Pacemaker

[bigmamma]

Hello , are there any abers out there who have a pacemaker , or who know something about one ?
xxx

[smudge]

Wasn't going to mention it, but I will.

I have Wolff Parkinson White, which is an extra electrical connection in the heart. I had an ablation done last year, to try to eradicate this. I was awake whilst it was being done & was in theatre for 5 solid hours, flat on my back! It was well worth it though, as my irregular heart beat now appears to be more regular. I try to think positive & hope it doesn't come back....

Wolff-Parkinson-White

[VillageVicar]

Oh my goodness Smudge! I think the pressure of being on the table in theatre for all that time would have been both exasperating and somewhat intimidating!

May I ask please, do you encounter any breathlessness now? Some say they have after this procedure. I'm just curious if you don't mind my asking.

Be well

Fr Bill

[bigmamma]

Smudge sweetie , you were ultra brave having that while awake , don,'t they put anyone to sleep for these type of things ? I would be way too nervous and no doubt make me wheeze and cough too much , and as for lying flat on my back .....well ! You are brave. I do hope you keep well as you can these days :-) xxx


Fr Bill , it is indeed a small world and we may have passed in the street , though I would have been sure to have smiled at you . Love to hear the story you have btw :-) xxx

[leelapops]

bigmamma, no idea about pacemakers, although my grandad has one, and is much better for it :) I am sure if it is necessary then as people say, you'll soon forget about it. I hope the docs come up with something suitable for you; I know you've been a little worried. Big hugs for you ((()))

On a chirpier note, I had NO idea you were an Aussie girly! V V, you spend far too much time talking to people! :P Were you born out there bm? Or did you move out there? What made you come (back) to the UK? Xx

[smudge]

That's okay Fr Bill - I don't mind you asking at all.

Yes it was absolutely awful having to lay perfectly still & awake for 5 solid hours whilst they were trying to locate the problem! I was only given a very mild sedative, but unfortunately not enough to put me to sleep! I then had to lay perfectly still in the ward for 24 hours afterwards, with 6 tubes coming out of my groins! Trying to pee on a bedpan horizontally, wasn't very amusing either! I did say that if it came back (which I was informed it could), I just couldn't go through with it all over again.

I was always fine swimming, or walking on 'the level', but had been very breathless, along with palpitations, on walking upstairs, or on a gradient. I had a tread mill test which showed that I had WPW. I was initially given medication, but my Consultant said that if I were him, he would have gone for the ablation, which after a lot of soul searching, I reluctantly did.

I'm now pleased to say that I can once again run up the stairs two at a time, without puffiing, panting, getting pains in my arms, &/or feeling giddy! So I'm trying to be positive & enjoy my life as much as possible.

Thank you for your kind words, bigmamma & Fr Bill - nice to share experiences, 'specially when there's a positive outcome.

I'm sure yours will be too BM. -xx-

[VillageVicar]

Leela: But that�s what I do! It�s my Raison D'etre!
But I also listen a lot! :-)

Smudge: Thank you for sharing this with me. I�m so delighted that you�ve had such a positive outcome! I�m sure it�s like having a new lease on life! One of the reasons I�ve asked is that we have a senior lady in Moldova who is in need of this procedure. I�m trying to get a surgeon to come down with me next month to perform the procedure, along with several others. Thank you very much indeed for sharing this with me.(us?)

BM: I can easily imagine about being flat on your back and the breathing challenge. I had some surgery on my throat a couple of years ago and I recall when I came to in the recovery room. I simply couldn�t breathe at all and it was quite a panic. I kept fighting trying to sit up and the nurses kept pushing me back down. Oh it was awful! BM, has your son returned yet? And do you plan to ever go back�even if just for a brief visit?

Be well all!

Fr B

[bigmamma]

Leelapops , pleased your grandpa is better for having one .
Thankyou for the hug honey . I was born over here btw and moved to Australia to live. I returned here when my son was nearly 7 ....why .....well I am still asking myself that ..lol
:-) xxx

Smudge baby , that sounds an awful ordeal , but well worth it obviously :-) xxx

Yes Fr Bill , you just need to sit up when you are having breathing difficulties , how scary !
My son only went to Australia earlier in the year for a 3 week hol btw , he is living over here and working over here.
He does plan to go back to visit again and I long to see it again one day. I can't see him returning yet :-) xxx