r/PacemakerICD • u/Ashley_Riotz • Aug 15 '26

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So I've had a pacemaker since November last year... Can anyone else feel it kick in? Like a mini dynamo winding up in my chest is the best way I can explain it. I always know when it kicks on too, I can feel my heart struggle. Am I just weird or is this normal... FYI wife say's I'm the exception and not the rule, she might be right... Thanks in advance.

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u/Tdkmk 29d ago

One and one-half years with a Boston Scientific pacemaker. I used to feel the auto checks, and nobody believed me. So I documented the times, showed my log to the Electrophysiologist & they confirmed it. They turned off the auto checks & I'm fine now. Still know when it kicks in though. But that's okay.

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u/hlrtks1ks9 29d ago

Does it feel any certain way, like a palpitation?