Exercise
- by Lilly
- 2017-12-02 20:28:39
- Exercise & Sports
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- 1 comments
Got my pacemaker 31days ago,wondering when we can start to rebuild ourselves. I have shortness of breath with everything I do, just wondering if light exercise would help. or is it to early. I am thinking that conditioning would help my pvc's. The Doctor hasn't said when I can start to exercise.
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Your old device becomes a paper weight for your desk.
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I am 100% pacemaker dependant and have been all my life. I try not to think about how a little metal box keeps me alive - it would drive me crazy. So I lead a very active life.
Cardiac Rehab
by Gotrhythm - 2017-12-03 14:39:15
I found cardiac rehab to be invaluable after I got my pacemaker. I had felt so bad in the year or so, pre PM, that I had turned into a total couch potato. After the pacemaker, I felt better, but I was no where near my old level of strength.
Cardiac rehab gave me structure, group support, and a since I was being medically monitored, it felt more safe to really push myself. I too had PVCs.
Insurance in my state won't cover cardiac rehab unless one has had a heart attack, which I hadn't. I had to ask the doctor to send me, and I had to pay out of my pocket. It wasn't any more than a gym membership, and it was worth every penny.