ZAPS?

PM - NO ZAPS

by donr - 2013-04-21 01:04:30

Buddy: PM's should not give you anything you feel. It is ICD's - implantable Defibrillators that do that. They zap the heart to restore it's normal sinus rhythm when it goes into a pattern known as Tachycardial Fibrillation - the bottom of the heart beating at a wild rate that does not pump blood.

If you truly have a PM, it operates at much lower voltages - just a volt or two, which you should never feel.

Don

Zippedy-Do-Dah.................

by Tattoo Man - 2013-04-21 02:04:16

.........................I am with Don on this matter..at two and a half years have never felt a thing.

Now this is odd because recently, on two occasions, on returning from a 6 mile run I have experienced some quite pronounced muscle spasms Behind the PM. This has lasted only between 2 and 5 minutes and was a bit wierd to say the least as you could visibly see the muscle bouncing !

I put this down to a kind of muscle 'irritation' as a result of running and was in NO way a shock or zap.

Have other people experienced this ?...I had an ECG last week and my heart is just fine.

Best wishes to all from the UK. This morning 37,000 runners fell silent before the start of the London Marathon out of respect for Boston. A fabulous television moment.

I felt both moved and proud

Tattoo Man

no zaps here

by Tracey_E - 2013-04-21 06:04:15

19 yrs for me and I've never felt a zap! Or the pacing. Or anything, really, other than when they test it.

THANKS......

by Pandysbuddy - 2013-04-21 06:04:51

Your imput is very much appreciated. I will plan to remain zap-less. Carol

Yes, on the zaps! But they are rare!

by virginiawygal - 2023-06-11 15:27:42

Hi Carol,

I DO experience zaps every now and then, but so far, not to be feared. They are very tiny and instantaneous...like a tiny electrical pulse inside my chest cavity.

Mine only happen when I am in a certain bent and turned position, or laying on my left side in bed with a slight twist. My EP said it was due to a few things, none of which were life threatenting. A: the origianl EP who impanted (ER situation-it was an emergency procedure for me) has the voltage turned up a little higher then he would start it. He said if it became a nusance, he'd turn it down. B: there is a major nerve that runs right behind the heart and when I am in that specific position, if the PM fires at exactly the right time, the nerve might pick up the sensation. C: I'm not completely healed so the scar tissue around the lead in the lower chamber hasn't thickened up yet.

Thay are RARE and nothing to be alarmed about. I haveone MAYBE once every 3 to 4 months. I hope that puts your mind at ease. Yes, I occassionally feel "all charged up" but I agree with everyone else. Your EP can probably reduce the voltage if you experience one. Virginia