Wayne's Posts

I had to get a pacemaker 5 days after my minimally invasive mitral valve repair in January 2025. My heart “paused” twice on the third night after my surgery, slowed way down to 29 bpm twice the next night, and then paused again for slightly longer 2 times the next night. By 2:30 the next day I had my permanent pacemaker. You can read my full story on my profile page for more details. I’m doing great now. I at first kind of resisted the idea that I really needed the pacemaker, but I am so thankful for it now. Even though it was a surprise, I truly did need it. It is a 2 lead model, and one of the leads hardly ever needs to pace for me (less than 1% of the time) but the other, which started out pacing less than 3% of the time, now is pacing 11% of the time. My interventional cardiologist tells me that the increase is nothing to worry about. It just means, thank God for pacemakers! 😂

Rita. Agreed don't stress over it too much I still have time. thanks Thinking about at least a second surgery 15 years down the road is making me consider the mechanical valve. I really don't want to be on blood thinners forever. But is it worth it to avoid future surgery. Even though the next will be TAVR.