Should have done this years ago

• by winesap
• 2008-02-05 09:02:47
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First Post - new member. I'm a 57 year old male and have had atrial fib for 35 years. It gave me very few problems until recently when I began experiencing long pauses. Finally one of the pauses caused short term memory loss and confusion late last year. After a series of checks to confirm the diagnosis I had a PM inserted in early December 2007. The surgery was a snap but the rebalancing of the blood thinners before and after surgery meant the hospital stay was a week. The wound site healed quickly and I had almost no pain. I spent the first 2 weeks of the new year in Sweden visiting my son and family and had business travel to Florida last week. I telecommuted from the hospital before the surgery and telecommuted from home the week after surgery. Within a day after surgery I felt better than I had for a couple of years. The atrial fib was actually causing more issue than I had realized. I picked up a nasty cold in Sweden that is finally about cleared up and I looking forward to getting back on my bike. I see the Dr tomorrow and we'll discuss options to see if we can get me back into sinus mode. Based on 2 months of experience - my quality of life, both physical and mental is significantly improved. Now the drugs I take for hypertension are another story but the PM is a wonderful device for those of us that need it.