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venoplasty and pm lead

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with having balloon venoplasty or angioplasty with PM leads in same site? If so I would be very grateful to hear all.
I have problems with subclavian that aren't rectifiable by alternative means and highly symptomatic.
Thank you in advance.

Titanium girl

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Protruding PM & sore keloid scar.

Hi, in 44 & had a duel PM 4 months ago, i have had a sore keloid scar since its red and bumpy also iv always been concerned as my PM has always stuck out esp when lying down, went to the doctors today and he wants me to go and see the cardiologist so he can take a look at it as he thinks it may be migrating !! I am really worried as iv been ill since my pm surgery with bad anxiety etc i am having treatment, in worried i will have to have surgery to re-position pm i don't think i could handle it...

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Muscle twitch

I received a new generator and lead about two years ago when one of my leads fractured. This week I started to get an intermittent muscle twitch in my chest kind of on the top inside of my left breast. It is starting to occur more frequently. After having a lead fail I am extremely paranoid of more problems. Can anyone tell me if I should be worried about this twitch in regards to my pacer?

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afib and alcohol

Has anyone had afib and stopped ALL alcoholic beverages and noticed a significant change in your heart rhythm ? I'm going in for an ablation the end of the month. I drink about two beverages a day.

Thanks!

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QUESTION

MY MOM HAD A PACEMAKER PUT IN ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. WE WERE OUT SIDE MOST OF THE DAY RACKING AND BURNING LEAVES. WHEN SHE WENT TO BED SHE HAD TO GET BACK UP DUE TO FEELING JITTERY, SHE GOT UP AND TOOK HER BLOOD PRESSURE AND IT WAS UP AND IT SHOWED HER HEART WAS/HAD BEEN OUT OF RHYTHM . HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THESE. THANKS & GOD BLESS,
WANDA

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need answers

Its been almost a yr since i had my pm placed. It feels badly bruised. Itches around the sight. It feels like its stabbing me. I feel it when it goes off everytime. I also have nerve damage on the side were i had it implanted that is my arm n leg. Nowim beeing sent wed. For an eeg. Due to this wht do i do? Im helpless right now. I cant work without feeling like im gonna passout or just cant keep movin without falling over. Im on 6 different medicines. I need disability. Im scared idk wht to do....

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Singing in my head

Hi all. My mom recently had a pacemaker out in and has been hearing opera music off and on ever since. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

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Incision Site Reopening??

Hi,

I am very grateful for this forum. I wish I could have contributed more, but I haven't had much time to myself lately. I have a quick question.

I had a dual chamber pacemaker implanted in early December. Initially, I had some complications with my incision, i.e. the stitches fell out on one end, and the knot on the other end had to be removed. I thought that the incision had finally healed and haven't given my pacemaker much thought. Two days ago, I started exp...

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pvi

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has a similar problem, i have sick sinus syndrome. dual pacemaker. have had an ablation for atrial flutter which was a success ,but then got afib really bad, went for a pvi but a blood clot was dicovered in the left atrium,went back three months later, blood clot had dissolved and pvi was done 31st oct.2013 ,but seem to have more trouble more afib ,severe chest pain, even when in sinus rythym heart feels as if its going to bounce through my chest ,cardiolig...

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Pacemaker problems

Hi..! Am 35 years old and have had my pacemaker for just over 8 years and have no problems really but the last couple of weeks a haven't been feeling to good been very tired and getting a lot of palpations and chest discomfort I have been to see my GP and they have said that it sounds like the left side of my heart is struggling a wee bit! I was just wondering if there was any1 out there have maybe had the same problems in the past? Am hoping that it's just my pacemaker needing replaced and not...

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clot

Ok so i have a clot now which i am being treated with blood thinners but heres my question. I guess i grew new veins due to the one being blocked and i hate them, their all over the shouldet and chest on the side of pacemaker, saw the doc today and stated that once my vein clears that those veins should go away. Has anybody else had this happen and if so did urs disappear with time? I know this sounds silly but the appearnce of them really bother me.

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High Anxiety

It's been a while since I have been on site.
I am 64 years old in pretty good health considering
My pacemaker history: 20 years 100% paced on my fourth pacer
I have had 6 ablations for afib/flutter
After each ablation I would be OK (in sinus rhythm) for up to one year but each time Afib - Aflutter would come back.
I am done with ablations. I figure there is not much left of my upper chambers as I have been burned as high as 90 times during these procedures.
I am b...

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Frozen Shoulder

Hi Everyone
It has been 7 months since having my dual pace maker. I have frozen shoulder as a result from my last fall to the surgery. I did a lot of damage with no time to heal, hair line fracture to my sternum to severe whiplash and jaw injury to name just a few.
Please don't get me wrong l am grateful, but l feeling so down. I can not lift nor even reach for something for l can not put my arm out straight. Been to many Doctors and they all say the same thing, frozen shoulder and you...

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cronic pain/confusion with pacemaker

My mom has had her pacemaker for a couple of years now. A couple of days ago suddenly doesn't "feel well". Weak, seems confused, says she's in severe pain. Is in hospital now, all blood tests and xrays are normal. Can this be related to her pacemaker? Just wondering what any of you think.

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What the heck is a Bigeminy?

I was out in the desert this last weekend, and all of a sudden, I got a bunch of "flutters" and then a couple of real BIG heart thumps. I got light headed also. Got real scared, enough to call my wife to come out a 100+ miles to pick me up. I went to emergency, they put a monitor on, did a EKG, that showed tthese "bigeminies". I stayed in the hospital for two days so they could determine what the cause could be. Very scary.

Any input would be appreciated.

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Vocal cords and voice box swelling

I got my pacemaker in late December 2013 and am having residual throat problems. When I woke up after routine placement surgery I couldn't take a deep breath and swallowing was difficult. No anesthesia was used so I couldn't figure out what was going on. It slowly improved somewhat over the next weeks, but since then my throat has alternately felt "mushy."

I finally went to the ENT after weeks of pain in my trachea worsening with deep breaths or bending over. He seemed reluctant...

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icd extraction

hi - I am new to this site and am hoping to find some answers. I am from India. My father had an icd implanted in October 2013. It got infected in Feb 2014 and needs to be extracted along with the leads. The laser technique for extraction is not available in India. Has anyone had to have a lead extraction after 5 months and how difficult is it going to be without laser? We are worried sick and are looking for some help.

wishing everyone here good health,

thanks,
asmita

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Pacemaker in Aug'13 and now epilepsy diagnosis

In August 2013 I had a morning where I fainted twice, so went to Emergency room at the hospital. One more faint/seizure in the waiting room and another when hooked up to monitors where they found my heart was pausing (18 seconds that time). Had a temporary pacemaker put in that day and permanent Medtronic Advisa MRI D put in a couple days later.
It was almost 4 months before I felt like it had fully healed, but was feeling OK by December ... except for waking up with a headache most mornin...

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9 days out

Help! My husband is 9 days out from his pacemaker procedure and I can't convince him to be careful! Today I caught him lifting our 30 pound dog and yesterday he was dragging a cinder block across the patio. To make things a little dicier, he was diagnosed with blood clots in his arm 3 days ago and now on anticoagulants for at least 3 months. Does anyone know if anticoagulants affect or slow down the implantation process? Since the cardiologist is not the prescribing doctor of the anticoagulant,...

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Urination

Hi....

I have been having a problem peeing frequently since being on beta blockers and or amiodarone... I go every half hour so in the mornings and it slows down in the afternoon.

Anyone experiencing this problem?

Thanks

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