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Pacemaker

Hi.  I have been told I have a double heart block and although I do not get dizzy my heart rate drops to 40bpm at times. The Dr says I need a pacemaker. As I have no symptoms I wonder why?

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Terrible Cold

I have a terrible cold and can't remember which drugs are not safe to take with Sotalol.  I will do an on line search for compatibility information, but would appreciate any advice members might have on this question.

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Off to Russia - Need a simple letter explaining I have a pacemaker

Hi There,

I'm off to Russia to work at the World Cup next week. Where I am working I have to walk through a metal detector on the way in and out. I really need a nice simple letter that I can hand to the guards saying that I have a pacemaker and wouldn't be able to walk through.

Does anyone have anything kind of official I can get translated?

I could word it myself.. and I'm sure it would probably suffice, just think if anyone had anything it would no d...

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PM overall cost

As I’ve posted else where, I should find out in the next week or so if I need PM

I have Medicare and Cigna Supplemental insurance and live in Virginia.

For those of you with similar insurance, what was you out of pocket cost????

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Fluttering

Hi PM Members,

I was PM implanted 05/07/18.  Good days & not so good mentally.  My question is...Am I supposed to have these "fluttering" feelings in the middle between my breasts.  It makes me gasp as if I will lose my breath. Is this normal?  The first visit back to the Dr office (one week after plant) with the PM techs said I must be sensitive and if I still have it when I come back (June 14), that they would call someone in from St Jude (my bra...

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PVCs

i have 3 questions. i had CRT-D procedure 4 years ago  

1.  can PVCs affect pacing of a CRT-D?

2.  can PVCs damage heart muscle?

3.  what might account for great discrepancy of PVC s on my interrogatio and holtor monitor?

any thoughts?  thanks!

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Miss my heart beat rhythm

I think that this might be a dumb question but I don’t know who else to ask. Had my pm implanted March 5, 2018 and I’m feeling fine. When I sit quietly and can hear my heart beat it doesn’t sound the same as it used to. Has anyone else noticed this ?  Mine sounds more like a rattle.  I had this before when I was in full heart block.

I just love reading about other people with the same condition as myself. This site is awesome!

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Pacemaker Seems To Have Moved/ Is Very Sore

Hello Friends,

This morning I was laying on my side in bed, and I felt my pacemaker move sideways into my chest (I am a woman). It was a very weird and uncomfortable feeling enough for me to yell. Then when I rolled back over straight, I could've sworn I felt it "popping" back into place and again, just a REALLY weird sensation. That area has felt extremely uncomfortable all day and I don't know if it is just in my head or if something actually happened to it. It has n...

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Opinion Please

71yo, male in reasonably good health.  Have had Bradycardia for 35+ years, however, its been causing worsening symptoms for 6 years.  Family Dr says its now time for a Pacemaker, so sent me to my Cardiologist, who put me on a 2-week wireless heart monitor.  Came off it 6-days ago, no report yet.  Have an echogram this coming Tuesday to see if my prolapsed mitral valve might need attention.

Symptoms:  Avg resting pulse is 42-48, and with exertion: extreme fatigue...

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Fatigue

I'm 57 and as a nurse work 12 hour shifts. Had PM placed June 2017. I immediately felt better. More energy and fuzzy brain started clearing. Around the end of the year, I started to feel tired again and more forgetful.  PM has been tweaked a couple of times recently due to having sudden, increased heartrate which did not match my activity. I was told, "Most people can't feel what you are feeling." Not sure what that was supposed to mean, I'm sensitive? My doctor has...

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Exercise questions

I put this message under General Messages because I need an answer pretty quickly. I went yesterday to " a personal trainer" yesterday for the first time since my pacemaker. I have been riding my exercise bike at home and doing exercises like bicep curls , step up , triceps. Also do some stuff on my bed for back and my bum knees. I have my rate response turned off. First because the bumpy road I was having to drive over made me feel bad. Now, I want it back on, but since I now have...

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I would appreciate some advice

I am new to this website and, in fact, until a week ago, a pacemaker was far removed from my mind.

I am 68 and lead an active lifestyle. I exercise for at least 30 minutes every day by walking (including some jogging) or cycling. A couple of days per week this is increased to 60 minutes each session. Although my occupation is sedentary in nature, I have a 3 acre property, so this requires continuous and at times strenuous work. I have never smoked and I tend to keep away from fast foods...

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Takes a lickin', keeps on a tickin'

I don't know much about that Monday morning the last day of April this year other than it was the mother of all bad Monday mornings for me... I do remember the sirens and my friend Dennis' voice, "stay with me, Ron, Stay with me..."as I lay virtually lifeless on the paking lot pavement.  The other part I remember is returning to consiousness only to have the ER Doctor shout "CLEAR" as he punched the button of the defibrillator.... (I am sure some of you have h...

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Electrical Like Sensations

Good morning- Just wondering if anyone has experienced this. I have had this sensation awhile back and now am experiencing it again. It is like I am feeling some sort of electrical impulse in my heart. Scary feeling to say the least. I have PVC's at times but this is totally different. At times the sensation is mild and at other times quite strong. I have had a holter monitor on to try and catch these but you know how that goes....didn't have the sensations or when I did they didn'...

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just a bit of advice please

Morning all from Suth Africa. Had a dual paced pacemaker for just over a year and making a huge positive difference. Recetnly, not feeling so good - heart rate jumps from 52 to 130 and then back again, feelzing dizzy, have palpatations. no blood pressure issues, not on any Meds at all.

Had a full check-up at hospital - they found nothing, saw my cardilogist, nothing. Has anyone else had these kind of issues - no longer sure what i am feeling is real or in my head.

any advice would...

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Is what I'm feeling normal?

Today was my first day back to work after a 4 week break given to me by my Dr. after my pacemaker implant. I work in maintenance for an apartment community so Im moving arund all day doing all sorts of things, from cleaning grounds to fixing A/Cs and appliances, etc. All day was mostly good with some moments that I felt a lil tired. Im asuming it is because I havent lift a finger for what seem like forever, until I started working then felt like too short lol.  But my...

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PVCs and Incision site keloid

I am 49 years old and received a PM implant in January for SSS. During the process of diagnosis, I found out that I have irregular heartbeats (or extra heartbeats?) or PVCs. I am more aware of PVCs after the implant. Or now when I don't feel completely ok, I know I am having PVCs. I feel them almost every day for a little bit and they go away. Sometimes they last for a few days and make me feel uncomfortable. When they are more severe, I feel them in my throat. I have talked to my EP...

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Swelling in left arm

Has anyone experienced slight swelling in their left arm ? I received my device 6 months ago.

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Thanks for everyone's help!

I got my PM last July and I have been doing well, so when it came time for me to get my yearly mammogram I didn't give it a second thought I've had a few and it wasn't too bad so this shouldn't be any different. I really do forget that I have a PM until I'm bathing or changing clothes. Well just as I'm falling asleep I remember that I have a PM and that I have no idea if it's dangerous for me to have it done. I'm supposed to have it done tomorrow morning a...

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New fitting next week

Hello everyone!

I’m very new to this. My doctor recommended dual chamber PM because of sinus node dysfunction.  Have pauses that were linked to symptoms. While I don’t feel them anymore and I felt the symptoms were related to something else, I did finally decide to go ahead with the device because my heart rate is very low - usually in the low 40s or high 30s during the day. I don’t feel fatigued at all. Can go from 6am - midnight without feeling tired or resting....

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You need to be re-booted each morning.

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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.