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My name is Blas Muniz (friends call me B). I just joined the club...Wanted to say hi and see who online...

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New pacers on the market

I am just looking for information in case I needed the replacement in the future.
My pacer went into ERI mode on 8/30, there is no plan for a replacement yet. While sitting here waiting for an answer from the doctor, I want to know if there are any pacer that is smaller than what I have now (Medtronic Thera i DR). I am not a big person and consider slim, I just don't want another BIG scar on my chest, I show the doctor my scar and he said it is big indeed.

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pauses in heart beat

hi all,
Had this happen to me today, I worked all day and was exhausted. When I got home all I could do was sit down, kinda light headed but mainly extreme fatigue, so I took my HR and it was in high 50's but I noticed a pause every few beats. I also recently experienced chest pain on inhalation while I was on my walk adn light headedness, I barely finished my walk but was fine the next day. I've had my PM x 10 yrs., with my generator replaced 2006 plus an extra lead placed at that time....

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SOB etc...

i cant quite figure this out--when i'm at rest i have an underlying SOB and what i assume are PAC/PAV (a quivering sensation followed by a longish pause) usually I get 2-4 in a row then back to normal rhythm. but when i exercise i feel good (for the most part) i'm in normal rhythm and little or no SOB--so whats happening here? maybe i just need to be in perpetual motion for the rest of my life :)
i have 3rd degree HB and also on meds (propafenone and atenolol)

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Post-Op Pacemaker - Lack of Energy

I have my pacemaker implanted on 8/14/08. It's about 4 1/2 weeks now. I still have such a lack of energy!! Yes, I live in hot, hot, Florida and am overweight. I had always blamed that on how I felt before knowing I actually had a slow heartrate.

Now, when should I start to feel like I am getting more energy? I went to the doctor's last week, but he wasn't in and I saw a nurse practitioner that I never saw before. Long story short, I wasn't 100% happy with the visit. I talked...

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to TreacyE

Hi TreacyE
please read more info under my old posting'lryegbert

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Going back to waitressing

Hi everyone,
I just got my defibrillator on the 3rd,I got this because of ventriculo tachycardia,my heart rate was at 230 when i went to the hospital.
My fear is about going back to work and getting my heart rate up,is this fear normal?I have a fear of doing anything that might raise my rate,How do you get over this?

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new pm advice sought

Hi:
I am a new member with a new pacemaker. (9/11/2008). I am having some difficulty with florescent lights (dizziness) and some pain in the middle of my chest with dizziness. In addition occasionally it feels like I have a great big heart beat in my back just above my waist on the left side.. This is all so strange because until last week I thought I just had some fatigue and a very slow heartbeat. Every time I monitor my pacemaker it appears that it is right at 60. I am doing a follow up...

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Question about PM settings

just had my 3rd check up and everything seems to be on track. They changed 2 settings and am just wondering what they mean-the atrial lead and the ventricular lead had 'capture management' turned from off to adaptive. They also said they turned on the self check feature of the PM---what exactly does this do? it runs at 1 am everyday

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mode change

my pacer mode was changed to ddd i now seem to feel tired is thip possible

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hr ???

Does nyone find they feel ok start something like clean the bath room, bp ok hr goes to 110 to 115 bpm you finish go sit down and it takes an hour before the hr comes back down.
Is this the pm or how bad off my heart is in real life should I push and let it race or do something about it with the doctor need info.
thanks

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7 weeks after my PM implantation

Hi my friends,

I was on another check-up yesterday, 7 weeks after my implantation. My doctor told me that I am pacing at 100% (V pacing). I have got third degree AV block - my atriums are still going very fast, but it never minds, because the ventricles are pacing by the PM.


My setting:

BASIC PARAMETERS:

Mode - VVIR
Base Rate - 60/min
Hysteresis Rate - Off
V. Refractory - 300 ms
V. AutoCapture - Off
E/R Sensitivity - 1,6...

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Let the battery run it's course

Hi,
Does anyone ever just let the battery dies on it's own?
I am having those extreme tiredness and the doctor told me that it might be caused by the fact the pacer is in the "Reserve mode" so if the battery is completely dead, i wouldn't feel the tiredness anymore?
I am trying to find out if I need a replacement since the doctors that I saw aren't sure I have heart block to begin with and unsure about whether the pacer is helping me at all as my symptoms never improved since the...

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Huge Ugly Operation.....

Thankyou for all the support, prayers and positive thoughts being sent our way.

Still having problems with Head nurse not wanting Hubby there at night....strikes me as odd, he can be there all day, once I'm out of the step-down unit. Or he can visit every hour of the day....all because a room mate will be a woman!

Liver Guy is going to call me tomorrow, I hope they've got it sorted....I agree with Jessie, I have the right to have him with me or a daughter to alternate at a...

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marshall

hey marshall i sent you a private message. i am from sudbury too jessie

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New Symptoms

I need some advice!
I have a pacemaker for SSS and NCS. I have now developed inappropriate sinus tachycardia. I had an episode of tachy this evening that has resulted in some rather strange and scary symptoms.
The episode started as usual with a rapid heart rate, followed by chest pain. I then began feeling intense palpatations and the sensation that my heart was skipping beats, within a few seconds, I fainted. This has all happened before and is something that I have become used to,...

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(((((((((((( HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH ! ))))))))))))

TO SUZE. BORN SEPTEMBER 15, 1943

Age is all in your head. You're only as old as you feel. With age comes wisdom. You only improve with time. ( Like a good wine. )
You may be older than you've ever been, but you're also younger than you'll ever be again.
SO! Live it up, and have a Great Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUZE!!!!!!!

~ Dominique ~

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a crack in a lead

Hi I just had my 2nd pm put in last Friday. the doctor said one lead had a crack and he fixed it with silicone. Did anyone else have this occur. If so , did the lead have to be replaced before the pm. How lone before you needed it to be replaced. I was upset the doctor did just replace it. any info will help
thanks
patty

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hello

does anyone chat in the chat room, or is experienceing tech diffeculties.

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My 1 year....

Well, today is also my 1 year ICD implant date.

Overall, I guess it's not to bad.

I still have pain issues related to the ICD, but as long as it doesn't get worse (probably will not get better), guess it's ok.

I still will not look at it (so almost 1 year since I saw myself shirtless), so still causes me self image issues. At least each year that goes by means 1 year closer to having it replaced and relocated. I really need to start wearing sunblock (arms, neck,...

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