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Equipment failure

THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO SAY ISVTHAT THIS DEVICE IS GOING TO KILL ME. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED BY SOMETHING THAT IS MORE DEPENDABLE ...BOSTON SCIENTIFIC I AM SORRY BUT YOU GUYS TOTALLY SUCK ALL THE WAY AROUND .

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call from nurse

Hi everyone, I went for my pacemaker check on Tuesday and the doctor told me that I was having atrial tach. Heart rates in the 120's for 12 mins. Wants to start me on flimicade? He told me to not being doing anything to strenous and swimming. Yesterday afternoon I get a call from his nurse saying I was in junction rhythm in and out and having fast heart beats with pvc's and told me to go to the ER. On the way to the ER I paged the doctor and I my doctor was on call and when I spoke to him he sa...

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flip-floppings and pus coming from incision

I am 6 weeks post-op after having a dual chamber Medtronic PM implanted. I still get a lot of flip-flops after any exertion and have to sit down for a minute or two to get it correct itself. Is this normal? Is it supposed to happen every time I take a walk or clean, etc? My doctor says it's normal, but I thought that was part of the reason for having the PM put in.
But what is most disconcerting to me is that I now have pain and extreme tenderness at the incision site. I put ice on it...

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struggling

hi all ...having a weird thing happening recently feeling like everythings a bit of a struggle at the moment as if my heart isnt managing very well and also ive noticed when i get this my neck pulses really fast like its beating on the right side i can actually see it doing it in the mirror ...i had my st jude dual lead pm put in may 8th due to mobitzII and sss should i go to the docs ??? please help xx

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Stopping Amiodarone

Hello everyone. On the advice of a friend, (thanks Ron!), I am searching for ANYONE that find or has found themselves in the position I am currently in.

I am a sudden cardiac death survivor of over two years. Went into a V Tach storm on 3/11/11. Prior to this I had an ICD implanted in 2005. The combination of my ICD, AMIODARONE and magnesium brought me out of it.

Now, fast forward a little over two years and I find myself in another horrible predicament.

I had bl...

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when I lie flat on my back I can't breath

hello.. I'm Really Starting To Get Worried... When Ever I Go To Sleep I Always End Up Lying Flat On My.Back I Wake Up Cuz I Feel Like An Elephant Or 10Ton Brick Is On My chest And I Can Feel My Heart Beating In My Throat... I'll Roll Over On My Side.And Try To Go Back To Sleep But It Doesn't Stop Doing It Till I Physically Get Outta Bed... NORMALLY When I Can Feel My Heart In My Throat It's Time For A Change ...But This Time Is Different...It's ONLY when I Sleep And Only When I Am Lying Flat On...

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Palpitations and SOB after pacemaker

Hi, I'm new here, been lurking around for a while. I had a Medtronic pacemaker placed May 31st for 2 degree heart block that showed up out of the blue. I had/have some difficulty coping with the whole idea, but seem to be getting over that. I went back to work last week, I'm an ER nurse. Today I went to see my cardiologist and he brought my EP doctor in because the past few weeks my heart rate has been increasing and I have had increasing episodes of SOB and palpitations. So we have done a...

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need help

Hi to you all;
Was wonderin if I can get some feed back re my dual lead pacer, ( bioteknic?),

Went to see my electro-cardilogist last week for a check up after having the op on the 30th of Feb this year and he always does a ECG prior to seeing him.
During the appointment he told me the ECG showed my top chambers were in A/F/ and was I ok, I said I felt fine albiet a little bit puffed but nothing really worried me. He said if meds wern`t helping like soltanol? then I may wa...

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High Threshold

Hello. My son is 19 and has pacemaker that was just replaced four months ago (epicardial). Two weeks ago he said he felt dizzy then a half hour later he passed out completely. When his pacemaker was checked it showed multiple episodes of high threshold on the V lead. Dr. turned the threshold setting up to "5" and did a 48hr holter. The holter showed no failure to capture or a systole. He has been doing better with the threshold setting being turned to 5v but not 100% This is all just happening s...

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Problems still after pacemaker

Hi everyone,

So, I had my pacemaker put in 3 months ago, and I've been having weird heart symptoms. Like, the best way I can describe it is that my heart feels weak or tired. And sometimes it feels like my heart is beating SUPER fast, and then I go to take my pulse and its at like...60 something. Or, my heart is actually beating really fast and hard and I feel it in my chest, but then I can feel my heartbeat in my neck (which is weird in itself and freaks me out so bad sometimes I ge...

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That damned afib!

Hi,
Got my PM 3 & a half weeks ago and it works like gang busters!I had episodes of afib beginning in Feb ,and the only hang -on is a considerable number of ectopic beats which I try not to worry about. My question:Would I be a candidate for ablation procedure, or just put up with the estrasystole? If I get going, with my day, they seem to disappear. If I think about them, there they are!
I'm 75.--Island Boy

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Irregular heartbeat

My husband has a Pacemaker-CRT/D device. His heart is being paced at 80 beats per minute but I am getting pulse rate in the 40's & 50's and ver irregular.I know his A-fib is bleeding down into the ventricles and messing with his heart rate. He also is having PVC's. he feels weak and exhausted. He has follow up with EP on Aug 8. Dr changed settings 10 days ago but is not working out very well today. Any advice or should I consider ER. Drs here do not take calls but suggest ER.

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Medtronic MRI compatible PM reaction

Hello - I'm new to this site and the PM world. I received the Medtronic MRI Compatible PM 3 mos ago. I've had pressure in my left arm from day 1 & a few wks ago my arm swelled so bad I thought it would pop. I have constant swelling but not to the same extent that sent to Urgent Care. There's no blood cot, all testing is negative. My Dr thinks I could be allergic to the coating on the leads which he says is rare, but not unheard of. Now I have shortness of breathe on minimal activity. Just won...

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Sunny Hospitalized

Hi friends... still too sick to write much, but last weekend spent 3 days in hospital w/severe dehydration due to C.diff effects.
I told them I was sick!.... now they believe me! LOL!
ER infectious disease doc took me off antibiotic i failed on & upped the anti to 250 vancomycin liquid.
Had a great stay w/ wonderful caring nurses who helped relieve the fear I had at going back into the hospital. ( Fear was due to elder abuse after OH surgery to repair a valve in 2011.)
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Heart & Arm Pain

It's 10 weeks post pacemaker implant for Afib . Was all good till 2 weeks ago when left arm began aching accompanied by stabbing heart pains . I've had it checked out at emergency and all tests were clear yet the pain persists and I'm not improving . Any thoughts out there??? Roberto

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Pain in pacemaker/heart region

Hey everyone! Anyone ever experienced pain 3+ years post implant in their heart/pacemaker region? I'm a semi-professional triathlete and recently have been experiencing a bit of pain in that region both during exercise and during rest from time to time. The pain isn't terribly debilitating but certainly there and sometimes kinda worrisome. I can tell that when it is bothering me on a workout it's worse the harder I work but like I said it also hurts at rest from time to time. When it first be...

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Has it all gone a bit wonky ??

To our Blessed Management.

Blake, there seems to be a bit of a glitch re outgoing postings and messaging.

Hey..its not life or death for me,...but,.. we know that ,..out there ,..time has a very different valency.

thanks for all that you do

Best wishes from Bob (aka TM ) from a pretty comfy UK..

Say Hi to Pooks..XX

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Clots

Two days after my pm implant I developed DOT (clots) in my left arm. Now three months later I have developed SET clots in the same arm. So I am back on the warfarin, but it makes me pee blood. I am worried about the clots cause that is what killed my dad at a young age. Dr says mine is from the lead in the vein...?

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My pacemaker is flipped and won't turn back!!

Hello everyone! Let me tell you a little....I am 31 year old female who has sick sinus syndrome. I had my PM placed March 2013.....the first couple months everything was good but then last month it felt like my pm was moving. I have a lot of tissue that it is under (not fat just am thick above my boobs) anyway so I can't feel or see my pm by rubbing on chest area....anyway last night I woke up to extreme pain and my pm had flipped on its side and is stuck there. It didn't move back. I went to t...

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Pacemaker Malfunction?

I have had quite a few different arrhythmias over the years; but since my replacement in November I get intermittent "episodes" that can last for up to 3 mins in which time I feel strong palpitations a slow heartrate and presyncope which brings me to a point I have to stop and sit, After I get myself together I am fine until the next one.

I am wondering if I have some kind of intermittent malfunction of the battery or leads.
I have a Medtronic epicardial pacemaker, the battery...

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I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for pacemakers. I've had mine for 35+ years. I was fainting all of the time and had flat-lined also. I feel very blessed to live in this time of technology.