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!!
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lenNairn
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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,
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