Driving

[lenNairn]

When I had my Pacemaker/Defib implanted in Sept '16 I was told by my Cardiologist that I was not allowed to drive for 6 months.

When the Defib gave me 6 shocks in July '19 I was once again told not to drive for 6 months, the end of this period coincided with the renewal of my license in January '20.

When I applied to renew my licence at the end of Jan '20, the DVLA refused after contacting the cardiologist as apparently I had received ATP pacing in January.

Now 6 months on I want to reapply again but have been told by the Pacemaker clinic that I have once again received ATP pacing!!

I can't win!!

[jeanjeannie50]

So were you totally unaware that you had received the ATP pacing. You didn't feel anything at all?

[lenNairn in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Difficult to say for sure, I've felt something at times but not sure if it was ATP.

I know that the 2 reasons for DVLA to refuse a licence are:-

If you receive appropriate ATP or if you receive 1 or more appropriate shocks,

6 months loss of licence.

I you loose consciousness in either case,

2 years loss of licence

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to lenNairn]

I feel for you, must be awful not being able to drive after having done so. Have you ever lost consciousness?

[lenNairn]

No, I've never lost consciousness, even after receiving 6 shocks in a row at about 22.30 in the evening - Sept '19.

My Cardioverter is on home monitoring from Germany, and they contact Raigmore hospital who contact me to enquire after my health.

I had an episode in January '20 when, feeling fine, I entered the local Lidle and their security device at the entrance effected my PM and my heart rate shot up to about 160 and just stayed there, I drove home and eventually dialled 999 and was taken to Raigmore, before they could treat me my rate suddenly reverted to a normal 70!

On 30 July '20 I received a call from Raigmore to tell me that I had about 5 instances of ATP during the month.

I've got an appointment on 12th Aug so maybe I can get a bit more info,

Watch this space!!