Pacemaker removed

Hello, all.

I had a pacemaker implanted at the end of July this year. I was told that it would fix my tachycardia. Long story short, the cardiologist didn't tell me what he was actually going to do and the pacemaker was only because he wanted to overmedicate me with beta blockers.

I saw another cardiologist, this one the head of cardiology at a teaching hospital. He agreed that the pacemaker was unnecessary in my case and recommended its removal. I had the surgery 2 weeks ago and the pacemaker is now gone.

Just thought I'd post the update. I'm still working towards a fix for tachycardia but I'm glad to have the removal of an implant that I don't need. I wish you all well!

2 Comments

Thanks for the update

by IAN MC - 2015-10-05 02:10:56

Glad the PM removal went well, PMs aren't the solution for everyone.

I hope that your tachycardia is manageable without having to resort to bradycardia-inducing drug therapy. Maybe you will need go down the ablation route ?

Best of luck

Ian


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by judyblue - 2015-10-05 10:10:08

I am sorry you had to go through that unnessary surgery. Is it possible an egregious act was performed by the doctor? Have you considered a lawyer? I would sue my doctor in a heartbeat (no pun intended) if I felt I could win. He left me with pain and I am pretty sure I will have to have it moved.
Well good luck!

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