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Ablation

my cardiologist recently informed me that I have a irregular heartbeat while at rest. I have a t. Jude 2210 two lead installed July 2011. He tells me that he would like me to try the drug route, then maybe ablation to cure the abnormal heartbeat. I only have the irregular beat at rest,when active, it goes away. Sometimes I have this "lumping" beat, or a flutter. Very scary sometimes. He wants me to wear a "holter" device to track the irregular beats.

I jog, bike, am very active....

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I Have 3 Options - ALL Frustrating!

Hi all... I have not been in here in ages! All kinds of things keep happening, and I find myself worrying more about life in the real world, than about life in this strange cyber world.

So... Anyway... I have been offered 3 options by an electrophysiologist, after suffering with this horror story of a 3 lead, combination ICD/Defibrillator.

1. Leave the unit in - I was told it had never been implanted properly

2. Remove it and replace it. Why should I? So far I h...

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Pain and stinging

Could anyone help I had a duel chamber PM fitted in January 2015. I've been in pain ever since. My scare is burning and stinging all the time the area round my PM is painful to touch. I can't lay on my left side. Or lay flat on my stomach. The pain and burning is to be getting worse. The area around my PM is swollen in the mornings. Is this normal. 😔

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Pass out feeling

I had Biotronik will be 2 weeks Tuesday, I was just sitting in chair watching TV, and such a syncope feeling came over me like none before, I thought my head was going to explode, then it just eased off. Anyone have this happen, I thought this would keep me from having syncope?

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Never able to return to activity after pm implant

I know that many people feel that their PM's really helped them, unfortunately that is not the case with me. I was never able to return to the level of activity I had before it was implanted..before implant I reached a personal goal of 50 flights of stairs in one day after pacemaker 0. If I try to be active I get extremely tired very quickly and break out in a cold drenching sweat......I have been home bound since my surgery, no more pool or walking my usual 10,000 to 20,000 steps a day and 10 f...

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Hi

Hi so I've had a dual chambered pacemaker since the age of 15. I had a ross/konno procedure done and they were too aggressive and caused me to get the pacer. My question is, My battery has finally ran out. And I can not afford a new device change. So what is going to happen? They are trying to rush me into getting a new device but I cant put myself in debt for it. I would just like to know if I can get by for now?

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What does Pacer Syndrom feel like?

Just wondering if anyone has had this.

I'm about 9 months with my second pacer (Boston Scientific) and I'm experiencing an increased amount of pain around my heart and armpit, with associated dizziness and nausea. With my old pacer, I had maybe 2 afib events recorded every 6 month visit. My last visit showed 14 and it's pretty much jumping or falling out of sync about every 5 minutes now. Can't sleep as I go into afib lying on my back and experiencing a lot of numbness in my hands an...

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New device woes continue

I really miss my old device. I've had my replacement for a little over 2 months and I'm still having issues. I posted a while ago about issues with low heart rate below the threshold that the pm was set to. Still having 2-3 days a week that my heart rate drops down to 30bpm, but never did it when I was around the EP and the PM wasn't registering any issues. Thankfully after the last visit my EP ordered an event monitor to get some stats. So now that they see some of the issues I have to go back...

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pacemaker replacement pocket revision

Hi,
I had my St. Jude pacemaker replaced December 2014, my old one lasted 10 years and it was put in deep you could only feel it if you poked real hard and it was protected, problem is I had a shands cardiologist this time around, and he couldn't even knock me out and when he opened my chest I had to grip the table and say ouch! he was arrogant and rude used staples insted of stitches, gave me paperwork and I was supposed to have a check up by St. Jude rep in 2 weeks he told me he would set...

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Laser Tattoo

Hi

I had a pacemaker fitted in 2 years ago , I currently have a tattoo I am looking to get lasered off is this a no go or can this be done?

Thanks

Adam

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Long term nerve damedge

Ever since i had my pacemaker fitted in june 2010, i have problems with pain in my left shoulder. Had to have a emergency op in 2012 to reimplant my pacemaker due to a severe infection. Recently i've been having stabing pains in my left shoulder like a red hot poker and my left hand goes numb and i can't pick things up!!!. Am very worried should i contact my cardiologist??!!

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Puzzling test stress results

Hello! It's been a while since I've posted :) Hi again, friends! I had a stress test today and was wondering if anyone has had similar results. My base rate is a junctional tachycardia to begin with. And the test showed that once I started exerting myself, the pacemaker started to kick in, a/v pacing. I went in and out of a/v pacing while the heart rate was between 130-120. Once it was down to 100 it didn't show any pacer spikes. Any ideas? Could it be settings? Let me know if you need more deta...

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Atrial lead shut-off

Hi fellow pacers...

I had a pacemaker installed on 3/31/15 due to bradycardia with a HR in the 30's and several episodes of near-syncope. I woke up in recovery and was told I needed to be taken back to surgery due to lead wire displacement. That same day, they opened me back up, repositioned the wires and sutured them back in place. A day later, I began experiencing diaphramic "hiccups" and a chest x-ray showed the atrial lead had moved. They operated the next day and repositioned th...

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sore arm

How long did you have to wait to do physical therapy?

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Breathing Issues

I have been having some breathing issues. Saw lung Dr. nothing wrong. Pacer not showing alerts. I can only walk a few feet and feel like I am out of breath. Must stop seems like my pacer needs to catch up with me been going on for 5 months or longer. I had to get another Dr. due to reason my cardiologist went to surgery only. Now for the past 5 months or longer I have been having issues. I have been checked for everything. Now I am having difficulty with my stomach. Go tomorrow for gasterologis...

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Sleeping difficulty

I had pm fitted last Wednesday. Have felt very tired. But main problem is sleeping. I get lightheaded from time to time during the night and also sometimes develop a mild wheezy type breathing which disappears if I sit up again. Will this ease as time goes on?

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arm soreness

I have had my pacemaker/defib 5 months and still have considerable soreness in my arm. Feels like somthing rubbing or pinched. Gives me limitations and is uncomfortable

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cell phone

The guide for my new cellphone states that it should be kept 6 inches from my pacemaker. Has anyone had any complications from cellphone use?

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after device

anyone get a staff infection after device implanted?

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smart phones

I am interested in hearing if anyone has had a problem related to smart phones, have my Pm for the last 14 months, no major issues just this and that. just saw an earlier post....

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