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Wow,,disappointed and confused

I went thurs for my app. With device clinic and what I thought would be a good chance to make a hopefully final tweak to my settings and I would be on my way to lots of uneventful training miles. I was surprised to hear I'm sorry your appoint was cancelled, I will check with them and see, and she comes back to say they don't know why no one called you but they put you on a yearly follow up your next appointment is Oct,,2014 ???????
I was so disappointed apparently I didn't think straight as...

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24/7 Pacing

Hello my name is Taylana I am a thirty-three year old mother of two. I have Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and an implanted pacemaker/ defibrillator since 2005. Unfortunately, the impenitence lead was recalled a year after the implant. I have not really used the device much according to the pacemaker clinic which I have been very thankful for.

Anyways, this week my doctor suggested that due to my condition I should be paced all day everyday. Has anyone else had to do this? and does it h...

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Check UP

Anyone heard from CFozzy in here lately ? She had a PM implanted a couple weeks ago and I was checking to see how it went and if she is doing good. She was really worried.

Thanks

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Heart Rate below Pacemaker setting.

Hi!
I have a adapta dr pacemaker and was wondering if anyone had issues with their heart rate being lower than their pacemaker setting? Mine is set at 60. Their are some days that I have had my heart rate taken and it is at 49-51 for several hours and I'm unusually tired..which is why I check the heart rate. Is this an allowable deviation? I do not have a different night setting. Im doing fine but am very curious...

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feeling the pm working

from the beginning of having a pacemaker I have been aware of it twice in every 24 hours. I feel rapid beats for a few seconds at 9 in the evening and 11.45 in the daytime. You can set your watch by it! does anyone else have this? If so, what does it mean? Does it 'go to sleep' at night?

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First check up

Had my AV Node ablated and a CRT implanted last Thursday. Went in today for my follow up check up. Everything is looking really good. And other than the minor aches while healing, I have not felt this good in a very, very long time. I am down to drinking just three cups of coffee per day - down from 10 to 14 required just to function as short a time ago as last Wednesday - with no ill effects.

The only thing I did not like about the interrogation was flat lining while the tech was loo...

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Diaphragm jumping and pain...

I had my leads repositioned 2 and half months ago but never felt the same as the original install. Every time I turned my head, nodded my head, or someone tapped on me I could feel my diaphragm jumping and it was speeding up my breathing. I had been in several times to get this adjusted. They ended up turned my rate response pretty much off, which meant I could barely get off the couch. Forget about climbing stairs. They told me to tap the device to speed up my heart, to get enough air. As...

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Low heart rate, chest pain and tired.

I had my duel chamber pacemaker fitted in July. When I went back for checkup my doc told the technician to reduce the setting from 60 to 50 and to leave the higher one at 120. I felt awful and after four weeks I had it put back to 60. I am aged 62.
All was well until two weeks ago. I started feeling very tired all the time and got exhausted after a small amount of exercise. In the past ten days, I started to get chest pain (left side) and got one really bad which sent pain shooting down my...

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Pain from voltage

I just got out the hospital with severe back left shoulder pain/chest pain and breathing problems. It would up being from my pacemaker voltage being set too high. Once they lowered it everything felt better. I've been having this problem for 2 and half months. It seemed like a phrenic nerve problem and I was breathing very rapidly. Anyone experienced this problem?

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Okay pacer reps/docs, whats up with that?

I had a Medtronic Reveal removed and a pacer put in. My Reveal showed episodes of bradycardia, 30, that led to syncope. Now that the PM is in my doc wants me to relax and will not share my settings with me (yet, he says). I went in to have the PM placement checked (leads moved). While there the rep interrogated me. I swear I'm having short runs of V/T. The tech showed something important to the doc. The tech said the PM did not record any A/T. Doc asked me what my Reveal rate setting was for det...

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ct scan of head

will a ct scan of head affect my pacemaker settings and should i go to clinic for a check?

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upper limit

is there an upper heart rate set on the pacemaker and can this be altered for effective weight loss exercise?

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No Upper Limit

I had my 3 week post-op check-up yesterday. Everything went great. Thanks to the home monitoring they told me I had only 1 PVC and no other abnormal heart beats since the pacemaker implant. I'm pacing 66% of the time in the Atria and 0% in the Ventricle. He said I was good to start running and exercising as hard as I want (minus lifting anything heavy or arm above my head for another few weeks at least). I was set at 50-140 but he removed the upper limit completely since I've had no tachycardia...

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Setting Changes?

Hi everyone! I'm hoping you will all be able to give me some insights into the world of 'setting changes'!

I had a dual chamber st judes PM implanted exactly 3 weeks ago for complete congenital AV heart block, which was identified before I was born. My sinus node works and is dictating the pace rate and I have a min of 50 and a max of 160. I'm 28 and have gone my whole life with no symptoms or heart problems. I got the PM just as a 'precaution'.

Since I got the PM, I've b...

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Do I need Rate Response?

Hi all. I'm looking for some guidelines to help me decide if I want or need rate response. I've read quite a few posts where some people have turned RR off.

I have SSS, Brady and VVS. Prior to getting my PM (Aug 26, 2013) I had a couple dozen syncope episodes over the last dozen years, but most of the time I felt fine. I wasn't aware of any problem when jogging or bike riding. I have to admit I am way too sedentary and don't get a lot of exercise, and my energy has been low over the y...

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How much is the dual pacemaker in manila

Hi everyone...im from cebu philippines.. my father need to have a dual pacemaker because he has a slow heart. Anyone who have an idea or who have experience already how much will cost the dual pacemaker? Which hospital in manila which is not expensive...we want to know all the cost so we can prepare the amount. ..
Thank you so much and god bless u all

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heart cath

went for pacemaker check-up and ended up with a heart cath.
Could some of you SMART folks please enlighten me on this comment:
Tree Comment: mid body ectasia in left main:
Doctor side stepped when question what it meant. Said I should not worry about it!
Any help out there?
Thanks,
Cecil

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Latest changes ???

Had follow up visit to PM clinic, after treadmill run with monitors, they told me everything looked normal paced to app. 125 while running app 10 min at 9-10 min pace. I felt slightly tired but beginning to struggle staying aerobic. They made a minor change to the activity acceleration from 60 to 30 which was one of the original settings when I felt better. I went and ran app 25 min outside and it was still border line anaerobic, but the improvement was I was able to run the whole time without t...

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RR

How many of you have the rate response sensor turned on? What are the benefits or complications from having it on?

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Classy5822Lady

I didn't mean to mislead anyone about using a TENS unit with their PM. Mine is a Metronic Revo and was implanted Aug 16 of this year. Metronics' rep came to my cardiologist's office and tested my pm with the TENS UNIT.. It did not affect my pm. This is not to say that everyone's pm would work the same. Have your doctor test Your TENS with your pm before trying it.

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