Brand new PM- I feel like I can feel it working?

life Changes

by REMYD - 2017-10-01 13:51:16

Hi - yes it wasn't too long before I could feel it - after a week or so i started working again, just sitting on the sofa with my laptop - - - quiet.  I could "sense" it kind of puslsing i guess is how i describe it - short bursts of a buzzy kind of thing.  Got a bit freaked out over it - - wondering if it was normal, and i asked the nurses at my cardio-rehab, and they just said, yes, sometimes you can feel it.   ok!  Don't notice it most of the time.  Yesterday weirdly i started feeling it through my spine i guess - - the sensation referring down through bones.  Odd & different - i even posted here last nigh over it because it was something new, after a couple of months.  But I guess it's fine. So strange getting used to having this thing.  I was against getting one initially but then decided it was worth it.  My wound has healed nicely and i'm beginning to sort of forget about it - - until this new sesation popped up yesterday - still going on today too.  Good luck to you!

Thank you!

by Cranegirl - 2017-10-01 15:43:16

thanks so much, Remy & Paul

This was just what i needed to hear.  Last night when I posted it was 4am, I woke up totally freaked as I was sure my heart had woke me up by doing something it shouldn't.  In actuality it was more likely than not drunk people walking home after the late-night pub near me shut.  So I looked on line, found this forum, took my BP, was consoled by the 50 heart rate- and tried to sleep. As you said, sleep is important and I didn't get much when I was in hospital!

Tomorrow I'll go to Bart's (I'm in London, UK) for a little checkup.  They were really busy on Friday night when i was transferred back to my hospital, so weren't really able to talk me through everything.  When I called them today they to,d me to pop down, so hopefully that'll set my mind a bit at rest.

ill keep you posted and keep my fingers crossed!

Going back to work

by Cranegirl - 2017-10-01 16:47:00

How soon did you wait before going back to work? 

I was going to straight back after 3 days- is this advisable?

Going back to work

by REMYD - 2017-10-01 20:53:31

I had 5 days off before i went back to work, but I work from home - telecommuter - so it was limited days, with really just laptop sitting on the sofa - not too taxing.  I just worked best I could.  My implant was sub-pectoral so i had bad pain for a couple of weeks - once the pain subusided I began to be able to work longer hours.   Really depends on what kind of work you do - how physically taxing - how far you travel etc.

Welcome

by lynxptcomau - 2017-10-02 05:37:54

I just got my 10 yr checkup today and reading your post reminded me of how anxious I was when I recieved my new best buddy in a can..

My "inital" settings were such that I was "paced" in the ventrical (which tends to be more noticable than atrial pacing) at 120bpm when I went for a walk and really felt scared by the feeling. I didnt know that at my 2 week checkup the setting would be greatly wound back and over months and years further fine tuning would occur.

I was anxious as can be and my head took much longer to adjust than any wound pain. I had plenty of laeve available and took over 1 week off to adjust at 37yo it felt like a big deal.

Like lots of people I rarely notice my little freind and when I do I always say to myself, thanks PM you are ding exactly what you are supposed to :)

all the best hope to see all of your progress as you adjust .. 

Self awareness

by Smithers - 2017-10-06 03:33:31

I've had mine just over 6 months now and from my experience and of the people I've talked to it is pretty normal to become acutely aware of every little change in heart rate. You have a device in you that is jumping in and controlling your most important organ from time to time. Not surprising that you notice when it's working. I still get woken up at night or can feel it in action in my quiet moments but I think you do get more used to it over time.

Newbie

by ecohen34 - 2017-10-16 00:52:42

I just had a Medtonic PM put in four days ago - and wow - it's like my heart is turbo charged, and what you're all saying is really true- I can start to feel when an episode of low heart rate is coming in then it kicks into gear. I especially feel the surge at the bottom of my throat - I guess the carotid. At this stage it's hard to tell the difference between the new sensation of its control vs. whether or not it should be adjusted. On my list for my first follow up with the Dr. Thanks for this site and all the great info!

Newbie - getting used to it

by ecohen34 - 2017-10-22 18:48:28

My Dr. made an adjustment that really cut down the dramatic sensation of the pacing. He said that the original setting after surgery on 10/12/17 was for sick sinus syndrome but that my setting should be for 2nd degree AV block, which paces at a much lower percentage. My upper threshold was reset from 130 to 145 since I wanted to ease into more aerobic conditioning.