Wonder if this is normal?

for a few months now I get out of breath slightly especially when I bend down to pick something up,also from time to time I sweat ,three months ago when i saw cardialagist,he did a sonogram of my heart and said all is fine.I see him in amonth, but I notice if I do something with lifting,I am slightly winded. Does this happen to others with pacemaker,I will call doctor tomorrow and tell him again about this issue. I have a Medtronic with two leads.since 2006.Please answer me I am so worried.ist

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Bending over

by ElectricFrank - 2010-01-04 02:01:25

Not too unusual especially as we get older. Bending puts pressure on the diaphragm which restricts the depth of our breath. Sometimes, I find I'm holding my breath when I lean over so I make it a point to breath a bit deeper. I don't think it has anything to do with the pacer.

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by marcjillmatt - 2010-01-14 11:01:20

tHANKS FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION, i QUESS i'M ANXIOUS SINCE i HAD PACEMAKER PUT IN,EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT NEAR PACE MAKER SCARES ME. jUST AWHILE AGO,i PICKED UP CAT,S LITTER BOX AND i COULD SWEAR i FELT THE PACEMKER MOVE A LITTLE BIT,AT THAT SAME MOMENT i FELT A VERY QUICK SHARP PAIN.hAS ANYONE EVER FELT THAT?i HOP E YOU BOTH ARE DOING WELL.lOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.gOD BLESS.

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