On July 9 of this year, I was implanted with a pacemaker and now am a card carrying member of
the Pacemaker club.
The reason, complete or phase 4
heart block with bradycardia. Before the implantation, I was monitoring my blood pressure on my own with a home monitor. I am also a trained nurse. I noticed that I was having palpitations, quite regularly, and my blood pressure was averaging 160/100 where it used to be 112/80. My heart rate, resting, was averaging 100 bpm.