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hi everyone i have recieved my pacemaker on friday the 26th of the september 2008 i am only 26 years old..what happened to me was i went for an ablation 7 years ago in philadelphia pennsylvania for tachycardia when they went up with a hot tip they damaged my good pathway while burning another the doctor promised me a cure and that i would never have to see him again... when i went for another checkup he than told me he wanted to implant a pacemaker i got shit scared and went to deborah heart and lung for a second opinion this doctor said no way u dont need one right now even though i show some sighnes of heart block..over the years i dealt with it never passed out or anything was tired alot but doc tol d me i didnt need one as i went for my year checkups...3 months ago i was at work and passed out went for a few more opinions two docs told me i dont need it to sustain life but said i would feel alot better if i had one..so i decided the best thing was to get one...well my point is before i type my life story lol i had it for 3 days now and i feel some fluttering sometimes i was wondering if anyone else has had anything like that?? its very hard to explain what it feels like kinda feels like its beating in my throat ,,i dunno was wondering if that was normal having a pacemaker sucksss dont know if i made the right decision to get one...thanks for all of ur help if anyone can provide me with any

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by alice G - 2008-09-29 02:09:19

hi as i read your post i remembered how i felt too. i have had mine for 2 months now and i too am questioning my decision and wether it was the right one. i sit somedays and try to remember what it was like to be without one. it seems strange that in a short space of time you forget how you felt before.ive had a lot of trouble and problems with mine.it has made things better in some ways but it has caused new problems along the way. iam going in for more surgery in 2 days time iam hoping that this one will make it all better . you hear people say how wonderful they feel well iam still waiting to feel that way. iam not saying that i wont but maybe iam a little more cautious about expecting too much. i think everyone has a different story and you have to find your own way of coping with it.it is still early yet , everyone heals at a different pace . everyone is really nice i have only just joined a few days ago but i feel better for having someone to talk to who knows what you are feeling and how to try and help. we have one thing in common we are all scared of the thing in our chests. it just depends on how you choose to deal with it. iam here if you want to talk

hi

by kayakgirl - 2008-09-30 05:09:40

Hi Alice:
Yep.. ups and downs.. I sure hope they get everything all set for you.. They had my PM set at 60 and it was way too fast for what I was used to.. Now it is set at 50 and I seem to be coughing a lot.. Not sure if it is related or not but at 60 I did not cough.. I am finding it has given me a different perspective on things and i have difficulty at work with trivial stuff, seem a little off center, and not as organized or focused.. It has only been a few weeks since my surgery but it is easy to look at the PM as both an intrusion and a lifesaving device.. Well back to bed I could not sleep and found this site helpful..Hope you are all fine and will be thinking of you.

Sue.. aka kayakgirl

Hi Craig!

by dw5281 - 2008-09-30 10:09:16

I'm 27 & have had my pacemaker since feb - i am not completely dependent on it either (it works only 12% of the time at the mo). mine was implanted due to black outs where they found that my heart stopped for prolonged periods. Although it does annoy me sometimes - I am glad that I have it - i havent passed out once since ive had it ( thats the longest time ive been without doing it!) & i feel generally so much better. I didnt realise that i felt so unwell until i had it put in & now feel 'normal'!

If it makes you feel better then surely it is worth it? give it some more time & see how you feel.

x o

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