help me

hi i have pacemaker inflant dual chaimber on april 2014 up to present.. and im not compatible with it i have fear and anciety from morning till night....i cant sleep early@ night..
there is posible to release the device on my body and go back to normal life

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"Life"

by flutetooter - 2014-06-26 11:06:53

The key word in your post is the last word, "life". I think most of us who just got a pacemaker are also feeling some anxiety, and are somewhat overwhelmed with the complexity of the whole procedure. Also with the fact that it comes on us so suddenly. You will gradually get used to it, and some time after about 3 months, you will actually forget altogether that it is in your body, and you will be doing everyday activities without thinking about it. Notice that I said "You WILL BE DOING activities". That is a whole lot better than thinking about what would happen if you did not have the pacemaker-----you would not be doing anything. It does get much better, even much better than before. Tell us more about how you came to get your pacemaker.

Me too

by 2for1 - 2014-06-27 10:06:52

I just want to recount a similar experience. I had a pacemaker implanted in Oct of 2013 --- it was very rushed, no warning signs prior, a lot of insistence of dr.'s that the procedure should be done immediately. I have had nonstop problems since then -- especially anxiety, sleeplessness, but also a persistent cough. It is now 9 months later and I still am very happy if I get to sleep by 3am. After a lot of complaining I finally had a post-pacer echo done (the first since implantation) and in fact the pacer had created *new problems* in my heart. Now my cardiologist is talking about adding a 3rd lead. Just so you know, you are very much not alone and you might want to see a psychiatrist about your anxiety. My psych. recently prescribed Klonopin (a long-lasting tranquilizer) and I felt
normal for the first time since the surgery.

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I'm 35 and got my pacemaker a little over a year ago. It definitely is not a burden to me. In fact, I have more energy (which my husband enjoys), can do more things with my kids and have weight because of having the energy.