Most Recent Messages in Conditions, Meds & Tests

CPAP

Okay, I go next month to be "fitted" for my CPAP machine. I am really dreading it. My doctor keeps telling me how good I will feel, but I feel good now! Is it really going to be that wonderful?
What exactly (other than better sleep) is going to change for me?

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occasional tachycardia with exertion

Hello everyone. I have a dual chamber pacemaker for over 2 years now. Only one episode of complete AV block with no other heart issues except a very slight thickening of muscle in right ventricle. This does not result in any restriction of blood flow. All tests and checkups show only 3-4% PM usage. So really not relying on it at all. I do have these occasional runs of tachycardia with sometimes only slight exertion. I sometimes even notice it when I experience really hot weather or hot wa...

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celebrity deaths

this is in reponse the person that posted their negative outweigh there positive on celebrity deaths. my words to you is ONLY GOD HAS THE POWER TO JUDGE. According to the bible, sin is sin, one is not bigger than the other, and some of apostles were drunks and thieves and murderes, i wonder what sin u have in your closet. You should have symathy for the families not judgement.

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Pacer or Something Else

It has been a while since I have posted here. I am a proud owner of a Medtronic Pacemaker at this time and have been since 2003. For about a month and a half or maybe a little longer now I have been having problems. When I lay down and still awake, or about to fall asleep and when I am asleep I get hit with an attack that feels like I have stopped breathing and I start gasping for my breath. My heart will either beat very hard or it will race. My Primary doctor had me wear a halter monitor for 2...

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ablations

Hi Kym,Nov.2006 I was to get an ablation but while on the table the machinery did not work,so cardio version was given in its place which is electric shock that did not help my flutters
Sept 2007 I had Transsepal Ablation and I find that has helped me very much.
Hope this info helps you.

Lloyd

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cholesterol medicines...

My pacemaker is FINE, and no AFib problems !

But I've had muscle pain and weakness, arthritis-like joint pains, fatigue and low energy, "senior moments", etc...

Several times I've quit the statins (Crestor, Zocor, Pravachol, Mevacor, etc.) but went back on them because the symptoms didn't improve. And then things always got worse !

So I've quit the statins again, and am taking CoQ10 in hope of keeping things from deteriorating. My current suspicion is that stat...

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Who knows?

Hello all you wonderful people.I have a Medtronic addroi that was implanted on the 27thJune 07 for neuro cardiogenic syncope.On a few occasions my heart rate has gone up to 180 without me doing very much.Once even while i was sleeping.My cardiologist put me on two separate medications but neither of them agreed with me.Last week i had a Holter and tomorrow i go for an Echo.I'm a 34 year old male and want to know if anyone else out there has experienced this and what has been done to rectify the...

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Needed Support

Hey Fellow clubbers:

Just wanted to let you know that Bunnykin is having some challenges right now and could use some extra prayers. Just keep her in your thoughts, she hasn't be up to posting much lately but is going though a bumpy ride right now.

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confused about PM

Hello. I am new to this board and new to the pacemaker world so please bare with me. I am a 30 year old who just had a PM implanted last week. I have atrial tachycardia. I have had 3 failed ablations and can no longer get my tachycardia controlled with medications. They placed a Kappa dual lead PM. In 5 weeks I am going back in for them to totally ablate the AV node. I am very confused about this. I dont understand why they dont ablate my SA node instead of the AV node. He told me that...

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antibiotics at the dentist

Just found this updated list of who needs antibiotics before dental procedures. Transplants, valve replacements, shunts are still on the list that DO need it, most other conditions have been removed from the list and no longer need to pretreat.
http://www.ada.org/public/topics/antibiotics.asp

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syncope bradycardia - like IBS but for the heart?

A few months ago I had an episode where I passed out for no known reason and with no warning. Went to the ER (I am a 50 year old male, very good cholesterol, good stress tests and ekg's, slightly elevated bp (130-80) and need to lose about 20 lbs. I did have Rheumatic Fever at age 7 but was told there was no heart damage. Also have intermittently been diagnosed with an RBBB which sometimes is there and sometimes isn't but when they first noticed it they put me through everything up to and inc...

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Stopped my PVC's

A couple of weeks ago I started taking an NSAID (Naproxen Sodium OTC 200 mg twice a day for an inflamed shoulder. Within a few days my PVC's completely stopped as near as I can tell. This fits with my feeling the the PVC's were caused by some sort of systemic inflammation. We'll see if it continues to work.

Before trying it be sure you are not taking any other similar med, especially blood thinners. For anyone already on a diet of pills, I would check with your doc or maybe pharmacist...

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great av block explanation

I thought this was very nicely explained. It tells how the heart beats and what the different types of av block are in plain english
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4611

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scaredycat

Thank you to those who posted replies. They have made me feel a lot better about having a PM and the procedure itself.
I think that the main reason my cardiologist wants me to have one is so I can take some medication for AF. My pulse is slow averaging 54 and when I take AF med it goes too slow and I feel terrible.
We want to travel in outback Australia, so it is a preventative measure. I perform really well on a stress test (except for my knees :-), have trouble getting the pulse rat...

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Labs

Hey there Guys: Just wanting to bounce a few things around and hoping maybe some of the mid west folks will have some input. Have had issue with labs being out of wack for awhile, since this wonderful heat and humidity has hit have been having some issue, waking in the morning with a most cough and by the end of the day I have baby elephant legs and am having a few more palps than normal. Currently on Lasix 60mg, spironolactone 50mg, Coreg 12.5mg and Dofeditilide 500mg daily. Called the doc...

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living with RA and a PM

Hello!

I am new to this board as of yesterday. I had a pacemaker put in last Friday. I als have RA for most of my life~I am in my 50's. Finally solved the problem after two years of looking, tests, and Drs. I am glad to have an answer to why I felt so miserable after surgery in 2007. I was supposed to feel good not passing out, lightheaded, dizzy and rejecting RA meds etc...

My question is I have RA and a pacemaker, what are some options to safely treat RA? My right h...

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30 Day Monitoring

I got a cigarette pack sized monitor through the mail (ordered by Dr.) on Friday. I have to apply the leads, record anytime I feel "funny", keep a journal of those times, change the lead adhesive stickers, and call in to download the info every day or two.
The unit makes a "ringing" sound (like a telephone) every 1/2 hour, so that you know that it is working, and has a flashing light for those who can't hear the ringing.
The first night, I awoke, and realized that I hadn't he...

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Curious about CELIAC

Are there many people out there who have celiac disease (gluten intolerance) or family members who do? I read something about it being linked to heart defects but I don't know if there is much proof. Just curious!

Thanks!

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Unusual heart rate

Failed a 4mph stress test in under 3 min with severe shortness of breath and exhaustion, led to a cath which was clear, and lung function studies which were normal, next had a cardio-pulmonary stress test, speed set at 1mph which showed heart rate with exercise started normal went from 90 to 110, then jumped to 150 for from 15 to 30 seconds then fell to a resting rate of 80-90 while I was starved for oxygen. Test results were validated three times. I have a medtronic bi v with defib pacer, cardi...

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Lower Blood Pressure

Hi,

Recently I have had a drop in blood pressure. Normally I was about 110/67. This past week it has fluctuated from 119/71 to 91/51 and heart rate from 98 to 50. PM is set from 50.

I am not on any heart meds. Only antidepressant.

Has anyone else experienced this?


Thank you,
CJ

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You make store alarms beep.

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I am 100% pacemaker dependant and have been all my life. I try not to think about how a little metal box keeps me alive - it would drive me crazy. So I lead a very active life.