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Bradycardia and Stress-induced hypotension

Have had PM since 1996. Just replaced for first time 8 days ago. Lucky, I guess. Also found out i have a second electrical "defect", which results in severe hypotension after stress events (sympathetic withdrawal).

From what i was told, after your ateries, etc.. expand during a severe stress event, they are supposed to contract to keep your BP up. Mine, however, stay enlarged for an extended period of time, causing a severe drop in BP (as low as 50/30 before they revived me. Wo...

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CHD Awareness

Hey, it's me again! This year, I am going to attempt to raise all sorts of hullabaloo about CHD awareness. We'll see how it turns out... I am shooting to raise at least $5,000 for various CHD organizations and to go around and speak at local schools. Maybe I'm going too far with plans, but you've got to, right? Anyway, wish me luck!

P.S. CHD Awareness Week is February 7-14!! I know it's a bit early, but you know...

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Handicap Permit

Well hello everyone its been awhile. How is everyone doing? Well Im having a problem at my College. I was told by campus safety that in order for them to continue to pick me up at my classes and drive me to my car that I would have to show proof of a disability, in the form of a Handicap Permit. I was wondering if anyone in here has gotten a Permit for them selfs and what the process would be to get one. I am not sure if my doctor will approve of it because I am not really disabled. I just have...

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Afib-and Pumonary vein abalation??

I have a pacemaker for sinus bradacardia

and parxosmyl afib

and I am on medication liquid bete blocker 40 mg a day at

night to stop or try to limit my attacks while asleep
Apparantly pulmonary vein abalation is 85 % effective at ridding you of afib more effective if you have paroxsmyl afib opposed to chronica fib.
Has anyone gone through this operation?
How long does it last I am told 3 - 5 hours seems a long time .
What are side effets?

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I'm 27 with a new ICD

Hi, I am 27 and just had my pacer/diffib put in a week ago. I have been having terrible anxiety and depression and I'm just not coping well at all. I really don't know if it is from the meds (Coreg/ Lisinaprilll) I'm on or just the pacer itself...I also just had a baby 9 weeks ago but it seems like this has all hit me at once. I never even knew I had a heart problem until 3 months before my baby was due. How long does it take to wrap your head around all this?? I just want to feel normal again...

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update

Hi Everyone!!! Im back. God bless all of you and all the new people out there. Just wanted to give an update on my condition. I am doing better...thank God. I havent had any fainting spells and i can sleep so much better now. I occasionally get the pvcs and sometimes feel the crazy flutter..but i am really learning to live with this pacemaker thing. It really has become part of me now.
On a different note...i am recently going through a lot of stress in my life and feel like my chest hurts...

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Can anyone else feel the pacing?

I had my pacemaker implanted in 1996 after flat-lining in the ER. I apparently not only have bradycardia, but also have an abnormal reacgtion to sevre stress/anxiety - my blood pressure and pulse drop even further. However, they set the floor at 40 bpm, and it apparently hardly ever had to pace me.

Up until a week or so ago, I pretty much ignored the pacemaker, as it never went off - or only in a deep sleep. It then went off ca. 255 times in one day (max the memory will register)...

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New to the Pace Maker world

Hi, Im a 48 year old woman and I received my St. Judes pacemaker July 3rd. On my first check up 2 weeks later I mentioned to the cardiac nurse that something did not feel right and it turned out that one of the leads had moved so I was rescheduled for surgery. I had surgery on July 31st and they ended up replacing the lead as it was not working correctly. Im having a really hard time learning to trust "Penny"(my husband named her!) Prior to getting Penny I had been back and forth to the dr's so...

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Lawn Mower

Anyone know if I can still operate a small gas-powered lawn mower, 4 HP ?


Ken

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out of whack

I had my icd implanted on June 19, 08 and still feel out of whack. Somdays I have that feeling like I took a pain killer or something and feel kind of depressed at times and other times I feel anxious. I have been given ativan which helps but I want so much to feel like I have some energy. the fact that I have this icd i have no problem with and very happy I have it. I just feel out of whack. Anybody know how long this lasts and how to deal with it.

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Disabled with a pacemaker

I had a pacemaker put in my chest two weeks ago. I am a disabled person for 66 years. I walk with crutches and have been walking with them for over 56 years. I was told not to use my crutches for two weeks after the operation. Are there any members in this group that are disabled and must use crutches? Are there any problems that I should look out for because I am disabled? Thanks for your time.

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Pain in PM area

Can anyone shed some light on what causes the pain in the pm area. I have experienced this for a while -- it comes and goes. When it comes, I feel like tearing it out! My docs don't seem to be listening.

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Jeremy

My son Jeremy has had a pacemaker since he was 3 yrs old. He is now 15. He is doing great. He is in the band and can play three or four instruments. He is a A/B student and most people do not know he has a pacemaker. He is very normal and we forget he has a pacemaker. At least other people do. I am mo and I try to act like I forget. I worry for when he graduates hopefully from college, about how he will do with insurrance and things. Here is a paper he wrote for school. I thought it might incour...

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How to feel

I had my ICD put in June 19th 08 and have had relatively no problems, I do feel some times a little disoriented and forgetful and I am sometimes frustrated of this condition because I used to workout and go dancing (I am only 52). I do drive sometimes but short errands only. the reason I am writing this is because when I see my doctors they ask me how I am feeling and I always tell them I don't what to feel other than the symptoms I described. anybody feel the same way?

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pacer girl

Pacer girl
Comment posted by allanrogers on 2008-07-21 04:46.
You have a very similar medical history to me
Radio active iodine to get rid of over active thyroid
Did your heart problems start to surface before or after your radio active iodine treatment?
Is your afib under control?
Are you on your first pacer?
Are you on beta blockers?
If so what dose and how often do you take them once a day or twice a day?
How often do you get your pacer checked o...

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cannot talk for approx 40 secs after just climbing stairs??

What is wrong with me I am 41 had a pacemaker for 8 months was diagnosed with sinus bradycardia and also paroxsymal (intermitent a fib) just when i am getting used to pacemaker and beta blockers i start getting these small dropping sensations in my heart Is it the return of afib?
i am finding it hard to get a good nights sleep and my pacemaker clinic wont give me any more check ups as i have been back 5 times since October
I paid for a private doctor last week £150 and also for a 24 h...

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new member

Hello everyone

I received my pm just over a year ago.In the beginniing I was afraid too even get out of bed in the morning.But each day is another learning opportunity.

I would appreciate any thoughts or comments.

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We have a friend that needs our help and support

All,

You helped me in my crises and now its time for us to pull together. There is a young lady out there who is need of all of our support. Here name on the site is Brooklyn. She has posted a few times and could use if nothing else good whises
for better times. Her life like many over ours has changed dramaticly with her instalation and she is having a very hard time of it right now so if any and all of use could simply say we are here for here and she knows that that there...

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New member/ New to Pacer/defibrillators

Hi:
I am a new member & would like to know if someone has some answers. I had the device put in 4 weeks ago, but seem to have the same problems. Shortness of breath, dizzy & very tired, headache all the time. I feel worse than I did before I went in. Wanted to add that I was told that I would have a defib. only put in, when I came out I had a pacer/def. and so big. they put athe device right on my collar bone, hurts all the time, especially when sealt belt is on, bend over feels like it wil...

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Edinburgh western general pacemaker clinic refused to see me

I have just had some guy called Martin who works at the western general in Edinburgh
who was my ep technician at my last visit refuse for me to be seen as he feels as i have visited clinic 5 times since last October and that there is nothing wrong with my pacemaker that I should be better going to my doctor.I am horrified to think that I have a device inside my body that I cannot get checked until a year from now.Especially as it is a good way of reassuring me when I visit the clinic to ch...

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