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My recovery

by turbo_amy - 2016-09-04 16:56:29

I had mine put in as an emergency procedure on 08/27. I also have SSS and my heart stopped for 35 seconds and possibly longer on another instance. I have been extremely exhausted since it was placed and since I am only 22, I am assuming others who are older would have an even harder time recovering than me. I have not had much dizziness, but his could be caused for all kinds of reasons (having an episode and the pacemaker is kicking in, medications...etc.) My suggestion is to call your cardiologist and have a follow-up appointment or even one with your GP. Is he on any meds? Beta blockers can make you very tired, have you been monitoring his vitals? He could also have an infection or be on too high of a dose. I really suggest seeing a medical professional and also asking to have a big overview with them on the whole situation since you don't know much right now.   

Agree with Amy

by Good Dog - 2016-09-04 18:30:34

I agree with Amy in that you should have a sit-down with your husbands cardiologist. I had mine put in as an emergency when I had just turned 38 years old. That was 30 years ago. I was fine one day and in intensive care the next. It was back before the internet and I had no information. My Doc released me and went on vacation. He told me nothing except that I shouldn't do anything and come back to see him in three weeks. All he said was don't raise your arm above your head. I thought that my life was over. I watched my neighbors out shoveling snow and I thought; "I can never do that again". That is what I believed. I went into a pretty severe depression. I didn't have too many symptoms as you described so I think they had my settings pretty well nailed-down before they released me. So it was mostly a psychological adjustment. In your husbands case, he may need some further adjustment to his pacemaker to make him feel better. I eventually discovered that I could do anything with my pacemaker that I could do before I had it. In-other-words, life with my pacemaker was completely normal.

I am confident that your husband is going through an adjustment period (both physically and mentally) and he will be fine in due time. Please talk to his cardiologist and ask him to answer every concern that you have. That is what he is being paid to do.

I wish you the very best and happy you found us here. Don't be bashful to use this site and post again as necessary.

Sincerely,

David

Still adjusting

by Denise923 - 2016-09-07 01:04:27

Hello I'm 4 months post implant. I was diagnosed with SVT a form of Tachycardia my last episode woke me up out my sleep at 3am and to the ER I went by the time they hooked me up to EKG my heart rate was 200 just laying there after that night it was to the cardiologist for me which he sent me to get a cardiac catheterization with ablation which was suppose to fix the problem during the procedure my heart stopped for a short period then came back but never went past 30 BPM so I was put on a temporary PM for 5 long days waiting to see if my heart would pace normal but it never did my EP didn't feel comfortable because my heart rate would drop very low at night so a permanent PM was my only option. Since then I have experience the tiredness a lot more than normal but they said it was part of the adjusting to the pm I have only had for 4 months as I'm back to work full-time I still get tired from the smallest tasks I'm still working with both my EP and cardiologist team to for any concerns as I am only 33 years old and was very active I'm still adjusting