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Londoners Help a country visitor

Hi, my pace maker and I are running the London Marathon coming up from Devon.
Unfortunately due to late planning am having to camp at Lea Valley (Edmonton? Near the indoor running track)

THe journey to the Blackheath start by public transports includes 2-3 buses 2 trains and 2-3 walks. Given that I am a countryphile this is somewhat daunting.

Is there anywhere I can drive too on the Sunday morning, and park (a small camper van) from where I can have an easier, more dir...

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aspartame

anyone else have problems with rapid heart beats after consuminb diet beverages with aspartame?

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Pacemaker in 2 weeks

I had tricuspid heart valve repair back in November 2014. Was in Mobitz I 2nd degree block with bradycardia before surgery. Had aflutter after surgery that was ablated back in January. However, I have developed complete 3rd degree heart block since; resting pulse in mid/high 40's. I feel crappy but otherwise have no symptoms except for feeling irregular heartbeat when I go to bed at night. Looks like I'm getting a dual chamber pacemaker in a couple of weeks. Because of the tricuspid valve repair...

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Question about pain

I had a pacemaker implanted on February 24 and am doing pretty well adjusting. I started having a strange pain last night and don't know if it is normal or not. It feels like an electric shock at the pacemaker site. It is quick and a very quick sharp pain. It has been happening repeatedly since early last evening and is starting to frighten me.

Has anyone else had this type of pain? Is it normal and I just need to wait it out?

Thanks.

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Follow Up on Getting Jolted w/o Defib

Thanks for the responses to my post about getting jolted 4 times even though I don't have a defibrillator. (I know: it's crazy!). DONR I sent you a private message for help.

Anyway, my general physician is arranging a second opinion with an EP in a large city nearby. I love my cardiologist (not the interrogation person) but best I can tell he is not an EP. I learned here (Tracey?) that all EPs are cardiologists but not all cardiologists are EPs. Thanks again to all who responded and...

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Wearing a watch

Hi all I have been wearing a watch for about a week now and not been feeling well don't no weather it has anything to do with having pm in or not could any one tell me I feel tired all the time and very sick no engery and no motivation Al I Ment to wear a watch on my left arm or not can it cause my pm to not work as it should please help I have taken my watch of an going to see what happens

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Very new member

Hi all,
Joined 5 minutes ago....I'm a 62 year old male who has been running now for 27 years. 22 marathons, multiple biathlons and road racing through out the north east. I was diagnosed with atrial flutter and sinus bradycardia. Doc always told me I may need a pacemaker sometime in the future. The future is this Monday. Was wondering if any other runners wear a heart monitor post pacemaker installation. I'll drill the doctor on the subject, but I've always respected the advice from fellow...

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Trouble with Rate Response

Hi
I am a 62 year old male and had a dual lead PM installed 3.5 weeks ago. It was tough going the first few days, but things got considerably better, with no issues. I went for my 3 week check with the EP at about 2.5 weeks , as he was going to be out of the office.
At that time he said it is his practice to turn on Rate Response, which he did. From that point on, I started getting these odd sensations in my chest. It almost felt like I was getting this odd beat, almost in my throa...

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Got Jolted 4x but no defibrillator

Crazy! Last night in bed I got jolted in the heart. But I don't have a defibrillator. Laying on my left side trying to fall asleep and I jerked and gasped then 2 sec later again and 2 seconds after that got it a third time. No pain just a jolt enough to make me jerk and gasp each time. Afterward it kept feeling like it would happen again - sort of like hiccups might come back after they had stopped. I fell asleep eventually and had one more jolt about an hour later and half the intensity. Went...

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Checking in . . .

Hey, everyone. Two weeks out from pm implantation and I am feeling better than I did in the six months before I got it. Of course, the plumber has me scheduled for an echo and a stress test in the next week, so my sedentary ass is dragging out to walk every day. Don't hate. My job is so physically demanding that my body took short term leave when my heart did. Back to the grind in a couple more weeks. Dealing with all the paperwork involved with insurance, std and fml has me frustrated but...

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TO: donr

Hi Don,

I just wanted to let you know that I sent you a regular email.

Pookie

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Diet

Has any one on here tried Garcinia Cambogia? I have a pacemaker and I want to make sure it is safe to take!

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Abdomen

At the moment I have a pacemaker in my tummy and its much more comfortable than when I had them in my chest although now it has flipped so its kind of standing up, so a bit uncomfortable now. It is possible that that I might have it upgraded to a three lead or one with a defib and was wondering in they have to go in your chest or can go in my tummy again??

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Under 30 Bradycardia Athelete

Hello,
My name is Vinny and I am a 29 y/o male diagnosed with symptomatic bradycardia. I have always been very active throughout my entire life exercising 7 days a week, eating healthy, and living the healthiest lifestyle I could.
About 6 months ago I started to feel terrible after exercise. I started having bouts of lightheadedness that would last for hours, difficulty concentrating, chest palpitations, difficulty sleeping, severe fatigue, very little tolerance for exercise...

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Feeling Strange

Had PM fitted 24th Feb '15 ago due to collapses which were 2 years apart - complete heart block - had felt healthy in between collapses.

Been having what I expect to be usual soreness plus few white sutures coming through wound but, all in all in past week felt I was going in right direction. Being sensible with arm movement, lifting pushing etc but essentially am completely back to normal living.

Had a wound check last week and removed couple of sutures that had come throu...

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Interviews with Pacemaker Patients

Leede Research is conducting interviews with pacemaker patients in the Toronto area on behalf of Medtronic, a major medical device manufacturer. This is a standard study for getting user feedback on a new product for pacemaker patients to ensure it can be used easily by intended users, and will pose absolutely no risk to participants. There is no audio or video recording involved in this research, and all feedback will be held strictly confidential. This research is required for product deve...

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Naming your device

Did you? Openly or Privately? Will you share the name here?

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Uncertain

Hi Jane here again.5 weeks post PM back to work 2days then 3 the following week this week 4 days . Doing a little more each day.People say I look better ie have some colour and I don't feel as though I will fall over if I stand too long . However I am still getting the same fast pulse (90/100) and that awful tight feeling in chest (sternum) and neck/throat area which makes me feel rotten and if it goes on long enough I get headaches and just need to sit down. Have got some hassle at work as they...

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Are these symptoms normal?

I am a 25 year old female and had my first pacemaker fitted almost 4 months ago. Recently the sight of my pacemaker has been really itchy under the skin and around the actual device. I sometimes get a sharp pain in the area which only lasts for about 10 to 20 seconds at at time . I also get a dull pain in my heart every so often. I was wondering if this is normal or if anyone else has had any of these symptoms?

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Newly Robotic

40 yo guy here....history of vaso vagal syncope (19 episodes in 30 years, many of which were traumatic- burns, broken jaw, CPR done once) and finally saw an EP guy who recommended a pacemaker. I am two days post pacemaker and feel ok, got a sub pec, seem to have a contact dermatitis or rash but feeling optimistic this will let me live for the next 40 years without a traumatic fall.

I would love to hear from any other "young" people with "normal" hearts but bad syncope and has the pac...

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The experience of having a couple of lengths of wire fed into your heart muscle and an electronic 'box' tucked under the skin is not an insignificant event, but you will survive.