Holter results

Hi folks, have just received a letter from consultant re. my 3day monitor. Showed up palpitations and I think he means to say pacemaker induced tachycardia(letter says pm medicated) so a clinic appointment is on it's way. Any tips on what settings may need changing , I have RR switched on as I said I felt as though I hit the wall when trying do exercise - however this was probably due to the heart block kicking in.
Hope they can improve things as when feeling well I feel so good but still get bad spells.
Is it ok to feel the wires above the PM I am very scrawny but they feel very near the surface, tried a bit of kayaking felt good but was aware of the PM rubbing a bit from the inside.
Still life is good.
Jane

2 Comments

PMT and wires

by Gotrhythm - 2015-05-16 05:05:59

I had PMT. Since I had SSS (no heart block) the solution was to turn off the ventricle lead. My PM now functions as a single lead, and for the last two years I have had no further problems.

Re:feeling wires. It's perfectly OK and not uncommon for us slender types to be able to feel the wires under the skin, but Sparrow would tell you to keep your fingers off them. I agree. The wires are not fragile, and are designed to flex and move, but it takes a while for the tissue to grow around them. Even once the scar is healed on the outside, healing continues to go on for months. Why add irritation?

Glad life is still good for you.

Feel wires.

by Peppurr - 2015-06-22 04:06:42

I have always been able to feel my wires as well.

You know you're wired when...

You get your device tuned-up for hot dates.

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