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I send a reading over the phone every three months but my doctor refuses to tell me the results. His hospital uses a no news is good news policy. He says they will only contact me if there are problems. This makes me feel uneasy. Any one out there had same experience?

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yAY!

Just returned from an interrogation where I'm very pleased to announce that BOTH my leads are still attached and everything is working properly.

My underlying "natural" rhythm is junctional. I no longer have any P waves, but I'm thankful for the atrial lead to pace me at 100%.

My rate response was adjusted slightly, and I'll see them again next month for another tweak.

I am absolutely DIGGIN' Medtronic's service, and my Adapta Dual Chamber Pacemaker.

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Settings needed adjustmants

Hi Pacer People,
I had my 6 month pacer check two weeks ago. Since I was feeling a little tired, the technician made a few changes. Over these past two weeks I was experiencing a fluttering and rapid heart rate. It is set at 60, but it would go from 60 to around 120-140 in an instant and then fall right back down about a minute later. It had me up most of the night and I felt horrible this morning, racing, flush, kinda scary. The doctor's office called in the technician to do an interroga...

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Better?...Not Sure

After 6 weeks I had my first "tweak" and frankly I feel worse. It was done on Friday so I have to wait until Monday to call doctor. I think she set it to high. It seems that my heart is beating faster, to the point that I feel more pressure and I can barely walk up the stairs to my bedroom. Is this usual after a tweak? And how long does it take to become accostomed to the "tweak". Thanks for any responses.

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Hey, some advice please?

On the 14th October, I will be going for a check up. It will be nearly 8 months since I had the implant.

I was just wondering, is it just me?::

One of my two scars, which is about 1 and a half inches, is horizontal under my armpit. As you can imagine, this was extremely painful for me for a couple of weeks post-op. The general pain went after a few weeks, but now, I find it very uncomfortable and sometimes painful to lift my arm above sh...

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again refused

morning ell my friends well a while bk i was told on here we can have a copy of the pm print out after a pm cheack up well last time i asked we managed to get one ,hubby went for another cheack last week again we asked and was refused as she said its not there policy to give out report copys yet last time thay did
witch is it she just couldnt be botherd she asked why we wanted one ,
any way now im woundering if sumat is up as we had a call from our gp on friday night for my husband he...

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First ICD Question: Pacing 70% of Time

Hi all: I am a "newbie" who is 62 and had compications from a heart infection and got an ICD on 9/3/09. First checkup yesterday I was told I am "pacing 70% of the time" and next visit "we will optimize so minimize pacing to improve battery life." I was told "pacing" was/is due to tachycardia - fast rhythm - and "your heart is returning pulse to normal on its own." Typically, my pulse is 60 to 64 and "dr" said the "pacer is usually set to about 60 and we will reset it to 40" OR maybe the othe...

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afib

Hi evevyone ,I had my pm almost two years .Two weeks ago had apm readout ,came up with 3 events 20 days apart ==afib over 400 bpm four 5 min.i never felt them my doc said lower heart rate at the time was 70 bpm whats up doc said not to worry ,confused .richie thanks

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Need pacemaker check

and I have no money. I have not been checked since it was implanted in 2005 because of lack of funds and no insurance. I take good care of myself and exercise, eat right etc. I have no problems and seem to have no restrictions at all. I want to be trained as a long-haul truck driver and they want me to have it in writing from a doctor/cardiologist that I am good to go.

I am in Oregon and cannot find anyone or any way to get my pacemaker checked so I can go onto schooling. I can e...

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Rapid Thumping Sensations in Chest

Any tips or info so much appreciated. Perhaps I am just distrustful but I am not sure what is happening.

I received PM 5 wks ago. Per follow up readings I think I had A fib (?) for 5 days but dr is not worried since it was not severe and nothing in past 3 weeks. Hearing though per techs that I am having A Tach, V Tach, and AV Tach. Not sure what all of that means. The one that seems to be of most concen is the one I do not seem to feel, whatever happened on 8/25 thru 8/30.
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if you know any other sites where i can get this info can you provide the same...

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than]

Hey thanks for your replies!!!! few more queries i have if you can help it out... if electrophysiolgist consults the relevant company for pacemaker implantation do they get any profit from these companies or so..and the primary doctor which has asked the patient to go to concerned EP.. they must be getting some amount of cut from the company right??? you said you are having pacemaker implanted can i know of which company it is???
Please help me out thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

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EnRhythm Check

This is my first post, so please excuse me if I am asking something that I am sure has been addressed many times before. I am a Florida resident but live in RI during the summer months. When I had my "incident" which required the implantation of the Medtronics EnRhythm pacer Model P1501DRID, I was in RI and subsequently used a Cardiologist who was on the faculty at Yale New Haven hospital, and had an office in RI.

Medtronics examines my pacemaker in my doctors office in RI. This ye...

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A.M.S. episodes

Hi everyone,
Went for pacer check-up a few days ago, still pacing 99% ventrically, atrial rate up from 2.6% to nearly 4%. Tecnician said everything o.k., but I am a bit concerned. Had 7 A.M.S episodes when heart rate went to 150 0dd bpm on 6 occasions, and 256 bpm on one accasion! These only last approx 6 secs, one lasted 8 secs. I know that the A.M.S disconnects the ventricle from the atria when this happens and paces it at about 85 bpm until the heart rate comes down again . What I want...

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check up yesterday

hi everyone well hubby went for his pm cheak yesterday ,i have just afew questions if any one can help ,first of all he has had his pm for 12 months i thought the battrey was to last 8 to 10 yrs well they said hubbys got 7 yrs left on it seems to have gone down quick in 12 months is this because of the amount his heart is using it ?or is this normal usage also tecnition pick up he has had episodes of pulpitations ,could this have caused the cheast pain and breathless he gets somtimes thanx for a...

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Pacemaker Clinics

I am from Philippines soon to move in Michigan, can some one help me or tell me if there is any hospital or clinic that can help me have a my recharge or reprogram as I will live in Michigan with husband. I used to have it here in Philippines twice a year. Now, my husband and I have no idea if we can have it in Michigan when I will live there. I cannot go to other State as I am still on my citizenship approval basis and not allowed to be out of Michigan for 3 months from my arrival this coming O...

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What am I Missing

I have a bi-ventricular/icd pacer,Medtronic Concerto. I have,at times, diaphragm stimulation that is very painful. I had an episode Mon. followed by some muscle twitching on the left side. It was unclear to me if it was muscle or heart, so I asked to Transmit which I did yesterday. Today I talked with pacer tech and she asked me to come in so they could check the lead in the left ventricle. I do not have a left ventricular lead. I have a rt.atrium & ventricle and icd and one lead that has been...

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Get pacer/defibrilator checkup, how ofter, where,

Any tried and true suggestions for interviewing for a cardiac doctor?

How much should it cost for a check up for pacer-defib and what questions to ask to find a good doctor to do this?

How often should this be done? Is a year too long a time?

Hubby has a St Jude pacer-defirbrillator since 2006, no shocks yet from it.

We had an overall checkup at the GP's last week, all ok on paper.

It has been a year since hubby's last pacer/defib m...

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Just shoot me now.......

and get it over with......LOL.

When I was implanted with this wonderful pacer of mine 8/08, I was set to pace at 60bpm. In April '09, I couldn't tolerate the rate of 60 anymore as it put me into an accelerated junctional escape rhythm with AV dissociation. The reps were called in and we turned my rate up to 70bpm.

Fast forward 4 months, and I am back at square one. Now I can't tolerate my low rate at 70 and my cardiologist is going to suggest to my EP to have my rate turned...

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Health Care

I was curious how PM care works in the countries with socialized medicine. Are you happy with the care?

I am self employed and pay a lot for health insurance. But I wasn't billed much at all for either of my two PM surgeries. I chronically miss my PM appointments and am always rescheduling as my work is very dynamic. This has never a problem. I have also been able to go in as much as I want during the "tuning" phase of my PM...the first few weeks after implantation to tweak the s...

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