Jui jitsu

Hi everyone , have just joined so bare with me , have just had a dual pacemaker fitted and am in recovery , all going well , just wondered about sports after recovery , I've done jui jitsu for 10 years and would obviously like to carry on once recovered , I go to the gym regularly and would regard mysel as pretty fit , a lot of stuff I've read about training after pacemaker has been split down the middle , I've also looked into pace gaurd as an option , has anyone any advice for me , many thanks , Dave

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by Tracey_E - 2016-03-16 12:03:29

Competing is generally not recommended, spar with caution. Don't do anything that would put direct pressure on your device. If it's placed just under the collarbone, then be careful going overhead with weights because pressure on the device via the collarbone can damage the leads. If it's lower than that, which is much more common, then start slowly but you can pretty much do what you want. Other than those caveats, go for it. My instructions were stop if it doesn't feel right so I do weights overhead, pull ups, push ups, etc. (Crossfit)

The reason opinions are split down the middle is because there aren't enough of us active patients who have been paced long enough to do any meaningful studies so it's all just guesses. I've found that active doctors tend to be more liberal in what they allow us to do than ones who themselves are not into fitness. My doc (a runner) only has me and a couple of other younger patients, but my rep (also active) has a large territory, has been doing this 30 years, and has seen hundreds of active paced patients over the years. He said the leads are flexible and meant to move with us, and the scar tissue holds things in tight he feels nothing we do will damage it. I trust the two of them so I don't hold back. I'm on #5, so far so good.

I've heard good feedback on paceguard shirts. I've seen them in person, they are very well made and light weight. If it makes you feel more comfortable, give it a try. I didn't feel it was necessary for my activities. We aren't going to damage the device by taking a direct hit. They are titanium. There used to be a video on Heartbeat International's site of a boy who was shot in the chest. The pacer stopped the bullet, saved his life, and kept on pacing. We, otoh, are not so tough, so we bruise. One of my dogs tripped me at a full run once and I went flying face first into a door jamb. I put my hand out to stop myself and ended up with a fist shaped bruise right over the pacer. I was black and blue, but the pacer was fine.

Best advice is ease back into it and see how you feel. If something doesn't feel right, back off and try it again in a week.

Thanks

by Barnes42 - 2016-03-20 10:03:58

Thanks for your comments , very helpful , Dave

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Bad hair days can be blamed on your device shorting out.

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