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To Barbara from Colac

Hi

If you want to get in touch with me you an do so at


nongrata@tasmail.com

I would love to make contact with you. Perhaps someone on the site can help you regarding setting up personal message it is on the top of the righthand fo the page. I have forgotten how I started mine. By the way tasmail is closing down at the end off this month so this email address will disappear into cyberspace. Hoping to hear from you soon then I will send you my new email a...

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a little laughter

in one of the support groups i belong to a member had quite an extraordinary story of macabre humor. as his story goes, he was preparing some string beans for cooking, which he was holding in his hand when his ICD went off shocking him senseless. when he regained his senses, he noticed that the beans he was holding in his hand were letting off steam, as though they had been cooked.
i kid ye not. sounds like something out of ripley's believe it or not. the whole group had a good laugh at...

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do they even have a Pacer Olympics

Just saw that on the right hand side of my screen. Just wondering.......

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next tuesday.....

well next tuesday is the day i get my pm! i am so nervous!!! just know it will be hard to not be able to look after my one yr old without a bit of help. how was recovery for everyone?? i really hope this will fix me, it has been a long five months of never feeling quite well.... i cant even imagine feeling normal again :) well wish me luck!!

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Megherbst

Would you like to chat?

Vonnie

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Still Struggling

I've had the pacemaker now for a couple of months and I'm sorry to say I still haven't made peace with it. It still hurts and I scarred awfully. Its possible that I had a reaction to the disolvable stitches. Either way it looks awful and I'm not pleased. And if one more of my family members says "yeah you hate it but its keeping you alive and from passing out" I'm going to puke. I know it's good for me, I know it keeps me from passing out. But it's still something foreign in my body and it still...

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After 15 months...

I had my PM implanted 15 months ago and all seems OK. I had my checkup yesterday; you know the one where they raise your HR and then drop it to about 40 bpm to check it out. I hate that feeling, but it’s necessary.

The doc said I had progressed to a complete heart block, but the pacer was doing its job well, and I have no physical limitations or activity restrictions. I do have some general questions:

1. Will my heart keep getting worse with the pacemaker and affect my qual...

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Test results

Hey, Mom finally called the cardiologist for my test results! The good news is, I'm fine. The bad news is, they didn't find anything and now I have to live with the uncomfortable-ness (is that a word???) Anyway, so many wanted to know, so there it is.

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What would you do?

If you don't need your pacer or ICD, will you have it out or leave it in? If you have every reason to believe that you can do without your device, will you want to get rid of it when the chance comes?
I do believe there are people who really need their device and have a good reason to have it in the first place, but what if you are one of those few that got one because doctors didn't know what to do or what was wrong with you at the time?

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A message to Billie

Hi Billie look I'm not real good at this computer thing so to send you a private message well I'm not sure how to do it.
Maybe you can help me .
Barbara from Colac

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new member

Hi all have just joined your club glad to be here
To all new PM users don't be afraid of a fantastic little machine I have had a PM for 26 years without it I know I wouldn't be here today.My family call it my Juke box and when I go for a checkup I go for an MOT.
I started with a demand PM but had to have AV ablation many years ago so now I rely on it totally had a new implant in October last year and with the advancement of technology its the best one ever this one changes rhythm to...

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AFib

I have been told that I have AFib, although I cannot tell the difference between it and IST. I have noticed lately though that when I have a tachy episode and faint, my blood pressure is always high. My bp normally runs low, but after fainting last night, my hubby checked my bp and it was 166/98. It came down gradually as my heart rate regulated and got back to 107/77.
I have never had high bp during these episodes, usually my heart rate just gets too fast for no reason. Does an AFib attack...

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Hello to Jessie from the 'Apple Isle"

Hi Jessie,thanks for your message. I am from Colac in Victoria so not far away from you as we are just up from the bass strait.
My name is Barbara I am 67 and it came as a heck of a shock when this happened but the doctors were fantastic. I don't have hospital benefits as I am on the pension(I am not going to bang on about that as we do ok)
The specialist had me in the Geelong hospital within four days of discovering problem so I have no reason to grizzle about the service.
Hope t...

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afib & abalation

Has anyone had abaltion and how succesfull was it?

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rapid heart rate

Hi All
What is the difference between afib. and tachycardia? How do you know when it is serious and not just palpatations ?. At what point do you seek medical help? I have changed my cardio and want to ask about settings on pm. Is there a list of questions @ settings on my medtronic duel lead pm? and what if doc doesn't care for medtronic pm as he is using another pm manufacturer?,,,,,,,,,,,,As a rule will he be able to work with my pm or should I seek a doc who is using medtronic pm...

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Toprol or Florinef

Hi all. Was diagnosed with SSS and had pacemaker implanted in August of 08. Was still feeling lightheaded and dizzy so went through two tilt table tests and failed the second one. Was diagnosed with POTS and NCS by my neurologist. In short, my EP wants me to try Florinef and my neurologist wants me to try Toprol. Had taken toprol before, only 25 mgs, but didn't seem to help. I don't know what to do. Any suggestions??

Casey

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Sensitive Implant Area

PM was implanted 6 weeks ago. The steri strips that covered the site are just now falling off. I notice the entire skin area over the PM itself is red and tender, anyone else have/had this reaction? Talked to cardio office last week, thot I could start slowly on treadmill, etc. Since they didn't have opportunity to do stress tests prior to implant (was in cardio at 9:15 am, hosp at 10am and PM implant 2 1/2 hours later, pretty quick, lol) they have told me to slow down, no treadmill until mo...

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Hi Skelton

Yes, as Jessie says I think you have muddled us up. How about this for coincidence: I had my pm checked in Geelong hospital pm clinic in July. We spent 3 months on the mainland mostly near Torquay. It would be a coincidence if we saw the same specialist. Can you send me a private message and let me know who you saw. I would be interested. Kay rang me tonight. She is in Carrum near Frankstone. Looks like we are gearing up for a get together this side of the world. We are due over to Vict...

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Cardio Monitor and Traveling

I have a Biotronics Pacemaker and am on a cardio monitor which is hooked up through our telephone line. Does anyone have a monitor and if so, do you travel outside the area with it? We are going to Canada in couple weeks and I am curious if once it is hooked up in the condo if there are international phone charges for the reporting that goes out every 24 hours. Thanks

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chat anyone

Hey chat room has been really slow lately......anyone want to chat?

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You know you're wired when...

You fondly named your implanted buddy.

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It's much better to live with a pacemaker than to risk your life without one.