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hello all, I am somewhat new to this website
- by marcjillmatt
- 2009-12-28 02:12:30
- Coping
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- 4 comments
I have a medtronic pc,I quess for 2 years. I had been fainting for years, drs said it was everthing, but the fact that i had bradycardia.two years ago I fainted in the bathroom,hit my head square in the middle of my forehead, Earlier iremember feeling very tired,took a nap,upon quickly waking up,I ran to the bathroom because I felt nauseaaus.Sorry for the terrible errors with spacing my words.finally they made me have a tilt table test.I still feel tired some days,especially when I do too muc...
very tired
Hi everyone, as the Christmas baking 'challenge' was going on (the marathon) type of cooking went rather well for me but then all of a sudden, it seemed that I got super tired.
I was taking a nap on Christmas morning after stuffing a turkey and being up way too late on Christmas Eve visiting and going to Christmas Eve services at two different churches.
When I realized that I overslept and was way late on starting a stock pot of soup for another family gathering on Christmas afternoon-...
Looking forward to a new year and feeling good:)
2 months ago I had to get a PM becuz of a slow heart beat
I am doing better..but there are still little quirky things going on
so let me ask all of you...once in awhile I get dizzy..once in awhile I get SOB...and once in awhile my legs get achy..and once in awhile my anxiety kicks in... when all these things
happen my pulse stays the same..but I still feel weird...last visit was in Nov 09 Dr put my settings for the high at 140 and for the low 50..the other day my pulse dropped to...
novice
Merry Christmas. (We had a white Christmas)
I'm a novice in here, bare with me please. Sadly my English isnt very good either. I have been reading your telling, and I must say Im very glad I found this place at the internet. Your telling has really helped me understanding things, accepting things, and learning. Thank you very much.
I would like to tell my story as well.
The last year I felt I was getting sick of stress. I could no longer control my blood sugar, I forgot both...
1 year out
Hi PM's, it will be 1 year on 31st Dec. All going well. My check ups seem OK but my BP was a bit up, new medication fixed that.
Happy Christmas to all and keep on pacing
Arty
I want my pacer moved
It's only been a couple months since my pacemaker upgrade (9-16-09) and subsequent atrial lead revision (9-25-09), but I'm wanting my pacemaker moved.
This pacemaker is a lot bigger than my first one, and the leads poke outward towards my arm. It's hard to forget that I have a pacer because it gets in the way all of the time. I feel it when I'm steering my car, lifting anything, stretching. ANYTHING. I can't even cough or sneeze into my arm as they say you should do without it pinching me...
finally right
happy holidays to everyone I just would like to tell everyone that is new or fairly new to the pm life that it is now 6 months since my implant alot of adjustments and weird feelings but I am now back to my old self Not sure if that is good pain,tickings afew pac but all in all I feel good just hand in there and keep calling your dr untill it is right good luck Sue
Adjusting to new pulse
- by pacer30bob
- 2009-12-11 03:12:28
- Coping
- 4099 views
- 4 comments
Hi,
Just got my first PM (am in early 60s) Wednesday. Was bradycardia ("normal" pulse rate 45-50) but asymptomatic until Holter monitor showed sleeping rate low 30s and 3 second pause and my cardiologist said I need at PM.
So now for 2 days my pulse is near 80 and slept OK but how long does it take to get used to your new pulse rate? I'm aware of more heartbeats but did like my old slower pace also. Play tennis and did get rate up to 80 but now that's my new "normal". T...
When do I feel normal??
- by annaelliott76
- 2009-12-07 09:12:32
- Coping
- 1405 views
- 5 comments
Ok, my mind is playing tricks on me! I'm stressing a bit. My PM is ok, but we are still tweeking meds. When does this get better? My rate has been running 90-125. Besides my Inderal LA 120mg, I was just put on Digoxin to bring the tachy down. Anyone have any experience. All this constant change is stressing me out. I'm 3 weeks post-op. I guess I just wanted things to go more smoothly. Today frigtened me. My child brought me some kind of crud home. Just what I needed...fever, body aches and chill...
to young
i feel better after looking at all the other comments i'm only 22 and still getting used to the fact i need this PM.i lead a very active life and i am trying to remain positive..
Sleepless nights
Morning all, it is 5 weeks since my duel pacemaker fitted and still not sleeping well. when i turn to my left side in bed my pacemaker moves under my arm which is a horrible feeling. is this normal ?
also i am still very sore around were my pacemaker is fitted again is this normal?
Thank you for all your support out there, it really helps.
lots of love
Ellie
xx
confused
hi im a new pm member my question is it worries me to death is how do we know if this pm is not working is there some kind of signs already had my first visit to doc office hes says everything is working fine got my pm on 10 28 09 an i am still a little sore is this normal i going back to work on monday an im in retail
is it the weather
i just had a pacemaker put in 10/28/2009 still doing a little recovering some days are better than other some days i know its there an some days i dont if i do a little something around the house it gets a little sore an i get this like burning pintching feeling on the top of my leftshoulder blade has any one expeirence this at all does anyones pm feel different when it rains ?
A Little Upset!!
Hi All,
I just need to vent my frustration, hope you don't mind.
It all started yesterday as i was having a bad day of Extra beats/PVC's.
I phoned my PM clinic to ask there advice on them as there really getting on my nerves now.
The phone was answered by a lady, and i asked if i could speak to the person ill usually deal with, (bearing in mind this was only my 5th call to them since April) so im not on at them much.
Anyway she said ill go f...
Surreal
Awaiting my PM implant on Thursday. The weirdest thing is that 99% of the tiime I feel perfectly fine. I only feel the pre-syncope when I exert myself. Having been a very active/athletic person most of my life, it is certainly strange, but reading all of the problems and life issues people have post implant makes me wonder if it is worth it. Maybe I should just slow down. Have others had this odd feeling of "why am I having this done?" even though you have been told you need to have it done...
Thanks ya'll
Thanks for listening to my rant yesterday about my pacer issues. Like all of us, it just gets hard sometimes. Some days worse than others. I know I need to give this pocket/pacer time to settle in, but I almost wish that something can be done about it before the year ends since I've met my deductible already. LOL.
When it comes down to it, it's just acceptance I guess, and I agree with Patch. I (as a petite individual) don't have a whole lot of options. Everytime I have a EP study/ ablation...
Ergh!
I have read everything relating to pacemaker pocket revisions by using the search option but I am still perplexed.
Any skinny gals out there have your pacemaker pocket revised? I wish that my pacemaker wasn't so close to my left arm joint. I felt my first pacer move around a lot with movement and it was prominent placed under my collar bone.
My second pacer is really becoming a bear to deal with, and it's made the coping that much harder. I can't help but think about having...
hi im 19
hi.
im 19. a medical student. my pm is st Jude's n it's dual chamber. paced this month juz about 2 weeks ago. Went to see a doc after experiencing dizziness n fatigue for 3 weeks which was more frequent than before. i counted my pulse n it ws 40 sumthing. it ws bradycardia n so i decided to make an appointment. they said it's complete heart block. need to be paced. never thought dat i would have this..coz i never faint but had this fatigue since i was 16. . the doc said they didn't know th...
Ron
Hi,
I'm like some of you who have posted. I've been a runner for most of my life, and that's where I discovered the problem. Last year, on some days about half through my run, I would expeience some stomach discomfort and would feel a little weak. About a month ago I couldn't complete the run, and would have to go to a walk. I had set up a aopointment with my doctor, but on the advice of my fourth year medical student daughter who was doing a emergency room rotation at the hospita...
7 months in...
and I rarely think about my PM.
Yesterday, I hopped in the car and reached over to get my seatbelt and I brushed the edge of my PM while doing so. I had the strangest feeling, not angry but maybe resentful?
I have been feeling really positive for a long time - it was such an odd and overwhelming feeling. Doing much better today. Has anyone else ever had a similar experience after "doing good" for so long?
THX
DC
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