how long does a pacemaker surgery take

Sorry you haven't gotten any help, it may be the "generator repair" part is the problem. I do not recall ever reading anything about a "generator" in discussions about pacemakers. Are you sure you have the referral information correct? I'm sure the referral includes transfer of information doctor-to-doctor, so you should be safe regardless of your understanding. Good luck. Maybe my "bump" on your post will get a pacemaker experienced person to comment.

t live pill to pill anymore. My question is how long does this take? I started taking 1 less everyday, and now i'm down to 1 today, and tomorrow it will be none. How long will I feel the withdraw symptoms? I feel like i'm coming out of my skin. I can't sleep, I don't want to ever feel like this again.

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.

Diabetes has mainly affected my heart so I have had bypass surgery, have a week heart and implanted with a pacemaker. My kidneys, eyes, feet are OK so far. Was I to blame for anything ? Could be. I have not followed instructions from Doctors on diet, exercise and correct dose of insulin religiously. I Getting back to your original question, there are cases of people diagnosed in their childhood surviving into their 70s and 80s.

You could have a slow beat caused by what is known as a bundle branch block.I have that and needed a pacemaker. My heat rate dropped below 40 beats a minute. An ekg or echo cardiogram will pick it up. With the pacer mine is now a steady 60 beats.Good luck.

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.

I’ve had A Fib since 9/11/02 3 years ago I had a pacemaker installed and was to receive ablation but suffered a heart attack and had to have 6 bypasses. As of the first of May this year, 3 years after the bypass I have gone into almost continuos AFib this has made me very weak and sick most of the time. The pacemaker does not seem to help. I am 75, was very active physically and now am an invalid. Is it possible to have the ablation to stop the AFib rogue heartbeat, given my history.

Hi I had open heart surgery when I was a newborn, it was repaired. Diagnosed with right bundle branch blockage when I was 18. I have recently been feeling dizzy short of breath.I am scheduled for an echocardiogram in a few days, what will this determine?

The report you have posted is an echo report which looks at the heart wall sizes and chamber sizes as well as the valves, it does not show the electrical system of the heart and how that is working. A pacemaker deals with the electrical system; HY is your doctor saying you need a pacemaker? What is your heart rate during exercise and rest?

After a (small) stroke conjectured to have been caused by atrial febrillation (accompanied by a heart rate of 160 (3x her normal rate)), my wife had a pacemaker implanted and is now on coumidin, digoxin, and metoprolol. In a brief phone conversation with her doctor, she asked how long she'd be on the coumidin. He responded, "forever.

I think it would be a good idea to follow up with your doctor. Sorry you had to go through so much. Hope you are feeling better.

I am not sure how long it would take normally but it was about three weeks before I started feeling better. It is really sore the first three or four days. Did you have it yet?

I had complete heart block a couple of weeks following the surgery and a pacemaker put in. I have no had afib since then (and now I have a spy in my body that can tell us that!). However, I have trouble exercising still and on my last visit to the cardiologist he had me do a walk test and I went into v-tach. It ended quickly, so he put me on a beta blocker. All has been going well, but the other day I had two runs of tachycardia. The heart beat was incredibly steady in the 179bpm range.

s own pacemaker does not work. Would I be out of line to ask them for a pacemaker replacement instead of just having more checks?

t Know The Restrictions On My Lifestyle, How Long It Will Take To Get Back To School, What The Operation Encounters. I've Been Trying To Get Hold Of The BHF, But They Will Not Get Back To Me. Please Can You Help? Many Thanks.

But even with the pacemaker and oxygen, she is only able to move around the house a small amount. I am wondering how much less she will be able to do once the battery ceases to function. Will she still be able to move about the house or will she be more tired than she is already?

The pacemaker itself should not be a deterent from having an ablation. I've had a pacemaker for 6 years (because of an ablation actually), and then had another ablation about a year ago. Unfortunately, the ablations don't work for me, but I have IST, not SVT so hopefully they're more effective for that.

t recall anyone who said they had problems other that a sore spot on the chest, but almost all people with pacemaker insertions report greater energy and a better quality of life. I also have a pacemaker, and am feeling great. I would proceed with great confidence and pass that on to your Grandmother. She will sail through this and feel much better, and she will undoubtedly get through the procedure better with your support.

My husband has been totally reliant on a pacemaker since unsuccessful surgery for WPW 27 years ago. Recent nuclear testing shows CI although his pacemaker is rate-responsive. He's at the end of life of his 3rd battery. One failed lead was replaced 13 yrs ago and so 3 are in place. He now needs a 4th lead but has ongoing circulation issues from the space occupied by leads. Would a dual-sensor pacemaker be likely to help the CI? Would all models require 2 new leads instead of one?

How long does a pacemaker surgery take

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