Go back to the doctor. When I got my 1st pacemaker, I got home and felt worse, was having trouble breathing etc. I had pericarditis. They had irritated or scratched something in there when placing the leads. You never know so get it checked out.

Hello-did the hospital find anything when your dr sent you there?

Perhaps your lack of energy is still connected with your pacemaker issues-perhaps you have another bug affecting how you're feeling-but another dr visit seems to be called for..
Keep us informed please

Hi, I'm from over in the AFib Discussion Group. I just had a pacemaker put in on Monday of this week. I had same situation with heart symptoms that took me to the ER (thought it was side affects from a new AFib med). I had same "pauses" in my heartbeat while on 24 hr. overnight heart monitor. The Electrophysiologist said pacemaker was needed for sure. I argued for a bit because of the medication side effects, so they kept me another two days in the hospital for more monitoring. My "deal" with the doctor was that if I had no more flatlines, they would chalk up the symptoms to med side effects, but I had more. So I stayed another three days in the hospital to get the pacemaker put in. I'm home now. Still on pain meds and antibiotics that make me woozy, and I'm stressed from the whole ordeal, so I'm not sure I can blame the pacemaker for the way I feel. I go back for a check up in two weeks. I agree that you should check with your Doc--everybody's reaction to heart stuff is different. You're not alone in your lack of knowledge about all this--I'm learning new things with each conversation with the doc. This is no walk around the block. You just hang in there; let the doc check you out. We're all taking it one step at a time. I needed Xanax in the hospital I was so nervous--you are not alone!

Hello Esyee-sorry to hear you had so many issues to enter into the pacemaker world :) Hope they can get you on some meds without lousy side effects

Thanks, anneatter. Now that I've got one, I will explore this group to see how folks manage with this new hardware. I'm sure it's helping something, but right now my shoulder's too sore to notice anything else!

If I recall correctly-you aren't suppose to lay a phone over the pacemaker area-like that is a common practice!
Every so many months you go in and they lay a mouse shape device over the pacemaker and on their computer they can change the pacemakers settings-check how often it has functioned-check its battery etc and you don't feel a thing

I had my pacemaker put in a year ago I was scared to death it's a mind blower for sure. I went to cardiac rehab for 6 week's and then joined a gym stopped smoking and now I don't even think about it. I JOINED the afib group and ask questions and read all I could knowledge makes you feel you have some control back. It will take some time to get meds together so you feel better but soon you will forget you have it too. Good Luck and post when your scared people are wonderful on here.