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Occasionally feeling irregular heartbeat 2 weeks post pacemaker implant

I had a pacemaker implanted two weeks ago to keep my heart rate from dropping too low. I have afib and the afib is well controlled with Sotalol.  However, the Sotalol was causing my heart rate to drop into the low 30's. Thus the pacemaker. Surgery and recovery have gone well but I feel as though my heart is beating irregularly for short periods of time on occasion. I only seem to notice this when I am relaxing and then all I can think of is that I'm going back...

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Xarelto

Hey Neighbors:

I had pm installed in July.  All is well....except I still have low stamina.  I had this before the pm and was hoping it would help.  I have heard that blood thinners like Xarelto decreaser stamina.  I googled it and sure enough, there is a lot of talk about that.  I would enjoy hearing from any of you about your experiences on this.

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cost

I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a monthly charge for a Biotronik home montering system and if so what the cost is.

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altitude

altitude ..i have pacemaker since 07 had my 2 pacemaker change ..my question is this i live in los angeles close the the beach all my life i went to vacation to a city that is 3000 feet and also spend sometime in the mountains around 3500 feet stay there for a few days ,,here is my question cause not even my DR understands me . i cant do any exercise or get my heart rate up on those cities of altitude cause i feel like passing out if i run i feel i cant catch my breath trouble breathing only...

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holland therapist

does anyone know about Coriij Kooij who is an orthomolecular therapist in holland?  or has anyone had experience with this type of therapy? thanks

 

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Can you feel your pacer pulse?

Hi - i have bi-ventricular ICD/Pacemaker implant just 2,1/2 months ago.  There have been a few times where if I'm sitting quietly, i coud feel it pulsing now and then.  Haven't felt that in quite a while though, and suddenty today, I am feeling it, in a different way - through my bones - specifically in my pelvis - and it's been pulsing all day long.  Every 5-10-20 seconds it goes off.  It is so bizarre that I've never felt it like this before.  It'...

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Back in ER

Well after having a relatively easy recovery so far it looks like my incision might be infected. EP is in surgery all day so they sent me to the hospital. Happy Friday!

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Login

hummm..... I am having repeated trouble logging in since I took "The real Patch" advice to change my password?

https://www.pacemakerclub.com/message/31924/device-recalls

 

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I can feel my heart beating

I'm new to this site, having just gotten my pm a week ago.

So far things are going well but I can feel my heart beating at times, especially when I'm trying to fall asleep.  Is this normal?

Thanks for your help!

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Biventricular device

I was implanted with my device, pacemaker/defibrillator, in 2013. For the past 4 days I have been experiencing a fluttering or something, about an inch below my left armpit on the left side . I don't know if it's related to the device or not. My last home check was in August and it was ok. Has anyone had this problem?

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Pacemaker-Critical illness?

So I just returned from my open enrollement. The hospital I work for is changing from a HSA to a PPO. Last year, when I got my pacemaker, my out of pocket exspenses totalted $10,000.00. I was reviewing the paperwork about a critical illness policy I had through UNUM. I called to see if the pacemaker might fall under critical illness. The representative said I could post a claim and she'd mail me the info and try it. She wouldn't lean one way or the other. I really don't think it w...

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Wow you guys this is crucial

Thank you all so much for responding, I felt this was critical information everybody with a pacemaker or defibrillator needed to be aware of for their own safety...you guys are great

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Teenagers with pacemakers?

Hi everyone!

 

I am 18 years old and have recently been fitted with an ICD this year (2017). I feel like I am the only young person out there with a pacemaker at my age!! 

 

I know that there are far more teenagers out there with ICDs and pacemakers than I realise however it seems like no one shares anything online about what it’s like to cope with an ICD at this age. 

 

I’d love to find more young peopl...

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28 Years Old and Freaking Out

First im sorry for the long post.

 

Hi guys, I am 28 year old male 6'0" tall and 4 months ago i weight 346lbs and i started haveing trouble breathing when i layed down. I Realized at that time i needed to make a drastic change in my health. Since then i have lost 75 lbs and am now sitting at 271 and want to loose atleast another 60 pounds. This has been done through diet. After loosing all this weight i would think i would be able to breath better while laying d...

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PM and AF

Had my PM nserted 4 days ago and it has just occoured to me that if the pm is to control low pulse and missing beats what will happen if I go back into AF, if I can.  Thanks for any help.

I am bound to have more questions soon.

 

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Change in resting rate and pulse pattern

Does anyone know if a CRT pacemaker can spontaneously change its resting rate from 70 to 80 on its own? I noticed that has happened with mine, and the pulse pattern has gone from every beat being of equal strength to a strong then weak, strong, then weak pattern.  Is this just a matter of having the tech reset it? The fact that this has happened on its own is disturbing.  Any help would be appreciated!

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hd riding

thanks for the input all,looking forward to getting my knees in the breeze again.

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Foreigner visa lottery green card

Is there anyone that know if someone have a pacemaker and win the lottery to receive the green card, can immigrate to the usa? I mean, having the pacemaker is a condition that wouldn't make me come over there? 

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riding

howdy,dows anyone with a pm/defib ride a motorcycle,can't really a get an answer whether ok or not.implanted in aug.1 2017

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Medical Records app and/or medical ID bracelets?

Do you use an app on your phone to show you have a pm? Do you wear/use ID tags/ bracelets  to indicate you have a pm? If so,  which one(s)? 

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