mrk4445 @mklapperich
My cardiologist wanted me to get a pacemaker as my heart rate is very low at night after I go to sleep (drops momentarily to as low as 38 and then rebounds). My boss at work told me I'd have to retire after that due to the EMFs in the area are high as the shop where I work is a repair and overhaul shop for aircraft rotating electrical aircraft parts.

Finally after 3+ years my doc is ok with NOT trying to goad me into a pacemaker, as to quote him during a recent visit "you're probably the healthiest patient I'll see today." I recently got asked to a luncheon (really a fund raiser for funding Fellows at the cardiology department) and when asked the realistic picture of how this would help me with my particular situation when I can manage 15,000 steps in a day, the woman on the other end of the phone audibly gasped. She then responded with perhaps this would not be a good luncheon for you to attend.

My advise to all of us heart patients is to keep moving even if all you can to do today is 200 steps, try to get 225 tomorrow. Movement is the best thing for human bodies, sitting for long periods does the human body no good.

Aspirin and blood donations is, for me, the best regimen to follow for keeping my blood thinned out. Also, do not forget to drink adequate fluids, not just water, daily as getting dehydrated can damage your heart.