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Swelling

My daughter is 27 and just had a pacemaker put in 3 months ago. She woke up today with her arm swollen. We went to her primary physician and she ordered a vascular study and they did an ultrasound on her arm and said it was negative. She did not have any blood clots in her arm. Any ideas what the next step we should take? There has to be a reason her arm is swollen.

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Pacemaker Syndrome?

Hi, I've just joined from Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia because I'm interested in members comments about my problem. I had a single lead pacemaker fitted three years for bradycardia - sick sinus syndrome. I've noticed increasing tiredness and need to regularly take an afternoon nap; I've also had more minor ailments and consider my resistance is not as good as it was.
My family has an Altzheimer's history and I thought my deterioration - I sometimes get befuddled was the cause but I had a...

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Adding to previous "Need advice Pronto" post

I forgot to mention that I have A-Fib and I still feel it, especially after I try to walk. My pulse will be 80 (which is the last adjustment without rate response) but my heart is chaotic. At times I will feel myself getting short of breath without exertion. I never had these problems with the A-Fib before the pacemaker, which was supposed to give me a better quality of life after 3 ablations and 5 cardioversions. My AV node is now ablated so I don't think there's any turning back from a pacemak...

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I could use some advice pronto

I had my St. Jude pacemaker installed on 10/9/14. Since then I've had a horrible time. Despite 4 adjustments and my cardiologist deciding to turn off the rate response, I cannot walk more than a few feet without losing my breath and wanting to pass out. My legs feel like lead and it feels as if I can't catch a complete deep breath. It's been getting steadily worse and now I cannot go outside and walk for more than a few feet without this sensation.

I have a mild heart murmur and an ej...

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pacemaker problem

I had a pacemaker fitted about 5 months back. Some of the stitches didn't dissolve until recently so the area was quite sore but in the last couple of days the whole are has become painful. I cant lie on my side in bed its as if the pacemaker sticks out quite a way (top corner). Today if I move my left arm its painful.

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PAIN IN THE BACK SHOLDER OF LEFT ARM

Hi everyone,

Thanks for sharing you experiences. My mum 65 year got a CRT inplant in June 2014 but up to now she is in a lot of pain especially with the left arm and its also swollen.Is anyone having the same pain?

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What is wrong?

My mother had a pm put in 1990, at a hospital that was not heart accredited. She passed the next day. Since this hospital was not accredited, is this considered murder?

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Irregular heart rate

Hi all, my HR is extremely irregular today. Fees horrible. I got a pacemaker 3 weeks ago and had to have a lead reseated about 1.5 weeks ago. How normal is an irregular HR at this stage of recovery? Is it something to go to ER for (as it's the weekend)?

I so hope that the lead has not come loose again. My HR is not dropping under 85 so hopefully that's a good sign ...?

I'm trying so hard to remain positive, but damn, it's a struggle.

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YOU CAN SET YOUR CLOCK BY ME!

Since I had my dual-chamber pacemaker fitted in the UK on December 8, 2014 I get a sharp, unnerving and worrying ectopic beat at precisely 22.58 hrs. each day. This is followed by further ectopic beats and a fiercely beating heart until approximately 01.00-02.00 hrs. Neither my surgeon nor the pacemaker technician I have seen since the procedure can offer a satisfactory explanation. This reaction at the same time every night - regular as clockwork - is both worrying and debilitating as it means...

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dickg.

Hi My Name Is DICKG. and I had a ST. JUDE Medical Pacemaker Model PM3242 Serial # 2949922 Implant Date 30/May/2014 .
Starting around the third week of June I started with a horrible RED - extremely Itchy Rash Starting on my arms , then on my back , now on my stomach now on my legs.
I also have heart rate control problems I believe but the Doctors claim I am getting false readings on my oximeter and blood pressure cuff. I get readings from 23 to 245 for a heart rate. I have...

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Tricuspid and Mitral Regurgitation

Hey, I need some help or advice. I'm only 21 and had a dual chambered pacemaker inserted in February 2014 due to multiple pass out spells and going asystole. However, about a month ago, I've been having swollen neck veins that bulge very noticeably. I recently had a Doppler of my left arm done, which came back clean. Then I had an echo done, which is showing regurgitation of my mitral and tricuspid valves. Today when I was working out, I had my jugular veins in my neck swell again, but this time...

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Feel like I am almost blacking out...

Hi, everyone...I haven't posted in a long time, but I do read messages from time to time just to see new information. I recently (maybe a few days ago) starting having occasional feelings like I am going to black out. It's almost like I felt years ago before my pacemaker, but I can catch myself. I feel like I am going to blank out, then I catch it. I was put on Coumadin in May for a blood clot in my leg, and I have developed terrible knee pain over the summer that I have been taking Tylenol...

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Shoulder pain postoperative 5-6 weeks postop

Hurts worse than my open heart surgery when I first get up, during the day the pain lessens. Taking Advil now Tylenol did not help at all. Pain is especially worse on the top of the shoulder and incision. The Drs said I could travel by air to my new home miles away. Since I have the pain is worse. Any thought. I will need to get new doctors since I am too far from where they put it in.

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Chronotropic Incompetence

Because of insurance changes I am beginning a relationship with a new cardiologist and electrophysiologist. Went to see the new cardiologist for a check up/consultation and found out I have a condition called chronotropic incompetence. I have been experiencing a great deal of exercise intolerance, fatigue, shortness of breath, etc for about a year and a half and my other cardiologist mentioned nothing of this condition. I see the new electrophysiologist next week and I am to go in fasting in...

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ICD Migration and trouble sleeping

Hi, I'm new here but I've had my defibrillator for going on five years now. No complications, no shocks, no issues at all really. I had a friend's dog knock my defib further down.

Went to the ER and they did all the stardard tests. Other than the device having been moved, no leads were bothered or knocked loose. The cardiologist gave me the a-okay to be discharged.

But I'm having trouble sleeping. Each time I come close to dozing off, my muscles twitch and scare me awake....

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pacemaker programming

After having a heartbeat of over 200 and a chord breaking on my mitral valve I had a mitral valve repair and a maze to stop the one time afib when the chord broke on the valve. Before the operation my sa node worked after it did not. They put in a saint jude pacemaker to only fire the top chambers. Well now when I work out the adrenaline comes in the av node makes the lower chambers faster then the uppers being paced at 75. This is making the pumping of blood out of sync, how is this fixed? Ev...

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Brady with PM

Has anyone else had sustained Brady with a single chamber PM? I'm set at 50 bpm, I sustained at 42 bpm while resting in the ER. I would also have fast heart rate too while resting. I see the heart doctor on the 30th.
My device was implanted this July, it's a leadless Nanostim.

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Second ablation and risks

Hello all,

I recently had an ablation done and it was somewhat unsuccessful. It has made my heart go into a stable sinus rhythm but I still am having SVT's. In fact I had about 62 episodes in about 9 weeks. Now my cardiologist suggests another attempt but warns me that it may cut off all natural impulses to my heart and I would then need to be 100% paced. I am wondering if anyone else has been faced with this and what your opinions might be. I have CHF and COPD. This is a viciou...

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Pacemakers

According to Which magazine this week there is a problem with pacemakers an keyless entry Hospital have no knowledge of this I am off to have my yearly pacemaker check in Jan so will take it up then

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Pacemaker protruding

Hi, My pacemaker (one month old lies fairly flat except at the top it i protruding more than the rest. I only bring it up because I feel like ---- a lot of the time. Any experience with this?

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