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Bradycardia causes

Hello fellow PMers,
I have had a PM since Aug. 28,2007. Over night my pulse went to below 30. I am very active and there was no indication of a problem before this incidence. In fact I had run 5.5 km two days before with no difficulties. The doctors immediately said I needed a PM. I spent three days in the intensive station while they monitored my heart. My pulse with medication stayed at around 35 the whole time. The doctors could find no reason for this condition. They had thought it migh...

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chat

anyone wanna chat. im there :)

pat

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PVC's?

Has anyone had what feels like constant PVCs? My pacemaker was adjusted like 3 weeks ago and i have been having palpitations what feels like PVCs ever since...constantly!!! I have been having trouble sleeping too!! Because ill fall asleep and it wakes me up! I went back to the doctor and he wouldnt listen too me! I dont know what to do!
April

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Chat

Going into chat if anyone wants to join

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Chat

Oops...I must of had a short in my wire :)...what I meant to say was...Does the chat room work for any other fellow PM bunnies?

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Speaking of birthdays...

I'm finally able to log on and post a b-day update! My computer is acting funky. So I better type fast before my computer kicks me off and I wont have enough time to finish my sent...............




jk. lol
Anyway, here is an updated list on actual birthdays and pacer b-days:
1. *Susan (queen_beez): January 6, 1964
2. *Amy (stampinamyk): January 9, 1980
3. *Joyunderhiswings (Barb): January 13, 1955
4. *Thomast: January 14, 1932
5. *Danielle...

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Hyponatremia

Can You Really Drink Too Much Water?

In a word, yes. Drinking too much water can lead to a condition known as water intoxication and to a related problem resulting from the dilution of sodium in the body, hyponatremia. Water intoxication is most commonly seen in infants under six months of age and sometimes in athletes. A baby can get water intoxication as a result of drinking several bottles of water a day or from drinking infant formula that has been diluted too much. Athletes can a...

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Can I deer hunt with a riffle?

Just had a pacemaker put in on October 18th, 2007. Had my first post op check up on Nov. 1st. Doc says everything looks great. Next appointment is in 3 months. I am right-handed. I understand that I may be able to shoot a riffle come hunting season Nov.15th, but, definitely couldn't drag or dress out the deer. I understand about the lifting heavy things. Has anyone out there had any hunting experiences that they would share with me. Thanks

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Photo Album

Hi Pacers and.... I don't know what you call us people with ICD's.
I was wondering what you all think of the photo album .
I think it is fantastic being able to see all you guys.. and now we can see everone who has been telling us fibs about there age.

If you read our Valeries post on birthdays you can see "Jenny" has come clean he he ...sorry Jenny only kidding I think the 19989 is more like the true date !!!!!!
We seem to be having a few on going problems perhaps Bla...

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calgary

hi i am in alberta now and we have had snow. this a.m. the car was very icy to scrape. i should have put it in the garage. anyway i took the children to school. they are so good to look after and jessica helped me scrape the car. the sun is so bright here it almost blinds you. you have to watch constantly for school areas as the speed is 30 and then pedestrians here have the right of way. i have been here many times tho and now it is after 2 years just getting used to it again. the stores are ve...

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It is time . . .

I have participated and conversed a few times in this forum. For some I have had exchanged stories in the private email feature. But I am different from most members here; I do not have a PM. That is about to change.

On November 13th, I am lined up for a procedure to address my sinus node dysorder. I was a runner for many years of my adult life but funky things begin to happenin 2004 when I tried to train. Each year it became progressively worse until finally it was identified th...

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Hot flashes and problems laying on side

My husband is 34 and just had a CRT-D installed on Friday. He is doing well except for a few things:

He is experiencing hot flashes with chills at the same time (no fever). these haooen at random times while inactive.

And when he lays on his right side he is having what he describes as hard heart beats.

Has anyone had any experiences like this?

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Scary Occurrence

My husband is post ICD surgery two years ago and has been doing fine, Friday night right after we had dinner (and it was overly warm in our kitchen) he had just taken his coreg and coumadin and started sweating profusely, got very dizzy and weak, his lips turned totally white and his face was totally gray. He vomited up everything he had just eaten but 5 minutes prior. I put an icepack on his head, turned a fan on him and in about 15 minutes he recovered. What could this have been? I have nev...

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beta blockers (feel sick)?

Hi Allan (41) edinburghj

Just started on bete blockers about 5 days ago and i have had aches and pains and diahoria ever since .I dont know whether to blame the beta blockers or not as my girl friend had a bout of same symptoms last week.

Does anyone else have same experience

Allan

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Pacemaker seems to have moved

Hi everyone,

I am almost in my 8th week since pm plant. I notice that my pacemaker has moved up more. It is very close to my left collarbone. Actually, when I feel it, there is about a "fingertip" between them. Has anyone else experienced this? And if so, is it safe? I sort of feel it, and it seems much closer. I am worried that my leads are in the way and going to get broken. I do go again this coming Friday to the Cardiologist and also to get my PM check. So I am going to me...

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happy birthday dominique

i am posting dominiques birthday november 6 th early as i don't know if valerie is available. first of all the name dominique is of latin origin. it means dominique is of god. it is the french feminine form of dominic. it is for a child born on sunday.the singing nuns performed a song in the 1960's dominique which a few of us will remember. a nickname is dom. there is dominique swain a famous actress. dominique macean and dominique dawes who were famous gymnasts. people who like this name also...

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5 year old HLHS son needs pacemaker

Hi!

I'm writing because my 5 year old son was born with HLHS (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome). He has Sinus Node Dysfunction and will need pacing in the future. We are anxiously awaiting that time, but right now he is having Holter Monitor tests every 4 weeks. He is symptom free in every way (activity level, energy, etc...) but has a very slow heartrate which even dips into the 40's when he's in a deep sleep. I'm SO EXTREMELY nervous because of the fact that Tate will have to h...

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Photo Gallery.

HELP!!!!!

I have been trying to post a photo of myself with my grand children, and only accomplished to upload an empty frame. A member said that only the photo text showed up. I can't even find that.
What am I doing wrong? Please someone, help!
Thanks,

~ Dominique ~

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Moving the PM

Well, I met with my Cardiovascular & Thoracic surgeon on 11/2 and he too agrees my PM should be repositioned. I have a wire protruding out, not out of the skin, however, the skin there is extremely thin and very uncomfortable. I had my battery changed in 4/07 and haven't been comfortable since.

The surgeon said he would place under my muscle, although I am very small framed...has anybody had their PM put under the muscle? What is the recovery time? It seems like it would be long...

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Photos

Please I need help. I can't seem to load any pictures to the Member Gallery. I have a jpeg rgb photo of Peter's wife Nina and my husband Tim and I have been trying desperately to load it, but it never shows up! I get all the right messages, but it never appears. It really is a lovely picture of the two of them!
Help!
Thank you pacergirl.

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You know you're wired when...

You can feel your fingers and toes again.

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Just because you have a device doesn't mean you are damaged goods and can't do anything worthwhile and have to lie down and die. In fact, you're better and stronger. You're bionic!