horseback riding

I am a newbie here, I had a St Jude Pm motion responsive , placed 11/2016  after a few adjustments, started feeling better. After last adjustment I went riding again, which I have been doing for years and after the 6 week recovery.

Any way while riding I felt like my rate was  going up but was staying in the 80's.  I ride racking horses, so started racking my horse which was wonderful and my heart rate went to the max of my setting 129.  Now my dr is saying I should give up riding since it makes my rate go up, he says I need this setting to feel good the rest of the time.

HELP I told dr i will not give up riding. We are having a battle over this.  Anyone else ever had this problem? Is there an answer so that I can still ride?  Heartbroken in Georgia

5 Comments

get another opinion

by Tracey_E - 2017-05-30 21:47:23

What's so wrong with your rate going up on activity?? That's what it's supposed to do. It may be going up unnecessarily high due to the rate response but 129 is not that high. It's not uncommon to run into this, there is not always a good balance between the setting that gets our rate up as needed when we exercise and not going up unnecessarily. Sometimes we have to sacrifice one to get the other. It may not be comfortable when it happens, but generally it's considered harmless. Is there a risk to your rate going up or does he just not like it on general principals? 

Some doctors don't have a lot of active patients so when they run into something they're unfamiliar with their gut reaction is to tell us no. There's no solid reason behind it, other than it's an unknown to them. I would do more research, get another opinion from an ep who has active patients, before I'd give up my hobby.

I do a lot of things that some doctors aren't ok with. My doctor says live my life and don't worry about the pacer. He's more concerned with me staying in shape than anything else. 

2nd opinion

by TBrous&Chip - 2017-05-30 22:58:42

I agree about second opinion. I have always been proud of my 125-130 /80-85 blood pressure without medication at 6t yrs okld.   On a recent visit to the ER the doctor said if I were his patient he would like to see my BP upper at 160.

My upper PM limit is 150.

My point is that we are all different and doctors should acknowledge our differences in their treatment plans.

Third vote for a 2nd opinion

by Grateful Heart - 2017-05-30 23:53:00

Unless there is a reason we don't know about.....it does not make sense.

Don't give up hope.

Grateful Heart

heart rate

by The real Patch - 2017-06-01 12:13:13

Your upper limit is extremely low being set at 129. Frankly when I pass wind my heart rate shoots up to 140.

 

TeeBee you are obviously confusing heart rate (beats per minute) with Blood Pressure. Over 130 blood pressure (that would be systolic) is consideredd hypotension (high blood pressure) and very bad for anyone.

 

Good for you!

by Gotrhythm - 2017-06-01 13:17:28

it's great that you are looking for an answer that says why you can ride your horses, not why you can't. The purpose of pacemakers is to add to our lives, not diminish them.

Unless your heartrate going uip and staying up is causing some symptom that you didn't mention, I don't see the problem, either. And yes, I think an upper limit of 129 is low.

Beware of doctors who look at your age and decide you are sedentary. Clearly you're not, and haven't been. 

When dealing with some doctors, women face a double whammy of sexism and ageism. If you're not getting the respect you deserve go somewhere else.

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