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i, was wondering if any body out there had a recall from medtronic,if you did did you sue or call the commeriacl up,just courious

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Thanks to my Pacer Chicks/Boys!

Thank you as usual to your replies to my earlier postings!

You are all Pacer Chick/Boy angels....!!!!

Thank you for your continued support - it is appreciated!

Love & Hugs, Loopy Lou xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Medical Tourism

Has anyone had thier pacer changed by this method? If so, where, cost, and opinion on quality of care, please?

I know that my health and logevity come before costs, but we are in jeapordy of losing our home and having to make big, stressful decisions ($50K) about our future...being an honest, tax-paying member of the "middle class" sucks sometimes.

Cheers,
Mike

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What about driving??

TraceyE, you are the greatest... not only do you respond so quickly but you put a lot of thought and effort into writing a detailed response. You have no idea how much better it makes me feel. One more question I thought up... and everyone can give me some input. How long was it before you can drive?? I heard a few weeks. My job is not close to home so this could be an issue for me (although it would be nice to have some forced holidays :)

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irregular beat when lying on left side

Hello my pacemaker friends.
I have had a pacemaker since August of 2008 for bradycardia and sss. As far as I know I always had normal rhythm before the pacemaker, just low HR. I had ear surgery in Jan.2008 and a few days later developed irregular and/or rapid heartbeat. I'm on Toprol XL and digitek also.I have noticed the last few weeks that I have those episodes more when I lie on my left side. Sometimes I'm confused whether or not it's a fluttering that comes from my stomach or my heart.T...

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ID braclet for ICD/PM

Hi there everyone.
Just one quick question, does anyone here wear a ID braclet or pendent to alert medics, in case of an emergency. I only have the ID card in my wallet. Just wondering.
Thanks rayan

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chat anyone

anyone up for a talk this morn

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Pacemaker & Blood Pressure

I am curious how Pacemaker Settings influence Blood Pressure?

I read on this forum someone discussing having High Blood pressure and that their doctor worked to adjust the PM settings and that regulated their high blood pressure.

Currently my pressure is 150/100 consistently. I am taking a low dose beta blocker and lotrel 5/10mg and my pnumbers are still high.

I am headed to the cardiologist office tomorrow morning to see what he can do.

Any suggestion...

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questions..

I've had a guidant pacemaker since May of '06 with great results. A few days ago I experienced extreme chest pains, up to my throat, jaw to ears...with no relief till soon after a nitro & morphine drip was started...All test, including catherization reports negative for the heart and no answer. Pain had me to tears & sweating. I now have been told by a friend that on TV she heard a woman describe that and that it was the pacemaker going off when not called to. Has anyone experienced this?

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Bracelet

Hi Rayan
Yes I do wear a necklace that has my complete info on my pacemaker and the coumadin I take and any other info that would indentify me in case my husband and I get into an accident. I dont wear it everytime I go out but i especially wear it if I am traveling or going someplace where hospitals etc. are far away. I also have info in the glove compartment and in my billfold. I am 100% dependent so the pacer is my lifeline.

Thanks, DD

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www.Medmovie.com is a must for PM/ICD.

Hello to my global family I hope you are all well it has being a while since I've posted a message but I religiously log onto Pacemaker club every opportunity I get. My name is Francisco Rodrigues from Cape Town South Africa and I would like to know if any of your family members serve aboard the USA/ USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and her battle group which arrived here in Cape Town South Africa today, I'd like to take this opportunity in welcoming all the men and women who serve on the...

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tightness/stifness

I was wondering about the tightness of the whole pacemaker area. Does this go away? My whole upper body is really stiff and feels almost stitched together.

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POOKIE

PLEASE COME BACK TO CHAT

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St. Jude Pacemaker

Had St. Jude Pacemaker implanted about 5 months ago with 3 leads, includes defib. Somehow, it has shifted downward and needed to be reset. During the operation to reset, the surgeon said that the pacemaker had been turned completely over 8 times and the wires wrapped around it, consequently, tearing them all loose. In addition the wires had so much scar tissue in the veins that he could only connect the one defib wire at this time. He is suggesting that I turned it over 8 times, ever hear of...

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MIssed beats and fast ones

Hello, I check in at the club about once a week. I am about 20 month out from my getting my pacemaker. I had been feeling well and have been very pleased about that. Then last week my heart beats began skipping around after calming down for 3 months. It is a combination off missed beats and fast ones. It feels a bit like a roller coaster ride. The only thing that changed ( that I can think of) was for the summer I froze my gym membership and was not doing any cardio work. Do you think it just co...

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welding/carpentry

I was just wondering, is anyone with a duel lead PM a full time welder? Also, has anyone who works with industrial equipment, welders, table saws, laths etc... bought a gauss measuring instrument to measure the fields around the machinery? Also Medtronics people told me 10 gauss was as strong a field as I should be around. Is this measurement 10Mg
or 10 Gauss? If you have purchased a meter what kind did you buy and where did you buy it?

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Blood Pressure 150/105

I am taking 40 mg of coreg (Beta Blocker) and my pressure is still high.

Prior to pacemaker implant I was taking Lotrel, which is a combo pill consisting of ace inhibitor and calcium channel Blocker kept my pressure around 130/80 which is good. However, my EP took me off it after implant.

Yesterday I went out to a golf event as a spectator. and
came home feeling funny. I checked my Blood pressure and it was 177/116.

I called my cardiologist who put me on L...

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THANKS

HI EVERYBODY I THOUGHT I WOULD POST A CHEERFUL NOTE FOR A CHANGE! IT IS NOW SIX WEEKS SINCE I HAD MY OLD PM OF FIVE YEARS REMOVED AND A NEW ONE INSERTED AND AFTER A FEW PROBLEMS WITH A FROZEN SHOULDER POST OP ALL IS NOW FINE.I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE OLD PM FLIPPING CAUSING PAIN AND LIMITING MY MOVEMENTS IN LEFT ARM.THE NEW PM HAS BEEN DEEPLY IMPLANTED AND I CAN NO LONGER FEEL IT AT ALL. I HAD MY SIX WEEK CHECK UP YESTERDAY AND ALL IS GOOD NO FURTHER REVIEW NEEDED FOR A YEAR. I NOW FEEL ABLE TO GE...

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Anyone have a bi-phasic PPM?

Living with SOB on exertion for one year now,and havinig nearly every test in the "book" (all negative)... I asked for a 2nd opinion at Hopkins, and I finally have an answer to why I am so short of breath. My 2nd opinion physician told me that my heart is out of "sync", and my EF has gone from 69 to 45 in 2 years. So, I am scheduled to have my a/v pacemaker replaced with a bright shiny new model, complete with 3 leads into my heart, mid October. I understand it will give 10-15% more atrial kic...

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Bridge Therapy With Heparin

Have SSS, bradycardia. One episode of atrial fibrillation in November 2007 caused me to be hospitalized and have pacemaker implanted. Atrial lead displaced almost immediately and have had problems adjusting to ventricular pacing. Presently pm is set at lower rate of 30 purposely to reduce amount of ventricular pacing. According to a recent holter monitor test, my heart rate is in the 30 to 40 range over 50 % of the time. Am developing SOB.

Saw EP yesterday and have agreed to further s...

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