Keeping a record

I'm 12 days in to my new dual lead PM for 2nd degree block, set to pace at 60bpm. I'm feeling great and have much more energy than I did a fortnight ago.  My pacer check isn't for another month but do I need to keep a record of anything weird that I feel? I have been getting runs of fast beats which I assume are PVC's, I'm not unduly bothered by them and I did have AFib which was ablated about 4 days before the PM, so it could be related to that. I just didn't know if I mention them at my check whether they might ask me when they were or can the technician tell this sort of thing from the download? 

Thanks

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if you want

by Tracey_E - 2017-08-05 12:20:08

You can if you want to, but the pacer records everything that it does, and it's normal to have a lot of odd sensations, esp if you've also had an ablation so it might make you crazy writing it all down.  

Big Dude

by zawodniak2 - 2017-08-05 12:31:22

I had a routine  six month pace maker check years back which showed unusually high heart rate episodes,  so the cardiologist increased my beta blocker dosage.  After I got home and checked the interrogation print out,  I realized -low and behold- that the episodes were exactly the date and time when my wife and I were panically escaping an early morning fire in our motorcoach which fortunately woke us up..  (totalled the coach).   Interrogation print outs before and after that event showed no unusual episodes.  No doubt the "fight or flight" effect on my mind and body was the one time culprit. So, yes, at least in my case, episodes do show up in interrogation reports.  Actually a side benefit of a pace maker is it is almost or even better than a 24 hour holter.  In your case, do keep a record of your episodes to show the technician to see if there is a correlation.

                         Rodger

Fast paces

by Rhythmstorm - 2017-08-05 19:37:44

Hi Big Dude.. I have a Biotroniks pm and was having, what I called, speed bursts. Long story made short, last Thursday my cardio's pm tech made an adjustment that turned off the blood pressure sensor. The tech told me it only reacted to thinking my bp was about to drop and raised my hr to compemsat. With it turned off nothing else is affected, hi rate and low rate setting remains the same. I have had no more of the "speed bursts" since the adjustment, just the usual frequent PVCs. Cardio told me before the pm implant that the pm would not stop the PVCs but would take care of my sinus node that is weak and keep my bp up to normal by not letting my hr go below 60. Hope you can get the same relief from the racing...

Thanks

by Big Dude - 2017-08-06 08:03:13

Thanks everyone, still getting used to my new friend! I'm not on any beta blockers yet but I know my cardiologist wants me on them longer term, I couldn't tolerate them previously due to the bradycardia but he seems to feel that I'll get other benefits from them as well as controlled rate now that I'm paced.  

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