Most Recent Messages in General Posting
Birthday question?
- by Karen
- 2007-06-30 11:06:02
- General Posting
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- 7 comments
where do you list your birthday. I thought the previous message was for me. I think there are two KarenRs here. Karen
Light Boxes?
- by Peter.Nash
- 2007-06-30 10:06:50
- General Posting
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- 6 comments
Hi Guys,
I know this is putting the cart before the horse! but I have just purchased one of these S.A.D. lights..I have read a fair bit about them.... and living in the UK a country that has more than it share of grey miserable days I thought this might be an investment in my health ....I just wonder if any of you have used one and did you think it was worthwhile or did I put my money down the drain!!!!
Wish you all a great weekend take care.... Peter
see?
- by valerie
- 2007-06-30 07:06:28
- General Posting
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- 4 comments
Ive decided I need to change my life around. So, what you are reading is an on-time birthday message to pacemaker member
.
BELLY321!!
Happy Birthday on this day of June 30!
You didnt give me your year! lol jk that was optional.
I hope you enjoy your regular lifestyle activities of swimming, gardening, sleeping
..or all of them (not at the same time; that could get ugly
.imagine sleeping while swimming)
You should take up horseback riding. Here, a p...
Am I late??!
- by valerie
- 2007-06-30 06:06:40
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- 4 comments
Blast! Yes, I am. My apologies.
I like whoever coined the phrase better late than never :)
Let us travel back in time shall we?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!!
KarenR.: June 28, 1958
You win a teddy bear for being born!!
Here you go:
()".'."()
( (^) )
(ö) (ö)
Disclaimer: not a real bear
Karen enjoys writing, reading, gardening, and most of all, shoveling snow
take care,
~valerie
Fluid Build-Up Over PM?
- by snipsnapper
- 2007-06-29 11:06:32
- General Posting
- 1541 views
- 1 comments
I was wondering if any of you have had fluid gather over your PM right after surgery. Maggie has some squishy-ness over her PM. It does not seem infected, just squishy.
Can anyone relate to this situation?
Hi Smitty!
- by auntiesamm
- 2007-06-29 05:06:07
- General Posting
- 1485 views
- 1 comments
Hi Smitty - Although I have been hit or miss the past few weeks I had not seen a posting from you in quite a while. I was concerned that maybe you were not well. Then this morning there you are telling us all about Hysteresis. Thank you! You are right - that doctor needs to be kicked in the seat of the pants. Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill and then sending the patient off to try to figure out what was just said. Will these docs ever learn to speak in "patient language"? I...
Ref: (1) week check up
- by Gene Ray
- 2007-06-28 10:06:28
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Had my 1st week check up on June 27 (Wednesday) I was
told everything look very good. I was told my PM had 31%
active kicking in to raise my heart rate up, I didn't ask
if this was ok. Anyone out there could comment on this
I would appreciate it very much. Thanks Gene
Doctors report evidence of "anniversary reaction"
- by admin
- 2007-06-28 09:06:34
- General Posting
- 2364 views
- 2 comments
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
Thu Jun 28, 9:08 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman whose defibrillator activated one week to the hour after her father died, and recorded the event, may provide the first documented evidence of "anniversary reaction," doctors reported.
The defibrillator acted as a pacemaker, perhaps saving the 50-year-old woman's life. Its function of keeping a precise record of when it was activated made it possible to establish the preci...
I am now a new member...yay
- by Niborbob
- 2007-06-28 09:06:29
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hello everyone,I have been wanting to thank dave and smitty for their comments, but even though I have been logged in, I was unable to comment or post. I joined a couple months ago and have had trouble with this site. thats a shame because I have enjoyed reading what others experiences have been like. So, I just "rejoined" and it let me post a message so maybe this time around I will have better luck. Thank you Dave and Smitty for responding to my comment last week, your info and advice was ver...
Protection
- by kmalone
- 2007-06-28 09:06:23
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- 2580 views
- 3 comments
I am a nurse who sees many pacer patients. I am curious-is there any type of protective shield that can be used so a patient can use power tools,etc.? Any info would be helpful! Thanks!
From Oz
- by Blueaustralia
- 2007-06-28 08:06:34
- General Posting
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- 0 comments
Hi Folks
Seems ages since I did a posting. Have just scanned through catching up on all the latest. We have gone from drought to flood here in Oz. Last night on the news it showed massive floods in the state of Victoria. (Where rewired Aussie lives) I felt so sorry for the cows stuck in a great sea of water.
We are in the middle of winter having passed the shortest day. I am off to Hobart on Wednesday for my pacemaker check at the Hobart Heart Hospital. My husband ha...
update from Chicken 1000
- by chicken1000
- 2007-06-28 07:06:52
- General Posting
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- 3 comments
Hi everyone. I'm now an official member of the pacemaker club, supposedly sporting the Rolls Royce of pacemakers (hopefully not the cost of a Rolls Royce). :)
The surgery went well but I am very sore, which my doctor says is due to all of the weight training I've been doing in the last 6 months. The muscles were very tight and had to be split and stretched to insert the pacemaker. OUCH! Thank God for Darvocet. :)
Thanks to everyone for the bra advice (I bought a strapless before m...
School assignment
- by Kate01
- 2007-06-28 05:06:23
- General Posting
- 1673 views
- 5 comments
Hello, i have a school assignment and i am doing it on pacemakers. I would really appreciate information on the cost and accessability for a pace maker. Thanks please reply
Ref percent used on my PM
- by Gene Ray
- 2007-06-28 04:06:46
- General Posting
- 1314 views
- 3 comments
Hi Cathryn: Appreciate your e-mail reference to percent
of usage on my PM. I don't go back for (3) months and
then I will know what true percentage usage on my PM .
Other wise I feel great and so far a good recovery.
Again thanks for your e-mail information, The PM Club
is great to obtain information and I truly appreciate
the compassion that is shown from the members.
Gene Ray
Pregnancy and an ICD
- by taras
- 2007-06-28 02:06:05
- General Posting
- 2984 views
- 4 comments
Has anyone had a successful pregnancy with an ICD? I am thinking about having another baby and would like some advice... Thank you!
External defibrillator
- by ducky
- 2007-06-27 12:06:09
- General Posting
- 1599 views
- 4 comments
My husband had a pacemaker (no ICD) inserted in March with his ventricle being 100% dependent. He's doing well but tires more easily and seems to be more affected by the heat this summer(??). My question......If he has a heart attack, and an external defibrillator is used, how will that affect the pacemaker?
This site has helped us both alot and I thank you all for sharing your experiences!
hydration
- by jessie
- 2007-06-27 04:06:17
- General Posting
- 1540 views
- 12 comments
i found out to-day that i did not drink enough. it was 34 degrees here which is almost 100 so it it was hot. drinking lots of water and of course a little bit of sports drinks are good if you can drink them. it especially effects me now since my pacemaker the heat i mean. i become dehydrated easier so i have to watch that i get enough water. to-day it will be hot agin but we expect rain. yesterday i was in the pool all afternoon. so remeber to drink as we need tobe hydrated in this weather jessi...
WHERE IS LENORA? UPDATE!
- by Stepford_Wife
- 2007-06-26 12:06:23
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May be with this new information, we can get some answers.
I was able to track down the name of the main hospital in Birmingham Alabama.
Brookwood Medical Center, 2010 Brookwood Medical Plaza, Birmingham, Alabama, 35209. Ph # 205-877-1000
Fax # 205-871-0534
It's a start in the right direction. I could be completely wrong, but with Lenora's credentials, it makes sense that this would be the likely place for her to be.
I haven't...
Debit card reader gone haywire!
- by pacergirl
- 2007-06-26 10:06:19
- General Posting
- 1562 views
- 1 comments
I stopped at a gift store to buy some thank you cards and when I was using my debit card in the card reader I noticed when I typed in the code the reader was causing a vibration up my entire arm and across my chest! I took my hand off of the reader and it stopped the sensation. I tried to retype the code and again it did it again. So I told the cashier and she said yes she knew about the reader and it was "acting funny" all day! I told her it was effecting my pacemaker and it could quite possi...
WHERE IS LENORA?
- by Stepford_Wife
- 2007-06-25 12:06:04
- General Posting
- 1636 views
- 6 comments
Well people, it seems that all your attempts at reaching Lenora have failed.
You might as well accept the fact that Lenora has flown the coop.
The last message, ( or one of the last,) she posted, dealt with her dog having been attacked by another dog, while she took him on a walk.
I know how much she loves that dog, from some of the stories she shared about him occasionally. And if anything happened to him, it would explain her silence.
She strikes me as a private person, and...
You know you're wired when...
You invested in the Energizer battery company.
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