DR. never mentioned medication

I am awaiting a pacemaker. While waiting, I read on this site that there are medications, also. My Dr. never even mentioned that there was any at all. Is it common to at least TRY medications before having the surgery for implant of the pacemaker? Should I get another Dr's. opinion first? My Dr. is unavailable for a month, so I can not ask him why he never mentioned medication. Or, is the medication not generally used except for special cases?

3 Comments

meds

by stephanieann - 2007-04-08 01:04:35

i am 35 and had been on so many meds since the age of nine and received my pacemaker 3 years ago and couldnt be healthier! i think the meds make you tired and have so many side effeccts i would have rather had the pacemaker years ago but was too scared.

2nd Opinion

by auntiesamm - 2007-04-08 02:04:44

I agree with Smitty 100%. If you have any doubts get another opinion before submitting to any treatment. You have the luxury of time many of us did not have; those of us who had devices implanted as an emergency did not get to ask questions or get 2nd opinions. If the 2nd opinion still leaves you uncertain then get a 3rd. You are in a position to make a well-informed decision about what happens to your body. With your physician being unavailable for a month it is the perfect time to seek out other opinions because you do have time on your side! I urge you to take advantage of it. Where do you live? Is healthcare easily accessed? Do you have medical insurance? Those could be 3 factors that make it more difficult but where there's a will there's a way, as the old saying goes. Please let us know how you are doing and what you have decided. I wish you the best and you will definitely be added to my ever-growing prayer list. God bless you.
Sharon

Medications

by SMITTY - 2007-04-08 10:04:24

Starwish,

I don't think there are any standard answers for your quesitosn. We are all different and that is why it takes experts in the health care field to take care of our needs. Whether you will need meds after you get a pacemaker is for your doctor to decide. And it is very possible that meds can not do for you what the pacemaker will do.

Now, with that said, if you are uncertain, now is the time to get a second opinion. Otherwise you may have doubts about this for the rest of your life.

Good luck,

Smitty

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