It is time . . .

I have participated and conversed a few times in this forum. For some I have had exchanged stories in the private email feature. But I am different from most members here; I do not have a PM. That is about to change.

On November 13th, I am lined up for a procedure to address my sinus node dysorder. I was a runner for many years of my adult life but funky things begin to happenin 2004 when I tried to train. Each year it became progressively worse until finally it was identified this past summer after I wore a Holter Monitor.

There a lot of good information and confidence builders on this site. I appreciate the benefits of the many open stories. I will, in the future, be able to pass on my experiences to the next series of patients. --EL

5 Comments

Hi!

by tcrabtree85 - 2007-11-06 01:11:29

I don't think I have welcomed you to the club so I wanted to make sure I did that. Are you ready for the 13th? Do you have any questions before going in that any of us can help you with? Please feel free to ask. We are here for you. I wish you the best of luck and my thoughts and prayers are with you. Take care of yourself and relax and get the rest that you need.

Blessings,
Tammy

Welcome to the club!

by admin - 2007-11-06 09:11:51

We are glad to be able to help. Like you said, you will soon be able to give back. All the best.

Blake

Good Luck EL

by dcrojas - 2007-11-07 04:11:53

The physical part of the surgery is not too bad. Make sure they give you some pain meds and take it really easy those first few days. After 2 months with mine things are really starting to heal up nicely and am feeling much stronger and a bit more confident about it.
Don't let it play with your head too much. I got really down before the surgery because I knew things were definetly going to change in my life. Things have changed but I'm figuring out how to make it work, you will too. The good thing about SSS guys is that we haven't had a heart attack and lost heart tissue, that means we can work our way back cardiovalcular wise pretty much to where we were before.
Like I said before there is a lot of hard earned knowledge on this site and lots of great people willing to share it.
Godspeed my friend.
DC

It's a good thing

by gevans - 2007-11-11 11:11:15

Don't be worried about the proceedure. It will only enable you to savor your life that much more.

I too was having difficulty maintaining the degree of success that I expected with my distance running the past few years. I was finally diagnosed with SSS and Sinus Bradycardia and had a PM implanted five weeks ago. Three weeks later I was allowed to start running again (my cardiologist knew of my "competitive nature" having given me stress tests every two years). Last weekend I did an eight miler.

This Wednesday I had a heart attack - but don't panic, it was related to a prostrate biopsy proceedure the day before (threw a clot that lodged in a previously obstructed artery). My point is that I'm going to get right back at it when I'm allowed to do so. In fact, my PM probably saved my life by keeping the old ticker going until I got to the ER.

Please keep posting all your progress so that others visiting this site will realize that you don't have to alter your lifestyle drastically. Rather, promoting a positive attitude with plenty of exercise will only further your enjoyment of life.

Enjoy,
Gary in Ohio

elpannell

by axg9504 - 2007-11-12 08:11:22

I have been suffering with s.o.b brought on by exercise for almost 5 years now. I have been resisting an implant for a couple of years. I have been motivated by the stories here, and hopefully when I do get a PM (I'm thinking early next year - for the insurance benefits) I will post my experiences too. Looking forward to an update from you and best wishes.

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