NEED GREAT DR...

CAN ANYONE HERE HELP ME OUT...IM 26 YRS OLD I HAD AN ABLATION WHEN I WAS 17 THAT LED ME TO GET A PACEMAKER CAUSE THE DR HIT A GOODPATHWAY CAUSING ME TO HAVE HEART BLOCK WHICH I LIVED WITH FOR 10 YRS WITHOUT BEING PACED...ONE DAY I PASSSED OUT AT WORK GOT TWO OPINIONS AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY CHOICE IF I WANTED A PACEMAKER WASNT LIFE THREATENING WITHOUT ONE SO I DECIDED TO GET ONE TO EASE MY MIND AND ONE DR SAID IT SHOULD GET RID OF MY SKIPPED BEATS..NOW HERES THE PROBLEM WENT TO THE DR TODAY MY PACEMAKER SHOWED I HAD HEART RATE OF 256 BPM STILL HAVE SKIPPED BEATS ALL DAY LONG PAEMAKER WAS ONLY RECORDED BEING ON 2 PERCENT OF THE TIME WHICH MEANS TO ME I REALLY DIDNT NEED PACEMAKER TO BEGIN WITH AND MY TACHYCHARDIA CAME BACK WHICH I DIDNT KNOW COULD HAPPEN....I REALLY REALLY NEED A GOOD DR I WILL TRAVEL AS FAR AS I NEED TO GO ..I NEED SOMEONE THAT WILL TAKE THERE TIME OUT AND WANT TO HELP ME..MY DR DOES NOT WANT TO DO AN EP STUDY TO FIND OUT WHATS GOING ON SAID TO RESUME NORMAL ACTIVITY GO BACK TO WORK AND HES NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW....EASY FOR HIM TO SAY!!! PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME A GREAT ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIST I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT...THANK U VERY MUCH

6 Comments

Where do you live?

by bowlrbob - 2009-03-14 01:03:17

My EP has been unbelievable he is a Professor as well as an EP. He is Reno, Nv. Bowlrbob

256 BPM OH DEAR

by pete - 2009-03-14 03:03:56

That tachycardia needs immediate attention. It almost certainly will lead to heart failure if not sorted .
Again I cant help thinking you should be made pacemaker dependant with an AV node ablation. I had a rate of 180 BPM and that nearly led to fatal heart failure. It was a miracle I survived. I cant help feeling that only a cardiac resynchronisation pacemaker and an AV node ablation will get you out of trouble. Good luck. Let us know how you get on. Cheers Peter

EP

by kcruz - 2009-03-14 07:03:16

Dr. Warren M. Jackman, MD
1200 Everett Drive
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104


Very well know hard to get into but is an excellent EP

THANK YOU

by craig c - 2009-03-14 08:03:54

jesus thank u guys so much for ur responses dr sits there and tells me he doesnt want to do an ep study and to go on with my live in nj i would be glad to travel as far as i needed too...thank u guys soo much

Peace of mind?

by bobad - 2009-03-14 10:03:22

Craig,

Your instincts are good about getting other opinions. A good doctor will not do dangerous surgery for "peace of mind". Another thing is, a pacemaker usually does not help the "skipped beats" or PVC's PAC's, AFIB, etc. Sometimes it can help indirectly, but they should have explained to you it wouldn't help with most arrhythmias.

If the docs are afraid your heart block is severe and frequent enough to cause fainting, that could possibly justify a pacemaker. It's not real common, but yours may be in that category.

Where are you located? I know an excellent EP in LFT Louisiana.

you need a new doctor

by Micpross - 2009-03-15 06:03:49

I work in the medical field, I have never heard of a cardiologist being ok with a hr of 256. Why don't you look at a teaching hospital, or a hospital that does open heart surgeries. They tend to have the best cardiologist. Sorry you are having these issues.

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The pacer systems are really very reliable. The main problem is the incompetent programming of them. If yours is working well for you, get on with life and enjoy it. You probably are more at risk of problems with a valve job than the pacer.