I'm getting a pacemaker in two weeks for bradycardia and pauses, the people around me are the ones scaring me with anecdotes, while the doctor's are reassuring me with their actual expertise.
I had to have a Temporary pacemaker placed and then Permanent pacemaker implanted last October 2023 for Bradycardia then 3 days later I had a Quadruple Heart bypass, I still get very weak and tired with shortness of breath.
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Stephen Bianco 0 seconds ago I had a dual chamber pacemaker installed 9/21 due to sinus node issues (low heartbeat, atrial flutter), did a month of no to limited left arm movement, took it easy for another month, and resumed normal activity to relieve frozen shoulder, which didn't involve workouts, etc. My first diagnostic visit, ecg showed that the top lead had pulled out of the heart, oh great. Reason unknown, lead may have been too short, wasn't fully lodged in the heart muscle, just sometimes happens. Successful Re-insertion surgery 1/22, although I went into atrial flutter and it hasn't stopped. We are trying medication first so far not working, then will do an electrical cardioversion (did that prior to pacemaker, stopped the flutter), then do a Catheter ablation. So, anyway, the frozen shoulder issue is back again, never really got rid of it fully from the 1st time. Concerned about doing anything that might affect the lead, my Cardiologist said just take it easy. Although, I am now worried there might be some permanent issues due to having had this frozen shoulder now 2x.
Week 3.5 of my implantation. Pain lasted 1.5 weeks. Currently Major Tension is gone, chest is still slightly tight. Soreness only appears if i lay on it wrong. I did the stupid on day 3 and reached for something without thinking. I felt it tug on my heart and my heart rate shot up. I had a weird goose egg in my throat for 2 days but it faded. I was able to reach above my head at 2 weeks and 2 days. The pacemaker works instantly. The first 24 hours mine was active 70% of the time, keep in mind i was in pain and was Taking pain killers. I figure out in 3 days (4 week mark) how it works when pain and narcotics are not present. I have only had a problem with my phone being too close. It doesn't make it randomly misfire, but in the presence of magnetic energy it sets to a smooth 80bpm. This can enduce nausea, simply move the phone or magnetic thing and you'll feel better in a few seconds. Otherwise you really don't feel anything. You just immediately have more energy. If you're watching this. Dont freak out.
What about labor intensive jobs where you regularly put strain on that side of the body? I work in shipping and regularly have to secure chains and straps on flatbed trailers. What precautions should be taken? I got my pacemaker about a year ago and spend a lot of time with pain and discomfort, likely related to my job.
I had a dual-chamber pacemaker implanted Feb. 2021. My pacemaker set off the alarms on two different airport scanners and was required to do secondary scanning in Sept. 2021. TSA will find your pacemaker at least they found mine as it showed up on the screen both times.
I have degenerative disc disease, need MRI'S every few yrs as ingame bone spurs on 12 discs. My cardiologist said it was up to the radiologist if they would do one on me, scared I won't get one with my new pacemaker .
Most Cardiac Electrophysiologist are implanting MRI Conditional Pacemakers. Usually you have to wait 6-8 weeks after the implantation before you can an MRI performed. It's really up to your Cardiac Electrophysiologist rather than the Radiologist to get an MRI done.
Does a pacemaker shorten a person's life. In other words, if a person gets a pacemaker in their early 40's or early 50's and they are healthy other than maybe a slow heart rate - life expectancy or average years a person can live with one. Some people even younger get one in their 20's. Will their life, in general from known research, be shortened?
My Cardiologist said absolutely not. I even asked if my heart would become lazy with the PM compensating for low or missed heart beats, and again he said no. He said his Grandmother has one for 30 years, and that was old technology and bigger boxes. I also discovered that I was feeling a bit amped at night with my heart rate and couldn't sleep. The tech told me we can program your PM with a sleep mode, just like your iphone, and turn down the heart for example, from 10 pm-6 am. Just be aware if you travel, to reprogram to a new time zone if necessary. I came away buoyed by this information and the technology that was available to me.
@@thisisnz2316 That's awesome. I overthink everything, so it's just added stress to think of a foreign object inside my chest to help the heart beat. But if I don't get one, I guess the heart could just stop on its own. My resting heart rate is about 30 bpm, sometimes lower. Doctors used to say I must work out a lot. :) Yet I look nothing like a Michael Phelps. More like the pillsburry dougboy. :)
Immediately after having a pacemaker inserted on 7 July 2021, I had severe pain in my right shoulder which extended down that arm. After a few weeks I still had the severe pain and a ultrasound showed a a damaged tendon. It is now four months later and I am still suffering the awful nerve-type pain. Is the right arm strapped down during this procedure?
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I just had an MRI done 2 weeks ago and I had my Pacemaker implant on October 2023. My pacemaker was Soo new that the Radiologist had to Upgrade their System and then had the MRI.
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