getting no answers

Hi my name is michele I have a Insignia Ultra DR model 1290 pacemaker. It was implanted in sept. 14, 2006.I have syncope is why I have mine, since Icant raise my arm up always tired pain where my pacemaker is.I have chest pain lightheaded pain in my stomach right uder my left rib cage and between my chest in between my breast alittle underbut right at the top part of my stomach, throwing up blood . had scope to look in stomach for ulcer but founnd nothing wrong. my heart doctor said theses things are normal or give it time. Put me on cadiinet moniter for 21 days . since on it when my pacemaker kicks in my whole body jumps and left leg kicks in air had this happen 3 times since on moniter and doctor says my heart in normal rtyhm. I have dual leads to my pacemaker and now with recalls on pacemakers FDA said my brand was recalled in 2005 company says mine not recalled because my sereial number. Iwant to have a normal life again cant drive starting to faint again ,if any one out there has any advice please write back because my doctor just tells things are normal or give it time but ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,only 37 and want my life back


























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4 Comments

hello

by SusanBrookhouse - 2007-11-23 08:11:05

I can fully sympathise with you over your pm.
It is quite annoying when we feel ill and no-one, not even the medics believes us. You must feel in a turmoil
really.
You need to go back to your consultant and state categorically that you are feeling poorly again and need something doing about it.
Hope you have it sorted out soon
Regards - Sue

Demand an Explanation

by ted - 2007-11-23 09:11:26

Hi Michelle
You have gotten some sound advise from the others who have responded to you. I would add one more comment:
Why did your doctor(s) implant a recalled Guidant Model pacemaker in 2006, when the whole world knew back in 2005 based on revelations by the New York Times, that Guidant had covered up the defects in it's pacemakers and ICD's and had not told our doctors that Guidant products had caused and could cause deaths.
When Guidant's deception was exposed in 2005,no reputable doctor should have implanted a Guidant product into any patient. News of the Guidant product failures and dangers were made known to all physicians.
I was given a possibly defective Guidant before the truth came out so I cannot fault my doctors. But you were give a Guidant pacer a year after everyone know about the dangers of the Insignia Model 1290.
I would suggest that you confront your doctor(s) and ask them why they love Guiudant so much and why they cared so little for you by giving you a dangerous pacemaker. Best of luck to you. Ted

Michele Susan

by VIOLIN - 2007-11-23 09:11:27

Michele,
it is time for a second opinion!!!!! I am a physician and your description sounds like you need another EP evaluation. You have had your PM for over a year and one would think the fine-tuning should have occurred by now. Why not get another "look-see" by the best ep in your area--the one who does thousands in one year. Maybe that is your EP but i would still try to pursue another opinion. you are too young to not feel well.
violin

Feeling Bad

by POCKETS - 2007-11-23 10:11:57

Hi Michele,

I’ll be blunt with my comments. Find yourself another doctor before you are pushing up daises in some pretty little stone covered pasture, along with many others. Based on what you are saying the doctor you have does not know, or does not care. Either one can be deadly. Your pacemaker should have improved the quality of your life! It sounds like your’s did not improve anything, but actually made things worse for you.

As for the recall on the leads, you may be getting the straight facts there. My pacemaker model (also a Medtronic) was put on a recall list about a year after I got it and I got a list of the serial numbers that were recalled and while my model was recalled, the serial numbers recalled were nowhere close to mine. I’ve had it about 7 years and it is still working, I think.

I wish you good the best,

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