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Recovery

Could anyone tell me how long their recovery was when they had the ICD placed under the pectoral muscle. My ICD is pushing the skin out and it is becoming very thin so they are going to place it under the muscle and I was wondering if anyone had this done they could tell me how long their recovery was. I am very active and run/walk on the treadmill at least 4 times a week.

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New St Jude model

Hi
Has anyone had the new St Judt ICD implanted ? My present ICD is getting low battery and I heard they have a new replacement will require less office visits. They have some form of home monitor that tells you to go to the doctors office ?

Mike in Hobe Sound Florida

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Im new here

Hi there, I an looking for people who have a AICD, I have had one for 7 yrs, I had a pacemaker since 97. I have a congenital heart disease and I feel that I am in a world of my own. I dont know of anyone else who has a defib. Would love to talk to people who do. Thanks

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Satellite Radio

I seem to remember reading that saltellite radios that are installed as orginal equipment but mounted with can interfere with ICDs. Does anyone know if this is correct or do both interfere?

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stressed

Thank you all for your kind words and I will Have the ICD installed
Just pray for me PLEASE
Thanks again Releived

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Stressed

Well Now its been 3weeks sence I gor my 3rd cardio version
"Shocked" Had my Dr follow up visit 2 days ago, Damit still out of rythm.
Now doc wants to put a ICD defibrillator <,>.,:";'; I don;t like that
he said they will deaden my electrial conections going from the uper to the lower part of my heart, that scares the crap out of me now I will be dependant on the device completely, [dobo R re goto mr reboto] I don't like that . I an out of rythm I was on quinine for leg cramps, o...

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new icd has glitch

  • by mikej
  • 2010-02-26 04:02:05
  • ICDs
  • 4761 views
  • 4 comments

Barely out of the starting block with their new model of implantable cardiac defibrillators, Boston Scientific issued an advisory (pdf) on their new line of COGNIS CRT-D and TELIGEN implantable cardiac defibrillators. TELIGEN ICD products, model numbers E102, E110, F102, F110 and COGNIS CRT-D products, model number N106, N107, N118, N119, P106, P107 are affected.

This line of ICD's has a sensor that detects the patient's respirations which can be programmed ON or OFF. This advisory on...

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ICD download

anyone know where I can get a zip drive full of ICD information decoded?

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Pacemaker VS Defib

  • by Gailv
  • 2010-02-22 06:02:15
  • ICDs
  • 1616 views
  • 1 comments

My mother is 73 and had a pacemaker installed in Jun 09, she experience the pain in the throat and still has it.

I am 54, and just had a defib installed. I had the pain in the throat but it is subsiding. Seems like now when the weather changes it comes and goes. I have the severe shoulder and neck and back pain. GP finally gave me muscle relaxers to help. Recently I have experienced

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CRT-D

My husband had a 3 lead ICD installed last July. They optimized it in September...everything was going good until a few weeks ago. Now he gets very short of breath when walking even a short distance..to the point of dizzy and nearly passing out....only happens when he walks or does anything stenuous. We can't go anywhere for fear..I'm sure you all know that feeling. Anyway we went to the cardio 2 weeks ago and he's been having short runs of V-tach..the doctor asked him at the time if these dizz...

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Any One Get Shocks From Light Switches Or Portable

I have had and pace/defb since Oct of 2008 and just recently at times when I throw on a light switch or replace the portable phone on the charger I receive a small shock at the hand I use doing so.
This seems strange as I do not belive there have been any other post on this subject, thought it may been the ground at panel box but all ground wires are tight, just wondering if this has occured to others and if so the reasoning for it, if there is any.. thanks

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Returning to work.

I just got mine on 1/29/10. I retired from one company but would like to return to work because I am only 58. The issue I have is that I work in powerplants around high voltage equipment and large motors and generators.
Does anyone with and ICD work in a powerplant and if so have there been any issues

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You will get used to it

I have had mine now for over a year and because of other problems I fall quite a bit, always scared of something coming a loose, so far so good. I can truthfully say I have peace of mind now, as long as I am on my feet.

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My ICD saved my life!

I occasionally log in and see many people question the necessity of having a pacemaker/ICD. I just wanted to tell everyone that feels that way of my latest experience that shows that if an PM/ICD has been recommended by your doctor for arrythmias, cardiomyopathies (my diagnosis since 1991) or any heart disease that affects the heart rhythm it is a very important thing in your life.

On Thursday the 28th of January I had an appointment with my cardiologist for a followup to a hospital...

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curious

  • by mikej
  • 2010-02-07 11:02:43
  • ICDs
  • 1542 views
  • 0 comments

does anyone here have this?....crt-d w/avt model n107 ?boston scientific/guidant doesnt have this model listed,hmmm.looking for someone else that has this one.

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Sad...

  • by AndiC
  • 2010-02-06 11:02:21
  • ICDs
  • 1815 views
  • 9 comments

I talked to a Dr last night that does the implants. I told him that everyone said I would feel better after getting my defibrillator on Monday. He said, "Really, dont count on that....who told you that...???"

He informed me that if I needed ONLY the pacemaker part, than yes, but the ones of us that need the defibrillator for Vt normally dont see any day to day difference.

I thought, maybe, my weakness, fatigue, jumpy heart, nervous, and light headed feelings would get...

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lead turned off

Had my pacer checked yesterday and they informed me that the upper lead had been turned off., apparantly there was some static or noise that was there the last time I had it checked.
So, they took the liberty of disabling it.
This information was from the pacer dept. dr.

I have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and have had two myomectomies. My rhytymns are fine now, its more of a preventative measure and I keep a low pulse of around 60.

How critical is it for that le...

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Almost new to the club!

  • by AndiC
  • 2010-02-02 08:02:33
  • ICDs
  • 1646 views
  • 3 comments

Hi there...my name is Andrea and I go for my "Shocker" surgery next Monday, Feb 8th. I will have a defibrillator put in due to VT.

I've been a heart patient my whole life. Born w/ tetrollogy of fallot, but had a total repair when I was 4 by Dr. Denton Cooley at Texas Heart Inst. I've always had right side enlargement and mvp, but issues started increasing. I ofcourse always said..."I'm FINE." In November, some of my coworkers noticed my blue hands and nervous attitude and sent me...

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frustration,frustration

  • by mikej
  • 2010-01-28 07:01:56
  • ICDs
  • 1830 views
  • 4 comments

hello i live in ontario canada had crt-d implated nov 2 /09,today i went to the icd clinic wich is 30 minutes down the hiway from were i live nothing in my area for heart patients,anyways when i got there this would be my second interogation since implanted,i said to the receptionist,i would like to get my crt-d interogated,she gave me this strange look and said ,what the hell is a crt-d?(comforting that was ) anyways she called a nurse who does the interogation she says to me on the phone...

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help!

hi every1 i have a duel chamber biotronik pacemaker. my heart probs r sick sinus syndrome, mvp, no circumflex artery, heart stopped 8 times in past 7 years, tia 2008. before i got my pacemaker the dr started 2 do an ep study, but when they inserted the 1st wire in my heart stopped so they revived me & put the pm in immediately. recently ive been getting alot of a-fib & some v-tach with awfull severe symptoms. ive been 2 alot of hospitals with severeal saying i need an icd urgently but then ref...

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