Yes or No

Hi guys,

I am new here. I am 37y.o, married with 2 kids.
Recently I got warded due to irregular heartbeat n giddiness. Almost blackout while sitted in my office.
Doc send me thru tests like ultrasound, trackmill, ECGs, MRI etc. He told me very likely I need to install a PM.
I am pretty worried as the articles I found in the internet, those complications I read up here and those things you can't do or task you cant perform well enough as compare to a normal person without a PM.
May I ask shld I go ahead with a PM or shld I just give it a second thought and continue to cope with my life as for now?

6 Comments

yes

by Tracey_E - 2016-03-22 01:03:10

You almost passed out, if your doctor says you need it, then you should get it. You might not be so lucky next time, what if your are driving with your children when it happens? Why cope when there is a fix?

While the internet can be very helpful, it is also full of bad information and worst case scenarios. The reality is, complications happen less than 1% of the time. That 1% comes to places like this for answers. The other 99% get on with their lives.

There is nothing I want to do that I cannot. Actually, the list of things I *can* do is considerably larger than before I got the pacer because now I have energy. I am healthy and active. I hike or ski most vacations, do Crossfit 5 mornings a week, kayak every chance I get.

And I consider myself to be pretty normal :) My heart needs a little help, that doesn't make me not-normal.

Thank you guys

by ahdan78 - 2016-03-22 01:03:30

Thanks Rod and wish you all the best. I too felt like risking it all for my family thats y needed some feedback before making the decision. Thanks for sharing bro.

Tracey, thank you for your advice too. The PM is not just a Pacer for the heart, you sounded like it open up the mind and it changes your lifestyle too? Thank you for your positive sharing. That really helped a lot. Cheers.

Similar situation

by rod80s - 2016-03-22 10:03:07

Hey mate. Im 35, 1 kid and another on the way. I have bradycardia. Low energy, fatuige, poor memory and concentration.
I have had very similar thoughts as to go through with it or not.
Im going to do it. Its happening in two days.
I want to be able to keep up with my kids and live a full life. I cant do many things I love at the moment, like sports. So I think it will be worth it.
I hope others that have been though the process chime in and give you some reassurance as they have for me.

lifestyle

by Tracey_E - 2016-03-23 01:03:54

My problem is congenital so I had a lifetime of limited energy and restrictions. The pacer really did open up a whole new world for me. The difference isn't that profound for most people, but it sure was a life changer for me.

I'm nearly 37 with 2 kids

by Natalie36 - 2016-03-23 09:03:02

Hi hope you have had a change of heart 😉
The pacemaker will enable you to be more active with your kid's I am having my 3rd pacemaker put in tomorrow and I am so nervous . However after a couple of weeks will be flying it . I used to faint all the time before I had pacemaker and that used to scare me more imagine fainting when you are with the kids or driving .
Yes there will be a few things that you have to be wary about but you will adapt .
Best of luck


I'm nearly 37 with 2 kids

by Natalie36 - 2016-03-23 09:03:48

Hi hope you have had a change of heart 😉
The pacemaker will enable you to be more active with your kid's I am having my 3rd pacemaker put in tomorrow and I am so nervous . However after a couple of weeks will be flying it . I used to faint all the time before I had pacemaker and that used to scare me more imagine fainting when you are with the kids or driving .
Yes there will be a few things that you have to be wary about but you will adapt .
Best of luck


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