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Sweating

I noticed over the past few days alot of you have been asking about excessive sweating. I had the same problem for about a month. I have a PM. I also had fatigue, and shortness of breath, fast heart rate. I told my cardiologist and he just increased my meds. Any time I helped my wife do chores like dishes, laundry, sweeping floor, I would have to stop after only a few minutes. Even just walking around the block or at the mall. I eventually went into the hospital when my HR got to 185 beats per m...

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New Member

Hi, i just found this website and i think its awsome. Ive had a pacemaker since i was born and i dont mind it at all. What is this clubs main purpose, like is it just a member blog paige or what? I'm just happy to be involved with others who can relate to me.

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Member gallery

My goodness. After an hour of going through photos, I had to stop for a while. There's so many of you. It's great to be able to put faces on the names I see.
One of these days, maybe I'll post my mug.

have a "energized" day ya'll,
Angelie

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Heated Mattress Pads

My husband has had an ICD for nearly 3 years. His sister wants to get us a heated mattress pad for Christmas as my husband is always so cold at this time of year. Just wondered if anyone knew of any complications or if this is a bad idea, dont know if it would effect the ICD or not and I cant find anything online. Thank You!

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Avoiding people with chest infections/cold etc!!!!

Hello everyone! Not been on here for a while! Hope you are all well and behaving!!!!

Anyway - crazy question, as always with me....... My mother-in-law is in hospital with a severe chest infection and possible pnemonia (excuse spelling!) anyway, my hubby is currently in California, and she doesn't have many other people visiting. I spoke to the ward sister and she tells me that the ward she is on is full of people with respitorary problems too!! She advised me not to go in!

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Heart's Energy May One Day Power Pacemakers, Defibrillators

By Alex Nussbaum
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- A beating heart's excess energy was tapped by British scientists in a first step toward extending the life of batteries that power pacemakers and other medical devices.

A generator inserted into a pig's heart on the tip of a wire produced 4.3 microjoules of electricity, about a fifth the energy needed to fuel a pacemaker and enough to help recharge its battery, researchers said in a study released at the American Heart Association's annual...

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Pacemaker shock

I have a Guidant Pulsar -Max2 -Model 1280 at 24/7 pacing 100%.
Last night while just on the couch I felt a electrical shock in the direct area of the pacemaker.Almost like a hand held buzz shock.I felt 2 more in the next five minutes not quite as severe.Felt it again about a half hour later less severe and then no more.I have 7 years going on the pacer with the same batteries.I have been feeling very weak about the last 6 months.
Boston rep says there is about a year of battery left,h...

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Age

I am 84 and I got my PM 2 years ago because my heart rate was to slow and always tired,,It has helped me a lot but I still can't do as much as I use to..probably my age has a lot to do with it.. But I don't even know i have one until I take a shower and then I realize it is there...It has been great for me....so age should have no bearing... weather you have a PM..

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I'm having problems with my pacemaker

I have been told that everything is o.k. But I am stil having pain in my chest. Sometimes if seem like someone is squeeking my heart. Other times it seems like someone stabing it. The heart montor says ok, chest x-rays say ok, blood test says ok, but ekg says ok, except it always reads abnormal. When I'm hook up to a heart montior is show my heart working,but when the pacer kicks off, my heart rate drops low. My blood pressure goes up and down all the time, but mostly up. I have no insura...

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severe emphysema

I am on my 4th pacemaker and second set of leads, I am 64,pacemaker dependent. I was just diagnosised with severe emphysema. I am so tired all the time, I am on oxygen at night and breathing treatments, but that doesn't seem to help anything but my headaches. antidepressants don't seem to help my depression. Some one told me that to have both of these I was sure to have con. heart failure, my DR., JUST SAY i'M going to be fine. Can anyone expound on problems?
comfused, Nelson

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Cracked lead wire

Hi All,

First time I'm writing.

I went for a regular pacemaker (Medtronic, ~ six years old) check and was told that there was a break in the lead to the ventrical.
Anybody have a problem was broken leads? Thanks.
Jackie

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looking for a cop

I am a police officer. I have a pacemaker/ICD.Anyone out there the same. I would like to hear from you concerning challenges and obstacles.

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new study: earbud interference

This is a quote from an article in yesterday's Toronto Star:
"In research presented today at a major heart conference in New Orleans, Harvard University scientists said headphones, most commonly used for digital players, can interfere with implanted pacemakers and defibrillators if placed in close proximity."
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/533894

This is not the iPod problem that was in the news a while ago. This new study says that earbuds shouldn't come within abo...

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Excessive Sweating

My mother has suffered from terrible excessive sweating since her pacemaker was installed and even after several stays in the hospital and thorough check-ups looking for cause/effect - NOTHING is helping.

Does anyone else have these symptoms and can anything be done about it ?????????

Please help. She suffers.

Please write directly to my email: hlwebs@aol.com
THANKS

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Medic ID

Do the majority of Pacemaker Patients where a medic ID?? I have heard it is reccommended. Just looking to see what the general PM patients say

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Pacemakers life

I have been told by three different people how long my pacer will last. I have been from 2 too 3 too 5 more years. I'm confused I have had it since 2003.At one time they said it worked half the time and now one third of the time. Bruce53

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Pacemakers and Cell Phones

Any complications or issues associated with cell phone usage and pacemakers?

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Am I being unrealistic?

I go for my PM next week. I'm 35, two small kids (2 & 4), work full time in an office job. My doc said I could go back to work as soon as a couple of days after the surgery. Is that unrealistic? I will go on Friday, 11/21 and PLAN to go back to work on Monday. I'll only do two days then off the rest of the week for Thanksgiving.

My biggest concern about the whole deal right now is what to expect for recovery and being able to 1) do what I need to for my kids and 2) get back to...

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I had my 2nd surgery

Well, I had my 2nd surgery last Thursday to have my ICD repositioned. It was quite an experience. It took almost 2 hours because they decided to fix one of the leads while they were in there that had been causing diaphragmatic spasms and they had to cut out the old scar that was what they called keloid scaring (swollen and very sore to the touch)??! I was awake for most of the surgery so I was able to tell them when I no longer felt the spasms....and I did feel some pain even though I was pretty...

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Reading...Reducing/Increasing Stress

  • by ADC
  • 2008-11-10 09:11:30
  • Coping
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  • 9 comments

Boy, the more I read, the more calm and reassured I am and then the more stressed and freaked out I am. I go for my PM next Friday and just when I think all I've read and considered about the whole deal have me feeling pretty ok with it all, I read something that gets me panicked all over again. Mostly recovery, but some concern about having leads removed one day (I'm only 35, so the chance is greater the longer I have them, I'm sure), infection, etc. In alot of ways I'll be glad to just have...

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Your heart beats like a teenager in love.

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A pacemaker completely solved my problem. In fact, it was implanted just 7 weeks ago and I ran a race today, placed first in my age group.