Low heart beat

[asia2003]

Is there anybody out their heart rate in the 30's? my heart rate is 30 but i have a pacemaker is set for full time use and my live depend on it ..

[asia2003]

good you ask me.. my pacemaker is set to 80beats and I'm 100% depend on my pacemaker.. i have a Medtronic this my 2nd. pacemaker... my first Medtronic  pacemaker i had it for 18 yrs. until the doctor turn it down than it didn't work good.. had to get a new one.. in Dec. it will be 2yrs. i had my pacemaker check last week and i find out the doctor that put my pacemaker in didn't set my pacemaker for life depend.. Good news is now my pacemaker is set for it not to be ever turn off.. sometime my heart skip beat and beat to fast i take med for that.. but i get around like i don't have a heart problems most of the time... no one knows i have heart problem if i don't tell them.. i have 3 open heart surgery i was born will many hole in my heart.. the doctors didn't fine out until i had my first son and still didn't won't me to take birth control me and my husband had another son.. than my heart got more bad and the holes out bigger and when my youngest son was 6mons i had my first surgery.. now my sons are 22 and 24.. back in 99 the doctors was talking about another surgery but they say they can't.. because if they open me up I'm going on the tablet.. i thank God for the way I'm now..

[Encephalomalcia]

Can your pacemaker be set to make your heart beat a certain rate?  My mom's Medtronic pacemaker would not allow her heart to beat under 70 beats per minute.  She had a dual pacemaker.  Ask your doctor if they can set your pacemaker.