Re: PACEMAKER AND SPORT

emmebi_at_fastwebnet.it
Date: 11/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:20:51 +0100

hi diana,
thanks for your reply. i'll speak to my doctor early december when
i'll have the first visit. i think my pacemaker will exactly do (as i
was told) what you say.
as you have it, can you say whether you can move the arm fully? it is
important for crosscountry skiing.....
cciao maurizio
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:36:29 GMT, florald@bigfoot.com wrote:

>On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 18:02:28 +0100, emmebi@fastwebnet.it wrote:
>
>>hi all,
>>it is short time i have been implanted a pacemaker.
>>i like mountains, trekking and crosscountry skiing.
>>i could not discuss fully with my doctor, as at the moment of surgery
>>i had other problems, as you can imagine.
>>now i have the suspect i can not continue above sports:
>>- back sack sling is pressing on the pacemaker
>>- the movemen of the arm when skiing may be is not the best for the
>>connection of the pacemaker to the electrical wire
>>
>>can i have the opinion, and the experience, of somebody having same
>>situation?
>>
>>thanks in advance for any repy and help.
>>
>>cciao maurizio
>>italy
>
>
>You can ask your doctor now, can't you? I have a pacemaker too and
>I am allowed to do some sport. The pacemaker will take over if the
>heart rate is too fast or too slow. Diana

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