Getting accustomed to pacemaker adjustments

• by Mbisoux
• 2016-12-05 18:23:14
• Checkups & Settings
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I've had my pacemaker since February of 2016 and it made me feel so much better and full of energy.  Until about three weeks ago and then I felt like it was struggling to keep up with me (hard to explain).  I went to the cardiologist today and he adjusted the pacemaker just a tiny bit.  I asked him if I could come back in tomorrow if things didn't feel right and he said I wouldn't even know there had been an adjustment, I shouldn't feel it at all.

Well, even as I was walking to my car I felt a little breathless and now that I'm home it feels like the pacemaker is overworking and I'm still a little breathless.

So my question is:  Is there an adjustment period after an adjustment of the settings?  In other words, should I give it a little time?  Or should I call the doctor tomorrow and go back to have him change it back to what it was?

Marilyn