Feeling of Impending Doom

This is going to sound a bit odd....I had a pacemaker implanted last week and when I got home I felt different and it took me a while to figure out what it was. For many months I had this feeling of impending doom and I hadn't realized how pervasive it had become to me. What I realized was that, after the PM had been implanted, the feeling of impending doom had disappeared. Have any of you experienced the same thing? It's a great feeling to not be afraid any more.

cd


5 Comments

definitely

by defib08 - 2008-12-01 08:12:26

i had persistent sense of doom, always afraid to go to sleep for fear i would not wake up. i was treated for anxiety for yrs. i told the docs it was something with my heart. had numerous workups...finally a doctor saw i had a LQT wave on my EKG (after many trips to ER and EKGs). my heart rate was getting dangerously low (high 30s, low 40s). I had genetic testing where it was found i had LQT2; thus the necessity of the implant. it was NOT all in my head..my sense of doom was not for nothing. there WAS something wrong and now it is fixed. now with the ICD/PM in place, i am finally done with most of my anxiety attacks and hopefully done with my trips to either the ER or my primary. Hope you continue to feel relaxed and have the comfort of knowing your device is there to watch out for ya.

Yes I did!

by pacergirl - 2008-12-01 08:12:33

Yes, I did have that feeling of impending doom and it is noted in my medical records! After the implant of the PM it went away. hoo ray!

take care,
Pacergirl

oh yeah

by Tracey_E - 2008-12-01 08:12:39

It's a good feeling knowing your heart will never drop dangerously low again!

yes

by Unasia - 2008-12-01 09:12:20

I felt like a "ghost" after my heart attack and stint placement (5 from 2 surgeries) It has taken me almost 3 years to feel "normal" again. A lot of my problems may have to do with medications and changes and adjustments. I was depressed for quite a time, but it had to do with all that the whole thing involved. Being declared disabled, the medical bills and everything involved. It has though also reminded me.... how good life is and how every moment is chance.

Thanks

by cdauer - 2008-12-04 09:12:41

Thanks everybody. Like my husband always says "It's hard to be first."

cd

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