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Pacemaker "Dos and Don'ts" after surgery
Pacemaker & ICDs | Last Active: Sep 28 8:58am | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
Excellent information and informative from cottagecountry
@jer22
I was a avid tennis player before I had ICD/Pacemaker. My EP said I could go back to playing tennis after recovery time but my PACE Clinic nurse said I should not. She told me about those who play tennis and fished coming back in with leeds pulling out.
It is the drastic and violent movement of areas especially on the side you have your pacemaker. After 3 months I went back to playing tennis and left leed came out. I quit playing tennis after that and became a Sprint Triathlon participant.
Yes the swim causes you to raise your arms over your head but if you swim slow rympthmic pace and no jerky it has not caused me any problems.
Some new pacemakers are MRI compliant but mine is not as my leeds were put in back in 2006. They can do MRIs but have to shut certain things off in your pacemaker. Also keep your phone, and other electrical devices away from your pacemaker.
A ICD/Pacemaker is a lifesaving device that has kept millions alive and millions brought back to normal sinus rympthm. What my EP told me was like having my own EMS in my chest. The pacing of my heart to 70 beats a minute solved the issue of low pulse rate caused by medications and the irregulary heart beats caused by that.
It will take some time to get used to it but you will come to just accept it and becomes part of your body and life. I would NOT hesitate to have one put in if your cardiologist or EP is recommending it.
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I have had a dual chamber pacer for 28 years. It was inserted when I was 27 years old. My atrial lead cracked many years ago and was replaced. I was in the office recently to have a check and was told that my ventricular lead was older than the he was (Medtronic rep). Yay for me. I played soccer until I was in my early 40's and retired before I could mess up a knee, but continued to golf, fish, and lift weights. As you can understand, my 28 year old lead survived a lot of serious activity. I cannot speak to your situation/condition, but I can tell you that I changed nothing after the original pacemaker was inserted. I am having my 5th generator inserted in 2 weeks, and I don't even know it's there. I am fortunate that I only use the pacer < 1% of the time, but I'm sure glad it's there when I need it. Best of luck,