Pacemaker Club: Recovery

Recovery

by Joe167
2013-12-11 12:12:12
Surgery & Recovery
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3 comments

Hello, my name is Joseph and I just received a Medtronic Adapta PM. Surgery went well and I am in recovery room now. There is some pain that meds can help. I do not know what to expect in the coming weeks in reference to exercise but I am hopeful a will be close to normal.
I needed a PM due to a 2/1 HR during exercise. I waited before getting my PM. It progressed to 2/1 during resting state in a 6 month time period. Hoping to get back to normal life and exercise in the near future. Will keep posting on progress. Thanks

3 Comments

welcome to wired!

by Tracey_E - 2013-12-11 02:12:39

Welcome to our world! Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Thanks TraceyE

by Joe167 - 2013-12-11 09:12:08

Thanks!

Patience

by Theknotguy - 2013-12-12 08:12:48

You'll have to keep the elbow of the arm on the side where the PM was inserted at or below shoulder level for at least a month. No living over a gallon of milk except under emergency conditions.

They should give you instructions before you leave hospital. Also show you how to put on over-the-head clothing.

Minimal exercise for a month. Mild exercise until 90 days. If you don't do minimal exercise the shoulder will get stiff and the wound will heal "tight". Every time I started using my left arm they'd start screaming at me. Consequently my wound healed "tight" and my shoulder got stiff. So I have to do extra stretching before my rehab exercise to minimize pain in the area.

Check around this site. There are a lot of members with PM's doing a lot of things. I think the few things that are out are sky diving, scuba diving, free form rock climbing, tackle football, big league pitching, tackle football, and extreme weight lifting. But I wasn't doing any of those things so I won't miss them anyway.

Be patient for 90 days, then get on with the rest of your life.

Theknotguy