New Kid On The Block

-After 27 years of off and on AFIB and a Ablation that worked for three years I had a Pacemaker Installed in my left shoulder on August 5th, 2017. The past three weeks I have been suffering with extreme fatigue. Simple chores just wear me out and I must sit and rest. No energy. The prescription meds or possibe infection are suspect and being checked. My BP has been checking fairly low on a daily basis and that coule be the culprit as well. Heart rate setting is not to go below 70. I had no Fatigue at all prior to implant surgery and felt great.

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Fatigue

by Good Dog - 2017-09-20 08:46:27

The fatigue you are feeling may be caused by the medication as suspected, but the problem could also be that your settings are not optimized. Hopefully it is the medication and you can get past this quickly. Were you taking the medication before the PM implant and what medication is it? Those answers are important.

I would suggest that your lower setting of 70 bpm may be a little too high, but what do I know. I doubt that your body was accustomed to that high of a rate when at rest. An important question is; does your rate increase on its own with increased activity? If not, is the activity sensor turned-on? Could you be pacing too much in the ventricle and/or is your A/V pacing slightly out of sync? The settings are so important, because they most often determine how well you feel, which is the most critical benefit of a PM. You need a doc that will work with you on a frequent and consistent basis until you overcome this problem. I have read much about docs that never get it right when it comes to optimizing the settings. So you can't take that for granted.

I am hoping that the medication is the answer. However, just remember that you have to be your own biggest-loudest advocate. Don't give-up until you have the right answers and feel good again!

I wish you the very best.

Sincerely,

David

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