delb0y
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A quick search reveals that a few folks on here are battery powered, but the threads date from six or seven years ago, so I thought I'd start a new one.
I had a pace-maker fitted two weeks ago following a couple of scary black-outs. I'm still at the no-lifting and no raising your arm above head-height stage. The cardiologist also prescribed ramipril - usually used for reducing blood pressure, but in my case he's prescribed it for its ability to reduce scar tissue on the heart. This scar tissue (or rather heart enlargement) is a bit of a mystery - it was revealed by an ultrasound scan whilst in hospital, which (he said) mightn't be that accurate and so I have an MRI scan booked for January. The cardiologist said they often see such heart enlargement in one-time elite athletes! Well, I did cycle up a few hills once or twice which, at the time I recall made my heart beat like a Motorhead single on 78rpm, but it was only very occasionally, so it's all a puzzle. I've always had a slow resting heartbeat, and have never been, shall we say dynamic, i.e. not fast, just steady, whether walking, cycling or even just generally in life. Never felt full of energy, as it were.
Prior to the pacemaker, life was very busy sorting my late parents' house out so there was little time for exercise, but I was walking about 5 miles twice a week, and cycling 20 twice a week, so nothing major, but hopefully enough to maintain some fitness. Since fitting I've managed to walk a mile, and then a week later a mile and half, but by then my heart was racing. Not sure when I'll get on the bike. Things don't feel back to normal yet, but it may be psychological and I may just be hyper-sensitive to stuff that used to happen and I just used to ignore or not even notice. Going to be interesting on my six week check to find out how often the pace-maker is having to kick in.
The doc said that everything I used to do I should be able to continue doing, it's just that the pacemaker will kick in as and when it needs to. I look forward to getting back to that stage, but am an impatient patient.
Derek
I had a pace-maker fitted two weeks ago following a couple of scary black-outs. I'm still at the no-lifting and no raising your arm above head-height stage. The cardiologist also prescribed ramipril - usually used for reducing blood pressure, but in my case he's prescribed it for its ability to reduce scar tissue on the heart. This scar tissue (or rather heart enlargement) is a bit of a mystery - it was revealed by an ultrasound scan whilst in hospital, which (he said) mightn't be that accurate and so I have an MRI scan booked for January. The cardiologist said they often see such heart enlargement in one-time elite athletes! Well, I did cycle up a few hills once or twice which, at the time I recall made my heart beat like a Motorhead single on 78rpm, but it was only very occasionally, so it's all a puzzle. I've always had a slow resting heartbeat, and have never been, shall we say dynamic, i.e. not fast, just steady, whether walking, cycling or even just generally in life. Never felt full of energy, as it were.
Prior to the pacemaker, life was very busy sorting my late parents' house out so there was little time for exercise, but I was walking about 5 miles twice a week, and cycling 20 twice a week, so nothing major, but hopefully enough to maintain some fitness. Since fitting I've managed to walk a mile, and then a week later a mile and half, but by then my heart was racing. Not sure when I'll get on the bike. Things don't feel back to normal yet, but it may be psychological and I may just be hyper-sensitive to stuff that used to happen and I just used to ignore or not even notice. Going to be interesting on my six week check to find out how often the pace-maker is having to kick in.
The doc said that everything I used to do I should be able to continue doing, it's just that the pacemaker will kick in as and when it needs to. I look forward to getting back to that stage, but am an impatient patient.
Derek
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