Pacemaker Club: blacking out

blacking out

by jimsplans@yahoo.com
2013-05-05 03:05:08
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Hello I'm 32 with an ejection fraction of 20 so of course icd implant no shocks yet but my heart rate was in low forties all day and I blacked out and hit the ground 3 Times today jacked up my neck and upper back when I hit the ground. I call the on call heart dr. Just to have him say go to the er. The ers here r the worst in the state so I'm gonna call monday and stay in bed all tomarrow this thing sucks.any ideals on the blavking out bi take coreg, lisinipriil, and spirolactone. Oh and my blood pressure is almost always 120/80 I was hoping some one here would have more answers dr don't tell you crap lousy communication skills in arabia or wherever they r from

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by fishfighter - 2013-05-05 06:05:23

Do they have your icd with a pacemaker? The low setting should be at 60 bpm.

I have a CRT-D and at times I too drop below the low setting. I'm paced 100% of the time.

So yes, you need to be checked ASAP.

thanks for the input

by jimsplans@yahoo.com - 2013-05-05 11:05:04

Everytime I go to the er though they do ekg's and labs and xrays and I sit strap to a bed with iv's and wires for four hours for them to say everything is fine go see my cardialigist .my son had scratched his eye ball one time I took him to the er the doctor walks in the door and says pink eye from ten feet away. I proceeded to tell him what I thought it was i thought he had scratched his eye ball so he put uv dye in his eye and he had a small scratch on his eye ball. The fricken guy was diagnosing my son from ten feet away.and then the hospital charged me 300 and a seperate bill came from the doctor for 300 its a crime what charge people for medical bills. Even mexico has better health care then the ers here. But to say the least I slept thru the night and I feel great this morning. Thanks again for responding.