Consultant suggested PM finally

Not long and not so bad...

by RickH - 2017-10-14 08:33:58

I got my appointment for surgery about 6 weeks after we reached the conclusion that I needed the PM.  My surgery took place on a Friday (about 5 weeks ago) so I only missed that one day of work; I was back at work the following Monday.  If the surgery had occured ealier in the week, I would have missed the second day, but still would have likely returned by the third day.

I had a very good experience.  Two Tylenol, twice, the day of the surgery and just an icepack on the incision area off and on for the next several days.  

Good luck to you!  I hope it goes as well for you as it has for me.

Depends on lots of things

by IAN MC - 2017-10-14 09:17:56

You ask questions without giving much info about your own situation

I see you are in the UK  ( as am I )  . Often things vary from country to country . Your waiting time will depend on how urgently you need a pacemaker.  As an example mine was fitted within 2 days of fainting and within 3 hours of seeing the cardiologist.

Other people in a less urgent situation are put on a waiting list . as far as I can tell it is usually weeks rather than months waiting time but every case is different.

I had mine fitted under a local anaesthetic and returned home the same day . It was no worse than a trip to the dentist !

As far as work goes it really does depend on what sort of work you do.  In the UK you are not allowed to drive until 7 days after the op.   If your work involves driving that could be a factor.

It takes 5 or  6 days for the incision to heal and you need to be careful about raising you arm ( on the PM side ) for a few weeks. This could affect your return to work, it depends on what you do.

My whole experience was as uneventful as that descibed by RickH . I hope yours is the same.

Best of luck

Ian

PS   I am curious, why do you need MRI and genetic tests before the decision is made ?

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Not bad at all

by Turbo - 2017-10-14 09:33:12

I agree with Ian. Not bad at all. I'm in the U.S. Mine was an urgent case....placed the day after admitted via ER (but I already had a history that proved that it was only worsening). I was discharged the following day. The Dr. said I could not drive for 2 weeks but could return to work in a week....but it took 2 weeks to get my paperwork in order to allow me tor return to work. Recovery not bad at all! I have found that I am actually sleeping better at nights! Good luck!

Thanks

by Charakadisney - 2017-10-14 11:40:57

Thanks for comments. Really useful. Because of my age and no family history they want to check genetics etc.

Not had any serious black outs of anything so always been sent away from a&e to await further tests. Yesterday actual got somewhere with the consultant. He explained I'm priority but couldn't give time scale.

At moment not so apprehensive about procedure just the waiting game is frustating.

Thansk again