Implanting a Pacemaker: Seeking Advice

My ejection fraction was 20 percent when I was diagnosed, and my cardiologist didn’t hesitate to put in two stents and a pacemaker/defibrillator. I’m wondering now if we should have held off. My EF went to 40 percent, but I’m starting to show symptoms again, especially the coughing. I’m not sure what to do.

Try taking black seed oil with your medications. It may help improve your injection fraction. I believe that is what improved mine.

They thought I was going to need one but my EF went up 5% at the last ECHO and they are holding off. I’d rather not if I do r need to do this. Of course if I try to do too much I get chest pains. All of this without any insurance. They have changed one med and I’m still on blood thinner. I was diagnosed Dec2021

Thanks for your reply! I was wearing a life vest for almost 6 months and I stopped because my prescription needed a renewal. My ejection fraction was 10-15% last September and it increased to 30% in December but it has only improved by 2% since then. I’ve been taking 7 medicines. Now my doctor wants me to consider implanting a defibrillator which I don’t want because I’ve been feeling normal and I’m afraid that I would feel depressed if I had the defibrillator. I’m 29 and I don’t wanna carry a heavy device in my body yet…