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my hair!!!

help! has anyone had a problem styling hair? ever since my surgery i cannot do anything with it! i dont use a lot of gook but it wont do a thing. is this a result of surgery or just ole age?

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St JUDE PM3242 Users

I think this a fairly new model. I am seven weeks out and everything seems to be going great. Second degree block stage 2 block - slow pulse Any comments from PM 3242 users -- Thanks

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beep from communicator

i MAY have heard one beep during my 2-4 AM reading from my st. jude merlin home communicator. i MAY have been dreaming. anyone else have this happen?

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private message

I appreciate whoever sent me a private message, but my account is not letting me view any of them! :(
judy

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NEED HELP ON BRAND & TYPE OF PM

This is my first posting. I'm scheduled to have a PM inserted June 17 at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California. I have slow heartbeat and need advice on:
1. Brand: Medtronics, Saint Jude, or Boston?
2. Single or dual?
3. Rate responsive?
4. Outpatient or stay at hospital?
5. Other issues.
I did lots of research and found out that I need a PM and actually want to have one. I went to a cardiologist who had me wear a Holter monitor in 2011. It wasn't...

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Merlin at home and cell phone adaptor

I received a letter today from my pacemaker clinic stating my transmitter has not sent a weekly reading in 3 weeks. I was not aware my transmitter was not working as the lights did not indicate a problem; nor did my cell phone adaptor. I have had a problem before and the darn thing went crazy. I called the 1800 number and followed the gentleman's instructions which included unplugging the machine and hitting the only button on the front... REALLY?!? 45 minutes of listening to the most annoying b...

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low B/P

i posted a couple of days ago and got some good info. i live in baja mexico and my cardio doc is out of town for a week. my medtronic is doing 100% of the work. put in in nov 2013. no problems. doc prescribed MICARDIS 12.5 mg and TEMERIT 5mg daily. TEMERIT is also known as NEBILETor NEBIVOLOL HYDROCLORIDE. everything perfect until a few days ago. started feeling light headed and some dizzyness. had a blackout and fell. similar to before the PM. checked my B/P and seemed low. 100/51...

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Trying to make the right decision.

Hi,
my husband (65yrs) has a very slow heart rate. 52bpm. He is not fit. I state that he isn't fit because Doctors continually say that a slow heart rate must mean he is fit! Works hard, but doesn't do any type of exercise. Is 6'2" and slightly overweight. For the past couple of years he has felt tired all the time. His heart misses beats. When this happens, he feels particularly bad. This happens spasmodically and by the time he gets an appointment the episode has generally passed. He ha...

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Vibration from music at outdoor concert

Hi
Just had to leave an outdoor music festival Clapped, sang and danced Had a great time Sat in front row Lots of electronic equipment Next band set up and as soon as they started to play, I felt a fluttering sensation mid - sternum, breathless and panicy. I felt I had to get away from the vibration. I had no pain. When I got to the car I was OK . I had a St Jude PM dual lead PM implanted on April 23, 2014. Has any one had this happen to them or heard of it happening to others. Thanks

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Pacemaker Cost

Hello It seems I need a pacemaker and have questions about the cost and any resources to cover this cost. I'm 60 years old.
Thanks for any help :)

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risk of pm dislodge

I work in an enviorment where physical assault is common(psych. r.n.) recent pm plkacement, return to work in 4 more weeks. any info on dislodge risk? i see some info on avoidance of contact sports...my job has potential for being ultimate 'contact sport".brent

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Lattitude Communicator

Hey everyone. I have a Boston Scientific Pacemaker and the doctors office gave me a Latitude Nxt Wave Communicator yesterday. Just getting ready to set it up.

Would love to know your thoughts about these or any monitors in general.

Thanks. Have a good one!

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stiff arm

i'm trying to figure out if my stiff arm is leftover from implant procedure 5 weeks ago. upper arm is still stiff at times. doc told me to still be careful of my arm so i am protective of it and movement is guarded. I'm using it more and more but not lifting it high or carrying a lot of heavy things. gets a little sore if i use it too much. hoping this is normal.
thanks

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Today is an Historic Anniversary.....

.....of an event that affected all of the "Western World."

What is becoming a lifetime ago, my family was standing around a very large granite carving in a Munich Park. It was a young German infantryman, laid out on a catafalque in great coat, boots & steel helmet of WW-I. Our younger son, Eric (about 12 or 13) asked me "Dad, what's this memorial about?" The best answer I could generate was "Eric - the losers also mourn their dead." For a 12 yr old, it was apparently correct, bec...

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3 weeks ago...

I had my pm implanted for complete heart block. I went back to work with some restrictions this week. It was a hard week, but this morning I woke up feeling great, for the first time. Cough is gone, GI issues have finally resolved themselves. Tomorrow I will start getting back into my work out routine. I am thankful for all those who have given advice, support and encouragement the last month. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

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Dentist's Reaction to my CRT-D

I went to my dentist's office this afternoon for a routine cleaning. When I told the hygienist about my new CRT-D she consulted the dentist about how to proceed and the dentist said I must be pre-medicated before any dental procedure for the next two to five years. Now I have to take 2000 mg of Amoxicillin one hour before I go to the office.
This all happened in Texas in the USA. If you have had similar reactions, I'd like to hear your story and country.
Thanks

I'd like to...

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Shoulder pain

It has been 3 weeks tomorrow since I got me PM. I having been doing real good and feeling good. Well last night I did something stupid. I had something fall off the table and go under it. So I crawled under it to pick it up. On my way up I was trying to not put pressure on my left arm. Instead I moved my left shoulder wrong and got a shooting pain right by my PM. Today It hurts and feels really bruised. Been icing it all day. I am really hoping I didn't do any damage. Any signs to watch for. My...

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new pm

Really upset on how this pacemaker is sitting it looks slanted Dr says it fine it has been 4 week old pacemaker was flat will it settle possible it is still swollen it is sore concerned any advice

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Hot streak.

I had a pacemaker implanted the 23rd of May, 2014. This past Saturday(31 May) while at a restaurant, I felt what seemed to be a hot streak from my pacemaker to my heart. Has anyone felt anything like this?

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icd and smart phones

oh and i forgot to mention or ask about the new smart phones.Do they interfere whit the pacemaker-defib? It seems when i talk on my new phone my pacemaker-defib tries to poke right out of my skin.

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In fact after the final "tweaks" of my pacemaker programming at the one year check up it is working so well that I forget I have it.