Five weeks in

• by BionicBry
• 2018-04-30 18:08:42
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That five weeks since the implant has flown by.  The day the ambulance took me to A&E, I had blacked out three times in 50 minutes, I was only sitting on my settee listening to the radio, but my ticker bit me!  I had blacked out on a number of occasions in the previous three months.

There I was, just having been admitted and a young lady doctor knelt by my bed and said, "We have something to discuss." "Oh", exclaimed I. "What are your feelings on resuscitation?" I asked if I was in the category of Sudden Death Syndrome and she said I am. Bit of a shocker that!

That was Friday.  A few days later on the ward I had a holter on and blacked out on their very hard floor. Cardio doc came round and shewed me the traces and where I had flat-lined for 11 seconds.  So my pacemaker was fitted on March 22nd.

I had reason to go back and have the gadget checked, since then my pulse will rise above 60bpm so it's a little more comfortable.  The site was uncomfortable for a long time and still lets me know it's hiding under my skin. It can't be bad though because I can lay on my left side comfortably in bed now.  

So, by way of introducing myself, that's my story so far.