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pain

It has been 4 months since I had the PM put in. Up to one week ago everything has been fine. last week I started having a lot of pain around the PM area. Doctor checked the PM and did the xray, everything looks ok. So he doesn't have a clue what is going on. I'm still having pain. anyone out there have an idea??
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Purpose of PM

I had a myectomy/maze open heart surgery done in July 2012 to repair HCM and wishfully to stop afib. From Sept 2012 until 6 weeks ago I was felling better than ever! Gym 5 days a week non stop busy days. Just like I was in my 40's. 6 weeks ago, I began getting fluid in my lungs. I was out of town so I called my Pulmonologist and he prescribed 60 mg of LASIK and 24 meg of potassium Got to feeling better. Thought all was finished. My appt with him the next week showed my lungs to be clea...

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Help

Mum just had pace maker fitted, last Monday, had suffered a lot of pain durning surgery, is this usual.

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Blood pressure and settings?

Just had my settings changed again. RR is off now and something else (unfortunately I don't remember what) was changed. Can PM settings influence BP? My BP is now high, and I am not sure if it is just "aging" or the changes. Part of the reason for the question is this happened before and the cardiologist sent me to my primary care physician, but when my settings were changed, the BP returned to normal. So I have reported this to my new cardiologist but haven't heard back and don't know if I...

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my sister

My sister is a 44 w/f who has beem in and out of icu for afib for the last few years. At one poi.nt she could not even lift her body out of the rexliner and then she was by herself and went to restroom and couldnt lift herself off toilet so she.managed to get on floor and was gonna scoot but she could not move i had to call 911 to get fire dept to extract her off the bathroom floor when i fou.d her....shes in ICU again and this is about the 30th time in 3 years the doctor said only 30% of her he...

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Noise

After years of no problems went in for a checkup and had two noise incidents recorded. Now I am scheduled for wire replacement. When I first went through the implant surgery recovery process I had the support of my wife at the time (now divorced) Looking for ways to keep the blues away during recovery this time around. Not sure how to do this.

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Early beats

Does anyone else experience early beats I noticed getting them about a month ago and they have really altered my life I have been on a beta blocker for years called atenolol so I asked to change my meds thought maybe it wasn't working anymore do they gave me metropolol but don't feel much different any advice would be greatly appreciated

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Pacemaker Living Will

Does anyone know how and where to get a living will for a pacemaker. My biggest nightmare is to be termanily ill and my heart just keeps on pumping?

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falling backwards

im new here and from what i have read this is a good support group . very helpful. my question is trying to find a diagnosis. iv,e had the pleasure of falling backwards . no vertigo no dizzyness no symptoms. to make it short went to neuto. he suggested a cat scan no mri due to pacemaker. he said may be brain or spinal cord impigment. Hmo refused test. trying fight them ha ha ha. My question is, has anyone had trouble with balance or falling backwards. im very frightened cause i was...

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pacemaker

hello, has any one had there pacemaker replaced afterhaving it for 2yrs? i had a really bad shock one day while setting at work sitting at my desk. it was so hard i put my hand in front of the pm to to cover it becouse it felt lie iwas going to pop out of my chest, some time later while i was calling ,my dr office my pm started to vibrate. i am sheduled to have surgery next month to replace. i also would like to ask if any out there has experince shoulder pain after getting there PM i have and...

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Same symptoms as before

I had a PM inserted in July 2012 for vasovagal syncope. I felt great for several months after having it inserted. In Feb. 2013 I began passing out and having the same symptoms as I had before I got the PM. I've been to my Dr. several times and today he told me that I have pooling of blood in my legs which is another symptom of vasovagal syncope. My legs are not swelled and they do not hurt and they look like normal. I've asked if my PM could be malfunctioning but he keeps saying no because...

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bumpy roads and chest pain

I have chest pain or afib or something when I ride on bumpy roads. It is very painful and radiates down my arm. Nothing shows up when they check the read out from the pacemaker. I want to know if this is afib or something else. The cardiologist who takes care of the pacemaker says it will not pick up the afib unless it is over 130 bpm. I would like to understand what is happening. Thanks for any help you can give me.

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Pericarditis - 2 questions

I got a new PM on Thursday, with an atrial lead added (my old PM had only a ventricular lead). During the surgery I experienced a crushing chest pain just as the surgeon was stapling my incision. He told me the surgery had been complicated due to small veins, with the previous lead in them and a tight turn to get back up to the atrium. He thought a nerve was irritated. In recovery, I had the pain a couple more times so they did an EKG, ultrasound and x-ray. They told me the PM was working pe...

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pacemaker pain

Hello all
A quick question/concern to ask, I've had my pacemaker for 4 years now, 100% paced and up until now things have gone more or less ok. About a week ago the area around the pacemaker( it was implanted in my upper left chest area) has become very sensitive to the point that even if my shirt touches it it hurts and I'm also experiencing pain around the edges of the PM as well as pain going down into my armpit. The pain/sensitivity is not present all the time but i do have episodes th...

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Feeling awful

I had my pacemaker implanted since January. It was good all these while. Till last Friday, I started to feel my heart pounding in my chest. I walked through the staircase towards my room and I got a bit of dizziness and heaty. When I sit down/lay down, I will be just fine. I've measured my heart rate and it seems normal. Does anyone have similar complications too?

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machinery

Do petrol mowers and blowers affect my pacemaker

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Squeezing muscle feeling.

Hi all, I had a pacemaker fitted about 6mnths ago or there a bouts,it all went well but in the last month I've started to feel as though some ones squeezing my heart for a second or two it's hard to breath but only for a second then it's like they let go and I'm back to normal, Just wondered if any one can explain. Cheers Neil

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Heart Rate 100-115

Just getting use to this pacemaker. Last three days, hr 110-115, blood pressure mostly normal with no meds. 87 years old. Is this normal. Having fits of coughing, too. Thanks in advance.

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Needing advice

Hello it has been awhile since the last time I have posted. I have been very busy with the kids here lately! I have not been feeling well for sometime now. I have been having pain in my heart and told my doctor said it was nothing, but has not done any testing. So after looking, and looking I found another EP in my area. I went to her and told her about the pain I have been having. She ordered me to have an ultrasound and EKG done. They did the EKG 3 times and could not decided my pacemaker and...

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shoulder pain

I've had my icd for almost four years. I also used to have a port-a-cath. Whenever I have to carry tray's at work and I work long hours I end up with a lot of muscle pain. When I first had my port I had the same problem due to them moving the muscle to make the pocket for it but after a few months it was gone. With my icd it hasn't and I just wondered if this is normal. Thanks

Samantha

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