a long six weeks

Hello everyone today it has been 6 weeks since I had the pm put in, I'm hoping I can get back to my regular living and work outs. I am feeling better then when I first had this but still sometimes feel like there is something off. I go back to the device doctor next week and hope all is well..I'm thinking another stent maybe in my future won't know until the end of the year.So until then my fellow pm friends I wish the best for each and every one of you..

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thanks

by Betty - 2013-07-22 02:07:48

thank you Kathy I will mention that to my device doctor when I see him next week.I am also on a beta blocker for high heart rate which they are monitoring and between the both I feel a bit like a guinea pig but I guess they want to be sure my meds are doing what they should..thanks again

Hi Betty

by KAG - 2013-07-22 12:07:37

I'm almost at the 6 week point with my new PM too. I got mine for Complete Heart Block. So far it's been going pretty well, but at about the 4 week point I noticed that as I started to do more of my old activities something wasn't quite right. As I tried to do more I would get winded and sluggish. I was watching my HR and it would drop to my lower rate setting. I went in to my cardio NP and she set up an appointment with the PM techs. They changed one of my settings, increased the UTR. Since then I've been testing the new setting and it seems to have helped. Though I've noticed that the heat and humidity are not my friends. I go back in a few weeks and will see if anything else needs tweaking.

I'd suggest that you discuss your symptoms with your Dr and ask about your PM settings to see if something needs to be changed for you. If you're reading posts on this site you'll notice that many people need to have adjustments made to their PM to improve how they're feeling and help with their activities. Make sure you pursue this.

Hope things go well for you
Kathy

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