Hi my husband had single lead pacemaker fitted 2 months ago and since then has had debilitating breathlessness. Has anybody else had this.

Problems with pacemaker

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The brand is St Jude but sorry don’t know the model.

[gilreid1]

What type do you have and is it available in the uk 🇬🇧 where most of us live. In your experience how did you check yours

[Elfmaiden]

Hi if it was me I give the hospital pacing clinic a call there should be contact details on his discharge summary. He should have been given a device card to carry around with him at all times which will have all the device details on it. Give them a call and I am sure they will be able to sort. There could be numerous reasons for his breathlessness so please ask the experts. Best of luck

[Fredders]

I agree with Elfmaiden, ring the pacemaker clinic and talk to them. I had problems with breathlessness after I had my pacemaker fitted and it was because the pacing settings were too low. The clinic should be able to help.

Hope you get it sorted.

Wendy

[Hidden in reply to Fredders]

Many thanks for getting back to me. We have checked with clinic and they said it was working well. Can I possibly ask what yours was set at and what they changed it to. Any information may help.

[Fredders in reply to Hidden]

Wish I could remember, it was about three years ago. I know they said the original setting was suitable for someone who was elderly and inactive. I was getting out of breath walking up a very slight incline but as soon as they changed the settings I felt so much better.

[Hidden in reply to Fredders]

Many Thanks for getting back to me. Unfortunately I had to take him to A & E as he was so bad. He has also started getting fluid build up. Hopefully they can now sort it out.