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Had my PM put in July 1 2014

Had my Pm St. Judes 5820 2 lead Tuesday at 12:30 PM. All went well. I am sitting up in my private room and start having twitches on my lower right side. It continued thought the night asked 3 rn's and they said it was not pacemaker related. The next morning it was a complete twitching /spasm of the right side you could see it through hospital gown. Told pacemaker guy about it and he said it is a pacemaker problem. One of the leads was shocking a nerve. He turned the power from 1 volt to 2 volts...

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Happy Birthday - to Us

Well, it's that day of the year again when all the Yanks crawl out from under their rocks & hold a raucous Star-Spangled bash of a birthday party - on the WRONG day, of course.

Ah, the Fourth of July. Conjours up all sorts of visions - fireworks celebration, cannon fire as salutes, flags, picnics, barbecues - a general, all-around grand time. Oh, BTW - don't forget the speeches!

We celebrate a major event in the history of the World; but it was really a schmear of events...

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burning in armpit

Hi just had my pacemaker surgery on 7/1/2014. have arm in sling, only taking tylenol for pain. i am having burning pain on the edge of my armpit and my underarm. has anyone else experienced this? Still not active, just resting, see the doctor on 7/10/14. have put neosporin on my skin which gives some relief. going back to ice pack today. Would like to know if anyone else had this problem and how long it took to go away.

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new comer

I had my pacemaker insertion and angiogram done on the 4th of June 2014 so today is exactly a month therefore I've decided to join this community cause I figured I needed to start living with my pacemaker, right..? Hope to learn a lot from everyone

Regards

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11 days post op

Dr said no real restrictions e sceptic raising left arm over head. Incision site looks good. When will it not looks like a huge bulge in my chest and also I noticed what looks like small broken veins under incision. Is that normal or has anyone else had same?

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Magnesium 375g

Has anyone had more ectopic beats taking Magnesium. Have only been taking for two days and day three they are worse.

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Anyone feel shock from PM?

Woke up to a strong electrical shock 4 months ago while in hospital recovering from bladder surgery. My cardio said it was from the cauterize the surgeon used which caused the electrical response. Just had another shock while falling asleep (that's when my heart was pausing b4 pm) This am the area around pm seems a little sore. Never heard a pm delivering a shock only a defibrillator doing this. Anyone else have a small shock from their pm?

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New to the PM world!

As of June 23rd, 2014 I am the proud owner of a Boston Scientific CRT-D. My Dr. told me that this would increase my energy level and I might say I think he was correct. The past 3 - 4 years have been interesting since I had quad-bypass in Feb of 2011. I was pleased to find a site where others are available for support and answers to questions. I like and appreciate my Cardiologist and Arrhythmia Dr's but the sometimes do not share as much information as I would like.

I hope that every...

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Tingly buzz: Paranoia?

Hi all ...

Seven weeks ago, I was implanted with a Medtronic cardiac pacemaker. The reason was that I had occasional long pauses between beats (7 seconds). Only a pacemaker, not the fancier stuff.

Three times now, I have had a tingly buzz from the area of my pacemaker. This mornings was the longest so far. Is this normal? Somehow, I had the impression that I should not be feeling the pacing.

I understand that I am paced less than 1%, so I have no idea whether thi...

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driving adventures

sometimes I wonder...
so - last weekend, driving on the Isle of Wight,UK, I was following the voice of wisdom, (SatNav) with my mother and aunt in the car as we tried to find an historic castle.

So lets set the scene properly, I was at a crossroads in a small town called Newport, following a doubledecker bus with lots of pedestrians, shopping, waiting to cross roads. The voice of wisdom says - Turn left.

Picture this....
The bus brakes suddenly, I brake.....

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create quiet life with signal jammer

As we all know that the mobile phones are used widely in people's daily life now and certainly they have brought much convenience to us. However, for some special places where the phone devices are not allowed, the signals of the mobile phones should be blocked. The mobile phone jammer for sale which can be got from http://www.worldjammer.com/categories/Mobile_Phone_Signal_Jammer_/ is one of the jammer products which can be used in the military to protect the important information from being giv...

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breathing and not breathing

It will be a year in August since I got my pm. But for past 4 weeks I have had difficulty breathing. I had a tremendous fall at work and getting physical therapy for it I got electric stim in which I didn't know that would be a problem with pacey. The breathing difficulty has existed prior to stim. I was admitted to hospital with no findings. I have an appointment scheduled with the electrocardiologist. I really don't know what to do

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Burning Sensation at PM site

Hi Everyone, Had a PM inserted 10 days ago and still get a burning sensation at the site. It seems to come and go and occasionally I feel almost a vibrating sensation. Is this normal and has anyone experienced this before. When I bend over I also have the sensation that it's moving in it's pouch. Is this my imagination or does this happen until it's settled in. Any info would be appreciated.

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Greatful

Hi guys I wanna thank you for your support and encouragement.
Finally got the pm even though it wasn't an easy procedure due to the complications I endured. Im glad Its all over and I feel great.

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Pacemaker Book

Hello everyone,

I just thought I would let people know that I have finally finished my Pacemaker Book!!
It is aimed at people with Pacemakers, using plain English to explain in depth how pacemakers function.

The book is over 100 illustrated pages and also includes an explanation of what happens at your follow up appointments and advice to get more from your appointments.

The book goes on sale in August on Apple Ibooks and the Kindle Version will be out shor...

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Anniversary

Well, today I am proud to say it is my 2nd anniversary with my 1st Pacer.
I can say that I do not dwell on the fact that I have this small computer in my chest anymore,and can say life is quite good.
For all who are new to this,believe me,you can get thru this,I did,and so can you.
Again,thanks for all the help Ive received over the past 2 years on this journey,esp from Donr,who has been a floatation device for me,keeping me from going under in the beginning!
I had 4 days to...

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"noise found from home montior"

Hello,

I am a newbe to this site. I just recently had a Surescan pacemaker implanted Dec. 2013. The crazy thing about it all is I am an MRI Technologist. Everything was going great until my first home monitor. I just received a call from the office that the strips did NOT show anything wrong BUT she told me something about "noise" being picked up as well. I researched and it talks about a broken lead or screw malfunction. I have an appt. soon but was hoping someone might have any info...

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Can't find handset telephone

I am trying so hard to find a old fashion handset telephone so I can use my Instromedlx pacemaker monitoring box for the first time. I can't believe there aren't any in any of the shops in Augusta, GA, I even went to a Antique shop!

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ask about xaretto

Pay attention on the lawyers adds on tv that drug has one says it can cause severe bleeding. Just thought you would like to know. Jackie Caylor Not going through with my ablation to many unanswered questions

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AFIB Initiated By Stress?

79 years. PM implanted 8 weeks ago.

Yesterday the doc said I had AFIB for 40 hours, 4 weeks ago. I had walked seven miles, some of it uphill. I do not remember the temperature, but it was warm and dry. Typical for Arizona in early June. I did not notice any abnormal heart action then or the day thereafter.

Is this unusual? AFIB initiated by physical stress?

He prescribed Propafenone and scheduled a stress test next week.

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You know you're wired when...

You can hear your heartbeat in your cell phone.

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I am just thankful that I am alive and that even though I have this pacemaker it is not the end of the world.