Connect
← Return to Pacemaker issues with raising left arm overhead
Discussion
Pacemaker issues with raising left arm overhead
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Aug 24 11:31am | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
Thank you so much, JC for replying again. It's super helpful to share information with another pacemaker-recipient whose a swimmer. I appreciate knowing of your experience with exercise mode turned on. I've also had some irritation too while doing backstroke but it's the heart rate acceleration that is the most annoying and frustrating. It can also happen to me out of the water while getting into or out of bed or when I raise my arm from back to front over my head while doing stretches. It almost seems like it could be some sort of mild form of POTS (mild because it resolves quickly and doesn't otherwise interfere too much with my life). I'll see my doctor on Monday to discuss further. Thanks again and enjoy your swimming! I could never give it up!
Replies to "Thank you so much, JC for replying again. It's super helpful to share information with another..."
Connect
Your welcome.
Asked your cardiologist or EP about if your pacemaker is in exercise mode. They are all different on this but mine senses motion. So mine would speed me up when getting in/out of car, getting out of bed and I did not like that at all.
They told me during one check mine was set to come on at a low threshhold meaning it did not take much motion for it to speed me up thinking I was exercising. They wanted to move it to hard (meaning would take a lot of motion for it to pace faster). I had them turn it off as I did not like the feeling at all and that feeling caused a lot of anxiety and more PVCs.
I did not notice any reduction in my ability to swim or exercise. I too love swimming and listen to music as I swim. I used to do 2 miles but as I have aged and my wife bugs me for being gone to long I reduced it down to 1 mile. I have access to an indoor heated lap pool (25 yard distance) and an outdoor heated lap pool (25 yard) year round.
I think swimming is one of the best exercises one can do. If an exercise is something you enjoy you have found something for you both physically and mentally.
Glad to have helped by sharing.