Response to AFIB EVENTS AFTER PM IMPLANT

Thank you to those who responded to my posted concerns of having additional AFib events after getting my pacemaker. I saw MY cardiologist on Friday for the first time since getting the PM. He said the episodes (had another one on Saturday) are due to my heart racing not my AFib. The meds to slow my heart were not working and my PM had been left with just factory settings. He also felt that the reason I was still in so much pain was because the device was  placed far too high and had bern put directly ON my collarbone.  He is going to talk to the surgeon who did the implant to see what his reasoning was and then decide whether to move it. He thought it was odd that I had not been provided with any more information about my PM. He has scheduled for me to see the Medtronic PM tech this week to tweak the settings. I hope over time this will all make more sense to me. Thanks again for the support and information!🙂

1 Comments

Making sense of it

by Good Dog - 2017-07-31 08:21:29

It sounds as though you have a good cardiologist. He seems to know what is going-on and takes matters seriously. I have an EP that does everything including the implant. You may have been better served by one that does the same. However, you are past that point now. I think that what you discovered is that you need to be your own strongest advocate in managing your care. There is little you could have done with the placement of your PM (you likely could not have known), but at least going forward you can take matters more into your own hands. 

My point is; they can move it if you really want it moved. Just know the risks. Really, the only significant risk in doing so is the possibility of infection.  Obviously, the other is insurance coverage. 

It does sound like you are getting good care which is what matters most. It will all start to make more sense in time and then, hopefully, you will forget that you even have a PM. The only time I remember that I have one is when I get it checked and when I need a battery change.

 

Dave

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I had a pacemaker when I was 11. I never once thought I wasn't a 'normal kid' nor was I ever treated differently because of it. I could do everything all my friends were doing; I just happened to have a battery attached to my heart to help it work.