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Wishes for 2008

Hello Friends,

I thought I posted a message 2 days ago but obviously I did something wrong! Sometimes the "techno-challenged" person shows up!

Simply wanted to say Thank You to everyone for the honest, caring, supportive and humorous culture in the Pacemaker Club. This is my respite from the rest of the world. You know, it's kind of like Cheers "where everybody knows your name". I want to go "where everybody knows about pacemakers". I feel immediately connected anytime...

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TREASURES

Happy New Year to each and every one of our Pacemaker family. I wish you all improved health and happiness wherever you can find it. As an old girl who went through her entire childnood without a family to call her own this family means a great deal to me. You are among my greatest treasures.

I'm not usually the chattiest of people (until I get going I guess) lol but I would like to share a story with you. I have been a member since just before my PM implant three and a half years ago...

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Happy New Year !!!

Hi Everyone!!
Hope you all have a Happy and Healthy New year!!
It is soo hot here in Melbourne Aust! Im sure that you could cook an egg if you dropped it on the pavement! !I am so glad we have an airconditioner!
Thanks again to Blake and the pacemaker site for all the help over the last few years.Wonderful friendships are formed and we are like one happy family
So long 2007 and hello to many more years to come!!
Take care everyone while celebrating and have fun !!!
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travel insurance

could anyone in the uk tell me the best[and cheapest] travel insurer for somebody with a pacemaker.had my pacemaker fitted october 2007 and this is the first time i have had to insure myself for holidays.

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Anyone for Chat

I will be in if you wish to join

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Who would of thought.....

Looking back on my life I was so happy growing up. A very grateful kid to the simplest things. I remember waking up early in the summer mornings. I used to get up and help my Nana with the farm ( May she rest in peace). Working and playing for 10 to 12 hours straight. Not ever worrying about my heart. I used to play all the sports as a kid. Having a heart of a lion and never stopping for anything but a drink to continue my adventures of happiness. Who would of thought in my later years of l...

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painful lead

Has anyone ever heard of surgery to reposition leads? The burning pain I described earlier is really bothersome. I don't know how long I can continue tloerating it without it significantly disrupting my life.

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2008

Happy New Year To all...........................


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ThankYou and Happy New Year!

Thank You to All who answered questions and "held my hand" through many anxious moments following my unexpected PM implant in October. What an awesome site this is!

HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR IN 2008 TO EVERYONE!!!

Carol

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well tonight 2007 will come to a close. I wish everyone the happiest new year.I am finally glad that this year has come to a close. Allthough I do have some great memories and a wonderful new friend I have named Pacer( I know very original), I am ready for the new year and my Graduation from College( Hopefully Dec 08'). Please be safe and Don't Drink and Drive :) And if you go to a party please remember Dont take drinks from strangers and dont live them unattended. Hugs to all of my new friends<...

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Darn IT!!!

Well as you all know I WAS going to have my pm put in on Jan 9th!! The hospital called me this am and let me know that they needed to move the apt. They said that it was booked to late in the day and the next date would be Jan 30th! I know that doesnt seem like long but I really dont think I can sit here and think about it that long! Im going nuts!! I thought 10 days was a long time to wait and now 30!! I have already been to the hospital once since we set the date due to stress!! So I called my...

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Went back for Meds checkup

Well, I went back in after being swapped to Sotalol for my Vtach. I'm on 120 mg 2xday and it's just to much. I'm tired most of the day, worse within 1-2 hrs of taking my meds. I had to swap when I take my meds, because it interfers with working out. I still have a difficult time working out even when I workout just before the 12 hrs for my initial dose is over. If I can't solve the issues with the headaches/tiredness, then I'm considering dropping 45 lbs (almost all of it muscle) and going back...

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Baby?

Hi- well as it is almost 2008, my husband and I have always planned to start having children this year. I had a pacemaker put in last August 2007 and had to have a wire changed a few weeks ago. So, obviously I will need to wait a bit but has anyone had a baby with a pacemaker? Did you give birth naturally? Are there increased risks to doing damage to the wires or the pacemaker itself with the weight gain? Sorry for all the questions. Thanks and Happy 2008:)

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New Year and Exams

Yuk, i have to spend new years eve in revising for my exams and finishing my embryology coursework, god im boring! Still last one, so yipee!

Anyway want to wish you all a fab 2008

Katherine

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happy new year

hi to all my wonderful pacemaker friends. i wish to extend wishes for a happy and prosperous new year for all.health first tho and then the rest.we can endure a lot with our health. without it not so good. so hoping and praying for everyone at the site that 2008 will bring many blessings. love to all jessiep.s. we are very boring. we are staying home with goodies and a movie. lol this is a happy place for me

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Replacing Leads

Is there any difference between replacing a defibrilator lead and a pacemaker lead?

I note that in the Medtronics recently recalled defibrilator leads, due to fracturing, literature notes the serious risk in replacing the lead, including blood vessel and heart tears.

I have a pacemaker and was told that leads sometimes may have to be replaced and that it was little more difficult then replacing the pacemaker. The defibrilator lead literature notes much more serious risks f...

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Discrimintation

Hi all, first of all i wanted to say happy new year i hope its a good and healthy one for all of us :).

I was just wondering if anyone has suffered discrimintation or has been treated differently because thay have a pacemaker?

After i has my pacemaker my school didnt know how to treat me because they had never dealt with something like that b4. i was bullied by other kids which ultimately led to me leaving school early. i have applied for jobs and such but have been turned...

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An overdue update!

Hi folks!

Back in August I was scheduled to have a single lead PM installed to deal with a bradycardia/arrhythmia problem that I'd been managing well for about 15 years. I was ready and willing and pretty cool about the whole process -- just anxious to get it done and get on with my life.

Went in for the install and lo and behold, when I woke up, my doc was standing there to tell me that, uh, well, we didn't get it done! Needless to say, I was not thrilled. Seems as if th...

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2008 contract










To all of you have a Happy and Prosperous New Year. WOW 2008 can you believe it? Bowlrbob

2008 Contract




After serious & cautious consideration.....your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year, 2008!

It was a very hard decision to make. So try not to screw it up!!!
My Wish for You in 2008


May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal...

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air bags & pace makers

While driving the other day, I wondered just what would happen if my air bag in my Camry went off not far away from my pm? Have you ever wondered?... With that, I went into our clubhouse store and looked at the soft touch seat belt pad; not that it would solve all problems, but my lead areas are sensitive to the seat belt. When I clicked on the soft touch seat belt website, lo and behold, there is a new product... a bra strap pad. I ordered one of each and intend to try the bra strap pad under m...

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You know you're wired when...

You run like the bionic woman.

Member Quotes

I have had my pacer since 2005. At first it ruled my life. It took some time to calm down and make the mental adjustment. I had trouble sleeping and I worried a lot about pulling wires. Now I just live my life as I wish.