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New to the Site

Hi. I'm new to the site and honestly just a little lost. I had my first pacemaker device implanted when I was 3 and I am currently on my my fifth PM. My fifth is reaching it's end of the life soon (I think... I'm frustrated with the doctors), and soon it will be time for the sixth (within the year). I

I feel like at times my doctors are not listening to me, and I'm lost as to how to deal with them.

Also, I get really really bad pain around my collarbone all the time. Somet...

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Infection

Just thought I would share as I'm bored stuck in hospital, I had my first pm fitted 6 months ago for 3rd heart block, I haven't felt well ever since and have had lots of problems and the pm dropped down low and started rubbing every time I move, soon it broke the skin and got very painful, I had a visit with my cardio dr and he admitted me straight away, turns out I have a bad infection, I have been in hospital 10 days now, after 4 days on iv meds they took pm and wires out while I was awake and...

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Tingly

What does it mean when my pacemaker tingles? It does it most when I'm upset or stressed out?

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Blood Clot

I had a dual pacemaker implanted on 21 nov 13 and everything was find until about a month ago my arm started swelling and my check on the same side as pacemaker turns a bluish purple color. After a venorgram 2 days ago it showed i have a blood clot where the lead is. The doctor didnt seem to worried about it and put me on Xareto for 90 days, and of course if it doesnt improve to come in sooner. I dont know i guess i'm just really worried. I'm swolloen and purple but then again i just been on...

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Safety of induction cooking

New to site, anybody if it is safety to be around induction cooking units with a pace maker? Purchased a Nuway cooking unit from TV add did not give any warnings unit we received it at home. The booklet said if you have a pace maker stay at least 2 feet away. Any ideas?
Thanks

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av node ablation

Thanks for all the response. I will try to answer some of the questions. My ejection fraction is in the 50's. I also have severe cardiomyopathy with some obstruction along with afib and aflutter. Given those diagnosis, I have always had some difficulty climbing stairs and walking even 1/4 of a mile, I would get a heaviness in my chest, chest pain and heaviness in my legs and fast heart rate. Since I had the AV node block I can't walk any distance without these symptoms. I did have them to a...

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av node abation

Hi
I am new to this site. I had an AV node ablation in Dec 2013 and even though my heart rate feels normal I still can't walk any distance without having chest pain and shortness-of-breath.
I have been on short term disability and want to apply for long term but my cardiologist says he does not think I am disabled.
Do any of you guys experience the same symptoms? I feel like I need a scooter and I am only 57 years old.

Thanks,
Cindi

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Twinges

Hello,
I very new to this and so far I am grateful to have received advice on my first query of induction cooktops.
I had my PPM inserted for symptomatic Sinus Bradycardia on 23/01/2014. Mentally I feel fantastic from the word go. I have more energy, drive and clarity of thought then I have for the past 6 months. What I am experiencing now is a sort of central discomfort , like someone has stuck a wire in me or like an underwire bra where the wire is loose and digging in. The discomfor...

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subclavian thrombosis (blood clot)

Hello,
I've had my St. Jude pacemaker for 11 months, and earlier this week began developing pain extending from the device up to my neck. My neck vein is bulging on the same side and there's some swelling.
I've had a thrombosis back in 2006 on the opposite side of my chest due to a permanent central IV line, and the symptoms I'm having now are similar to the ones I had back then. I'm concerned as the area that has the pacemaker also recently had a power port (implanted IV line) on th...

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crt

Dear friends,
I have pacemaker for 10 years and now battery life is going to expire. I have atrial lead and ventricular in the apex of right ventricle. My usual rhythm is AV sequentional pacing. I am not happy with pacing, after implantation my physical performance dropped by 20- 30%. My hope is that biventricular pacing can improve my physical ability. However, there is a problem: my cephalic vein seems to be occluded and there is a problem to place an additional lead to great cardiac vein...

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Missed beats

Hi
Thank you for all the feedback. It does make me feel better when I read them but the feeling will not go away. It is really getting me down now and I think that the family are sick of listening to me. At my wits end with it all

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Missed beats

Hi I have recently had a pacemaker fitted and keep feeling missed beats. They say that it is normal but it still stresses me out. I also have a nagging pain in the middle of my back between my shoulder blades. Is this normal

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Staph epidermidis infection

Touching base with the experienced
As per previous post I had a shoulder op in July 2013, disaster ever since. Frequent but unpredictable "convulsions" with dormant periods in-between.
"Convulsion" now calling them "rigors" as they appear to be fever related landed me in hospital on Sunday. Have spent the whole week having tests etc while culturing bloods. Cant find the site of the infection which turns out to be the above staphylococcus epidermidis.
Of course now the pacemaker is...

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It's Back!

Hi Boys and Girls!! Don in Willow Alaska, Home of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race here! I'm new to the site ..So have mercy, Im a persistant Afib guy.I had a pacemaker installed last summer after about 5 yrs of every nasty medicine out there, 4 Ablations,,I was Bumpn along pretty good then The racing heart came back,My Doc decided it was time for a Av Node Ablation,That did pretty good for about three months..Now apparently the "Flutter " is back....My Question is Whats next?
I'd appreciate s...

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Push button ignition interference?

Hello All,

I know this has been a topic in the past but wanted to hear if anyone else has had any issues. I have a 2013 Altima with push start button for the ignition. I had my pm implanted on June 19, 2013 and have had this car ever since. I have not had any issues until now, my car won't start randomly and says "incorrect key id" and doesn't unlock or lock at times from the remote. I took the car to Nissan and they can't find anything wrong and starts up fine for them. This car...

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Symptoms of a loose lead???

Hi all,

Two weeks post op 18/12/13, i had to dive (baywatch style) off a 2 meter high pool fountain to save my 2 1/2 year old daughter from drowning. She is fine, swimming lessons paid off.

What i would like to know is what are the symptoms of a lead coming loose. I have a home blood pressure machine that confirms i am still pacing at 60bpm. I have a Meditronic Advisa DR. I dont have any pain over incision or sub pec implant but do have intermittent tolerable pain in heart....

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Update on 85-year-old man

I have posted a few times about my dear husband's pacemaker insertion on January 3, 2014. I will not repeat all the previous details, but it has been a very scary and bumpy road thus far. The most frightening one occurred about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday morning when he awakened me with pain in his chest plus a squeezing sensation. I had been watching him closely for signs of a rise in blood pressure above 180/80 to 90 with rise in temperature and signs that his DVT in the PM side arm had gone to...

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staff, septic, wound problems and shoulder problem

My pacemaker was put in 10/24/2013, On November 12 I spiked a 105* degree temp incision opened I could actually see the pacemaker. I wasn't able to walk and was stuck in bed till someone got home to help me. I got to the hospital and they immediately started doing blood cultures and transferred me for emergency surgery. I was in the hospital 8 day and then had to have a picc line inserted for antibiotics around the clock for the infection In my blood. Then the wound opened up where the pacemaker...

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My name is Phil

Has anyone ever had their pacemaker with defibillator migrate up in the chest vs down? My husband's was implanted on Dec 20th 2013 - he is 44 yrs old with cardiomyopothy . We returned to the hospital where it was implanted on Jan 13/14 - they will move it due to the fact that it is hitting a nerve and sitting directly on his collar bone...extremely painful for him...we have no surgury date as of yet.
Thank you in advance to all could help us....we are "newbies" and haven't any expectation...

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NEED ADVICE

I am 43 yrs old and I had my pace maker on Oct 22, 2013 for 3rd degree heart block--nothing else was wrong with the heart. I am suffering with frozen shoulder, which I am in therapy for and it is loosing up for me, but I still have the fuzzy head feeling and lack of focus and not wanting to do too much. My doctor suggests putting me on an anti depressant. Am I depressed? Or is it something else? If I need an anti depressant what is the best one for mild depression? Is there any herbal...

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