not in peak condition

I have had my pm installed almost a year ago and I used to be very fit, healthy and strong. I was really into exercising. now however even though the doctors say i can go back to being normal, I find that physically I am really abnormal. I am definitely not fit, I cant exercise, I lack strength and stamina, I cant walk up a flight of stairs without getting breathless and always have an uncomfortable feeling in my chest and in my right arm and shoulder. Please advise ?????

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by Good Dog - 2016-06-01 11:06:34

It is difficult to render an opinion and/or suggestion without knowing more about your condition. How old are you? Why did you get a PM (what was your condition prior to having it implanted)? What else is going-on?

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by AngrySparrow1 - 2016-06-02 12:06:47

As GoodDog points out you did not give us a hint about yourself. Filling out the bio. does not give out any personal information and this site is excellent about protecting all information.

I will tell you about my situation, you are free to take what you want and discard the rest (or keep it in mind incase you need it in the future). I had a sudden cardiac death event, fine one minute, felt odd, my heart then stopped and did not restart without a lot of chest compressions and several defibrillations. I spent a summer in ICU, then was told I need hospice care. I threw a hissy fit (as best I could). Signed myself out of the hospital went home. Discovered I could not walk nor say more than a few words. I could not even walk the 15 feet to the loo. I was just a blob.

I nagged my way into Cardiac Rehab. What they did with me was get me moving. Propped me up and got me moving. I learned to slowly exercise, not getting my heart rate up in the beginning. Very shortly I was able to walk a few weeks later I did not need a walker. In six weeks I was functioning.

What I learned is "Tiny Steps" get you there, sometimes faster than the great grand moves. I found I just needed to do a little more each day, not much more just a little. I kept a chart and noted everything. I was very careful what I ate, Sodium was and is my enemy, it causes me a lot of grief, the stuff is evil for me.

I now walk my 10,000 steps (away from home, walking in my house or yard do not count). 10,000 steps for me is about 5 miles. In the beginning, I could not walk straight or well, so I started walking my Pug (Pugs zig zag all over) with the Pug I did not feel like a freak. A year later I switched to a larger dog to support me when I had dizzy spells.

My recovery was not fast, only the improvement from cardiac rehab was speedy. Today, I go where I want, I do watch what I eat because it helps my heart and my life. I want my life more than I want food/drink that causes problems. I exercise, frequently through the day. Nothing fancy, just little bits here and there to keep everything lubricated and functional. I am almost to my 13th rebirth date. June 11 is the big day, I was a code Blue. Now I am just a lady having fun.

Attitude and Tenaciousness those are a huge part of the key to getting your life moving forward.

me....

by Petermj - 2016-06-09 09:41:10

I am now 62 years.....last year one fine June day all was well with me when I suddenly felt like I was going to fuse....like a light bulb...it was only an instant but I felt queer after....I then walked down to my friends store about 2 miles away was having a cuppa when I had the same feeling...it passed I walked down to the bus stop and took a ride home standing all the way about 6 to 8 miles and felt fine....I used to exercise so I continued my routine albeit a little easier, I smoked marijuana but here too took it a little slower. Then a week later the attack came again...it was scary...I went to my doc he advised a few tests and eventually I was out into a 24 hour holter, this was to monitor my heart because by now they had fathomed I was in trouble arrythymic beats...i my beats were erratic and sometimes less than 30 a minute. The night I had the holster on my heart literally took 17 pauses fpr up to 3 seconds at a time. The next day I was admitted to hospital and emergency PM was sewed onto my thigh and two days later I was fitted with a Medtonics dual...that was the 8th of August exactly two months later to the date of my first attack. The rest you already know.

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