Heart pacemaker surgery recovery time

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Avatar f tn no. 84 is not high, it's only generally if it gets to over 100 at rest that tachycardia is diagnosed. As long as his heart rate is stable and there are no rhythm problems, then there is certainly no requirement for a pacemaker.
Avatar f tn I am sure there was not one in my when I came out of surgery. I know I had lots of tubes and monitors, I wore a heart monitor (wireless after the first 24 hours) to send my heart vitals to the Intensive Car Unit desk, but I don't recall any mention of a pacemaker. Did you have some special need, or maybe it is my poor memory?
Avatar n tn After recovery, you go back to your room and start the recovery process. Was it the easiest surgery? probably not, but certainly a surgery that saved my life at 42 - due to a dangerous heart rhythm. Hope that helps.
Avatar f tn All surgeries have some risk, but I think catheter surgery (done with catheters through an artery) are among the lest dangerous. You didn't say why you are considering surgery. If the "problem" is minor you may want to consider living with it rather than take any risk. Talk it over with your doctor. The worst I've read that I think can be a bad outcome of sinus node surgery is the sinus node shuts down and one then has to have a pacemaker implanted.
675084 tn?1233087505 Can your pacemaker be set to make your heart beat a certain rate? My mom's Medtronic pacemaker would not allow her heart to beat under 70 beats per minute. She had a dual pacemaker. Ask your doctor if they can set your pacemaker.
Avatar n tn That way is MUCH better, no open heart surgery and recovery time would just be a matter of days instead of weeks. The doc said he'd seen 3 cases similar to hers in the past 10 years and everything went great with them. Her surgery is this Wednesday the 4th.
Avatar m tn //www.webmd.com/heart-disease/atrial-fibrillation/pacemaker-for-atrial-fibrillation "People with atrial fibrillation may need a pacemaker for a variety of reasons. These reasons include: You have atrial fibrillation that comes and goes. And you have a fast heart rate when you are in atrial fibrillation and a slow heart rate when you are not in atrial fibrillation. This is called tachy-brady syndrome. You had an AV node ablation procedure that destroyed the AV node in your heart.
1331422 tn?1326566597 I got a pacemaker/defibrillator implanted the end of June. The surgery is only a couple of hours and they kept me overnight. I was a little sore but nothing like other surgeries I've had. I recovered extremely quickly. They say not to raise your arm for the first week, no lifting, pushing or pulling for 6 weeks, no jogging or cardio workout for 4-5 weeks. Pretty much the same restrictions as with any surgery except you have to be really careful not to pull the leads out of your heart.
Avatar f tn I now have a permanent pacemaker that works 78% of the time because my heart dosnt. They have no idea why still I was in 3rd degree heart block. Any sugestions? Any sugestions on dr. In Boston area? Any advice? Any test I should see about having done?
Avatar m tn You may be able to feel the pacemaker under your skin as the pacemaker is typically placed just below the skin. This area will be sore after surgery, but as time passes the pacemaker should become less noticeable.
948996 tn?1245949077 Try not to worry as it could have been only a small heart attack with no heart muscle damage. People can have heart attacks with pacemakers. My Mom had several with her pacemaker over 12 year period.
Avatar f tn got the phone call today the doc is ptting pacemaker in this friday and im really creeped out..im sure ur surgery will b a success,dnt worry yourself what works for some may not work for others..im guessing i was one of those % that get the bone..
Avatar f tn Has anyone discussed a Cardiac resyncronization therapy device with you both? It's a pacemaker that has 3 wires inside the heart to make both ventricles contract at the same time increasing his cardiac output and therefore his ejection fraction. Our patients say it's like night and day with their failure symptoms. There's other factors in being a candidate and that depends on the hospital. But you may want to look into this option.
306245 tn?1244384967 /finally the cardiologsit listened to me he is going ahead and sending my little man to bostons children and ahving a pacemaker put in. he passed out when his heart rate went to 48.
Avatar f tn A lady friend underwent open heart surgery to repair/replace two heart valves and to do a mini maze to stop atrial fibrillation. She has been in the hospital for the past 10 days due to complications and had a pacemaker installed a few days back to address low heart rate. This, new to me, is due to swelling due to surgery and the swelling is restricting heart beat signals to the ventricle muscles - it is our hope that when the swelling goes down the pacemaker will not be needed.
Avatar n tn Ever since this surgery she has been Extremely tired constantly and unable to do her normal activities. Is this a normal side effect after this surgery? If so, is it expected to get better with time? Her check up appointment was scheduled for two months after the surgery. Is that normal protocol? Thank you, for any advice you can give us!
Avatar n tn i had 3 open heart surgery and on my 2nd. pacemaker.. my first pacemaker last me for 18yrs. and just got my 2nd. pacemaker Dec.2006.. my pacemaker was implanted in my upper chest on the right side.. only thing i hate the surgery doctor told me he would use the same cut as the other pacemaker but when i woke up he cut me in another spot.. well i can say.. ask your doctor his he using the same cut as the first pacemaker was in..
Avatar f tn His has to do with his arteries (glogging, ect.) and had bypass surgery. My problem is Heart Failure. Which means my heart does not pump properly because my heart is enlarged. My doctor sugested the pacemaker in case my heart would just stop. I guess I look at it when its my time to go I am ok with that. I just don't think I am up to the surgery for the implant.
Avatar f tn how dangerous is the replacement surgery? what is the recovery like? restrictions? should I plan to be off work longer than the day of the replacement to stay home with him?
Avatar n tn 18 months ago I had triple bypass subsequent to a failure of 8 stents done apprx 6 months earlier . Recovery was complicated by pleurisy and fluid collection around my heart. A year ago I had an ablation for atrial fib. I have recently been treated for acid reflux after explaining my symptoms to my cardiologist. Many of my symptoms for reflux are helped by the medications.
Avatar m tn Hi, I had a complete heart block after av node was touched during abalation procedure and have a pacemaker implanted. Has any one seen AV node recovering from a heart block state?
Avatar m tn 3 months ago I had coronary artery by-pass surgery and seemed to make an excellent recovery. I returned to hospital for a check-up after 6 weeks, and was again told that all was well. I had had no chest pain at all during this time, even when taking exercise. The very next day I experienced severe chest pains and was taken back to hospital, where it was discovered that my heart rate was very low, and while being monitored over the next 5 days, I had several 'pauses'.
Avatar m tn I would suggest you determine both the make and model number of your previous and present pacemaker. The next step would be to call the present pacemaker manufacturer and ask for a comparison of features. If they have the same features, then in all probability the present one isn't programmed correctly, or possibly your heart function has changed. That being said, the fact that your increased fatigue approximated the time of your bypass suggests a need for a stress test.