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Blood pressure monitoring

Can my Medtronic PM monitor my blood pressure?

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An offer

I want to thank gorhyrtm for informing me about I have the legal to off my ICD. I tried last week to remove my ICD. I did not realiize that I could ask my cardiologist to turn it off or shut it off. I believe (know)  what happened is that my battery ran out and caused my defillibrator stopped me shocking me. Why was my ICD was not turned off? Was not 66  shocks  enough to turn off my ICD/ Apparently, Not.I am going to make an offer to all membes of this club. My patent ide...

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Lightheadedness

I've had my device for just over two weeks and have experienced some lightheadedness and a slight loss of equilibrium .Any one else out there gone thru that?

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Movie

Guys, maybe you know movie about people with pacemaker, action / drama /anything

Thank you, 

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Cough blackout

Coughing from what seemed to be bronchitis. Cough is not from my chest anymore, however it is as though my air is being cut off when I cough because I almost blacked out twice (vision narrowed; dark). It feels like something in my Adam's apple area is stopped up. Anyone else have this happen?

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Newest Apple Watch heart monitor has fda approval

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-apple-watch-has-heart-monitor-fda-approves-n908976?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_post&utm_campaign=twitter_post

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First EP visit

Hello, I was born 1951 and have experienced PVCs for 20+ years with no intervention. On July 28, 2018, I had a 'small' heart attack that caused some damage to my left ventricle. After six sessions of cardiac rehab my symptons are getting worse, not better. I have been advised to lay low until I meet an EP on 9/19. Tests showed no blockages. I did wear a monitor for 7 days, shortly after the heart attack. The PVCs seemed to subside for a while after the HA, but have now returned.

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Slow and fast heart beat

Hi,I was wondering why Sometimes my heart goes slow for about 1 to 2 seconds and then back to normal.I got my pacemaker 3 weeks ago.also sometimes I get a tap feeling near my pacemaker about 2 to 3 taps.

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St.JudeDefillibrator Problems

Last October I was shocked 66 times my defillibrator. I believe I died, temporarily. Doctors said that it saved my life.  I questioned that. After be shocked over abd over and over........ How does my heart maintain a normal rhythm sot have a abnornal rhythm. I can not feel that my defillibrator  let me have me have a normal rhythm. I found out Thusday that my implant has been recalled. I looked it up in the internet. I went to 3 hospitals to try to have it remove. The day before, I...

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new member

Hi, my name is Christina and on the 28th of September I will be getting a PM put in for bradycardia. For years I have dealt with tachycardia issues until July of this year when I got sick. I was sick for about a week and half, ended up in the er and thats when they noticed my low blood pressure and had trouble getting a heart rate. Since then i have had issues with both. My cardiologist finally suggested this past friday about getting a PM put in. I was wondering what all to expect right befo...

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Pasemaker to ICD

Thank you. TraceyE and Robin1 for your helpful advice, Barrie.

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Preventicus Heartbeats APP!!

I’ve just come across this app and wondered if anyone had used it? Amazing what’s around these days....

Preventicus Heartbeats by Preventicus GmbH https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/preventicus-heartbeats/id1122978949?mt=8

https://www.raconteur.net/sponsored/qa-what-is-the-preventicus-heartbeats-app

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Pacemaker/Hot Flashes

Thanks everyone, going to check.with  Dr in the morning.  This is ridiculous!

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Pacemaker reason for hot flashes

Hi, need some help....a 71yo cauc female... just got pacemaker 8/23/18. Was an all of a sudden low heart rate and pacemaker next day.  No time for info on what to expect etc.  My question is several times a day I am experiencing the worst hot flashes ever had. Thought those days over 25 years ago.  Any suggestions? Is this going to be part of it?  Is this part of the adjustment of it to my body?

 

 

 

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Pacemaker to ICD

Hi is it unusual to have a pacemaker taken out and a ICD put in ? I had a Boston scientific duel chamber pacemaker put in in London last October, I then flew back to Madeira where I live most of the time the ,I've had bad arithmia and the consultant here says I may have to have the ICD . Thanks.

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Pacemaker Pulsing Rate

I am a 74 year old male who is two weeks post surgery.  The implant surgery went very well and I did not need any pain medication other than a few OTC pain killers.  When I was in the doctors office last week he stated that the pacemaker is "firing 84% of the time".  The good side it's doing what it should be doing.  The down side, in my mind is that 20 out of 24 hours a day it is telling my heart to beat faster in order to keep it above the bo...

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Pacemaker

Can someone tell me roughly how much it costs to have a pacemaker fitted privatly, please.

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ICD

Thank you for your word of encouragement, but, I know life will never be the same. It was put in without my knowlege or authorisation. Last time I spoke with the specialist they thought that I was joking. Now I have a Legal Spokes person who is willing to speak for me to have it shut down. At least I can carry on as I used to without fear of going through that pain again.

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Joining the club

Hi, there.  Just an intro posting here -- my PM implant is scheduled for 10/3/18.

I've been battling AFIB, with associated brachycardia and tachycardia for over three years.  I have left bundle branch blockage, underlying sick sinus rhythm and -- maybe other stuff (which goes over my head).  I've had 5 cardioversions and 2 cardiac ablations in that time, and they cannot fix the AFIB.  Docs are more worried about the high rate causing heart failure now.

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Pacemaker moving in pocket

I had a 2 lead pacemaker (Medtronic) installed in about 2013 due to arrhythmia. In May 2016 I had artery blockage (heart attack) requiring a stent. After several days requiring 10 liters of oxygen my pacemaker Doc was called in & recommended a 3 lead pacemaker be installed, a St. Jude model. Through cardiac rehab I was able to gradually reduce then eliminate use of external oxygen. My only problem is the movement of my pacemaker. When lying down it turns out on edge. Can th...

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