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young adults with pacers?
Hi everyone,
My name is Lexi. I'm 22 and just recently had my 3rd pacemaker put in. I had my first one at 10.
I am interested in hearing from some of the young adults who also have pacemakers/ cardiac issues. I feel very alone as far as having heart issues at my age. I don't know anyone else who does.
Every time I go to my cardiologist, I am the youngest person in the office. It is sometimes discouraging.
Please tell me about your experiences!! I would love...
Loosing Job due to PM/Defibrillator
Is anyone else out losing their job due the PM/Defibrillator being implanted. As a telephone, video and data installer, the doctor told me that I can no longer climb telephones, climb ladders and walk beams in attics for the PM/Defibrillator could shock my heart at any given moment possibly causing me to loose my balance, thereby causing me to have an accident. The company I work for said that since I can no longer perform some of my job duties, that they will have to let me go. That I could...
pvc's
- by jimmycheesman
- 2008-05-12 06:05:52
- Coping
- 2306 views
- 3 comments
can anybody give me any advice on how to slow or stop pvc's
anxiety
Hi its louise again,
I've been a bit silly and posted a message under my comments......sorry but the reason i was writing was because i haven't been feeling very good the last couple of days. Tuesday i lifted my arm above my shoulder level while putting my arm through a sleeve, didnt even think about it until i'd done it! Ever since i have felt like i have had the same symptoms as the day i got admitted. I haven't fainted but my heart has felt like it was racing, i've felt dizzy, anxious th...
Arm Pain
Hey everyone it's me again. Well since I talked to everyone last time I had to go back in and have 2 leads put back in that had come undone. WOW, I wonder if this will ever be over. I am having alot of pain in my left arm and shoulder. Has anyone had any problem like that? It only been 6 days since I had my second surgery and I go back in the see my doctor tomorrow. I had a friend that had knee surgery a week ago and he went back to see his doctor a week later, he was complaining of pain a...
to linis
i am currently having some dizziness and i am having anxiety i know how you feel about feeling lousy. i pray you get better as time goes by the meds you are on are most likely causing the dizziness.
anxiety feeling will it go away?
i had icd fire twice a couple of weeks ago . i was put on amioderone and my metropal was increased. i wanted to know if my anxiety will subside and if it is a good idea to take half a zanox a day
21yr old getting a pacemaker..
Hi I am a 21 year old female. I have a condition called IST, and a hole in my heart. I've been on soooo! Many medications, with little to no effect. I recently had ablation surgery and it didnt work : ( My IST is actually worse! The doctors now have informed me that I will be getting a pacemaker within the next month and a half...I'm really scared and was wondering if anyone can give me an insight on what it's like to live with one. Thanks all!
Amber : )
new member
hi there, i'm a new member and have just got out of the hospital. i've already had a defib. because of congestive heart failure (which fired once, no fun) but my heart rate was becoming too slow, in the 40's. so now i 'm fixed with a new model defib/pacemaker. what i was wondering if it's common the symptoms which i am experiencing
often, it feels like my heart is pounding right out of my chest.
the ticking/pumping is so strong a times it actualy wakes me up at night, especially if...
Dealing with pacemaker
I am a 48 year old that just got my pacemaker in Nov 2007. I had passed out in the Summer & was told that it was because of menopause because they couldn't find anything wrong with all the test they did. In November l had 4 lightheadedspells along with feeling dizzy & having a hard time breathing. Then l passed right out on the floor, l then went to the hospital & found out l also have a menigioma benign tumour. Which the Doctor thought was why l was passing out & then after giving me medication...
Pain
Thanks to Cathryn B and johnc_19 for reassuring me about my current situation. At least I now know there is a resolution. My second reaction is "who is responsible" for the costs? Any help there? Gee, I feel like you two are doing all the work for me. Thanks again. Chukat
Pain
Since implant Sept 08, can't distinquish if I have more energy or not.What my problem is the surgery area, namely the raised device. I am predominately "left-handed" and the unit is practically up against my shoulder bone. This area is always sore. Last 2 nights the pain wakens me after I attempt to turn to another position. Is anyone else experiencing this? I'ts been 7 months since implant. Will the unit settle into my chest cavaity? I'm only 5'8 at 168 lbs. Thanks.....Chuck
Unexplained ups and downs in general health
My pacemaker was implanted because of chronic atrial fibrillation. The procedure was AV nodal ablation -- the only procedure suitable for my age. For the most part I am pleased although I do on a semi regular basis suffer from frequent skipped beats, low energy, internal agitation and unreasonable fatigue. These symptoms can sometimes last up to a month and then suddenly disappear and I may have several weeks of perfect health...energy, regular uninterrupted heart beat, and no internal agit...
i set off alarm @ walmart/kmart
I have been setting off the alarm going into and exiting some stores...usually our walmart and kmart! They all know me by now, and it is not my parcels. It does it going in to the store. It's a great way to get some attention!!!!!
Anyone else have this issue???
The Pulse Spring 2008
- by Seniorcitizen
- 2008-04-26 11:04:35
- Coping
- 1691 views
- 4 comments
I read the issue and was so thrilled to see something that I can purchase for when I am in a car and the seat belt hurts my chest where my pacemaker is. Also the comfortHer bra strap is also something I really need. My pacemaker is big and parts kinda bulge out of my chest.........They say I need this size because I have a three lead one and this one makes both sides of my heart work in unison. I also have obstructive cardiomyopathy and my heart does not fill as a normal heart will......Have to...
It seems like tough and lonely work!
- by freebird22
- 2008-04-26 05:04:43
- Coping
- 1866 views
- 8 comments
Hi everyone, I'm a 45 year old single Dad and I get very little help with bringing up my two sons aged 16 and 13. The boys themselves know that Dad is unwell and they also know that stress makes me sicker and so on the whole they help me more than they hinder. I have three jobs that I work at mostly from home but without these three jobs I can't make ends meet. I was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy with the additional complication of permanent left bundle branch block about six years ago -...
life goes on
Well one month after my ablation my husband without warning told me he didn't love me and he wanted a divorce. He seems to be having a midlife crisis and unfortunately with someone almost half our age. I was completely devastated. I couldn't believe how little he cared after everything I have been through this year with my heart. I have however come to terms with it over the last few weeks. I have been blessed with a second chance at health, love, life. Everything I was most afraid of has come...
pacemaker site sore
Hello, I've had my pacemaker for 10 months and recently lost over 20 pounds. The strange thing is since I lost the weight the site is tender especially if I do anything that strains my pec muscles. It seems to hurt the most along the wire. Anyone else had tendernous this long after getting one?
Beta blockers making me breathless?
- by allanrogers
- 2008-04-22 05:04:59
- Coping
- 4081 views
- 4 comments
is it normal to feel breathless on Beta blockers and it seems to be more acute after I eat?
Or is it that perhaps I only have a certain part of my pacemaker switched on I am sure I heard the technicians say when they were fine tuning me that this bit doesnt need to be switched on and it will save on the battery life my pacemaker is a dual lead and itis the kind that can out run initial bursts of afib and i require beta blockers to do the rest.
Does fluctuating the specific time y...
Getting Ready
- by LindaScarberry
- 2008-04-20 04:04:57
- Coping
- 2528 views
- 26 comments
I'm going in Tuesday or Wednesday to have a pacemaker/defib put in; how am I going to feel afterwards. I have LBBB with an EF of 30. Will I have more energy and better able to breth
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