knock me off my feet....

Heloo all,
well for all of my life they thought i had epilepsy? then 18 months ago i had the reveal device implanted and turns out i have very intermitant total heart block....in the last ten years i've had about three attacks.....one week after diagnosis i had a pacemaker implanted and it was pretty truamatic, i am just about human again today.......some christmas hey?.......ho hum .............cannot quite belive it.......chippy22


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Well How About that!

by pacergirl - 2007-12-29 10:12:21

Hello and welcome!
So sorry you had to endure a long time in Heart block. I am glad "they" figured in out though. You are going to start to feel a whole lot better. I have Heart block as well, but I didn't get it until I was an adult. They thought I was being "emotional" hee hee.
Yes! some people only get a new bike for Christmas... You come along and receive a $30,000? gift! Yoo HOO!
pacergirl

thanks to all

by chippy22 - 2007-12-30 05:12:59

I am so glad to be one of the lucky ones.......i am 32 and have been( about once every so often...under stress) been passing out since birth....i had a friend who passed away from the same condition that i have, s.a.d. caused by total intermitant heart block......I am having a job coming to terms with the fact that i have been so lucky.....and the proceedure...
Was any one really very poorly after the pacemaker fitting.....i had the reveal device removed....which took 45 mins...due to excessive keloid skin...then they put the pace maker in......and it didn't go smoothly.....they took 2 and a half hours to fit the pacemaker......i was very distressed.....and sooo much pulling and tugging...
Yes i am on the mend...and i was so overjoyed to see my kids....and husband...but the shock is still there....roll on new year....and thanks to all that have helped me......god bless all
chippy

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