictions this last week, and I worked two days, a little tired at first but doing better.

Have to admit that I had thought about early retirement but am glad to be able to continue on.

I'm golfing tomorrow - fully - for the first time since surgery so am hopeful that my life will be as normal as possible.

Still reading about your various stories.

 

I had my pacer installed in on May 29th and went back to work for May 31st and June 1st. I was exhausted but pushed myself because it was the last two days of school.
two weeks after that I had my tonsils and adenoids removed with a bad recovery. This week I went back to work for what I though would be part time. Turns out It was a FULL week with long days.
I made it through the week but just barely, I feel like I am getting sick and if I wasn't at work I was sleeping to try to keep my energy up.
Well the kids come back on Monday and I need to be ready. I will be back down to working Monday, Wednesday, Friday, instead of full time.
I am getting worried though because I though I would be recovered by now.
I hav...

 

I need to find a new career. I was thinking of something in the trades. But because of my device (defib/pacemaker) I find I'm low on options. Electrical and welding not good.
I want a trade because you can earn and learn.
The company I worked for has shutdown. It was a dead end job that paid ok.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank-you.

 

Iam looking for a new career. Thought of taking the machinist course. But my Doctor thinks it maybe unsafe. As it may affect my pacemaker. Said something about intermitting noise???
I don't know what that is. I have worked with CNC machines before. Never had a problem.
Any help would be great...the class is filling up FAST!!!
Thank-you

 

Hello,

Im a 46 year old,UK male and ive had a pacemaker fitted on 19 June this year. My condition was caused by a defective Sinus Node which was causing lengthy pauses in my heart beats of up to 10 secs.

I'd like to make contact with any UK based Operational Firefighters who could tell me of their attempts to get back to operational duties and whether they were succesful or not.

Ive had contact with my Occ. Health team, who ultimately will make the decisions but knowing that there are Ops people with PMs fitted would be of great help to me.

Thanks, Davy

 

had my pacer for about 3 years now ever thing is fine. but when i am laying down at night i have serve pain in my legs. my doctor told me to take over the counter pain med but that dont help much. any one with the same problem.

 

On employment & insurance point of view, is bradycardia considered as dread desease? even with the implant of PM? Please advice.

 

History: 52 years of age. Consulted with cardiologist for over 6 months before agreeing to have ablation procedure to help with extra "wire" that sent heart into an irregular circuit. I have a commercial driver's license as part of my job but it's a very small part of what I do. But since my employer paid for my training, I have to maintain the license in order to keep my job - it's become a required qualification for me. With that in mind and with the heart situation, cardiologist said the ablation was the route to take.

20 minutes into the ablation, extra "wire" severed, regular "wire" wasn't taking care of business in the lower portion of my heart. Cardiologist told my wife that I needed a pacemaker, and I awoke to find ...

 

My defibullator fired 3 times on March 30. My cardiologist recommend I not drive for 3 to 6 months. Any other experience like this? My defibullator fired correctly and saved my life.

 

I just joined, so I do not know if the topic of airport security has been thoroughly exhausted. Just in cast, here is my experience: I have had my pm since 2005, 100% dependent. I have since flown to a good number of foreign countries and within the US.

Until about a year ago I would tell the security agent that I had a pm (was asked for ID card only in Paris and Flores, Guatemala, never in the US) and was patted down, more or less thoroughly. What bothered me the most was having to wait for a female agent, often quite lengthy, requiring my throwing a very public fit, AND being separated from my hand luggage.

Then I read a comment from a cardiologist who stated that he advised his patients to make sure they had absolu...

 

I had a pacemaker which was implanted 1 month ago; its a DDDR for my sick sinus syndrome.  I am a registered nurse and I had applied for a work permit in Ireland, but my medicals were over before the implantation. 

Will my pacemaker be a problem for applying for a visa for Ireland?  Please give me your suggestions.

 

I am a 24 year old National Guard Soldier....looking for other pacemaker club members who starting having heart issues while in the service. I would like to get enough people identified to hopefully get some research to find the cause or link between the military and heart conditions. I had a second degree type two hear block in Nov 2011...but had been passing out since 2007 and I had my pacemaker installed 8 months ago and am doing 100% better. In the process of medical discharge but my heart condition has been found in the line of duty. I want to find others who experienced the military and causing a heart problem. Please contact me if you are military with a pacemaker! lmsilgjord@hotmail.com

 

Hi all,

Just wondering how people have gone with travel insurance and a PM. Just wondering whether there have been any issues getting insurance??

 

I just got back the other day from my first trip since getting my pm two years ago. Although I got patted down as I went through security at my home airport, on the return flight, the security had some new type of scanner. Instead of being like a gate you pass through, it was like a chamber that you stand in and raise your hands as something whirrs around the chamber. The security personnel said this one was safe for people with pacemakers. Looking forward to seeing more of these around!

 

I just got my PM last week. I am not sure what our department is going to do with me. I'm 52 with bradycardia. While at work I felt strange and the medic put me on the monitor. My rate dropped to 12 per min. I'm pacing 74% of the time.

I would like to hear from other FF's to see how your dept. handled your return to work, Work Comp? or Sick leave.

Please respond if you have similar issues (PM brady).

Thanks!

 

I think i will take monitor on holiday as most people advise. I pulled tooth out eating a baguette a front tooth. I am on warfarin for blood clots on both lungs.I feel off and def seems to stick out. Question I need a lot of dentistry doing and will have sedation (oral not IV). Anyone else had this done ?I am very nervous as app are 90 minutes longer .than i have had before. will I have a inj to numb gums.this is what i have always had before but no diazepan
I have to take 5 mg Diazepan at night before and 5mg the next daKatey 2 hours befor appointmentg. Will this affect my defibrllator ?An ideas apart from running away. Hamish

 

I recently got a pacemaker after having a heart attack, and it drives me nuts. I have multiple complaints about it but I will try to make it short and get to my question. I’ve had a lot of problems in general since the heart attack, but 3 days after the staples were removed from the implant I had to have a lead revision because the atrial lead became dislodged. Even after the lead revision there seems to be a problem because I went to have the pacemaker checked and apparently the lead shifted again to the point that the pacemaker had to be turned so high that the estimated battery life was only 1.5 years.

So the doctor just turned the atrial lead off and said I didn’t really need that lead because I had a good under...

 

I'm going on vacation in a couple of weeks and will be around alot of dams. Are they still restricted with a duo chamber pacemaker?

 

I was told by my Nevada cardiologist that after my defrillator fired I am restricted from driving for 3 months. My California cardiologist says it's 6 months in California. I cannot find any laws stating this. Does anyone have any information about actual state laws restricting driving after an ICD fires?

 

Just completed a whirlwind trip from Jackson, MS to Wash, DC & back. Two different experiences.
Jackson did a pat-down on me which was thorough, professional & well done.

At Reagan Airport in DC, they had a different piece of gear that they claimed used milimeter wave radiation that only penetrated your clothing, not below the skin & it was safe for PM hosts. You walked into a big chamber, faced to the right, raised your hands over your head & stood still for three seconds. If it saw anything suspicious they patted down just that area. Because we had a plane croak on the tarmac, we were re-routed to another airline & had to leave one secure area & go through the screening again.

Got two different results f...