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Rate Response Turned On???
- by LIVE_STRONG
- 2008-11-09 01:11:32
- General Posting
- 1076 views
- 5 comments
HI all,
I have a question. My EP wants to turn my Rate Response on. I told him I would have to think about it.
The reason he wanted to turn it on is that my HR increases to 170-180 while walking on the treadmill for 4 minutes.
We already knew I had tach before the PM. He wasa hoping it would get better when my HR wasn't fluctuating so much. But it didn't.
From my understanding...the Rate Response will increase my HR with movement...is that correct?
Cause I don't need tha...
No thyroid with pacemaker with tsh really high?
- by allanrogers
- 2008-11-08 08:11:46
- Coping
- 1906 views
- 1 comments
Hi
Allan (42) from Edinburgh here
I have a pacemaker fitted approx 12 months ago for sinus bradicardia and also paroxsomal bouts of afib
Been on thyroxine for approx 5 years as I has my thyroid gland burnt out via radio active iodine.
I am on thyroxine every day which prior to my implantation for pacemaker was a fine art as too much would make my heart palpitate and too little would make me exhausted.
Anyway since my pacemaker was fitted last...
recovery
- by elfinbee
- 2008-11-08 07:11:21
- General Posting
- 1299 views
- 6 comments
hello everyone
i havent been on for awhile. my puter went compute. maybe it could use a pacer?!!
anyway my question or seeking advice is that i had a pacemaker put in at the end of april. for 2nd degree heart block. it is now november. i tried going back to work but could only do one day & my boss took me off the schedule. now i am due back to work dec.2.
my problems are shortness of breath with activity & fatigue. i constantly need to sit & take a break. a...
shock
- by thecrazyone25702
- 2008-11-08 06:11:49
- Complications
- 1432 views
- 2 comments
I was just wondering if anyone has had a shock in their back behind the pm? I have had three since last night. If that's what it is anyway.
swollen forearm
- by booknbrdcrzy
- 2008-11-08 03:11:22
- Complications
- 1653 views
- 3 comments
hi all, I had to go to the hospital today because my nurse called my cardiologist and told him I've had some "zinging" sensations and my arm is somewhat discolored and swollen and hurts in a few places if you press on it. I don't have a bloodclot, but I need to find out what this is. Has anyone else ever had this?
Thank you.
Booknbrdcrzy (Victoria)
Junctional Rhythm
- by chip
- 2008-11-08 03:11:22
- General Posting
- 1051 views
- 2 comments
I had to have a lead revision done over the last couple of days and seem to have developed a Junctional Rhythm.
Im wondering if any of you folks have had experience with a Junctional Rhythm
and if so how did your doctors handle it.
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Newbie from NV
- by Michele
- 2008-11-08 01:11:04
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1692 views
- 9 comments
Got my PM two days ago. The low end is set at 62 but my HR is staying above 70 - sometimes into the 80s. What is going on? Should I be concerned?
Diaphragm Paralysis
- by SMITTY
- 2008-11-07 12:11:00
- General Posting
- 1332 views
- 5 comments
I have four questions for some of you.
1 - Do any of you have paralyzes of the diaphragm?
2 - If you do, or did, have you had surgery to correct the problem?
3 - What were the results of the surgery. Namely, how long was recovery time and how much pain did you have and for how long?
4 - Do you know what caused your problem?
To pace or not?
- by mgman
- 2008-11-07 11:11:41
- General Posting
- 1169 views
- 10 comments
Hi,
I'm 31 and have complete block since birth, yet suffer no apparent symptoms. I have to confess I never really took much interest in my condition when I was younger - when I was a kid it was always explained to me as "your heart beats slower than most peoples, but it beats stronger to make up for it". I felt fine so never thought much about it. I have checkups once a year and Doctors have always told me that 1 day I might need pacemaker.
A few checkups ago one of the do...
GETTING NEW ACCOUNT !!!
- by pacemakerkid
- 2008-11-07 10:11:57
- General Posting
- 1500 views
- 1 comments
I AM GOING TO CREATE MY NEW ACCOUNT ....
PM_PRETTY IS MY NEW NAME
My old name (pacemakerkid) was getting old and i am older too .
information
i just need to no something,my grandad recently passed away and he had a pacemaker fitted my family are still a little worried that the pacemaker will still be working, do they remove the pacemaker when someone dies or do they leave it??? am confused i just want my family to no a bit more
New
I am so very excited to have found this page! I had a pacemaker implant in June of 2004 at the age of 19, im 22 now. I had fainting spells my whole life and doctors always said it was stress related or puberty related, they told me to take salt tablets and drink gatorade. I finally went to a cardiologist that said that she would do a tilt table test just for a "peice of mind" well with 2 minutes left on the table i passed out and my heart stopped for 40 seconds. As soon as i woke up they sai...
"all the righrt questions"
- by Philman
- 2008-11-07 03:11:23
- Checkups & Settings
- 1815 views
- 1 comments
Hi All, Have an interrogation on tues.with a new medtronic rep.
Any thoughts on the right questions to ask, and how many kinds of settings can be checked or changed. H/R seems to peak at 120 and that is not as much as I would like. P/M used to be 135+ and it was supposed to be moved up to 150h/b during my last meeting with a different rep. The report does not give any info on the settings as I see it. I currently have a duel lead Medtronoc p/m for sss.
thanks -Philman
Newbie
- by pacerpearl
- 2008-11-07 02:11:11
- General Posting
- 967 views
- 4 comments
Hi everyone. I just joined after reading many postings for a few months. I received my ICD in June and I'm still trying to adjust. Truth is, I can't stop thinking about it. I'm so tired all of the time and seem to be in a fog. The doc says it'll take a year or so to get used to it; I try not to dwell on it, but it's been such a life changing experience!! No one seems to understand how scary all of this has been. I was found to have a heart working only 50% (EF 27%) only after flunking an...
Veteran's Day
- by uvagershwin
- 2008-11-07 01:11:58
- General Posting
- 843 views
- 0 comments
Hey guys! We had a Veteran's Day assembly in which I had to play my amazing clarinet! I just wanted to thank all you vets out there for all you've done. If you know any vets, be sure to thank them for everything they've done to make this country all that it is. That's all. Have a great day!!!!
New Machine!
- by LindaScarberry
- 2008-11-07 01:11:24
- ICDs
- 1901 views
- 4 comments
Hi All,
Haven't been on for a while but I read comments every day.
My quesiton is I just received my ICD interrogation machine.
I was wondering from members who have one what it's like. Do you feel it, mine has a speaker they can talk to me on, and any comments you may have. Just weird to have this device next to your bed reading your heart! Guess I better be a good girl!
Hi Candi51
Linda
Wii Fit
- by jmbjohnston
- 2008-11-06 12:11:09
- Exercise & Sports
- 4500 views
- 7 comments
I am a new member. 6 weeks ago I received a pacemaker. I have many questions for you all...but I will ask just one today.
I wondering if any of you use the Wii Fit program???? Before surgery I used it every day ...now I am wondering if it is too soon to start using the excercises. Thanks for the great job you all do. Very informative.
SVT
- by mferrie07
- 2008-11-06 11:11:16
- Complications
- 1876 views
- 2 comments
I've had my pacemaker for a year now. I recently went for a pacer check, and they asked me if I had been feeling alright,I told them I had been feeling some palpitations once in a while but I didn't think it was anything to worry about. Of course I now know it is. I have a pretty good amount of medical knowledge but tis thing just baffles me. Turns out that a pacemaker won"t do anything for SVT's (seems I was having quite a few svt's(supraventricular tachycardia)). They then put me on beta - bl...
request for admin
- by alice G
- 2008-11-06 07:11:57
- General Posting
- 1121 views
- 0 comments
hi i know you said you were trying to get the chat room updated could we please have a time on the people entering and leaving the chat room . you see people have entered the chat room but they havent left so you assume they are still there but you have no idea of the time they entered . please please this would make things so much easier for people to know wether their talking to theirselves or not thank you
~~~@Birthday Girl@~~~
- by Peter.Nash
- 2008-11-06 06:11:41
- General Posting
- 1040 views
- 10 comments
A birthday wish for one of our most active members.
Happy Birthday Dear Dominique (stepford_wife)
Hope you have a wonderful day and get all your heart desires...well not "ALL" but most.
We love you lots Peter.N XX
PS. ha haI am alowed to kiss kiss because she has French roots
You know you're wired when...
Lifetime warranty no longer gives peace of mind.
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I had a pacemaker when I was 11. I never once thought I wasn't a 'normal kid' nor was I ever treated differently because of it. I could do everything all my friends were doing; I just happened to have a battery attached to my heart to help it work.