Wow! I hope I never get shocked.

I have my 3rd pacemaker defibrillator it’s a 3 lead CRT. I have had pacemakers for over 15 years. 2 weeks ago I got shocked In the middle of the night. I had gone into ventricular tachycardia- it threw me out of bed and SAzvED my life! Dr confirm it was a good shock. I love my pacemaker ❤️

Sher3, I think many people don’t feel anything from their pacemaker. I don’t think we are that unusual. I have had 2 different pacemakers. The first one was just a regular pacemaker. After a couple of years, my cardiologist felt I needed a pacemaker with a defibrillator. The surgeries were easy, and I have never noticed either one working. You can’t ask for more than that. Every night, I thank God for the advances in treating heart disease. I also ask for more advances to be created.

I feel my pacemaker defibrillator all the time I still get dizzy and don't have much energy

I will be getting off my blood thinners soon. I am considered a fall risk so this may save my life.
When I said I didn’t feel anything, it was a compliment. I was lucky, in a way, I didn’t feel my A-Fib. I do feel my heart failure by getting out of breath. This is not pleasant. I consider it a compliment to my cardiologist when I say I don’t feel my A-Fib. He is treating it. I feel nothing, just like I did before A-Fib. I do not hold it against my doctor that if I am not too active, I get breathless. It is not his fault. It is my heart’s. I keep all my doctor visits, I quit smoking in 1971 when pregnant with my first child. I am not exposed to smoke in my home. Neither my husband or I smoked. I have been a widow almost 4 years. I try to take care of myself. I could be skinnier, but I could be heavier, too.😅People are kind to say to me that I am not overweight, but in reality, I am 10 to 15 pounds over what I should weigh. My doctor doesn’t say anything, but he, of course, knows what I weigh. I think I will keep these extra 10-15 pounds, the rest of my life. After 2 children, my skinny days are over. Lol