Exercise

Got my pacemaker 31days ago,wondering when we can start to rebuild ourselves. I have shortness of breath with everything I do, just wondering if light exercise would help. or is it to early. I am thinking that conditioning would help my pvc's. The Doctor hasn't said when I can start to exercise. 

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Cardiac Rehab

by Gotrhythm - 2017-12-03 14:39:15

I found cardiac rehab to be invaluable after I got my pacemaker. I had felt so bad in the year or so, pre PM, that I had turned into a total couch potato. After the pacemaker, I felt better, but I was no where near my old level of strength.

Cardiac rehab gave me structure, group support, and a since I was being medically monitored, it felt more safe to really push myself. I too had PVCs.

Insurance in my state won't cover cardiac rehab unless one has had a heart attack, which I hadn't. I had to ask the doctor to send me, and I had to pay out of my pocket. It wasn't any more than a gym membership, and it was worth every penny.

You know you're wired when...

You have a $50,000 chest.

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