all this heart to heart talk, its good for people to talk about issues like this, years ago my heart beat at rest was 44bpm like being in a jurassic park movie waiting for the next kkaboomp , well discussed it with my GP, the prognosis , you have 3 nodes in your heart the top node a middle note and a bottom node. the node controls the electrical impulse that activates the heart muscle. look , if the top node fails your middle one will take over, ok christmas time and having that early morning shower I found it hard to breathe, plus walking the dogs really took its toll. Visted my GP on a general check.. have you had any chest pains, no why your heart is just fluttering no real pulse, next thing was take this letter to the hospital do not dilly dally go straight there. that was in february . went to see a heart specialist, wore the heart monitor for 24hrs and got the call, your a sick man, at night your heart rate dropped to 33bpm and had 4-5 second sleeps your pacemaker material oh there's a waiting list are you joking , what's the point in having private health insurance , mmmmm thats different see you in the private hospital in 2 days so over the years my heart rate is 60bpm, thought it was the pacemaker but that only kicks in about 70%of the time. Since then Have heard of the laser treatment on the internal heart wall most say its very successful. the pacemaker is a life style changer no more electro magnetic fields so i cant electric weld cant invent and make stuff,,,, they don't know about the detectors and its impact on pacemakers, so the moral of my story if you feel different in any way don't be a hero go seek medical advice and the solutions that may affect you , the heart specialists waiting list is growing why every new implant requires an annual check, its been 5 years since mine was installed and the specialist has a fully saturated book 6 months waiting minimum and they don't book you in 12 months in advance .... its been nearly 2 years and i'm in in december the last check battery life of pacemaker recorded an event don't know when never had any pains but some times sweat up a little in bed and perhaps thats a heart issue, guys and gals on the forum , any suspicions get it checked out its to late when your dead