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sorry if i offend any one
- by brokenheart
- 2008-09-10 03:09:32
- Coping
- 1491 views
- 2 comments
Hi and God bless all of you.
I just wanted to say that i apologize if i have offended any one here. I know at the beginning i was very negative with the experiences i had and of getting my pacemaker. I dont mean to be so negative or to have other people think that pacemakers are bad. Pacemakers are actually life savers and i know they improve the quality of life of many people. I guess i have been a bit revelious because i have not had any improvements in my life since i got it and it was...
PM Newbie
Hi everyone,
I am 37 and had my first pacemaker installed 4 days ago after syncope episodes and a diagnosis of sick sinus syndrome. It happened pretty fast. Once I got to the cardiologist I was having surgery less than a week later.
I am already feeling better! so far I feel more alert and energetic and the numbness in right hand (2 fingers) is almost gone after being numb for weeks.
going from a resting heart rate of 38-40 BPM to 58-60 has made a nice differen...
thanks for the input but....
i know when my pacer is firing. i am hypersensitive to it. i am also use to feelin it come on and go off. my top lead is set at 60 and my bottom lead is set to 40. when these episodes occur my fiance monitors my bp and my hr. my bp goes everywhere and my hr stays at 60. i know then that my heart is not doin well therefore my pacer is runnin.when my bottom lead fires it sends pain and a burnin sensation across my chest that is almost unbearable. the phsycological part of all this would be easier...
Help! :( PM Newbie
I recently had a pacemaker inserted (Friday, today is Tuesday) after having a syncope monitor show why I was passing out 3-5 times a day. It all happened so fast I had the monitor inserted and a week later they told me I needed a pacemaker and 3 days after that they removed the syncope monitor and put the pacemaker in.
The Surgery didn't go well because they had trouble sedating me and numbing me so I felt a lot of pain. And was in tears through the last part of the surgery and hours...
Has anyone had pulmonary vein ablation for afib?
- by allanrogers
- 2008-09-01 01:09:42
- Coping
- 1638 views
- 3 comments
If so was it successful?
Are you able to wean yourself off bet blockers?
When does the stress end
Hi Guys
For a few weeks I have not been worrying and then bang out of the blue I go down hill. Stressing that I can feel the pacemaker kicking in, like a small flutter. Is this thing taking over my heart, will I be OK.
What the hell is wrong with me? Taking pulse, worrying and making life really hard with no energy, every day to day task takes forever. Help with advice.
Jules
First Difib fire
My hubbys difib fired for the first time since he had it fitted 6 weeks ago and he has spent 3 days in hospital. As far as we are aware it was down to a stressful situtation in our local supermarket and the doctors said he must walk away from these situations in future. He started to blackout and then it fired. Thank god it did. We were told at the hospital it saved his life!!!
His heart was beating 300bmp.
He is now home and they have upped his meds.
T...
Am I in Denial?
I hope I can spill my guts here without getting flamed! I received my icd/bi-vent PM 5 weeks ago, completely out of the blue. It hit me like a ton of bricks cuz I had never had much in the way of symptoms prior. However, knowing what I do now, I need to make major changes in my diet, commit to regular exercise and the biggie - quit smoking. I can't get my brain wrapped around the idea that life as I've known it must change. I feel great but know that changing my bad habits will not only make me...
Getting Used To The Pacemaker
Thanks for the info in my past postings. I hear it from everyone saying that it takes time, and I just have to make that statement sink in! Thursday will only be 2 weeks. I did go for a walk today and felt okay with it. Didn't do my usual long walk - just still a little cautious about something happening I guess.
I still do get that 'catch your breath' heartbeat in my throat chest area. The feeling I was getting before the pacemaker. I can feel the pacemaker kick in sometimes at that...
Bradycardia and Stress-induced hypotension
Have had PM since 1996. Just replaced for first time 8 days ago. Lucky, I guess. Also found out i have a second electrical "defect", which results in severe hypotension after stress events (sympathetic withdrawal).
From what i was told, after your ateries, etc.. expand during a severe stress event, they are supposed to contract to keep your BP up. Mine, however, stay enlarged for an extended period of time, causing a severe drop in BP (as low as 50/30 before they revived me. Wo...
CHD Awareness
- by uvagershwin
- 2008-08-19 12:08:22
- Coping
- 1451 views
- 1 comments
Hey, it's me again! This year, I am going to attempt to raise all sorts of hullabaloo about CHD awareness. We'll see how it turns out... I am shooting to raise at least $5,000 for various CHD organizations and to go around and speak at local schools. Maybe I'm going too far with plans, but you've got to, right? Anyway, wish me luck!
P.S. CHD Awareness Week is February 7-14!! I know it's a bit early, but you know...
Handicap Permit
- by OIMAPRINCESS2477
- 2008-08-11 11:08:03
- Coping
- 3888 views
- 7 comments
Well hello everyone its been awhile. How is everyone doing? Well Im having a problem at my College. I was told by campus safety that in order for them to continue to pick me up at my classes and drive me to my car that I would have to show proof of a disability, in the form of a Handicap Permit. I was wondering if anyone in here has gotten a Permit for them selfs and what the process would be to get one. I am not sure if my doctor will approve of it because I am not really disabled. I just have...
Afib-and Pumonary vein abalation??
- by allanrogers
- 2008-08-11 05:08:57
- Coping
- 1965 views
- 5 comments
I have a pacemaker for sinus bradacardia
and parxosmyl afib
and I am on medication liquid bete blocker 40 mg a day at
night to stop or try to limit my attacks while asleep
Apparantly pulmonary vein abalation is 85 % effective at ridding you of afib more effective if you have paroxsmyl afib opposed to chronica fib.
Has anyone gone through this operation?
How long does it last I am told 3 - 5 hours seems a long time .
What are side effets?
I'm 27 with a new ICD
- by PacerMom27
- 2008-08-10 03:08:13
- Coping
- 1901 views
- 6 comments
Hi, I am 27 and just had my pacer/diffib put in a week ago. I have been having terrible anxiety and depression and I'm just not coping well at all. I really don't know if it is from the meds (Coreg/ Lisinaprilll) I'm on or just the pacer itself...I also just had a baby 9 weeks ago but it seems like this has all hit me at once. I never even knew I had a heart problem until 3 months before my baby was due. How long does it take to wrap your head around all this?? I just want to feel normal again...
update
- by brokenheart
- 2008-08-10 03:08:11
- Coping
- 1634 views
- 5 comments
Hi Everyone!!! Im back. God bless all of you and all the new people out there. Just wanted to give an update on my condition. I am doing better...thank God. I havent had any fainting spells and i can sleep so much better now. I occasionally get the pvcs and sometimes feel the crazy flutter..but i am really learning to live with this pacemaker thing. It really has become part of me now.
On a different note...i am recently going through a lot of stress in my life and feel like my chest hurts...
Can anyone else feel the pacing?
I had my pacemaker implanted in 1996 after flat-lining in the ER. I apparently not only have bradycardia, but also have an abnormal reacgtion to sevre stress/anxiety - my blood pressure and pulse drop even further. However, they set the floor at 40 bpm, and it apparently hardly ever had to pace me.
Up until a week or so ago, I pretty much ignored the pacemaker, as it never went off - or only in a deep sleep. It then went off ca. 255 times in one day (max the memory will register)...
New to the Pace Maker world
Hi, Im a 48 year old woman and I received my St. Judes pacemaker July 3rd. On my first check up 2 weeks later I mentioned to the cardiac nurse that something did not feel right and it turned out that one of the leads had moved so I was rescheduled for surgery. I had surgery on July 31st and they ended up replacing the lead as it was not working correctly. Im having a really hard time learning to trust "Penny"(my husband named her!) Prior to getting Penny I had been back and forth to the dr's so...
Lawn Mower
- by Ken(Toronto)
- 2008-07-28 12:07:13
- Coping
- 1870 views
- 3 comments
Anyone know if I can still operate a small gas-powered lawn mower, 4 HP ?
Ken
out of whack
I had my icd implanted on June 19, 08 and still feel out of whack. Somdays I have that feeling like I took a pain killer or something and feel kind of depressed at times and other times I feel anxious. I have been given ativan which helps but I want so much to feel like I have some energy. the fact that I have this icd i have no problem with and very happy I have it. I just feel out of whack. Anybody know how long this lasts and how to deal with it.
Disabled with a pacemaker
I had a pacemaker put in my chest two weeks ago. I am a disabled person for 66 years. I walk with crutches and have been walking with them for over 56 years. I was told not to use my crutches for two weeks after the operation. Are there any members in this group that are disabled and must use crutches? Are there any problems that I should look out for because I am disabled? Thanks for your time.
You know you're wired when...
Your ICD has a better memory than you.
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Since I got my pacemaker, I don't pass out anymore! That's a blessing in itself.