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This is Theresa from Iowa.

Have you received your seat belt cushion yet? I ordered one too and got an email that said they would contact me but never did, and I have never gotten anything from them.

Thanks!

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Chest Pain

I am a 23 year old female and I have had my pacemaker for 6 weeks. My pacer was implanted because my heart-rate was dropping below 35 bmp, which was causing me to faint several times a week.
Since the surgery, I have had no other symptoms or complications...until now. Last night as I was getting into bed, I had this severe chest pain in my left side, just under my breast. It felt as though someone had tied my heart in a knot and was pulling it tighter, I felt the sensation 3 times, and the...

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///////Happy Birthday Susan////////

Since our Birthday wish girl Valerie is stil not up to speed yet... (get well young lady)
I guess it is for me to put the birthday wishes on this page for Susan (queen_beez) my lovely daughter......
Happy Bithday Susan .Have a truly beautiful day......stay well
and may all you wish for lay ahead.....Love "dad".........Peter N,

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any experience with staples

Hi Friends,

I was wondering if any of you had any experience with your incision being closed by staples.

I had my 3rd pm implant on 12/27. The same incision was used.
I have 8 staples. These staples are due to be removed this Tuesday.

This morning I noticed some very red areas around the staples.
My incision looks good minus the irritated red areas around the staples.

I 'm thinking that these areas are irritated due to clothing touching the...

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Its been a while but....

I got some questions. I have read a little of all the recent ones but not all of them.
I have been having some problems lately if I lay the wrong way I loose my breathe and get sharp pain. I have had this for a long time and just assume it comes from having the pm in my body. Well I got kicked by my friends kid the other day right in my chest. I feel like it is swollen and it hurts... though I do believe that I hate pain so something little can be painful. I also know that I should have...

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Up for a chat

Going to the chat room. Come on in. Bob

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Chronic Afib

I'm in my mid fifties, and have had chronic afib for the last 7 years. I've now had 6 ablations for afib/flutter, and am not much better off - I'm still in afib/atypical flutter 6 days out of 7. I'm just so sick of it, it has completely changed my life. But the "carrot on a stick" of a cure (ablation, maze) has kept me from getting an AV node ablation and a pacemaker. I also worry that after going through all that, I may have complications or may still feel the afib.

I'm wondering wha...

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Cardiologpist...

I had my Cardiologist appointment yesterday, and I stressed myself out over nothing! I found myself wondering a few days prior to the appointment if I was going to have to have a heart catherization (for those who have had one, I am sure you will agree that they hurt). At anyrate, my bp was good, my heart ultrasound was good, and my ecg went great. He had no concerns until....until I started talking to him about the pains in that chest area that I get when I do anything too physically stressful...

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similar conditions?

greetings all pacers!
i received my first Pm in 12/7 and it seems to be working well. it is set to pace primarily in the right atria since i have sick sinus syndrome. i also seem to have another situation which compounds the issue. my pulse has always been very low and so has my blood pressure. resting pulse is set at 60 BPM due to the PM but my BP is still too low and variable. now runs 105/65 when sitting. when i stand, it drops to 90/70 roughly and can produce lightheadedness etc. i am t...

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Pacemaker Dependency Questions

Is there anyone out there that can explain what it means to be "pacemaker dependent"? I am interested in the difference between someone with a non functioning av node and someone with a non functioning sinus node. What is the definition of pacemaker dependency and does it matter which node is non functioning? I see a lot of people here who are primarily paced in the ventricle vs those that are primarily paced in the atrium. What kinds of conditions define the difference? I guess I'm looking for...

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3 canadians

lol 3 of us canadians on at one time. don't know where the fisherman is from. he does not say. well everyone have a lovely day jessie

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And the beat goes on and on and on

Hello fellow pacers. I have a question or maybe a situation. I don't know which really. Here is what is going on....

When I am resting at night, after I have been asleep for awhile I wake up and like to listen to my heart beat. It is so even and sure. Not like before when it would stop up to 10 sec. Here is the concern....

My heart beats okay for a bit then it adds up to 8-10 extra beats! like this.. *-*-*-********-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-******** I hope you can unders...

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Lead Recall

With the recent medtronic lead recall, it's a real nightmare. I wonder how many of you out there feel this way; firstly if you're pacemaker dependent(which I am) and at the same time need the ICD due to recurrent VT it's quite harrowing. You wonder when the recalled lead will fracture and fail you. It's so worrying. Secondly having had a lead replacement just last year due to the lead (ventricular) perforating the heart resulting in pericarditis, I'm even more paranoid. This newly replaced lead...

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Anxiety


I had my appointment to get the results from my 14 day monitor today. It did show some of my symptoms were during episodes of atrial pacing but they say that shouldn't cause breathing issues. During the few episodes of ventrical pacing I registered no symptoms. That is when they would expect to see any symptoms. Am I just odd or does anyone else have symptoms during atrial pacing?

I was told that I was still in the early stages with my PM and it is normal to have some anxi...

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any pharmacists out there

hi all!
i am the proud owner of a medtronic PM (first owner-low miles) and have been a retail pharmacist for 21 years. anyone else in my line of work or similar professions? always nice to know that you are not alone!
steve.

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New Jersey folks

Atlantic Care offers free information for people who are in need of cardiac support. These seminars are held every month at the Life Center on 2500 English Creek Road, Egg Harbor Township NJ, 08234. If you're not from this area just call the 1800 number and they will be able to help you. If all else fails we can start one ourselves. Keep in touch and I hope this helps you all. For more information on up coming events and seminars please call 1-888-569-1000. WWW.Atlanticcare.org

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Photo Album

Hello Dear Friends,

Just want to thank everyone who has posted their picture in the Photo Album. What a joy it is to see your lovely faces. I keep going back and re-looking at each of you. This is a terrific way to know our best friends even though we will never meet. Some pictures tell us what is really important to a person. It will be fun to watch the album grow as new members are added.

Cathryn B - where on Puget Sound do you live?

Sharon

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When can I shower?

I received my pacemaker last Friday (12/28/07). All seems to be going well and I don't have much pain anymore. The printed guidelines I was sent home with (which are much less strict than most of what I am reading from others) indicate that I need to keep the incision clean and dry for one week. The incision is covered with steri-strips.

So can I shower tomorrow? I go for my check tomorrow afternoon, but I would REALLY like to take a real shower before I go. Think I am ok to do s...

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thank you all

well, today was one of THOSE days. it started off ok. today as you all know is the 3rd, so today my father gets his ss check and i always take him "shopping" which involves me driving, running in all the stores and him telling me what to get. lol and i'm not complaining about that, after all he's 77 years young and i am glad to be able to do this little thing for him. so, i pick him up (he lives with my daughter and her family) and off we go. here and there and pay his bills and such, well...

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Setting off stores' anti-theft device!!!

My Guidant Insignia I Ultra (model 1290) was installed on Nov. 21/07. Yesterday I went to the Pacemaker Clinic for a 3rd adjustment. The rate response feature was turned off to help quell the strong and almost continuous thumping in my chest that started after the 2nd adjustment.

Some other adjustment must have been made yesterday as now I have an unexpected problem. I am now setting off the anti-theft devices at the entrances/exits of stores. I went shopping today and the devices bee...

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