Family

• by zklug
• 2011-02-06 05:02:27
• Coping
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Hey everyone,

Well this is my first post and I am really excited that I stumbled upon this website. I had an Adapta DR implanted on June 3rd of 09 for SSS and some instances of 2nd and 3rd Degree Heart block. For me and especially my family it was quite a surprise to find out something was wrong, I had gone all the way to my Freshman year of college with no major health issues at all. It took the combined effort of my main cardiologist and the EP Specialist to finally diagnose me after numerous tests ( Stress, ECHO, EP Study, Holters etc..). So a month after my 21st birthday they decided it was in my best interest to go ahead with the implant.

I think the main issue for me is not with my condition or the pacer (I have really embraced the second chance I have been given) but how my family has dealed with it. Throughout the whole process of being diagnosed I found that my father was very unsupportive. What I mean by this is that I would have these tests done and they would come back normal so my parents would assume like anybody’s would that things where okay even with me voicing to them my ongoing issues. It got to the point that my father actually thought I was making up any heart related incidences that I was having. I just viewed it as his way of dealing with it but in a way it did kind of put a burden on our relationship.

I was hoping to get some pointers or just get some feedback on how your parents or even parents have dealed with similar situations.

I was also hoping to find someone in my age bracket with a similar condition that would be willing to kind of share their experience with me. I have yet to talk to anybody in their early 20's that has had a pacer.

Feel free to ask me any questions you may have.

Thanks so much,

Zack