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Breathing problems

Hello All, I was admitted to the hospital in February 2015 with v-tach. After all the testing, no cause has been determined. I had a Boston Scientific ICD placed and I take 75 mg. of metoprolol per day. Since around April I started getting shortness of breath on mild exertion. It has since gotten much worse, it can happen with no exertion. After many more tests, the doctors can see that my oxygen sat is tanking, but again no cause has been found. I was wondering if anyone in the community...

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sick once a week ???

I have had my pacemaker since Dec. 2013. I just wanted to ask if anyone on here ever get sicks, tired, weak, upset stomach since you have had your pacemaker put in ? Thank you

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Arm movement limiting device – lead displacement

Has anyone worn a device that truly limits arm movement so the elbow won't go above the shoulder? To be clear, a sling does not limit movement of the elbow above the shoulder. I made a device that hooks to my belt and works pretty well. Has anybody done a similar thing? If such a device were available on the market, would you buy it and use it to avoid lead displacement?

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Swollen

Hi again, will 2 Weeks since pm in and still in pain and pm area very swollen, had bandage off today and nurse didn't seem concerned, but looking at it, it is very swollen, is this normal, also at doctors my pulse was 36 doctor adjusted pm higher and made sure leads didn't come off, he said my heart has an extra beat that is not being picked up by pulse reader, sounds weird to me, but my monitor should be in soon so hope that will make me feel more at ease. Just feel lousy tonight, this is go...

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pacemaker protrudes and pain in chest

The reason I found out I needed a pacemaker was I was very tired all the time, and short of breath if I did anything above sitting at computer, also lots of dizzy spells. I had a pacemaker surgery due to slow heart beats of 41 a minute and heart stopped beating for 3.7 seconds. This was 12/16/2015 and the pacemaker protrudes and all over aching, and frequent sharp pains in chest. I have a friend that has just had one inserted in Aug and you cannot see or feel hers and she is having no pro...

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Head spinning and preassure becomes very high

My mother has right bundle heart entirely blocked pacemaker was implanted back in 2011 the battery of the pacemaker was checked few days back doctor said that its ok and will go for another year but my mother is still faceing a lot of issues like she is not able to walk longer distance and not able to walk the stairs as when ever she does that her head spins so much that she is barely able to stand and her preassure jumps to sys mmhg 220 and DIA mmHg 87 with detection of hypertension pulse is...

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Does someone need to complain?

Hi Everyone

I wonder if anyone can help. I'm actually messaging on behalf of my ex husband, bizarrely, but he's in his 70s, in hospital and doesn't have anyone to fight his corner, if indeed it needs fighting.

He suffered a cardiac arrest in December. Was admitted and had a pacemaker fitted. Then on Christmas Eve he was back in with a stroke. Apparently he should have been prescribed warfarin, but wasn't. He is still in hospital. He was transferred to a rehab unit but...

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does anyone have these problems with transmitter?

hi. i just found this site ---and have a question. i have a st. jude pacemaker for about a month, and have the merlin@home transmitter in our bedroom. this is weird: i read a lot, and do so in the bedroom, and when i am in there i get terrible cramps in my hands, legs.

when i leave the bedroom, no cramps.

i wonder if there is any connection between the cramps and the transmitter? does anyone else who uses the transmitter have a similar side effect? or could it be the pace...

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heart palpitations

its been a month since I had my pacemaker put in place.. however for the last few days I have been having heart palpitations for some reason.. I called my cardiologist and he want me to come in at 2:30 this afternoon for a interrogation of my pacemaker...

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Chest Pains

I went to my cardiologist early Nov. 2015 because I was having chest pains. I had previously had stents because of clogged arteries in my heart so the chest pains were familiar to me. After a heart cath and because of a ulcer on the main artery entering my heart he scheduled a double by-pass. After the double by pass my heart rhythm was off and after six weeks he suggested a pacemaker. I've given a little history to see if anyone else has experienced this. For the six week after the by-pass I wa...

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UTI after replacement surgery

Has anyone gotten or know someone who has gotten an urinary tract infections after having their pacemaker replaced?

My father had his procedure Friday afternoon and seemed to be groggy on the next day. Then on Sunday was very weak and unresponsive for a minute or two. I was thinking perhaps the anesthesia had not completely worn off.

He was admitted into the hospital and was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection.

Perhaps it was the combination of the two issue...

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feeling weird

received pcmkr/defib two days ago. Have some pain in incision area and arm. very hard to sleep as I can hear my heartbeat in my lower right side. I also feel jittery and a lot of anxiety. weirdest thing is I feel emotional! I laugh very easily and feel like crying for virtually no reason. did they make me into a woman in menopause? ( no offense to women in menopause) Just wondering if that is normal. my Heart was around 30 to 35 went i went to doctor. Now when I lay down to sleep I feel like I j...

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3rd PM in 11 years

What am I doing wrong, is it me. I was diagnosed with a 2:1 heart block in the AV node. I have always been an athlete Soccer since 5 (travel, CSL, OFSAA) took up weight training in high school, lamented not playing football, and then took up crossfit a while ago and have since ceased as my affiliate is a poor environment. So to my question, i went for a check up on nov 22, they noticed my sensing lead was damaged(the outer portion i believe something about a coil) the technician consulted a doct...

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A year on, still having nerve pain

Hi everyone, I've had pain in my pec, collar bone area and down my left shoulder and arm since my ICD device was implanted in Feb. 2015. I am fairly fit and tried to go back to yoga and weightlifting but the nerve pain keeps stopping me. Does anyone have any suggestions about what could be going on?

The only suggestion my EP specialist (who implanted my device) said was to see a neurologist or just learn to deal with it. Unfortunately it is affecting my workouts, daily work (since I...

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Blood Pressure

I just had a single lead pacemaker placed for bradycardia. My preop pulse was consistently in the mid to low 30's. I am 68 yrs of age and have exercised heavily all of my life (running, triathlons etc.) . I noticed immediately after it was placed a dramatic spike in my BP. I have never taken any BP meds in my life. I asked the cardiologist about it prior to being discharged and he said he had placed over 2500 of them and never seen it alter BP.He said not to worry about and he would check it at...

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Still feeling flutters

Hi all. Recently had pacemaker fitted due to atrial flutters.

Been back to hospital once as had an electric shock. They changed the settings.
I am still getting the flutters though but nothing severe as before. Is this normal? Is it that the pacemaker kicks in once the flutters begin.

Ivor

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Bloodclot weightlifting Pacemaker

about 2 weeks ago did 80 lbs flat flies first time I did the 80s since getting a PM about a yr ago . Next day my left arm shoulder and peck were swollen and hurt . Turns out I have clot in my left Arm . They say it could be from working out and the thick wire in the vein . Anyone ever heard of such a thing ? Thanks

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Chlamydia....

A friend of mine has a dual lead pacemaker and she found out she may have chlamydia and is freaking out. How worried should she be? I know its a bacterial infection and she was told it could be bad.

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Hi everyone!

Hi, my name is Kaleigh. I have had my pacemaker since I was a week old. Last year I had my pacemaker replaced. Since I changed hospitals this time and having a whole new dr. This year I've noticed I've had some complications. Like right now if I lay a certain way I feel like my pacemaker is hurting. I am very young and I've had one for years so I know a lot about having a pacemaker but lately I feel stinging and pain. Does anyone else experience this?

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Pain months after

I'm a 32 year old female and had an ICD implanted 8/3/15. I have takosubo cardiomyopathy with prolonged QT syndrome. It reared ito ugly head in my sleep and thankfully woke my husband who saved my life until emt arrived! After 4 days in a medically induced coma and a 9 day total stay they fitted me with an ICD. Ihave to say I'm extremely skinny and the thing popped out of my chest to start! I was getting discharged when they found a pneumothorax to keep me another day! A week after being home...

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