Pacemaker printout

Back on Nov 1st I sent my cardiologist all the recordings my pacemaker had made in the last 3 months. I just hooked up a monitor to a phone and put an antenna over the pacer and it sent everything to Orem where they were able to print it all out.

Yesterday my parents happened to be down at the cardiologists and were able to get a copy of the printout. And this is a little bit of what it said.

• My heart rate dropped down to 0-39 beat per min (bpm) about 20 times a day
• It dropped down to between 40-49 bpm about 70 times a day.
• It also recorded lots of tachycardia even up to about 169 bpm. That is without exercise... um that's crazy.
  

So I realize this might not be fascinating to anyone else but it blew my mind. I can't believe that My heart has been doing that for pretty much the last 6 years. Why did it take so long to get a pacemaker?

Oh well I have it now and I am very glad for it. I'm for sure seeing a difference in energy levels. I feel so lucky to be have the stamina to go grocery shopping, go to 2-3 hours of school, and watch a movie with my friends all in the same day! I am still passing out and am tired since my blood pressure isn't stable. I am also having a hard time with temperature regulation and nausea but without having a ridiculous heart rate all that seems more manageable. I'm just so pleased that it's helping I can't even put it into words.