feel heart pounding

Hi-

I had a Medtronic ICD but it malfunctioned earlier this year and mistakenly shocked me at least 4 times.  I needed to get a new one (Boston Scientific) through another surgery.

Last night I woke up and a few minutes later I felt my heart beating. It’s during the day now and I still feel my heart beating.  I don’t know if I’m just having an anxiety attack or if something is actually wrong.  I checked with my Dr and he said that my device is totally fine and had no arrhythmia.  It’s just very uncomfortable that I feel my heart beating.

Let me know. Thanks.

1 Comments

awareness

by Tracey_E - 2012-07-12 06:07:50

It's common to be hyper-aware of your heart beat when something is going on. I felt like I counted every beat the first year, my hr was more than double what it had been before the pm and it felt like it was racing all the time. Now I don't even notice it. If it keeps up, give the dr a call again. Did he say everything was ok based on a remote check in? That just means the device is functioning, doesn't mean nothing is going on with you.

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