Once again!!

Hi everyone!

Well, just when I thought that I was doing well enough to return to work...bam!

I just finished two weeks off after my pacemaker implant and was building up my stamina and such when Saturday evening, during Mass, I collapsed after feeling some heavy dizziness coming on. I tried to breathe through it, but nope. I awoke with two parishioners standing over me and my head in the hands of my wife as I lay in the pew. Fortunately, the one fellow next to me was a radiologist and the one behind me was an off-duty paramedic!

So, off I went to the hospital again for observation. Now, I have tests scheduled for this week and was told not to drive for a few days! I'm feeling like a tiger in a cage!

Thanks for all of your input and support. A question for you all...have any of you experienced continued lightheadedness after your pacemaker implant or vaso/vagal syndrome because of great neural sensitivity? And here's another one while I'm thinking about it...have any of you experienced tenderness and/or discomfort in your deltoid and pec major muscle tendons on the side of the implant afterwards??

peace to you all.....john

2 Comments

oh no

by valerie - 2007-06-25 09:06:04

What a bummer! I'm sorry you had that happen. But if its going to happen, might as well have it in front of a paramedic, as you did.
Cathryn has good advice. Check with your EP to make sure all your adjustments are right for you.
As for the pain, well, it depends on the situation. Given that you are 2 weeks post-op, I'm guessing you are probably still recovering, so the soreness may be due to that. However, if its getting worse and not better, then make sure you follow up with your doctor right away. For me, the pain was associated with an infection, but your case doesn't sound like this...
Of course, I'm no doctor, so, make sure you keep an eye on that pain.
So, a massage therapist eh? Maybe you can massage your sore areas, lol jk
Anyway, good luck with all the upcoming tests and please let us know of the results.
take care,
~valerie

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by jessie - 2007-06-25 10:06:38

what a better place to have a fainting episode. lol in mass with a paramedic there and a radiologist. how lucky can one be!!!!!!!!!!!!seriously tho hope they can find out what is happening. god bless you and i will be praying for you jessie

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