Improvement with pacemaker

Had a pacemaker inserted for a 3rd degree heart block 3 months ago .I don’t feel that much different than before I had it inserted does it take longer to start feeling a lot better I am 69 yrs old

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by Pacer2019 - 2019-12-04 00:33:07

act as if all is well and many times you are.......act if ts not and you arent.

my one piece of wisdom that it literally took me years to learn ...."every man who lived in fear of somethig bad happening was always right"

recovery

by Tracey_E - 2019-12-04 18:09:35

Were you symptomatic before? If not, then you probably won't feel different now. If you are still having symptoms, ask to be seen again. It's common to need the settings adjusted. Heart block is a fairly simple fix and you should feel better right away. It takes some time for the body to recover, for the heart to get used to being paced and us to get over the surgery, but heart block in theory is fixed the second they turn on the pacer. 

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