65 y/o Woman

Hi Gaby!

by Lavender - 2023-02-03 11:23:00

The welcome mat is out for you! What a surprise! Lots of folks get that unexpected addition to their body in the form of a surprise! I'm glad it was discovered and you now have a protector from going too low.😘🌸

Good that you're walking a bit and on the path to healing. Your life can be better than ever. My pacemaker made me feel energetic-like I drank a pot of coffee. I hadn't realized that I was used to such a slow heartbeat until I got my battery!

Good for you!

by Penguin - 2023-02-03 11:25:06

Hi Gaby, 

It comes as a surprise to many of us! Pleased you're feeling so much better and that you're already up and about. Good news! 

Welcome to the forum.

Great

by Beanfor - 2023-02-03 12:18:42

So happy for you. I was also shocked when this happened to me as I have always been very healthy. I am 80 but things have gone smoothly. I was able to walk 3 to 4 miles soon after my implant in Dec. 2022. This group has been a blessing for me. I always get great response to any question I ask. Good luck to you.

Good for you Gabby

by Malya - 2023-02-03 15:45:30

Good for you. Keep walking and increase your pace if you want to. If not, enjoy everything and everyone around you😎

Welcome

by Persephone - 2023-02-04 11:14:09

What a week for you! Glad it sounds like you are feeling well. Keep asking questions here and of your medical team.

This is a great group for you!

by stormynw - 2023-02-05 03:49:27

Hi Gaby, I'm 65 too but they discovered I had bradycardia on my 57th birthday in 2014. I got my dual-chamber pacemaker shortly after that and then in November of 2020 Ihad to go back in and get it replaced with a CRT which has 3 leads. This group especially right after my first pacemaker was a Godsend. Everyone is so nice and so helpful. They know exactly what your're going through. Never hesitate to ask questions. I had SO many questions at first anf the other members were very patient and always answered. Good luck and take care.

Feeling the PM

by Gaby - 2023-02-05 10:32:44

Thank you all for your very encouraging messages.

Question for you: Are you always aware of the pacemaker, or does that go away in time?

I feel it when getting up from bed or from a sitting position, mainly the weight of it.

It has only been 10 days since I got it. Otherwise, feelig good!

Thanks

feeling the pacemaker

by new to pace.... - 2023-02-05 12:02:44

in time you will forget it is there.  In the begining you are aware and which is normal.  Any addition to ones body we notice.  Then it just becomes a part of your body. 

It does what it suppose to do keeping your heart beating.  I never feel it working.  For me the best part of the pacemaker was i stopped falling. found out the reason for the falls was a the  pauseing of the heart beats. 

While you are healing do make sure you move your arm, just not above your head or lift anything heavy like milk jug.

new to pace

Feeling the pacemaker

by Lavender - 2023-02-05 12:41:30

Yes of course at first you feel the weight of it as well as the fluid from any swelling. I'm almost two years into mine so I don't think of it all day long anymore. It took me seven months to have a day not thinking about it. I do still think of it daily but mostly when going to bed. It doesn't hurt. I just know it's there.