Finally getting a Pacemaker

• by JohnV
• 2014-08-28 09:08:36
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I received my first pacemaker 8 days ago; it’s a Boston Scientific dual. After not feeling well for past 6 months, first having shortest of breath while running and being fatigued, to lately be fatigued all the time and easily short of breath. Seeing one Cardiologist twice and both times told there was nothing wrong with my heart, having 3 stress tests and told they were normal. Seeing another cardiologist, who had me wear a heart monitor for 48 hours and getting an appointment with a specialist cardiologist within 4 days. Then told I had a heart block, the electrical signal was not always get to the heart and would probably need a pacemaker. Not feeling well this past weekend, very tired and no energy, going to Emergency, walking in with a pulse of 45 and brought into the Cardiac Emergency, told 3 hours later that I was sable enough to probably go home. Having to convicting them I needed to stay, being admitted to the Cardiac Unit, having the nurse manually check my pause, noticing 3 pauses in a minute and told I would probably get a pacemaker. Moved the next afternoon to another room because my condition was stable enough and someone else needed my bed. Being waken up 3 times within 4 hours that night by the nurses to check my blood pressure because my pulse was very low, 28 bpm with up to 8 second pauses. Moved to Cardiac ICU, put on a wish list for a pacemaker, asked multiple times if I was dizzy, light-headed or had shortness of breath, which I wasn't. Finally getting a pacemaker, what a different that made on the heart monitor, no more pauses, or pulse dropping to 22 bpm while awake. I came home the next day, feeling good other than sore where the pacemaker was inserted. Can’t wait to start cycling and running again.