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Came across this forum where patients with rhythm problems get their questions answered by a physician...

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/91

Dave

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#####Firerworks######

Hi people,
I wonder how you get on with the noise of fireworks.. nothing against them although I wish they could be restricted to firework night here in the UK.. I find if I am not expecting a "big bang" it makes my heart jump a bit...well a lot.. plus I have 60lbs of german shepherd dog "Poppy jumping on my lap everytime one goes off. she is so frightened. they were going off at long after midnight last night and the dog rattled the door knob and when my wife opened the door she jumped o...

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I have a Question about rate drop response.

I am into 2 years with my pacer a medtronic duel lead. i have had no problems for the last year. Now all of a sudden I am really feeling the rate drop response that it has set on it. I get a funny hard to describe sort of tight feeling in the abdomen and I know my pacer has kicked me up to 100bpm. This has happened probably 1500 times in the last year and I have felt it maybe 3 times. I have felt it 5 times in the last 2 days and once it woke me up at night. I have also felt flushed in the face...

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Question

Hello everyone,
I am one week post pm implant, 46 y.o. who for the past 2 years had passed out several times after exercising. I had a Reveal monitor placed in August and it only took a few weeks to capture the events that lead to the pacemaker. Diagnosis: Sick Sinus Syndrome. Fortunately I work with about 60 cardiologists so I have had great care. Just a quick question, I have a single lead in my atrium with a Medtronic device. It sometimes feels as though my heart is out of sync, is this...

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For Your Information.

To everyone affected by the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead recall.
It is very important that you read the following.

~ Dominique ~


Recall Information
HCMA ( Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association ) responds to the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead recall October 2007
The HCMA fully supports the use of ICD’s in those at high risk for sudden cardiac arrest. Years of research and surveillance have proven this therapy to be safe and effective in HCM patients a...

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Careful What You Say

Careful what you write.

I received a telephone call from one of my sons today telling me that he had seen something I wrote about my pacemaker experience on Google while he was looking for some information on pacemakers. Of course I had to check it out and found that some of our postings on the PM Club site do make it to Google for whoever to read. Frankly, that information made me think that I had better be sure of any replies I make. Since I normally run some amount of time behi...

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Strange...

In my health class we are currently learning about how to preven heart disease and affects of obesity stuff like that. For some reason I'm angered about how people like my teacher keep talking about preventing heart disease and having to get things like a pm but i find it offensive how he doesnt tell how it could affect your family, or how 1 out of every 100 kids is born with heart disease. I just find my enraged reaction strange because i feel as if i should be saying something during the lesso...

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Happy Birthday to the pacemaker

Pacemaker, created in Minnesota, marks 50th birthday
Happy Birthday to the pacemaker, which turns 50 years old today.

By Tim Harlow, Star Tribune
October 31, 2007 – 12:37 PM

A power failure on Oct. 31, 1957 that stretched from St. Cloud to Faribault, Minn. and eastward to Eau Claire, Wis. led to a conversation between University of Minnesota Medical School surgeon Dr. C. Walton Lillehei and Earl Bakken, the founder of Medtronic.

Lillehei asked Bakken to...

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I'm A Senior Citizen

Many of us on here are seniors. I just found this on a paper folded up in an 20 old book I have. I thought it might give all us ancient's a laugh. God knows we can use one.

I'm the life of the party...even when it lasts till 8 P.M.
I'm very good at opening child proof caps with a hammer.
I'm usually interested in going home before I get where I'm going.
I'm good on a trip for at least an hour without my aspirin , beano, antacid...
I'm the first...

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grandchildren

i am leaving nov. ist to fly to calgary to see my grandchildren. jessica is eleven and michael is eight. he plays house league hockey and his favourite team is detroit even tho he occasionally gets to go to the flames games. lol he has a detroit jersey and wears it to school all the time. jessica has started figure skating. she just loves it so that is what is most important. i thoroughly enjoy spending time with them. their parents are going on a holiday so i will have the pleasure of having th...

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happy halloween

hi and happy halloween to all the ghosts and goblins and witches etc. with pacemakers and defibs. lol lol hope everyone got a lot of candy. i had to keep my husband out of the chocolate haha jessie

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Removing Gallery pic

When I put my first pic in it came out teensy-weensy http://www.pacemakerclub.com/membergallery/....

Can the galary guru take that one out and leave the new one which is the appropriate size? Pretty please?

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Has anybody experienced this?

Hi to all, I have not been able to get on as often but wanted some input from some others.My energy level has finally started to gradually increase which is great my spasms are still intense and even more so lately.
Last night I experienced my usual spasms but they traveled across my scar area and for about three hours I sat in extreme pain and pressure over my pm. It felt like my pm even jumped up and down with each spasm I had. This was unusal as this has not happened before.
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I'm back...............

Thank you all for keeping me in your prayers for another computer. I just bought a new computer and it's feels great. I also bought a treadmill.

I have a question that you might be able to answer. I've been feeling my own heart beat and my pacemaker has been on stand-by. Has anyone ever experienced this and what should I do. It happens off and on during the day and when I sleep. Can anyone tell me what this is. I've been doing great with running and eating the right food. I ho...

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High Blood Pressure??

Wondering if anyone out there has developed high blood pressure since getting a Pace Maker? Just a thought that occured to me. Never had high BP in the past but in the last few months it has been high. I take Toprol XL 100mgs for SVT and have for years which also lowers the BP. 2 months ago doctor put me on a drug called Atacand for high blood pressure. Started with 8 mgs. and then increased it to 16 mgs. Still taking the Toprol but when I had the prescription refilled the pharmacy gave me...

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Where is Auntie?

Hi peoples,
has anyone heard from "auntiesamm" lately she seems to laying very low...... she was a great supporter of the photo album ..hope she has not gone all shy on us>>>>>Peter

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Contents of the March 21 "Dear Doctor" Letter from Medtronics

I found this on DrugInjuryWatch.com - a blog I was kindly directed to by another member of this site. It is identifed as being the context of the March 21,2007 Dear Doctor Letter that Medtronics sent out.



... On March 21st, Medtronic issued a "Dear Doctor" letter concerning higher than expected conductor fracture rates with the Sprint Fidelis lead. The Sprint Fidelis is Medtronic's premium defibrillation lead. It is the first sub-7 french ICD to be released (St Jude Med...

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Help

I have tried to add a picture of Dottie and me twice and all I get is the little square with the X for my efforts. It is a JPEG file and I think I have followed the instructions. Can anyone tell me where I am going worng.
Smitty

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I finally able to login:)

Thank you blake . I followed your last email steps in helping me get logged in. they must have worked. Karen

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to windway

Sorry, My computer locked up and would not respond at all. It is working again now. In responsre to your question. Yes I am about 600 miles north of where the fires were. I will catch up with you later send me a private mail on your sport. sounds interesting. Bowlrbob

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You know you're wired when...

Airport security gives you free massages.

Member Quotes

Yesterday was my first day mountain biking after my implant. I wiped out several times and everything is fine. There are sports after pacemakers!