Pacemaker

Heart Rate

by Beagle - 2017-12-31 23:51:19

Our pm’s prevent our hr from beating to slow, but it does not control a fast hr. That’s a good thing that you did not have v tach or a fib, but a fast hr is still scary, when you’re the one feeling it. It was good advise to be checked out at the er and if it continues to happen, I would go again. That being said, it takes some time for our bodies to adjust to this new foreign object... not to mention the medications we take. Your meds just may need to be adjusted. I recommend that you document all of your symptoms and keep after your EP for answers. Do not ever think that you’re bothering them... it’s their job. Good luck, Linda.

Bob

ER

by warp - 2018-01-01 03:38:15

ER. Only a step along the way.  When I was admitted to the emergency room pre pacemaker, I finally made it up to the cardiac ward only to discover the next day the doctors on duty were not able to do a pacemake operation unless it was an absolute emergency. This is what comes for living in a more remote area. Two years ago I would have had to be flown by medical rescue four hundred kms.  I think they were keeping their fingers crossed my heart would not stop again..  The sugeon that did pacemakers was not on duty until Monday, I was admitted on Friday night.  It was somewhsat disconcerting to find three cardiologists in my room discussing who would do it if neccessary one said he had not done a pacemaker operation for 15 yrs! Thank goodness my heart did not stop again I had to wait until Thrusday in the end.  ER is not a great experience but just a step along the way.  Keep insisting you need to see the pacemaker specialist. 

Heart Rate

by Lindaosc - 2018-01-01 05:26:09

Thank you all for the input! I feel better just knowing there is support out there! I will be calling my EP Tuesday at 8 am!’ Thanks again 😊 

it's probably fine

by Tracey_E - 2018-01-01 11:12:48

Do you know what caused your bradycardia? If you were in a dangerous rhythm, the pacer would have picked up on it. Fast isn't always bad. The pacer will keep the heart from going to slowly but it can still go faster on its own, sometimes it goes faster with the help of the pacer if the pacer detects that we are active.

If you have av block, then your heart was trying to go faster, but the signal was blocked so the atria was going one speed but the ventricles were going slower. With the pacer, the heart is beating normally and in sync so while it feels a lot faster than before, it's doing what it should have been doing all along. My rate was 30-40 before being paced then 80-90 after. It took about a year for it to settle down to a more normal resting rate of 70's, and for me to get used to feeling the faster rate. Now, if it was 40 I'd feel like something was wrong and 70 feels normal.