Better?...Not Sure

After 6 weeks I had my first "tweak" and frankly I feel worse. It was done on Friday so I have to wait until Monday to call doctor. I think she set it to high. It seems that my heart is beating faster, to the point that I feel more pressure and I can barely walk up the stairs to my bedroom. Is this usual after a tweak? And how long does it take to become accostomed to the "tweak". Thanks for any responses.

4 Comments

tweaking

by thomast - 2009-10-04 02:10:11

I have a medtronic CRT unit. Six months after it was installed they had me in to optimize it. I was doing fine until then, I struggled for a month after that until I finally called and said i wanted my old settings back. While they were setting them back I told the medtronic rep about how bad I felt after they optimized mine. She said and I quote ( well they did get a little extreme). Anyway after I got my original settings back, I was OK. I am getting a new one the 21th of this month, hope I get the same settings as my old one.

Thomas

call

by Tracey_E - 2009-10-04 03:10:23

You shouldn't feel worse. I'd call and tell them, ask to be seen again.

I agree

by ElectricFrank - 2009-10-05 02:10:18

Sometimes the programming changes don't have the intended results. The heart is a complex device.

So the first thing to do is let them know.

frank

Keep trying quilter...

by GMan - 2009-10-05 08:10:36

It may all be in your head! Keep going up the steps, if only a step or 2 at a time. Don't think about it.

Gary

You know you're wired when...

Your heart beats like a teenager in love.

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