I just can't win.

For those who have been reading my posts know I just went to the doctor Friday and everything was fine. My doctor had told me I can stay walking and slowly get back to normal. I have been feeling great lately. Tomorrow will be three weeks since I have my pm. Today I went walking alittle slowly and then id going alittle faster.. . And when i did go fast I started to blackout.. My heart was so crazy I couldn't even get an a count.. And so hard to catch my breathe. It finally went awhile after I slowed down. I'm fine now. My question is has this happened to anyone after a few weeks with having pm? Was it too soon to walking? Do you guys think my body just was in shock from actually moving rather than laying around these past few weeks? .. I'm just upset because I was finally feeling okay and having my doctor say everything looked good also and now this happens. I just can't win how do you stay positive when things just keep going bad?

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by Tracey_E - 2012-09-24 09:09:43

You sure are having a rough time of it! Call your dr and see what he says. If he says it's ok to walk, you should feel ok when you walk and it's not too soon. Maybe he can have you walk on a treadmill in the office so he can see what happens. Prayers you are on the mend.

I had the same thing happen. It was my first time out and driving myself so I went to the mall, didn't even get to the first store before I had to sit down because I was seeing black spots. They adjusted my settings and it didn't happen again. Hoping your fix is just as easy as mine was. Let us know how you are.

Staying positive isn't always easy. Sometimes I just have to take a day to pout and feel sorry for myself. Then I remind myself a lot of people have it worse than me and God has me here for a reason so I'd better suck it up and get back to appreciating life and remembering the glass is half full. Two things that really keep me going are doing a lot of volunteer work and exercise. I know you're not there yet on the exercise but it will come!

If you ever want to chat, let me know.

Advice !

by Selwyn - 2012-09-24 09:09:44

I would take this seriously and get a cardiological opinion a.s.a.p. This could be life threatening! Is it the pacemaker, is it a cardiac arrhythmia- who knows? Needs sorting for your sake. All your symptoms sound really serious.

I was out cycling 10 miles within a few days of having my pacmaker fitted as I was not allowed to drive. In general the arms and body are quite still in cycling ( you don't want to pull out newly situated leads). Sometimes the pacemaker does not increase the heart rate in these circumstances.

Kind regards,

Easy does it

by ILoominatedEKG - 2012-09-25 01:09:28

Those of us that know a little of your history know how long it has been and how bad it has been. I dont have a clue of what's going on (I could take a SWAG but that's to be taken with a grain of salt), but my advice is to start working into life sloooooooowly. Veeeerry sloooooowly. I would definitely tell doctor about what is happening, but I wouldn't freak out if I were you. Just keep working at doing things in small steps. Your heart hasn't had any real exercise in a while.

They just fixed my pierced heart leade 3 weeks ago. I am still having a hard time adjusting to it and I was a tree trimmer before it happened ( Excellent shape if I must say so myself!!!). We'll keep praying for ya. Hang in there girl!

Best wishes - Dave

I agree

by ElectricFrank - 2012-09-25 12:09:54

Check it out. That's what they are there for. Could be nothing, but it could also be something serious. By serious I don't mean long term necessarily. You may just need some adjustments, but if they aren't made it could be serious.

best wishes,

frank

Rate Response?

by ebfox - 2012-09-26 01:09:25

Hey Steph,

I may be way off base here, but nobody else has asked- do you think you might have a Rate Response issue? Fast walking with Rate Response on could jack your rate up (early on with mine I found out that if I jogged about 50 yards my rate would be 160).

Just thinking out of the box, I know you are frustrated.

It is hard to stay positive, just remember that the glass is half full (but nobody knows what kind of crap is in the glass!!!)

Hang in there,

EB

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