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Pacemaker recipients: Looking for support from others
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Nov 13, 2023 | Replies (413)Comment receiving replies
The middle of June I celebrate one year with my new "normal" life style. Years back I was diagnosed with junctional node rhythm and the way for me to have a NSR was to cough all the time, run all the time-literally so it was just accepted I was not meant to have a NSR. In Feb 2015 for several months I felt like my head was just not in the game-like I was in a fog or not receiving enough blood. Consequently I went through a bunch of tests but in Nov 2014 at my physical they couldn't feel my pulse which started off a series of test-I ended up wearing a monitor for a month which showed I had 6 second pauses in my heart beating. I have a strong heart, no calcifications, excellent system with a very good ejection fraction-I just have no rhythm. I am also on Metoprolol that I can vary. Yet I go through days where I don't even realize I have a PM and maybe weeks then I hit a period where it just feels like there is a battle with my heart so I'm not sure if its the PM working so much and the natural heart beat is resting more. Some days naps are my best friend.
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Wasanything done for the pauses?
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Have had pacemaker for almost 7 yrs. went along for first 4 years having arrythms many nights , skipped beats many nights, was affecting my balance, then. Two years ago startred researching, found out that there are things that triggered mine , like alcohol , any kind and very small amounts ( no more glass of wine before dinner) . Getting too hot working yard, getting too upset over things . Started to chsnging my lifestyle to try to avoid these things, now my pacemaker dr says that I have arrythms less than one percent of time. They also gave me a latitudes ( small machine that is connected to internet all the time, is on network but not active, the dr checks in on my pacemaker automatically from time to time without my even knowing) AFib never goes away, but it less active.