Hi pas. Give yourself 2-1/2 months a switch will click and you will be Miss Energy Terrific. I am 69 and had mine installed in Dec. 2011. Could not believe the difference it made.

Pre-op my rate was in the 30's at night and 40's in the daytime. Now I am truckin on at 60 or 70. I am sure it is much higher when I ride my motorcycle.

Watch that lifting though. I had to wait 10 weeks....probably because of my age. My bro. is 4 yrs my senior but his Doc cut him loose in 2 weeks....GO FIGR!

Be blessed and wait.
TICTOC7

 

I'm not really planning on having any psychotherapy or counselling as I feel alot better than I used to but my Dr brought it up and I'm just a bit curious,... so what's it like ?? does it really help? and this will probably differ from person to person, but where (e.g. in hospital) does it take place and how often..
Thanks

 

hey guys really need some insight or opinions feel free too help .
so heres my story , i have a pacemaker & defibrillator , ever since my defibrillator has gone off "i might want to add for no important reason". ive been extremely scared to leave my house , i get really bad panic attacks so they gave me lorazpam to help during those times. I just recently went to the doctors and now they have me on zoloft , im just testing dosages at the moment. But im stuck on the fact that the one thing that can save my life is keeping me from actually living life being 19 this is even HARDER to deal with . im actually wanting to ask the doctors if i can just live with the pacemaker instead to make my life easier. I want to live a normal life and th...

 

any one else exper.ience this on occassion.
ASometimews i thnk i t is stress as weel

 

Hi am new to this site and am glad I found it. I had my pm about a month ago today. Like all surgeries you need time to recuperate. I thought I was ok to come to wk after 2 weeks but was I wrong. I came and I was back at the hospital send from wk. Am also a diabetic so my sugar level dropped and my bp went up. I do have that feeling of pain in my shoulder still and discomfort on my chest but it will take time to get used to it. We have some in our chest that doesn't belong there so our body has to get used to it. Also lack of sleep will make you feel dizzy so rest as much as you can, cause that can also make you feel ill. I used to not sleep because I was afraid not to wake up. I would sleep with the tv and light on somehow it ma...

 

A week and a day after lead replacement every thing seems to be fine except the boredom is huge. Been reading and doing minor activities the biggest thing for me is visitations with my son are painful because I can not play with him. He seems to understand for he is an intelligent 9 yr old. In two weeks I am going up north to visit family. Hoping that takes a load off my mind.

 

I had a pacemaker 4 years ago and had it replaced this year because of a lead shortening out . He replaced the lead and pacer. I was having a lot of pain in the area of the pacer and could'nt wear a bra. and still can't after surgery because it hurts to much .
Has anyone had this problem ? and what did you do to shield that area.

 

If one has a CRT-P inserted with AV Node Ablation due to AF and CHF and have notable improvements at one year, how long can they expect these improvements to continue? EKG looked good, Echo showed reduction in Functional MR and ventricular remodeling. Thanks for any input.

 

Tried to go fishing on boat today for first time 75 days post PM implant While it was very rough conditions I still wanted to go. My chest felt very uncomfortable and I was holding the PM area to support it as it was not comfortable and I felt very conscious of it and apprehensive to be there. Very disappointing. This was the first time trying to get back to my normal life. Never even picked up a fishing rod and basically went for a crappy boat ride. I am wondering if the chest area ever gets strong where you are not aware of the Pm on a,minute by minute basis. How long before others returned to normal activity? This sucks.

 

I am 47 years old and was diagnosed with neurocardiogenic syncope approximately 7 years ago. Up until July, 2012, the condition had been managed with medication. An episode at a local home improvement store where I hit the cement floor caused concern from my cardiologist. (Over the years I had hit my head resulting in concussions but they were sporadic). A pacemaker was implanted in August, 2012 and I was doing great until December. I had been without my medication and had another syncopal episode resulting with a significant concussion. I am a school teacher so upon discharge from hospital I returned to work. Unfortunately, in January my condition had not improved so I have been off work. This has been so frustrating because I was ...

 

I would really appreciate comments on this ... Over the last year I've lost 6 stone, in the last couple of months I've started to get more active. Today, and this is the focus, I went for a bike ride along the prom. I cycled for about 1 1/2 miles without any problems, in fact it was because I was neither out of breath, nor were my muscles 'screaming' for energy - that I had to stop. It just felt too weird. After about 10 minutes of resting (closing my eyes gave me 'imprints' of my last view, but very clearly in black & white, which made me worry all was not right - since when I normally close my eyes everything stays colorful. I cycled back 1 1/2 miles.
I have never been able to do this level of activity without having to stop after ...

 

HI THERE SO GLAD TO HAVE FOUND YOU ALL. GOT PM 4 WEEKS AGO HEALING WELL. I TOO HAVE THIS VERY WEIRD SENSATION IN MY HEAD. I ALSO FEEL RATHER OFF BALANCE MORE THAN I DID PREV TO IMPLANT. I CAN ONLY EXPLAIN THE FEELING AS LIKE WHEN SOMEONE MIGHT FRIGHTEN YOU AND YOU GET A SCARE, BUT THE FRIGHT FEELING IS IN MY HEAD. IT SOUNDS WEIRD I KNOW. I ALSO DO GET IT IF I MOVE TOO FAST. I HAVE MY FIRST CHECKUP 6TH JULY. JUST TURNED 52. THEY SAY I HAVE PAROXYS MAL AV BLOCK ANYONE KNOW THIS ONE? they tell me the top keeps pumping but no signal to the bottom of heart. i used to vomit and pass out and each time was staying out longer. thanks for having me on board and all the best to each and everyone of you good people.

 

I am 23 years old, in spring 2009 (march to be exact) i had a pacemaker implanted, because a surgeon slipped during an ablation, that it turns out i never needed. I am entirely dependent upon the device, i produce 0 heart rhythm on my own. i have a 4 year old. i live in Arizona too. in the summer time, or if its over about 85, i cant be outside for more than about 5-10 minutes before passing out from heart flutters and lightheaded. 2 years ago i applied for disability and got denied, because i didnt have enough lifetime earned work credits. in december i applied again after struggling with employment because welfare couldnt suppot me and my son. they sent me for a medical exam, what they had me do, it took almost a week to feel normal agai...

 

I will be going to Tupelo to North Mississippi Medical Center. May 22 at about 12:00 PM [that does not stand for Pacemaker.] That is where my Nascar was implanted along with 1 of my 2 stents. They told me to pack all my meds including syringes, and to bring an overnight bag "just in case".
Kreth, home and soooooooooooo tired
Imagine............

 

I am somewhat uneasy about getting my PM replaced...I do not know what day that will be yet. Today, I fill find out. I am tired, and somewhat nervous.
After reading about infections; I feel I should bathe in Alcohol. Me panic? LOL What is 1 step beyond panic?
Any tips or hints or stuff to ask? Happy Wednesday....Kreth

 

Hi everone I have had my icd since august of 2012 and have had problems dealing with what has happened to me I didn't even know there was anything wrong with me then I had a small heart attack because my ejection fraction is 26% then I needed icd now I lost my job and and am 150,000 bucks in debt cause of this but I think things are getting better cause I want to be around for my 2 year old son

 

Ok so I just got my pm put in 3 weeks ago. I hate everything about it. My dr said I would feel much better but so far all I feel is completely and totally exhausted. I had open heart surgery when I was a kid and I got the pm bc I keep going into afib and vtach. My heart was always going into crazy rhythms every few min but once the vtach started he said pm. I have a 3 lead pacer and it paces 95 percent of the time. Im 28 years old and a single mom of a 7 year old. I cant keep feeling like this all the time. Does it get better....ever? I just want to feel normal and not have these damn scars everywhere and a box sticking out of my chest. Ugh... ok enough with the pity party but ive also lost 10 lbs in the last 3 weeks that I couldnt afford ...

 

I had an ICD implanted one week ago. When I came out of the deep sedative they used to test the device I became very weepy and couldn't quit crying. Since then I have experienced moments of crying deeply. The nurse said it was from the sedative, but I can't believe that it would be affecting me so strongly after a week. I thought, at first, maybe it was depression, but it feels like a deep sadness, a deep grief. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, has it passed? I am normally a pretty joyful person and I do not like feeling this sadness.

Thank you,

Kelley

 

This is my first post. I just got my pacemaker in March (19th) and still feel as if the PM is a foreign object. ABout how long does this last?

Thanks,
Tony

 

hi, i found out yesterday that I need a pacemaker due to a weak heart which may have been caused by left bundle branch block. starting to read up on this has started to freak me out. I guess I had no idea how complicated this would be... any words of wisdom for me.
I want to add that i have an adult son with Autism, who I take care of as well as an 87 year old dad I help. Stress and being swamped with way too much to do is my middle name.