Hi I used to have a resting hr of 30 and used to go dizzy when standing up quickly, then three years ago my HR went up to high 80s while resting, called 111 and told to go to a&e by the time I got there it was back to normal. Since then at rest it rarely goes slower than 39.
I do not get breathless and because my wife was recently in hospital where her spO² was in the low 80s I bought a oximeter to keep a check on her. I tested her and she is fine at 98% myself I found is at 91% unless I hyperventilate deeply when it rises to 97% the hyperventilating also causes my HR to rise to nearly 50bpm.
Should I be having a pacemaker and if so would it help? I am now 64 not on any drugs other than naproxen for a cervical spinal stenosis.
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Hi jointpain. I’m wondering if you have discussed your measures and query with your GP recently?
I’m afraid we don’t give medical advice here (like ‘should I be having a pacemaker’), though I’m hoping someone will be along soon who has had somewhat similar experiences as you, and will tell you how it went for them.
Reading your post, you don’t say what your cardiologist says about you having a pacemaker. As Kristin1812 says we are not qualified medically to give you an answer, that is for a discussion between you and your cardiologist. We are a peer to peer group who try to support each other going through our heart issues.
You don’t say what your BP is, from your post your not on any heart medication.
Hope you can get the answers you need from your GP/Cardiologist.
Hi, I haven't seen a cardiologist for over a year, the Dr seemed to think I was some sort of an athlete, and wouldn't listen to my denials! My worn out knees prevent any athletic endeavours!
Before I got a pacemaker my pulse rate was getting down to 35.
When I was an endurance athlete, a pulse of 30 was OK, but, with Atrial Fibrillation, my SPo2 was getting down to 75 at night - I was waking up paralysed from the eyelids down!
Hi did the pacemaker make a difference? When my pulse was at 30 resting I was diagnosed with AF which is why I now see the heart consultant every two years, since it has been 40 I do not feel any fluctuations in heart rate.
Hi I don't take any medication other than naproxen. From what I can tell looking on the internet a pacemaker may be the way to go. I don't think my heart is in too bad a shape as when I was cycling I could take my pulse up to over 200 and recover quite quickly.
My medication causes me to have a lower heart rate. My ICD was programed to start pacing me when my heart rate dropped to 40 but this has now been changed to 30 and my heart rate regularly drops to 30 while I sleep with no problems
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