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Breathing Diffculties

Hi There...
I was young when i had my PM. Was only 21 and was a very scary time in my life. Being a fit young many, good standard of football...and felt all come crashing down.

Ive never been worried about my PM Until now and im 28 in a few weeks. I have started getting really bad palpertations very out of the blue, feeling like i cant breath and just need to be alone and cant talk to anyone, some days this dosent happen and i can be my normall self.But when i get these symptons...

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Help: After surgery issues and questions?

Hello all,

I just recently had my third pacemaker implanted, the exact date: August 14th 2013. Before my device was implanted, it was not working correctly; the device, in order to conserve energy, dropped to its emergency power source. My device is set to pace at 95 but then it was pacing at 65. Needless to say, I was exhausted; mentally and physically drained. I got the new device implanted and went back to the doctor; he said the everything looked good and there was no sign of in...

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leads

Just sent a message to my Cardiologist's office. for the past few days I have had hiccuping in my lower left side. I would have waited until my next appointment which is not until Sept. after reading a member's post on her leads kept coming out. I started to reconsider that thought since I have had some problems in the past with my leads. on may 17th of this year had my procedure done. less than hour later when in x-ray my LV lead started pacing my diaphragm. so the next day the Doctor had to g...

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My leads keep coming out.

I had a Pacemaker put in a couple of months ago. After 6 wks, I went to get the wires checked, and after an x-ray, the Dr determined I had dislodged both wires.He cut me open again and reattached them 4 wks ago. I went back to the Dr last wk, and after an xray, One of the wires had dislodged again, so he put put me on a strong heart medication calledAnioarone,which has terrible side effects. Has this happened to anyone e out there? Thank you. Mary aNNE

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Left breast pain

Hope someone else has been there done that type of thing and can send me in the right direction.

Have severe pain in left breast mostly burning like its on fire. Also a stabbing pain will go all the way through it when moving my arm. 1 Percocet no relief 2nd dose mild relief. P's just make me stay awake and high. Since no relief didn't take but 2 doses.

EP did a Cat scan to check everything out. All good results!!

OB/GYN did mamo and put me on mobic for 14...

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Echo

Hi Friends
I am from India, i have PM implanted 4 months back, Medtronic. just before my implantation my echo- LVEF reads 49% and now it decreases to 30%, it is written 60-65% as normal. my cardiologist didn't gave a clear explanation, for this, it seems my endurance level is much below than i was say 2/3 months back. my setting is 60-130 beats. Please explain my decrease from 49 to 30 is because of PM implantation or is this nothing to do with
PM implantation and my heart condition h...

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AF SYMPTOMS

Can someone help with any information as to wether I should be overly concerned as to my intermittent AF, I have a dual lead Biontronic pacer inserted on the 30th Of January this year.
Still; get AF sometimes and saw the techs a couple of days ago for a chek up and he said most things were ok except I am apparently in flutter 39% of the time, I`m not on any meds as found hard re complications and allergic reactions, the Cardio said may have to consider ablation if this keeps up, think tech...

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Paper Shredders

I've shredded a few documents at work this week and began to feel bad afterwards. Anyone else notice if using a shredder has this same affect? Just wondering if the motor could have caused interference with my PM.

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need answers

I got a pacemaker from 6 months .... and now I'm feeling some pain in the pacemaker surgery place .... and having a lot of cramps ... even my arm hurts me from my shoulder ..... I need someone to give me information what the symptoms that I will meet in the next months .. will I feel pain again!? ... is it right that I feel what I feel now

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Thanks God

Hello All
I am 56 now ,got my first PM when i was 45 ,3rd heart block. I have had some ups and down ,up to about 2 years ago life was better for me after i got my first PM , but about a year ago i started having so trouble ,first I just didn't have any get up and go any more ,just wanted to lay around and just didn't feel like doing anything ,
I am one of the lucky one , I have a great Dr. ,after i had my first PM , before i check out he gave me his cell phone number ,and to...

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Penny-size hard lump over pacemaker

My pacemaker was installed about year and half ago and I haven't had much problems with it until today. I noticed a hard lump the size of a penny over my pacemaker. The lump is over my incision scar. It doesn't hurt to touch, but it does itch a bit. And again, it is very had at the touch. Has anyone had this or know what it could be?

Thank you,
George

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blood pressure

I have dual lead pacemaker and AV node ablation. 3 weeks ago mode setting was changed and doc said that should free things up a bit, as my pulse would not go over 90-100 on exertion leaving me totally against the wall. Actually it did free things up a bit so that I can walk quickly up inclines whilst talking and not SOB. Is it a coincidence or a complication that now I have high blood pressure. My cardiologist is on holiday until next Tuesday. BP is 171/85, and I dont want GP to put me on meds i...

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Lung Puncture

My 19 yr old daughter is the pm recipient. She just received her first one last month. How do I know if the lung puncture was a mistake or a complication. The Dr's never told us that making an axillary incision, so that the scar would not be seen, was more difficult than the incision under the collarbone. He ended up puncturing her lung membrane and then said it was a more difficult operation. Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks.

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old odd beats

My medtronic is working great but i continue to feel extra beats. They sneak in around the pacemaker beats; sometimes in between, sometimes after. I don't feel any pain but these pac's or pvc's are really disconcerting. They're especially bad at night when I'm trying to go to sleep. During my working day I hardly feel them at all. Anybody have some suggestions?--I.B.

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Severe IncisionPain

Hi,
I had PM surgery in May. Some weeks ago I began to have pains on the incision site--stinging, stabbing like pains! Has anyone else had this? How long did they last?
Thanks for responses.

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what? now you tell me

Well you knew someone would mention this (haven't seen another post but I could be wrong) HACKERS? Really? What are the chances? All I heard on the news is dah! What are the risks?Can it be prevented?

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palps and fast hr

Hey everyone, sorry to bother ya again. I have being doing ok. I took the biggest step ever and drove to TN by myself it was a 10 hour drive. I did have anxiety on the way but made it and stayed a week and then drove back 14 hours to visit my daughter on Friday. My concern is since I have gotten to my daughters I have been having palps and fast heart rate, not sure how fast scared to check it. If you remember on my last post my doctor told me I was have atrial tach and palps but to watch it for...

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Movement and discomfort

I am a new member who is a male 37 year old, 6FT 2 pacemaker recipient, who had his first one put in 4 weeks ago. I have a Medtronic dual chamber pacemaker installed for complete heart block.

I am asking questions here that have been asked hundreds of times but its reassuring to ask them myself as the whole experience has been pretty over whelming.

Today my pacemaker moved around and to the left towards the armpit. I slept on my arm and raised it in my sleep I think. Tho...

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Duke Heart Patient

NEW MEMBER, WOULD LIKE YOU OR ANYONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO USE WOOD WORKING SHOP MACHINES WITHOUT DANGER W A PACEMAKER AND A COMBO DEFIB. INSTALLED IN CHEST. MACHINES 1 1/2 HP SINGLE PHASE 110 VOLT HOUSE CURRENT.
THANKS!
STEVEZEE49

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Pacemaker Panic

I've only had my pacemaker "installed" for a little over three months. My instillation was a rush job due to a car wreck, emergency room panic, four heart stoppages, etc. The accident was on a Friday around 7:00pm and the first pacemaker was put in Sat.am on my left side. However, during the procedure a lung collapsed, my heart stopped again and they had to cut a new hole and put a tube into my chest to get the lung inflated. Fearing contamination the surgeon removed the pacemaker, closed me u...

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You know you're wired when...

You play MP3 files on your pacer.

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