Internet bulliten boards are often not the best place to obtain medical opinions.

Just saying.

Would they be talking about a dual chamber pacemaker?

I don't know about that. I get a lot of good bicycle advice on the medical forums!

Weak link, you're right! Read back through the thread... nobody's playing doctor, and I've gotten some dang good common sense advice here.

I'm in the hospital this evening, recovering. Got the device inserted this afternoon, and the ticker is beating a steady 60 with a purdy sinus rhythm. I think it's dual chamber, but the way it was described to me is that it's only programmed to stimulate the atrium, the ventricals will follow normally in my case. The second lead will only fire if the ventrical fails to contract (which has never been my problem). It's kind of a fail safe... the pacemaker is there, why not have the added protection? (Re-read that last question as if a lawyer were asking it. We're a litigious society.)
They now don't even think there is a blockage... just gets too slow when at rest (low as 27 bpm at night). When moving and exercising, things speed up and operate normally.

A hospital with internet access for patients - that's great.
A HR of 60 with normal sinus rythmn is great, too.

Follow the doctor's orders and heal up quickly. Get back out there riding when you can.

Glad its fixed
 

HI,
I remember many times as a runner many doctors don't understand the heart of a athelete it dosen't fit the normal group. heart size of a runner can be that of someone who has serious heart problems.
On the other foot many abnormal heart beats can lead to blood clots, so stabilizing the heart seems to make alot of sense. Has any one reccomended an asprin regime, I can't take asprin cause it gives me problems, and of course if your on bloodthinners its a bad idea.
Doug

Good luck with the machine whats the maintance cycle for the device.