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Check-up - 7 weeks after implantation my PM

Hi there,

I am going to go fo another check-up on Monday. I am quite curious... I would like to know how much I am pacing.

I know that my atriums are still running quite fast - when I was on my last check-up, I had on my ECG - HR of atrums more then 200/min.

... but because of my third degree AV block (RF ablation), my ventricles are pacing by my pacemaker now, so my real pulse is slower.

I would like to know if it is possible to feel when the atrium...

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recovery

My husband had a pacemaker put in last Wednesday. He is feeling weak and has insomnia. When will he start feeling better?

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Huge ugly operation......

My huge op has been moved up to next Tuesday at 8 am.

Went to the pre-op today, found out a lot about how they manage pacemaker dependent patients.

We are a "challenge" for the anaesthetists......but we do get a cardiac anaesthetist, even though it's abdominal surgery.

Unfortunately, we also get central venous lines, arterial lines and more gross "stuff", so that they can monitor us very carefully.

They seemed most unconcerned about the pacemaker, whi...

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oops

I guess I got my left arm above my head during sleep and when I rolled over, OUCH!! It hurt so bad. It felt like I pulled on something in there and I was really sore all morning. I called the doc and went in for a check.

It turned out everything is still ok, I just have to be more careful I guess.

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*********** A BIRTHDAY WISH! **********

TO DEBRA ( bambi ) BORN SEPTEMBER 13, 1956.

Dear Debra.

You have a very special place in our pacer family, and an even more special place in our hearts.
May all your wishes come true, today and always.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBRA !!!!!!

~ Dominique ~



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Help from all home experts

Hi, ok
can't sleep can't rest???? when I amat home say working on the pc I can read 119/90 hr 90 watch tv don't feel well check and I might be 120/95 hr 92 then i get up to go pottie the walk to and back obout 20 feet 132/97 hr 105 Like I said I cant rest when I go over 85 in hr I feel pressure in the chest and what I think is hr pounding.
Now is this a pm adjustment or how bad off my heart is.
Lenny

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Would this be discrimination?

Hi,

I was reading an article th eother day about a reporter testing a cheap supermarket suit. In the article he mentioned about entering one of the top restaurants in London, where you are required to wear a tie. If you do not have one, they will gove you one to wear.

I have my PM for Carotid sinus hypersenstivity where pressure on my neck causes confusion in my body and my heart slows or even pauses, and have been advised by the cardiologist not to wear tight collars, ties...

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home experts

Thanks for the input so far sometimes when the dr office puts me off I need outside info.
Thanks

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$$$$$$$ Update and Question

I contacted the hospital that did the original surgeries and implants (London Health Sciences Center in Ontario, Canada) to get an idea of costs.

The lady in Billing didn't know if the procedure is done on an in-patient or out-patient basis.

As an outside the system patient, if I had to stay in the hospital, it would cost $3750.00/day ($4350.00 for ICU). The pacer would cost ¡Ö $5000.00. Then there are the charges for the doctor(s)...yikes!!!

Now for my question....

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Gastric pacemaker replacement surgery

Hey. I had a gastric pacemaker put in 2 months ago and ever since I've felt the shocks. I have to have surgery on Sept 30 to replace the entire device. Has anybody else had/have the same problem? I just wanna know if anybody has had better results after the replacement surgery or if the new one is just as faulty as the first... I'm nervous because there are so few of us that have these and the surgeons don't have very much information to go on. So I have to take a chance with surgery, which scar...

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lawn mowing

my wife keeps freaking out when I try to mow the lawn. Is it safe?

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low red blood cell count

since coming home from my operation,( heart valve repair, pacemaker implant), I get very tired, very fast. My doc says it is low red cells, any advice or comments?

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$$$$$$$

My battery is low in my pacer (St.Jude, model 5342), and will need replacement surgery in 4-5 months. I am a Canadian, living in Savannah, Georgia, and no longer have free medical care...I moved here permanently. I have private insurance that will cover some of the costs of hospital, surgery, and meds, but not the device (can't get one on eBay...lol).

I am looking for the best place to have it done (costwise). I have a medical tourism company looking at options, but wondered where I c...

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pardon me

I am new, so please pardon all the questions that I may have.

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Seatbelt Irritation

Hi
Has anyone bought or used one of those Soft touch seat belt relief items that are advertise on here. I just wondered if they really work or they are not what they say. Thanks

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Have a great day

Just wishing everyone out there in "Electronic" land a wonder-filled day. We just keep going, and going, and going, and going, and going.........ain't it wonderful?
I'm 4 weeks post implant today! For some reason, that means a lot to me, and I'm proud of myself. One step closer to normalcy.
Take care ya'll,
Oh yeah, yesterday we were talking about the nicknames that people have given us since our pacemaker implants. People at work used to call me Porcupine (because of my spikey ha...

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help

Just got pacemaker last week,first week was rough the Doctor installed lead line through my heart and I was not feeling well all week.I call Doctor three time about problems and just brushed me off till we went to ER.X-ray show the lead wire was install to far. He repaired it on tuesday morning and I am feeling better.Anyone have any advice about what to do.

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Still beating

First of all, sorry for my mistakes, I am a mexican lady, so I am trying to express my feelings in a foreign language and it is not easy.
I have had several heart problems during the last ten years. I had two angioplasties, Open heart surgery for four bypasses and a pacemaker in 2006. Now I have had a replacemet of the pacemaker for a CRT that is for people with heart failure. I have two valves with problems and maybe I will need another open heart surgery, I do not know when.
I am...

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Hurricane Ike

Hello to all my Texan friends...please bunker down and be careful. My thoughts are with you all.

Pookie

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Sleeping

Hi,

This is all new to me and my question today is when can one sleep on the side their pm was implanted?

Another question is does the feeling of having something in ones chest ever go away?

Carole

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