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i received a call from billie in australia to-day. it was like her being next door. so nice to be able to talk. just thought i would tell everyone. we have known each other for about six years from this club. we have talked a lot over the years and now to actually hear her voice. wow!

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transpalnt

anyone on pacemaker club need a hearttransplant?

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Good Morning and Merry Christmas

Morning everyone. Merry Christmas. I hope everyone has a blessing day.

I spending another Christmas in the hospital again. Yesterday, I was feeling great till the doctors came in and dropped the bomb on me. Got another staff infection in my Hickman. They had to pull it out again. It looks like I will be here for another week or so.

God Bless,
Paul

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Radio controlled toys.

Hi,

Firstly Merry Christmas!!

My 4 year old received a few radio controlled toys for Christmas and I wanted advice on how safe they are around my 9 month old who has a PM.
We noticed one of the toys controlled the other one when they were close to each other & visa versa so was wondering if it would interfere with my baby's PM?!
(Hope all you PM veterans aren't rolling your eyes at my silly question but I'm just not sure!!)

Thanks in advance.

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GLADIG YULE!!

I want to wish Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all who are fortunate enough to be reading or writing in this forum. After a cardiac arrest while at work 3 years ago I was revived and received my pacemaker/defibulator. I happened the day after Christmas. If it were not for the technology that is available in our lifetimes, I wouldn't be cooking Prime Rib for my family again this Christmas.

When I consider the things I am grateful for this time of year my cardiologist and techn...

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Pain after heavy lifting?

Hi everyone! I'm brand new to the group. I'm a 30y/0 female, who was born with a heart condition. I had a total of 12 major heart surgeries, from birth to age 20. During that time I had two aortic valve replacements, with the most recent in 2002, where I was given a mechanical valve. In December of 2010 I had a pacemaker implantation, which was a total lifesaver for me. I'm about 90% dependent on it, as my heart was only beating 24 bpm before the procedure.

For some reason, I'v...

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Alcohol Ablation anyone ??

An interesting report in the UK press this morning :-

Medics in the Bristol Hear Institute have saved a patient's life by killing off part of his heart with neat alcohol rather than using the usual burning technique.

The 77 yr old patient had a life-threatening ventricular tachycardia after having suffered a heart attack. Usual procedures were unable to be performed so they introduced neat alcohol along a catheter from the patient's groin. This killed the area of the heart...

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Study Shows Sharp Decline in Device Infections

Vanderbilt Study Shows Sharp Decline in Cardiac Device Infections with TYRX® AIGISRx® Antibacterial Envelope

Results Demonstrate 87% Reduction in Infection Rate

Monmouth Junction, NJ (December 18, 2012): Patients at high risk for surgical site infection following Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) implantation with TYRX, Inc.’s AIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope experienced significantly reduced risk of device infection compared to patients impla...

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% of time pacer working

my pacer is working almost 100% of time. one Cardio told me i needed an angioplasty soon. another said 100 % is normal and if it were him he wouldn't have the surgery in my condition

I have had 2 nuclear stress tests with no sign of blockage. i have very low cholesterol, I exercise and eat well

Puzzled as to who to believe and what to do

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Best Wishes

To all my friends in our special Club I would like to send my very best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. With love to you all. Sheila

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Brief moment of double vision ...

I had a weird onset of double vision yesterday morning and it has me worried ... since it is around christmas time I did not want to rush to the E.R and spend christmas there ... I was on my computer when my eyes just started seeing double . I asked my husband it my eyes were crossed and he said they were fine , If I closed one eye my vision would be normal but if both my eyes were open I could bot see the image was all over the place. It only lasted about 4 minutes Max... and as soon as I laid...

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merry christmas to all

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY FRIENDS AT THE PACEMAKER CLUB. MISSING SMITTY AND PATCH. JESSIE

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Merry Christmas!!!

Been pacing 4 years now and just had one of the best years of my life. I hope everyone is feeling well and looking forward to Christmas and the coming year. So, merry christmas and a very happy new year filled with joy good health and happiness.

Hot Heart x

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Merry Christmas.....

Hi All
Just to wish you all a very merry Christmas.

I've had a few problems post AV node ablation 9 weeks ago, including an emergency hospital admission for non sustained ventricular tachycardia (had never experienced that before, VERY scary). But I'm doing ok, my EP & his team are looking after me & keeping an eye on things, as are the PM techs who are checking my PM recordings regularly for any further VT episodes (none so far, thankfully).

Hubby lost his...

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pacemaker

I'm going to have a pacemaker put in on 12-31-12. I don't have a clue what I'm getting into.

scooterray

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Back in the hospital again

Another crash and burn due to fluild build up. Thought I got it all off due to bringing my weight down to the normal level. Not so!

I was looking farward to being home for Christmas, but as of now, I don't think it will happen. I ready wanted to spend Christmas with my family, more so with my Grandson that is 2 1/2 years old.

Very depressing, but hope to be home for New Years eve. I cook one hell of a seafood gumbo that only a good coonass can cook which every year, the wif...

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billie i missed your call at 6 a.m. this morning

we were sleeping soundly tucked in our warm bed..jessie

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FDA posting on Pradaxa 12/20/12

ISSUE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing health care professionals and the public that the blood thinner (anticoagulant) Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) should not be used to prevent stroke or blood clots (major thromboembolic events) in patients with mechanical heart valves, also known as mechanical prosthetic heart valves. A clinical trial in Europe (the RE-ALIGN trial)1 was recently stopped because Pradaxa users were more likely to experience strokes, heart atta...

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Those Monkeying Mayans !


I'm sure many are releived that the World did not come to an end yesterday. The PMC Armageddon Party here in my village went very well indeed....this is confirmed by how many US PMC members expressed a wish to set up home here, in the UK when possible...or was it the beer talking ?

Tattoo Man

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REVERSED TRACTION?

Hello pacer friends:
I've been using my reversed traction machine for a long time prior to my PM implantation. Does anybody know if i'm allowed to use it with my PM?
I appreciate any information.
Happy Holidays
abbass

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