Reversion Pauses

[Lurchergirl]

I have Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and have reversion pauses, waiting for a Pacemaker. Has anyone out there suffered with the same problem and had a Pacemaker inserted and did it stop them happening and stop their heart rate going up.

[Weeloula]

Hi yes I had the same thing happen to me ..passing out when the pauses occurred ,once this was discovered I was quickly fitted with a pacemaker which has stopped this from happening. It doesn’t stop your heart rate from going up but does enable you to take meds which will help with that 😊

[Lurchergirl in reply to Weeloula]

Hi Weeloula

Thanks for respondng, good to know the Pacemaker sorted that out, it`s a weird sensation isn`t it and quite frightening. I sometimes think the medication I`m on, Metoprolol, makes it worse and causes my heart rate to go out of rhythm but I don`t know, suppose we look for reasons for these things to happen. There`s nothing wrong with my heart except the electrics don`t work properly. Did you have any problems with the Pacemaker and how long did it take you to recover?

[Weeloula in reply to Lurchergirl]

No real problems aches and pains tenderness at site but that’s all normal recovery is pretty quick you just have to be a bit wary and stick to the guidelines be careful about lifting your arm for about six weeks if I remember rightly.. accept a bit of help if you need it and you’ll be grand ❤️

[Lurchergirl in reply to Weeloula]

Thanks Weeloula, much appreciative of your help