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Pacemaker recipients: Looking for support from others
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My implant is 7 weeks today. Set at 60/130. My history is Left Bundle Branch Block, 18 years ago, Bradycardia, AFIB and an ablation 3.5 years ago. Diagnosed with Chronotropic Incompetence in early Aug with pacemaker implant on 8/31 For me, when HR gets to about 110 I start sucking for air and at 120 I really stress. I was and will return to my prior very active life using the 220 minus age x’s 85% for HR ceiling. I wear a Fitbit and monitor my HR with any exertion. It is the new normal.
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It will take some time to adjust to having one. I have had one for 17 years and unless doing certain things I do not even know it is there.
I did not like the exercise mode on my pacemaker and had them turn it off. I think was adding to issues with PVCs. I exercise every day 1-3 hours at moderate level and do sprint triathlons. I do them at moderate level. I do not use my heart beat as an indicator of my exercise level as medications I take lower my pulse rate. I use exertion of breathing. I know when I move from areobic to annerobic based on breathing exertion.
I too started off way back in 2000 with a left bundle branch block that evolved into heart failure. But right side of heart is normal and I was told by my heart failiure doctor that my body compensated very good with the heart failure probably because of a I was an avid exerciser all my life.