Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Wolfe Parkinsons White Disease Posted: 11-28-03 14:06pm
My husband is a 37 year old man with a
pacemaker. He was diagnosed with wolfe
parkinsons white disease about 6 years
ago. When he had surgery to repair this
condition the surgeon burnt a hole through
his heart, so they had to implant the
pacemaker. He has since had 3 back
surgeries for heniated disks, it has been
suggested that he get a tens unit
implanted for the cronic pain he suffers
from. My question/concern is that will
another battery operated device in his
body cause problems with his pacemaker??
I also have another question: the last
time we attended the pacemaker clinic, the
technician advised us that he had 254
incidents where his heart beated 5 or more
beats per second. They told us the
pacemaker was fine. What are the chances
of this wpw coming back on the good side
of his heart?
Is wpw a degenerative disease or can you
expect to lead a normal life?
Every doctor we see seems to give us the
run around, or not the whole story.
I would just like to know a little more
about what we're really dealing with.
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kl2299
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Dec 2003 Posts: 3 Location: Ontario
I Have Wpw Also Posted: 12-02-03 11:25am
I have lived with wpw. I also run into
the same problems about doctors not
knowing about the disease and such. I
have known about it for about 10 years now
and we don't have too many problems with
it. I have problems with excersizing and
the cardio aspect of it. But other than
that have lead a pretty normal life. I
don't think that doctors are very informed
about it now and even my family doctor
that I have had for about 5 years would
like me to go to a specialist. If you
have any information about it please reply
back about this I would be interested in
learning more of what other people are
told about it. I also don't really have
any info about it and would love to share
what I know but it is just personal
experience really.
