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Asthma & Pacemaker

I've had chronic asthma for 50 years, using Ventoline about 10 times per day on poor days. Play golf twice a week and many other sports without too much problem.
I thought my asthma caused me to breathe badly, but then after fainting on the golf course, the doctors found my heart beat too low and installed a pacemaker. 2 weeks later I can walk about but breathing is laborious, Ventoline helps but not as well as before.
Any one out there with similar conditions? Comments and advice woul...

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Mayo Clinic

I have written before about my son's Brugada. Last week he was at a friends house and had one of his spells. It was one of the worst he has ever had and had to be resuscitated. If it haden't been for a nurse who just happened to be there he would not have made it. His PM never went off. After several days in ICU they are sending him to the Mayo Clinic because they feel there is more going on than just the Brugada and can't figure why his PM did not show any activity but checking, it was working....

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Can Pacemaker /see it move my shirt

I have had a pacemaker for 1 month. Last week I started feel thumping on my right side near my waist, I could also see my shirt moving. Went to the cardiologist and the pacemaker rep did some adjustment, went away. Come back a few hours later, almost unbearable. Exhausting. Did not stop, happened every couple of second. back to the drs office early next day. Adjusted again, came home started up again. This was friday afternoon, called dr, got answering service, put me through immediately. He sai...

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Arm Pain

I have had my PM since May, 2014. Initially I had arm pain that went down to my hand. It seemed to subside, however, it has been back with a vengeance for several weeks. It seems to affect the muscle in the arm. I find myself rubbing my arm frequently. It wakes me up. It comes and goes and seems to move around all through each day.

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crt-p and extreme heart pounding

Crtp implant about 4 weeks ago since first programming a week ago been doing great. Then tonite while watching tv heart kicked in like extreme heart pounding mode almost taking my breath. I had not had one of these episode since my crt implant. Has lasted for about 1 1/2hours. Heart not out of rhythm just extreme pounding. Dont have my new box to send in report yet wife wanting to go to er. Whats anybody thinking. I've been energetic and working on house lately but just sitting here hr at 60 bu...

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Can pacemakers move?

I don't know if it's even possible for a pm to move but I haas my first one put in June 30 and it sure seems like it's to the left towards my arm. Has anybody had this happen or maybe it's just my imagination?

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New rhythm problem post pacemaker

Hi! I was implanted with a Boston Scientific Ingenio at the end of July. Prior to this my HR was usually in the low – mid 40s with occasional forays into the upper 30’s while waking. My heart would also pause then run tachy (150- 160 range). I also dealt with Chronotropic Incompetence and I fainted a lot. My official diagnosis is tachy-brady sss w/ sinus pauses and CI. I had hoped that all of this would be over once I got implanted, but I’m still having some problems.

Feel fr...

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light arm and hand swelling

Had pacemaker implant tues and have some swelling of the left
arm and hand and light redness is this normal?

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REACTION TO PM

my wife had a pace maker five weeks ago about 2 weeks ago she began to have rash show up it seems to be getting worse,
any one ever heard of this type of reaction before?

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Possible pacemaker infection

Hi... Just joined the site as I am sitting here in the ER waiting for a room. Had my PM implanted 7 weeks ago and it seems as though one of the "dissolvable" stitches did not dissolve and was sticking out at the end of one side if the surgery site. When I called my cardiac nurse last week she reassured me it would be fine and would dissolve on it's own overtime. Other then minor irrigation when something rubbed against it, no symptoms. Yesterday it started itching and turned red and today there...

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diveshock

I had a St. Jude pm2210 put in 12 weeks ago and have had a lot of issue that seem odd . it was set for 60 bpm low and 140 high the 2nd week there was 137 events were it took my heart rate to as high as 215bpm a 34 times to 175 63 times 150bpm they have re set it 5 times and it still goes way over the program rate . I feel dizzy most of the time and fatigued worse than befor getting the PM .and we now have unusualy high blood pressure 158 over 98 prior to the PM we were all...

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MINI-SHOCKS

When I posted earlier, the mini-shocks were intermittent. Now it is feeling weird with every beat. I had a generator replacement 6/9/2014 - so it is still not that old. Still roams around and has not scarred down. Any suggestions. ER visits are a joke. Thanks.

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Pacemaker

Hi, wow it's cool to have a site to go to, I had pacemaker implant 4 wks this tues, 3rd 1. I started having burning, never had this b4.
Tday is sun, no fever, so I'm thinking waiting till tmrow, to talk to dr, any thoughts on this? Thx's again, happy@heart!!

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crt and av node ablation

Crt checked yesterday and top atrial of heart still trying beat 150 to 175 at times and Dr didn't suggest a fix. Anyone she'd some light on this problem.

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Left forearm pain

I am 8 days post op pacer insertion, now moving my l arm around more, below my shoulder.
I have an occasional sharp twinge that runs from the top of my L wrist to the base of my thumb, with some associated numbness.
Am assuming it is some (?radial) nerve issue, and will see the surgeon next week.
Have other people had the same issue, and how long till it resolved.

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blood clots

2 weeks after crt device implanted and av node ablation. Told yesterday I have 2 blood clots. 1 where wires enter vein to heart and another in arm. Put on xarelto blood thinner and heat pad. Anyone else have problems should I be worried.

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What is this?

Has anyone ever felt a thud like pacing coming from the lower left lead on a Biventricular PM. It feels like with each beat you are getting nudged in the diaphragm. I'm paced at a lower rate of 90 and my sensitivity is on max settings so it's pretty intense. It comes and goes and doesn't last but a few beats at a time. Any thoughts?

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Pacemaker - Year and Half ago

Hi everyone.

I'm 21 and had a pacemaker put in about a year and a half ago due to extreme complications with SVT. Basically, my heart rate would go up in the 200 beats and then I would pass out. Several ablation done thinking that would cure it, but unfortunately it did not. Several trial runs with medications, also did not work. So he thought it would just be best to go ahead and put a pacer in. Which it has done wonders! I haven't passed out! Although, my rate still gets a bit high....

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Cold

I get frozen to the bone even on warm days. Is this due to my heart failure ?

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New pacemaker - does it get better?

Hi Everyone

I didn't expect to be joining the pacemaker club but here I am. I'm looking for some advice as am having a few problems. To give a bit of background...

I'm 41 years old and have suffered with ectopic beats for about 15 years which were managed with beta blockers until about 2 years ago when they improved to the point I was able to come off the meds.

2 months ago I had an episode with an erratic heart beat with pauses lasting up to 6 seconds and low he...

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