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Feeling a little depressed!

Thanks Sheila, I appreciate your responding to my question! and it helps to just know somebody understood what I was talking about. I am not a depressed person by nature at all, but have felt that way some since the surgery!! I go back for my checkup this Thursday, my first since my surgery. I also have felt my heart feel like it "skips," don't know if that is the right word for it or not, that is just the way it feels, but I suppose that is why I have a PM!! Before I received it, my heart w...

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Mophie for iphone

Anyone have a mophie for iphone. Ok to use with pm.

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Pacemaker Rate Question

I understood that my pacemaker was set to pace if HR went below 60 bpm. Recently had dental surgery and was hooked up to a HR monitor and EKG machine. While waiting for the surgeon (about five minutes) and prior to sedation, my heart rate was 55-57. I had found the same readings with my home heart rate monitor and BP machine but thought maybe they were off. At last ICD check up was told I am paced less than 1%.

Question - is there a time lag from when the heart rate goes down and th...

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what is this "shock" you speak of?

Hello! I have a dual lead PM for 18 months.
After reading the posts today, I noticed that several people said that they had been "shocked". (some worry that it wore down their PM battery).
What are they talking about?
I have to adjust myself (posture, sitting or laying down position) frequently because I can FEEL the PM pulsing. This happens ALL the time. Is that the same thing as the shock you mention?
Should I now ask about the battery life too??
Thanks a lot!
cb...

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Interesting Developments....


.........cardiac news from the London Times, yesterday.

British doctors have conducted the world's first major heart operations on patients in a MRI scanner, using the machine to help them guide a probe to defective tissue and destroy it.....

Two men and a woman, all suffering from a dangerously erratic heartbeat, have been successfully treated at St Thomas' Hospital, London, in a procedure that saw catheters guided deep into their beating heart from an incision in th...

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Jolts vs Joules, Voltes

does anyone know how to translate Jolts into joules or volts?

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AV Node Ablation

I had an AV node ablation and a dual pacemaker implantation in late July this year, following two failed catheter ablations for treatment of paroxysmal AFib and then atrial flutter.

I need to understand how the pacemaker works and what to expect from it, in that now the ventricular rate is controlled 100%,by the pacemaker, will I ever experience arrhythmia again? I know that the atria will continue in AFib (I have to continue lifelong anticoagulation) but that the chaotic signals wil...

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Chest pains

Does anyone experience chest pains internally under the rib cage on the same side as the PM? I get other chest pains in the middle and right side of my chest too. Doctors thought it might be acid reflux but after being on pro tonics for a month there's been no real change in Sx. I've been having arrhythmia's and flutter sensations too. Just did a month lone event monitor and waiting for the results. Of course my Sx got more frequent after the monitoring ended......Not taking heart meds and got o...

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PVCs and chest pain

Before I got my PM, I had chest pain associated with PVCs. It felt like a hammer blow on my chest from the inside.

After the PM, I had gradually worsening chest pain associated with episodes of PVC mediated tachycardia. It felt like severe squeezing terminating in the hammer blow and I would nearly pass out. Turning off the ventricular lead stopped the episodes of severe pain.

I still had/have PVCs and I still occasionally have mild chest pain associated with them. I can ig...

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About to get a Pacemaker

Hello all,
I am undergoing an electrical study next week with the idea that the results will show the need for a pacemaker. If you have been through this before, could you give me an idea of what to expect with regard to how the study feels and recovery time afterword.? Thank you in advance for the support.

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Worried

Hi guys I'm worried, its been 4 months post pacemaker implant. Today was awful. I don't know whats happening I get pale then I passout. My mom says it looks like I'm having a sizure, then afterwards I feel nauseas and throw up. Why is ths happening to me.

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Pacemaker Questionnaire

Still need a few more responses :) So pretty please if you have not filled in the questionnaire yet...
It will be really appreciated!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZJ8TCN8

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Pacemaker Feedback Questionnaire

Hi everyone...

10 questions for people with pacemakers would really appreciate 5 minutes of your time to complete this and it will be fed back to pacemaker manufacturers.
I will post results when I have a good number of respondents

Carl Robinson

The link for the questionnaire is here..

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZJ8TCN8

Thanks again


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Hopefully...

After hearing about the woman who gave birth via a uterus transplant, I thought, "Why not a sinoatrial node transplant?"...and went looking. I found this...
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/women/Scientists+transplant+gene+into+pigs+hearts+create+biological/10035273/story.html
Apparently, scientists are already working on it, and have seen some success with pigs. I appreciate all the support and advice from this website, but it would be even better if we didn't even need a website...

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One year anniversary

8-Oct - My one year anniversary with the PM. Unfortunately I was unconscious when I got the PM so I'm taking my wife's word about it.

So for the newbies, things do get better. There were times in this past year that I thought things would never get better. But they did.

There were times when I would ask myself if I would ever get back to some level of normal. But I did.

Hang in there. Life does get better.

My best wishes to all.

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penpal

Hi, anyone want to be a penpal? live in uk

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B-12 Shot

Hi. I went with my daughter to a doctor she sees for weight management. Just trying to maintain my weight because before the pacemaker I lost a good 50lbs. I'm guessing cause I felt so bad. Have gained about 20 back. I have been taking B-12 for a while. My pacemaker surgery was in May 2014. After a long list of questions by this doctor, he gave me the B-12 shot. I thought it would help bring my energy level up but all I get is sweating. Anybody else get B-12 shot after pacemaker?

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Considering PM and want advice

OK, I'm new to this. I've been following the site for a while and find that many of the posts sound like me. I am 42 years old and have had significant bradycardia for the past 3 years (probably longer than that but have been diagnosed now). I also have PVC's. My heart rate is usually in the low 40's but it has gone down to 37 one time when I went to ER. I am an active person, when I have the energy, but my endurance has been pretty poor for quite some time now. I have had every test under...

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Fatigue

I'm new and looking for guidance. I have sinus bradycardia (upper 30s at night, mid 40s day) with no other major heart problems, plus I have obstructive sleep apnea treated by CPAP. I often have severe fatigue which seems to be worsening in conjunction with my heart rate gradually slowing over the last few years. My cardiologists have said it is my option to get a pacemaker. (I'm considering a Medtronic Advisa if I do.) However, they will give me no assurance or even a meaningful probability est...

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Heart rate

My pacemakers minimum bpm is set at 70. In the last couple hours it has dropped to 45 bpm. And has stayed there for several hours. Other than feeling like crap. Should I be concerned?

Thanks

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You know you're wired when...

Your old device becomes a paper weight for your desk.

Member Quotes

I've seen many posts about people being concerned about exercise after having a device so thought I would let you know that yesterday I raced my first marathon since having my pacemaker fitted in fall 2004.