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Wrist heart monitor

I am looking for a wrist heart monitor that will work with my pacemaker. I have a partial AV block. I have tried a few and they just don't give a read out or they give a false one. I can't seem to find anyone who can help including my doctor.
I used one before the PM and would really like to again. Thanks Bob
If you have any info. Please email me at: robessa1@yahoo.com

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Down Time

Hi,
just going to hibernate for the winter need to rejuice my batteries....!!!!
Hope to see you all fit and well in the new year have a great festive season.... don't forget to keep sending in your donations for Blakes charity there are plenty of us ..lets hope we make the target..... all the best my good friends take good cre of your selves Peter.N

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BioFirm

Am having to take BioFirm to help with my intestinal probs. 100% herbal and am drinking loads of water.

When you have a pacemaker am I right in hearing that you need to keep hydrated. Not sure whether I got this right or not.

Be grateful for advice.

By the way Smitty and Electric Frank you were right with your advice and it gets loads better as time passes and I do believe I trust this pacemaker more and more.

Cheers for all your support in the past.<...

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Battery not working correctly

Hello, I have had a guidant pacer since 2000. At the phone and dr appts the battery reading would at first show full. Then after about 5 years it started to go down and was about half. Then suddenly it showed full battery again. I was told that this was "natural" if a gas tank does that you know something is wrong. Any way I kept after everyone and they would say look at the printout it is full don't worry about it. To make a long story short. Eventually, a guidant tech actually saw tha...

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beauchance

I am still undecided about a PM (and a fibrillator), My question here is is a beta blocker necessary. I first experienced beta blockers about 15 years ago for another medical problem and was rendered pretty much impotent. I was getting better over time, but am 69 years old (although in great physical condition). Will a PM improve my sex life (viagra and cialis don't have much of an affect) ? Thanks.

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Best career for a pacemaker participate

Hello, Everyone

My son recently graduated and was going to school and getting his degree in Process Technology but we recently were informed that most chemical plants or refineries won't hire him with a pacemaker. Does anyone have a recomendation on what direction he should go, he is an average student. He needs to be a full time student for my insurance to cover his medical bills. He is going on 9 years with a pacemaker.

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LET'S HAVE SOME FUN! yoo hoo!

I'm thinking about posting a new picture of myself with my new Bling! I would like to ask if anyone else would like to post pictures of their unique bracelets. It would be very interesting to see how the Pacer Chicks and the Guys sport their Bling!

I think this could be fun, all it takes is a digital image, an arm with a bracelet and some clever photography! he he Just think of the fun we could have with this.... We could call it "What does your Bling say about you?" hee hee. I will g...

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withdrawal from beta blockers

Just wondering if you can have withdrawal problems from beta blockers. I've been on them for a good 10 years and now they have me stopping all meds for good to see how I react, so are there problems with this that I should be looking for. Thank Stacy

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about mri

Are any of the pacemaker manufactures working on pacemakers that will allow us recipients to have an MRI? I heard that this type of pacemaker is being worked on.

flb

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gastric bypass

ok gang tell me about the pro's and con's of barriatric surgery my doc gave me his blessings and all is well with me except having a bmi of 54 i walk until my knee gives i swim walk in the pool i watch my salts fats and i do not over eat "well" i have my moments i stay very active my heart function test has been normal for over 18 months i am 47 i have alot more living to do and i don't see to many 6ft 380lbs men walking around over 60 years old i have had my icd pacemaker since jan 2005 so let...

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time stamp

I think posting you are waiting in the chat room is great.
can we post in the chat room a note what time you leave the chat room one might est.what time to come back

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leads moving?

Hi All,
It has been many months since I have checked here. Life has been going so smothly concerning my pacemaker surgery last Nov and then my replacement lead surgery in May. Nothing like feeling really awful for a time to be able to realize when you feel great!
But last week I started to notice 2 things that I didn't notice before. The "extra" lead wire that is located above my pacemaker has become very prominant . Since I had 2 surgeries and therefore 2 scars the area above the p...

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chat

arabella ill wait in chat room

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A Good Laugh!!

I just thought we could all use a good laugh...

The other night I was invited out for a night with the 'girls.' I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, 'I promise!'

Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easily. Around 3am, a bit loaded, I headed for home. Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hallway started up and cuckooed three times. Quickly, realizing my husband would probably wake up, I cuckooed another nine times. I...

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Flu Shots

Hi everyone. I found this on the Mayo Clinic website:


Flu shots: Important if you have heart disease

If you have heart disease, flu shots can reduce your risk of flu-related complications. Discover the benefits of getting a flu shot and when to get one.

If you have heart disease, flu season can be a dangerous time. Death from influenza (flu) is more common among people with heart disease than among people with any other chronic condition. Fortunately, get...

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anyone up for a chat

anyone wanna chat ill go and wait for a little bit if anyone is interested.

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Message to lryegbert & others with low BP

I’ve been plagued with low BP for awhile now so I can sympathize with you. It really affected every aspect of my life to the point I couldn’t hardly care for myself some days.

Recently my doctor put me on 0.1mg Fludrocortisone 1X daily which was added to my Midodrine 10mg 4X daily while up. The new med has been a blessing as my pressure is staying in the manageable range now.

The drugs do have a few side effects but I’ll take them over the low pressure anyday!

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Pacemaker Lead

Hi. Tomorrow will be 3 months since I had a pacemaker implanted. I have only 1 lead. Sometimes I have a burning pain or just pain in the top of my chest where my lead is. I could just touch that area and it is really sore.

Do you think it is because I'm being more active now? I was just doing a chore that required arm lifting and I noticed how sore it was afterwards.

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Bradycardia and Sick Sinus Syndrome

Good evening!

I was wondering if anyone has been diagnosed with this condition. I went for my EP study and my doctor says that I do not need a pacemaker as he believes that it can be controlled through medication and I was wondering if anyone knows what type of medication that would be.(my follow up visit isn't for another week)

Thanks!

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FYI to All

Good morning !

I have posted this link before, but, I feel it bares repeating:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/index.html

It is the most informative & complete site I have found: loaded with condition explanations & visuals..( both stable & animated ).

Traveling through all the links is a long journey, so pack a lunch and have plenty of water on hand...you can bookmark..( or add to favorites )...the link in order to take excursions as your time all...

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