27 high hopes

Life will be on the up again

by LondonAndy - 2018-09-27 05:24:11

Welcome!  I think you will find you have more energy than you have had for ages, once your pacemaker is ensuring your heart is beating as fast as it should, and as fast as you need.  

Yes, there are some obvious restrictions, like impact sports or shooting, but if you do those they can fit the pacemaker somewhere different to avoid problems - tell your surgeon, though might be a bit late now.

Come back and tell us how your op goes.  I am sure you will be fine.  And remember: Tony Stark is a superhero!  (Personally, I just think of my pacemaker as another gadget for my collection)

Welcome

by AgentX86 - 2018-09-27 08:23:03

As we say, welcome to the group that you wanted no part of.

You don't say a lot about your condition and by the time we respond, you'll likely have found out for yourself that the surgery is a big nothing. It may take a little while but you'll feel better and then all but forget it all happened.

Welcome

by VIOLET - 2018-09-27 11:03:41

Goodluck with the surgery.. I  am sure you will feel much better.. let us know how you go

Welcome to the family

by Rshocka - 2018-09-27 13:00:26

Hi,

I'm 36 and had sick sinus syndrome (down to 26 bpm and 10 second pauses) but not all the way to 14. Wow. Sounds like you definitely need the pm. 

All that said, I'm 3 weeks out from my pm implant and also ran 3.5 miles this morning. The recovery has gone well. With that said, I've learned that everyone has different experiences and you should take advantage of this forum to learn about the pm and symptoms you may be experiencing. I learned a lot from reading these posts and it led me to be able to make recommendations to pm setting changes last week which also made a significant improvement on how the pm was pacing my heart. 

Hope the implant goes well for you and the upside is that it should provide the tool to extend your life which sounds like if you're at 14 bpm could have been a catastrophic end without the pm. 

Feel free to share additional questions here!

Welcome!

by loblolly - 2018-09-28 17:36:17

Good luck with your surgery! Mine was 3 weeks ago and  was a total surprise for a heart block condition I didn't know I had. I feel like we are the lucky ones- there is a relatively easy surgery to give us our lives back.

This site is a great place to find support and help as you recover and adjust.

Wow!

by QMNavy - 2018-10-01 01:15:03

So the PM is in. They put it above my left breast. I definitely feel different. Though im not sure i can say whether it is a good or bad kind of different. I CAN tell you i can feel this thing speeding my heart up every 5 minutes possibly 10. Its taken me 3 days to finally get some rest at different times throughout the day as far as pain interuppted sleep goes. Ive been dreaming like crazy when i do! They gave me a follow up for 2-3 weeks. Theyl be calling me soon. I still have an mri to go on my heart. Something to do with the vagus nerve. Thank you all for the insight and reply and warm wishes. My birthday was yesterday so im starting to show my age i guess lol