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:-(

Morning!
Well l am still in hospital but hoping to be home later.
I had an ache down my left arm & in my chest so was admitted as a precaution.
Have to have echo later ( which l usually have done in feb' but had no appt' this year & then an exercise stress test & see the cardio' then home to what's left of my birthday !
Thankyou for your comments earlier, l needed them :-)
Next post will be to say l am home partying at "the shed"
Sue x

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Spasms

Hi I have been pacing for 3weeks now. I have started having spasms on my right side that my wife says feels like a baby kicking to her. From reading the forum I see I am not alone. That certainly makes me feel better.

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blood pressure and cholesterol

are there different standards for blood pressure and cholesterol for patients with a pacemaker?

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Recovery

It's now been 6 weeks post op, and was wondering when and if the bulge on my chest will eventually reduce in size.

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:-(

Got admitted to hospital today so l am a bit fed up. Not sure what is wrong yet not much in the way of doctors about with it being Sunday.
Hope to be out tomorrow cos it's my 57th birthday & l don't want to spend it here so fingers crossed for me please.
Sue x

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CRT-D firing off today

Well, it did the job on me today. First time it fired off. Been feeling bad the last couple days with a cold. Lite headed, I tried to get up and go to the bathroom. Didn't make it. I passed out cold. My wife got me up into the lounge chair and I was having a very hard time breathing. She called 911. They got to my house in a couple minutes. Well they had me hooked up to a EKG and was working on me. All at once, the CRT-D fired. Really wasn't what I expected. The tech was over me and he even saw...

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racing

Hi can anyone help iv been fine since my recovery of pm 1st march 2013 but yest afternoon i kept having episodes of short bursts of rapid HR like the start of svt only lasted seconds but kept doing it on and off iv had the same today is this anything i should be concened about or is it the pacer just pacing if my HR has dropped.

thanks

kimbo

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ASD/PFO device with pacemaker?

18 months ago I had a 25 mm Cribiform Septal Occluder device implanted to close a hole in my heart (ASD/PFO with ASA). I have had increasing bradycardias and passing out. Dr gave me nitro spray in a tilt table test and my HR dropped to the 20s and stopped for 4 - 5 seconds. Trying for years to tell them I had pauses not only PVCs. I was given ll the wrong meds that made me worse because I could not convince anyone. I have been much worse since the test. My legs are shaky and my chest hurts and I...

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Not feeling that great

Hi everyone! I was able to shower today and that felt great! However, last night my sight started to feel really tight and hurt when I walked. I'm only one week in. Today I feel a little light headed and kind of like I can feel my heart in my throat again. I'm also gaining weight which is a real bummer cause I had lost 30 lbs before I to my pm.

Invited to a concert at a small theatre in town and now I'm wondering if that is safe. It's an old 70's rock band.

I'm more anx...

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My Story

Hey Guys!
My name is Courtney and I would like to share my story with y'all! When I was 5 years old I experienced fainting spells. I mainly got them when I was by myself and never told my parents. Then on Thanksgiving night, I fainted in front of my entire family. I was rushed to the hospital and got a pacemaker implanted. The first implant somehow was not put in correctly and I could not stop bleeding. They took me in again and it was a success! It was weird going back to school (kindergar...

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PACEMAKER

In the next couple of weeks I should be up dating my Pacemaker from a two wire to a CRT------ I am 76 years old I have CHF and Av-Node ablation people have been talking about a CRT-D but since I have a Av- Node ablation I thought I would be getting a CRT-P------------------------Do I need a CRT-D ? Thanks
Vinnie

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TESTING

Just testing---I'm new to this site and I sent my first post the other day ( at least I thought I did ) but I don't see it any place.
Vinnie

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Pain...

Hiya,
I have been having Pacemakers since the age of 9.
I am on my 3rd Pacemaker, however, have been operated on 5 times due to issues after surgery in the 2nd and 3rd replacement operations.

I have been told there is a lot of scar tissue in the area the boxes have been.
I also suffer now with a lot of pain in the area.
Has anyone else had several operations and also has any pain issues?

Do you have any advice on how to ease the pain etc...

I...

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PM implant

Tomorrow I get a PM. I don't know what scares me more, the actual procedure or the fear of lifting my arm accidentally and dislodging the leads. I know I shouldn't be afraid as I've read what so many others here have gone through here in this group. I'm just nervous.

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transplant

I haven't posted in a whole year but in that whole year that has pasted I've gotten my heart transplant in September ! :D 9/21/12


and I'm 8 months post transplant.


thanks to everyone who supported me on my journey, it's greatly appreciated.

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Another lead 1 year later

I need some feedback...last April i got a rate response pacer for bradycardia. Since then I've had more and more conduction problems, skipped and blocked beats, PVCs ect. Now they are talking about putting in a ventrical lead(I only have an atrial now). How common is this? I'm a little nervous and not too happy. I have a 2 month old baby that I want to continue to nurse.

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where you at

Anyone here live in or near fayetteville,n.c. Steveareno

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Tattoo Over PM Location

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to do a follow up post now that ive done my research, talked to my cardiologist, and made an appointment for a tattoo come july. If you missed my first post, i am a 22 y/o athletic male who was looking for advice on tattoos over a pm area. Now, im am to get a religious chest tattoo that will pretty much cover shoulder to shoulder and hide all 3 keloid scars i have from previous PM incisions and open heard surgery. Here are a few things i ran into during t...

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Hello

Hello everyone hope all is going well for everyone..I just had a quick question I am looking for someone that might live in my area as i do not know anyone that has a pacemaker and sometimes its nicce to chat with someone that lives close to you.I live in Placerville Calif. which is east of sacramento about 40 miles ..Thanks

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Morning all

Just popping in to say hi to all and hope all are doing good. Myself, well good and bad days. Last doctors appointment didn't do any good other then adding more meds. Only good thing about that is that I don't have to eat anymore. I get a full meal just on them.

The real big problem is were they placed the picc line in my arm. It kinks up often. Not a good feeling at all when I get it unkinked. It shoots a lot of Dobutamine in me all at once, making my heart go to the races. So bad th...

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