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Here's a couple of pre pacer photos. One is at 16 yrs old and the second 35 yrs old. The second was miss labeled. It's actually at a back country hot springs in the desert.

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pace marker has not worked on two occasions

Hi All, This is my first posting on the pacemaker club web site and would like to say that it is great for newbies like myself.Had my Boston Scientific Ingenio since August 27th, things have been going except for on two occasions the pacemaker did not work I am seeing two cardiologist at the moment told him this story did not believe me until I showed him my print out from my bike ride with heart rate around 60 for most of it ( did not last long ) then showed the history from the last 4 weeks w...

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new

Just got mind two days ago i feel so werd

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Just Wondering

About all the members who were born in 1870...these ICD's work even better than I thought!

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BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED

Hi All,

I read this article and thought some would find it interesting:

New Device Could Allow Your Heartbeat to Power Pacemaker

ScienceDaily (Nov. 4, 2012) — An experimental device converted energy from a beating heart to provide enough electricity to power a pacemaker, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.

The findings suggest that patients could power their pacemakers -- eliminating the need for replaceme...

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Newbie, 33 and about to get first pm

Hello all,

This is my first posting. I'm 33 years old, 10 days out from my first pacemaker (Nov 16th), and have never been more scared of anything in my life! I have 2nd degree heartblock and have lightheadedness, and fatigue pretty much all the time. It's all I can think about! Sometimes the palpitations make me want to scream!

I have always had anxiety, and thats what doctors kept telling me this was and it wasn't until I went to a walkin clinic a few months ago for...

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Stay out of the Park

So, ..picture this..two oldish Ladies, .both with pacemakers are sitting on a bench in the park....

Suddenly a Naked Jogger comes tripping by...

One Lady has a stroke

The other couldnt reach...

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As I live and breathe.. this gag has just come via Skype from the Costa del Sol, from my Sainted Mother-in-Law..Eileen..herself a Pacemaker Queen.

I know its an old one ,..but so is she (87)..I love you Eileen,.. a...

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Julie Bowen

Hi all. I'm just wandering if anyone knows where actress Julie Bowen has her pacemaker. Its not visible when she wears strapless dresses? Very curious. Be lovely if they weren't so visible, especially in summer.

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Pacemakers vulnerable to attack, expert warns

The following article was published by the Sydney Morning Herald this morning. Does anyone have any clues or further information on this issue

"Fatal risk at heart of lax security

Ben Grubb
Published: November 6, 2012 - 1:08AM

A hacker with a laptop watches a crowd of people from a distance, presses a button and 10 people grip their chests and drop dead. The hacker then walks away, leaving no evidence of the mass murder he has just committed.

It...

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Young and worried :(

I'm 26 years old, and in the past year I've had two cardiac caths and ablations. One was for SVT and the other was a sinus node ablation that was to result in a pacemaker. The first ablation resulted in a massive clot that enveloped my entire thigh and unfortunately, the SA ablation went wrong also, and they ended up puncturing my heart, which led to pericarditus (blood around the heart). Due to this, the pacemaker was not implanted and I've been suffering ever since with irractic beats, fast he...

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Pulse

Question, was filling a little tired after a long day of doing alot of little things. Had my pacemaker bu in about ten weeks ago and have had not one problem. but I checked my B/P and pulse and it came out fine except the pulse read 51 and with the pacemaker in it's not suppose to go below 60. So I got my wifes monitor and checked and my pulse was 66 and checked about two hours later and it was 61. Have any of you had your pulse go below what your pacemaker is set for?? Thanks for any help AL

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Feeling good about myself!

Hello everyone in the PM world. I have had my PM in since August 2012. It's a St. Jude Device, I have a Merlin at home. I also had quintuple bypass in July 2009. I just wanted to share some thoughts with everyone.

I have been "jogging" more or less over the last two years to keep my BP down and to lose weight. Have had no problems when jogging. I work a desk during the day (govt. worker). I jog about 10-15 miles a week along with cross training on my off days. I have been to my...

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King of the Hill

Take a look at the photo of me in charge of all that I own while camping in the desert last week.

Beautiful country.

frank

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Just starting

I just got my pacemaker implanted about 4 days ago. I've been having a hard time sleeping, finding a comfortable position to sleep. Any suggestions?

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Bad Times

My Wife has had a pacer/defib installed in 06. She has long Cardio history, 7 stints, double and triple by passes, 2 heart attacks, 1 small stroke. Doctors said She would be gone 2 years ago, so just shows how well They predicted.
Things got to be pretty normal, other than a slow weakening. April 24th She called Me into room and said something didn't feel right. I asked Her if She wanted to go to ER and said no let's wait a bit. Not 30 seconds went by and She let out the worst blood chilli...

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coughing sneezeing

can leads come loose or of by cough or sneeze 11 days after being installed?

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help me understand please

Hi everyone,
I have not been "on" for quite a while and lots of things happend. I feel like a guinea pig because of "trying out" re-adjusting my pacemaker. I seem to be wired differently (literally) because the doc could not find the venes where they were supposed to be. took over 3 hours to put the "generator" in. Anyway, does anyone know how I can find out how my own little heart is doing? Had an ablation, so 3rd heart block, 100% paced in my ventricle, 91% in the atrium. so my heart is...

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Thanks Ian

for the feedback. I know I have read about statins depleting CoQ10 on more than 1 website, but I will not challenge your knowledge given your background...although I do love a good challenge...LOL.

Having said that, could this be similar to: coffee is not good for you, no wait...coffee is good for you now...no, coffee is not good for you...ok, right now, coffee is good for you again?

As far as CoQ10, I feel better taking it and I do notice a difference if I run out, but d...

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Prongs are amde of what metals?

I may have to eventually have a pace maker fitted. I am allergic to Cobalt and Nickel and need to know are these metals involved in the manufacture pf the prongs before going any further. I ahd to ahve tests pre a hip replacemnt and have a ceramiic prothesis because of this. Please help me with soem info. Thanks.

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Cough

Hi all,

Just over a week or 2 ago I had the flu jab, and like last year and the year before, I got a stinking cold and now a chesty cough. The cough that I had before the PM implant I had for about four months, and it went soon as I had the PM.
I read on here somewhere that we should not take any cough syrups/mixtures, with most conditions such as complete heart block which is what I have, is this true? Are there any mixtures we can take??
I hope you are all enjoying the wee...

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You know you're wired when...

You prefer rechargeable batteries.

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