pacemakers

[LeoLillac]

HI everyone ,i had alot of bouts with a flutter and many trips to the emergency room and several cardioversions.
My doctor suggested implanting apacemaker to control the problem . I had it done last week just feel pretty freaked out and sad that after 5 surgeries i am still having problems .
The idea of another mechanical device in my heart makes me very uneasy but was told that would be in danger of heart damage from continued arrythmias .
If anyone knows anyone with apacemaker that could shed some light please inform .Thank's for letting me ven't .
Everyone here understands .
I feel like 35 giong on well much older
Dara ( tricuspid valve replacement feb9th2001
Medtronic hot off the press pacemaker 0ct 29th2003
Dr. Fuster my angel
Dr griepp surgeon

 

[Karlynn]

Dara,
I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling low over your unsuccessful surgeries and the addition of the pacemaker. It's the well known "sick and tired of being sick and tired" syndrom.

I know there are others here with pacemakers and hopefully they will chime in soon with hopeful words. But in the mean time, hang in there and vent away - this is the site of big shoulders.

Karlynn

 

[fdegranville]

Pacemaker

Pacemaker

Go to implantable.com. They are a wonderful group of people all with pacemakers.

Feel better soon.
fdeg

 

[Kathy]

I had to have a pacemaker inserted after mitral valve repair with A-Fib in July. I understand your frustration. I guess it seemed to me that the MV repair was more than enough excitement for one month. I quite a bit of trouble with pain at the pacemaker site, because I had a pocket hematoma.

I am 52. People kept saying things like, "My father has a pacemaker and it has been great." I wanted to say, "I'm sure I might think it was great if I was 80." Like others have said on this site, it's difficult for others to understand what you are going through.

 

[Gnusgal]

I feel it is my duty to chime in! I have had a pacemaker since the age of 7. Yes, you read that right, 7. And I must say that over time you will most likely forget it is even there most of the time. I can't really give advice on how to adjust to a new pacer, as I don't really remember my FIRST pacemaker surgery, but I can say that it is a lot less annoying than the ticking of my mechanical valve! Pacemakers are a WONDERFUL invention. If I did not have mine, I would surely be dead. I have "complete heart block" which means that my ventricals do not recieve the signal from my atriums to beat, so they are out of sync. That is, without my pacemaker. I'm 100% dependant on it. And they can track a lot of what your heart has been doing by checking the pacemaker too! They didn't used to be able to do that. Technology has come a long way, baby!

Anyway, I hope you adjust to your new pacemaker, and think of it as a friend rather than an enemy.

 

[Nancy]

Joe has a single chamber pacemaker, implanted to take care of his bradycardia episodes. He also has afib and aflutter a lot of the time, but the pacemaker does not control those all the time.

He doesn't pay any attention to the pacemaker, and hardly knows it's there. He uses it a small amount of time, but when he needs it, it's there keeping him safe.

I thinks that's the issue, keeping you safe. Never thought it was the least bit "freaky", nor does he.

You'll get used to it. It's your safety net.

 

[tiggerangelgirl]

Iam 28 and had my pacemaker implanted last june 2002,after a bad atv accident which caused trauma to my heart.
I also am 100% dependent on my pacemaker with complete heart block,I no longer have any signals that controll my rythems so without it,I would surely be in glory land.
At first It was hard to adjust to the pacemaker,I had an reaction to the sutures so the had to reopen me and create a new pocket ,but after that I have pretty much adjusted to it .I dont realize its there most of the time but I know its keeping me alive,I also will be having my tricupsid valve replaced very soon and I will have an additional pacemaker placed into my diaphram to help my lungs to keep working,had a complication during ablation and the doc paralyzed my diaphramic nerve so soon enough I will become a bionic woman,but will just be glad that technology has come this far.
I promise things will look up believe me Im going through a battle right now but I know God is in controll and things will work out.Try to keep your eyes on something else ,I find that there is always someone who has got it worse than me.Keep your head up and smile even when you dont feel like it I will be here if you ever want to chat or vent,you are entitled to cry some but remember LAUGHTER does good like a medicine ,be full of it

 

[LeoLillac]

paceamkers

paceamkers

HI everyone ,just wanted to thank everyopne for there replies .
I am still sore near the pacemaker but its only been a week .
I also recived a booklet about dos and donts with pacemaker .
Something about having aMRi was a no no
Take care ,Dara

 

[tiggerangelgirl]

just wanted you to know that always remember that you can not ever have any kind of mri's.When I was sent to duke in august about my valves the cardiologist keep saying they needed to do a heart mri and everytime a dr would say this I had to remend them duh! I have a pacemaker doesnt anyone read charts anymore,and these were the cardiology teams.
the reason you cannot have an mri is because of the magnets in the machine it will turn power off and cause the pacemaker to shut off and for those of us who cant beat without it would be goners .So remember even though your talking to a heart dr always be aware of the tests they try to recomend if I was unconscience I would already probaly been put through the machine always remember to make aware you have a pacer.Best of luck soon you will not notice so much you have one