Ano Newbie finding their way....

Hi all

Just joined 'the club' this morning and have been reading thru posts - and responses - these have been really helpful. I ended up in Emergency last Mon after a number of 3rd degree heart block episodes with emergency pacemaker fiited the following day.  This came as a complete shock altho in retrospect I could say I was feeling more tired than normal - but who can tell!? Normally pretty healthy, runner, busy lifestyle, 55, so this has knocked me back a bit to say the least.  They were planning to do a battery of tests to find out why, but after a significant block on the Tue am, they decided to go ahead with the implant asap.

Anyway - from finding this forum, I know I have to embrace the PM and really get to know what it means and how it works!

My main concern at the moment, I kept reading that this would make a significant difference and I would feel better than ever!  I know its only a week, but probably feeling worse than I did this time last week - I can tell when the HR is dropping as I feel the light headedness coming on in a wave.  They set up the PM with a complex algorith  initially (lower limit, higher and response time), then when it wasnt quite right they reset it back to a basic pacing mode AAI<+>DDD at 50 bpm rate.  I dont have a check up for ano 5 weeks, but feels like this may be too low?  Before PM my resting HB was about 56 bpm.

I also feel easily fatigued.  Not sure if this is just a reaction to the event and will get better - just need to 'pace' myself.

Simon

2 Comments

It probably takes some time

by jcb - 2017-02-23 19:02:17

Mine was fitted last monday, so not much experience to share, but i imagine it takes a bit more time to get adjusted.

Not just physically but perhaps more so dealing with the shock of needing a pacemaker in the first place.

 

 

 

 

Embrace it

by Canadian Dave - 2017-02-24 16:43:58

Hi. I've been with my pacemaker for 5 years. I received it one day before my fiftieth birthday. It has made the world of difference and also......I would not be here to write this without it. That said, I now have the energy of a 20 year old. With me my energy levels returned in only a couple of weeks. It did take a few visits to get the settings correctly set for my lifestyle but you need to tell them how you're feeling. They listened. Good luck. 

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