10 days to Pacemaker

[Melleray]

Well - after much soul searching and weighing it all up, I am having the pacemaker fitted in 10 days. I feel really nervous about it and hope I am making the right decision. I know that when I am in A&E it seems an easy decision, but now after 4 weeks of a quiet heart, I feel unsettled and unsure. But I am going ahead with it and hoping it will bring me greater peace of mind.

[Shepheart]

It’s perfectly normal to be nervous. We’ve all been there. I’m sure everything will be fine. These heart issues only increase as we get older, keep in mind that quality of life is very important. You’ll be in good hands and feeling better with the procedure. I’m feeling a lot better now after my AV node ablation. Keep moving forward. You can do this. Best of luck.

[Melleray in reply to Shepheart]

Thank you so much for your encouraging words. Quality of life is important, and I guess I have become used to living a half life. It is so helpful to talk to people who understand how it is.

[goldey]

Hi -- I was given a temporary pacemaker in Emergency in June because my heart kept stopping. I was so out of it I didn't even know what was going on, but it saved my life that night. The next day they came to talk to me about putting in a permanent one, with or without an ICD (defibrillator). I agreed. If I had been home I would have spent hours researching it on the web, etc etc -- and perhaps agonized about the decision like you are doing. But since I was in an emergency situation and I trusted the doctors at the great hospital I went to, I told them to go ahead. It was a piece of cake, they just sedated me, I was totally out of it, and woke up later in my room. 6 months later I am SO COMFORTED by the fact that I have it. I know it is helping me every day. During my first visit to get it checked I was told that it was working 28% of the time. That means that 28% of the time my heart was not able to meet the demand, and the pacemaker came to the rescue. If I hadn't had it, I would have continued to experience multiple cardiac arrests and might not even be here anymore. Obviously I am a big fan! It WILL bring you great peace of mind. If your doctors are recommending it, you need it and will be so glad you have it if anything should happen. Best of luck to you -- don't worry, you are making a good decision.

[Melleray in reply to goldey]

Well I feel so glad for you that you have had this done, and really it was out of your hands and done before you had time to research it. I am so pleased for you. Thank you for your encouragement, I will let you all know how it goes.

[Buffafly]

Best wishes, please let us know how you get on. Apart from wishing to be supportive this is probably a decision quite a few of us have to make sometime and we hope for good news for àll 💖

[Melleray in reply to Buffafly]

Yes Buffafly, I will let you know. Having had this condition for nearly 19 years, and so much worse in the past year or so, I feel the time has come really, to go for it. It hasn't been an easy decision, and as my EP kept saying, it was entirely my decision, so that made it more difficult.