Feeling a bit weepy tonight.....

I have had a few bouts of weepness since my PM just 19 days ago. Is this normal?
Just watched the movie 'Seven Pounds" and it set me off again.
Have others experienced a change in emotions? I didn't think this affected me so much but these tears just come when I least expect it. Am I morning the person I was before for my new life and I just have to adjust to it and I am not there yet?

5 Comments

Emotions

by ElectricFrank - 2010-07-08 02:07:56

Emotions are hard to understand. The important thing is that they aren't necessarily a sign that anything is wrong with us. They are often just a way for our brain to resolve something. The important thing is to allow time when it is safe to have a good cry and just see what happens.

It may seem strange for someone like me who goes through the pacemaker surgery while wide awake, drives a Jeep along scary ledge roads, and ...., but I usually have a good cry about once a week or so. I feel more with it afterwards.

best,

frank

Weepy

by sputnick - 2010-07-08 04:07:22

I have had my pm about 18 months. i remember feeling weepy and also very shaky and nervous for a good while after it was implanted. I am usually a strong person who can deal with a lot of emotional stuff but it really affected me. Gradually I started feeling more like my old self and now I feel good again. Just go with it, it is a big change and takes people different ways. Crying can be a good release and can help to make you feel better.
wishing you lots of smiles and happy times, Jan

Yes!!

by LS - 2010-07-08 09:07:22

The emotional part of the healing process was the roughest for me.
Nobody told me about that part! LOL
I was so up & down I'm amazed my family was still around! LOL
All I can say is it does get better. Day by day, one day at a time. Minute to minute.
Email me any time if you'd just like to talk or vent.
Liz

Same thing

by travlin50 - 2010-07-08 09:07:26

I too got really wheepy before and after my PM. I am about 8 weeks post surgery and I am starting to feel like myself again. Hang in there. You said you are morning the person you were before your new life. You are still the same person and will be again, but even better! These PM's really work wonders. I tried to focus on thanking God that they invented such a thing as a PM. My life would have been over if not for the grace of God that someone invented these "computer" implants. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! I am starting to exercise again, I have a long way to go to get back to where I was, but I know I will get there. When you are feeling down, try for a light romantic comedy-like "Meet the Parents" or something that will make you smile. Be sure and have lots of chocolate on hand while watching!

me too!!!

by MAXI1439 - 2010-07-08 11:07:22

I guess for some of us pacemaker patients, getting one has come out of left field. With no prior heart issues, it was thrown at me without any warning. I also have felt more weepy at times and previous to getting pacemaker never had any symptoms from menopause. Now I started to experience some "hot flashes". I think because my heart rate was not where it shoudl be, my body did not feel what it was supposed to.

I also have some small panic attacks every so often, worrying that this or that is going to happen. It is human nature to react to something new in your body. Most of the time now I am just so thankful that these little machines are available to help all of us. Especially those who need the difibulators. Those have save so many lives.

Keep smiling and when you do get into one of your "weepy" moods, try watching an old movie. That way you will have a good excuse for that cry.

Have a good day.

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