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Does having a pacemaker prevent CPR certification?

CPR Certification is being offered through work, and while doing the prep exercises, it struck me that having a device might actually prevent me from being able to get my certification.

Does anybody else have any experience with this?

 

Thanks in advance...

 

 

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Introduction

Hi All! I just got my pacemaker 5 weeks ago! It all happened quickly and I was diagnosed with Sick Sinus Syndrome and AFib. All of this is so new and confusing and overwheming. I don't really understand what my pacemake settings are (I have a duel lead, St. Jude). I am a little unclear on exercise limits. Any advice what be so appreciated!

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Introduction

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to the club -- thank you to the gentleman who responded to my contact regarding trouble joining... trying again worked.  Don't know what happened the first time, but happy it went through the second.

I got my first pacemaker at 6, almost 50 years ago, due to nerve damage from a VSD repair.  I'm about to get my 9th...10th? (yes I've lost count)...this Friday.  

I'm so grateful to have found a place where I can...

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Twitching after last visit

Is it normal to continue to have twitching in your chest after they adjust your AICD? It’s been 2 months .. I had it in the very beginning after surgery ( January) , it went away but now this time it didn’t ??? 

Thanks for any help 

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Switching from Warfarin to Eliquis

I am switching from Warfarin to Eliquis and picked up my first bottle of Eliquis at the pharmacy today. The instructions I have read online at numerous sites just say: "Warfarin should be discontinued and Eliquis started when the international ratio (INR) is below 2.0."

My interpretation is this: Stop Warfarin completely. Wait 3 (more or less) days and have an INR test. If INR score is below 2.0, start the Eliquis. If it hasn't fallen below 2.0, wait a few more days and ha...

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Tomorrow I get a CRT-D

I'm new to this group, and this is my first post.  Tomorrow I am scheduled for surgery to get a CRT-D.  I have a Left Bundle Branch Block, and an EF of around 32.  I am 50 years old.  I am really nervous about the procedure and the subsequent recovery, and honestly whether it will actually work and increase my EF.  My EP seems to think I could be a "super-responder".  So far, I haven't had any symptoms, such as swelling, fatigue, or shortne...

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NEW GUY

I am new to the club, having discovered it only now but I have had my pacer since 2013.  I have it because of hypersensative choratid sinus syndrome which as discovered on an airplane over the Atlantic.  It has been quite the experience for sure, greatly impacting my life at first but now just a life ring that keeps me going!  Anyway, it is good to be here and able to connect with others in the same boat.

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PM at 24 years old - Syncope episodes and 20 second heart pauses

Hey all, just here to see if anyone has had an experience similar to mine that might know more than I do. I started having syncope episodes about 4 months ago with no prior warning/history/anything. After 3 episodes I went to the cardiologist and he was pretty convinced they were vasovagal episodes due to the consistentcy of them (all first thing in the morning while or immediately after taking a hot shower). Then things started to change. I had 3 more episodes at work while sitting at m...

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New Pacemaker Location

I have had a pacemaker since I was 8 (20+ years). It was in my abdomin until recently when it was moved to under my chest muscle and the leads changed to intra-venious. Trying to figure out the limitations I am going to have to live with now. I never let the pacemaker adjust my lifestyle, I played college sports and my leads seemed to do fine. I am very active and enjoy workout out, which I know is going to take a hit. They put the pacemaker under the chest muscle and you can't notice it...

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RIGHT SIDE PAIN

Hello, I just had a PM put in on August 22, 2019, and so I'm very new to this.  I don't know if everyone's PM is on the left side, as mine is, and I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing pain on the right side of the chest?  It especially happens when I lay down and at the same time, I get a very painful sharp pain up the back right side of my neck/head.  If you've experienced this also, do you know what the reason is for this?

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Pacemaker and beta blockers

Hey guys just here to vent feel free to add, well I ended up in ER! I tried to be bad and stop taking pills! Oh well long story short had a PM put in me this spring, was ok for a while until my heart started to go crazy this summer, put me on beta blockers, motopralol, I tried for almost a month but made me tired, maybe I should have tried longer? Got off them for a few days wich landed me in the hospital, heart was racing with skips, I guess you can say I was   In denial  about all...

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tingling

I had a PM implant December 2018 and for the last three weeks +/- I have been getting a tingling sensation that originates right where I can feel the wires through my skin.  I little bit like a hand buzzer that some used to use as a prank.  It progresses from the wires out to my left shoulder, then up the trapezius on the same side, up my neck and terminates behind my left ear. I get a couple per hour, usually when I am not being active.  I do a lot of exercise and have been do...

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Pacemaker Differences

Has anyone been switched from one make or model pacemaker to another and found it made a significant difference? I had my pacemaker implanted four years ago, when I was 68. I have never felt really well since, even though I felt generally quite well before the surgery. I had a few episodes of syncope but was overall quite energetic. Since the implant I´m tired a lot. I´ve seen several cardiologists. They´ve all insisted the pacemaker is working perfectly. Well, perhaps it is...

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Question

Anyone get a thick feeling or like a trapped burp in your throat ? Also a sharp little twinge every now and then 

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Fast heart rate and back pain

Hello got a pace maker this spring for  a slow heart rate, was ok for a while until I started getting a fast heart rate, during sex, working out or even feeling anxious, it will beat fast with skips then stays with 100s for a few hours, they put me on beta blockers motoprlol 50mg then 50mg twice and I had to get off them I did almost a month and I felt way to tired, any ways I was wondering if thier are natural herbs that work.l like beta blockers? Also I was doing research on a fib and...

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erectile dysfunction

Just got my pacemaker on 9/20/2019 and noticed that my erections are really soft, is the due to my pacemaker settings,  wasn't having this problem before i got the pacemaker.

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Food reactions with blood thinners?

I take Xarelto/rivaroxaban.  I know-no grapefruit! But other than that I can find no definitive info. 

Specifically, many common spices are being promotive as healthy alternatives to anti-inflammatories (which I cannot take) but which also act as blood thinners;  turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, cayanne, ginger, and garlic,  to name a few.

Hard to cook tasty food without spices. I was making spicy tumeric lemonade (yum) and putting cinnamon in my morning coffee. Pro...

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What is your "ideal" pacemaker?

Hi everyone!

My name is Emily, and I've had a pacemaker for around 5 years now. I'm currently a college senior studying biomedical engineering, and for my senior design class, we have been challenged to create a novel biomedical prototype that addresses an unmet health need.

As pacemakers have held a significant impact on my life, I wanted to look into improving the artificial pacemaker, and I was curious on what everyone else's experiences have been like and...

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Remote monitoring of a Medtronic ICD

For the past 7 years, I have had an interrogation of my ICD every 3 months at our local hospital and I was perfectly happy with this arrangement. Now I am being kind of pressured to get the home monitoring device (Medtronic).  Any opinions, suggestions from users of this system?

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'Mild' Bradycardia Taken Seriously?

Seeking advice from folks who were initially ignored by cardiologists and eventually found the help they were looking for. I'm 51 and have been fighting what I refer to as 'slowing' thinking for 10+ years. I believe I have a very strong case for it being bradycardia-induced and have ruled out everything else with a lot of tests. The problem is the cardiologists I've seen don't care that I'm symptomatic because my pulse is in the mid-50s and I've been a runner for t...

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