I had a phone call from my cardiologist four days after taking back my monitor. I wasn’t expecting to hear anything for a few months and even then I thought I’d just be told nothing had shown up and I’d be discharged. Results show that my heart pauses for 5.5 seconds and I was told if I was 65 I’d need a pacemaker, ( I’m 46). I’ll be seeing my cardiologist in 2/3 weeks to discuss the options. Has anyone else had any experience of anything similar to this?
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Yes and I've got a pacemaker for that reason, I was 64 when it was fitted but if you are suffering with the pauses it doesn't matter what age you are, you need your life back ! I suggested a pacemaker to my cardio and he agreed, I do also have Afib so the pacemaker allows me to take the beta blockers that I couldn't before because of the bradycardia and pauses.
Thank you, how longer did your pauses last and how did you feel when it happened? All this is very new to me so not sure of what to expect
I had 3-4 second pauses and it felt like I was going to pass out, I needed something down as I couldn't carry on like that !
See what your cardio says but don't let them fob you off, if it's affecting every day life then insist they fix it ! and if a pacemaker is on offer then seriously consider it, certainly made a huge difference for me. Good luck.
Hi Westie, I've had a similar experience, I had a 7 day holter in February but instead I heard nothing until I had a phone appointment (delayed from March) with my consultant last week. So over six months to get my results, I too had several pauses, nightly lows of 35 bpm, lots of ectopics, and I was already on 10mg of Bisoprolol for some tachycardia. Was told I might need a pacemaker as well (I'm 50) which was a bit of a surprise. At the moment I have dropped 2.5mg and am due another holter in a month and hopefully the drop in beta blocker will solve the problem.
Not too worried if I need a pace maker, the procedure is pretty straightforward and you can carry on as normal, I know a few friends who have them and it doesn't affect them at all.
Wait and see what your cardiologist says, it may well be able to be controlled with medication.
