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WELCOME NIKKY and I hope you will be very happy with us

by Gemita - 2020-03-28 07:45:32

How was the implant procedure for you ?  I hope you are doing okay.  Although it is very early days, do you feel any different now ?  It took us a few months for everything to settle down and we had to take care not to raise our pacemaker side arm above our heads for around 6 weeks to avoid pulling on leads and/or opening our delicate wounds, but some gentle movement is advised to avoid developing stiffness in the arm, particularly in the shoulder.

I had my pacemaker implanted in May 2018 and my husband also has one and his was implanted in March 2018.  Mine is a two lead pacemaker and hubby's is a single lead.  We are elderly folk (71 and 81) but still very mobile.   Our pacemakers have made a real improvement to our quality of life.  

We are trying hard to remain virus free by self isolating as much as possible, going out only for essential shopping/prescriptions and very infrequently now.  We have some wonderful younger neighbours around us offering to help out.  We hope you stay safe too and that you will benefit from having a pacemaker