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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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Magnet Woes

To all:
I tried out an exercise bike today and learned that these new-fangled bikes use magnetic resistance to add drag.
I felt a little woozy... like you feel after the pacer checkup when they stick a magnet on your chest to fool around with your heart.
Does anyone have any info on whether these magnetic resistance devices on exercise bikes are safe for pacers or not? I can't find anything on the internet about it.
Any help or direction to an informative website would be...

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coumadin and surgery

Thanks to all who responded to my previous messages. I now take warfarin (generic coumadin) for atrial fibrillation. Can anybody tell me what the doctors will do if other surgery is needed. If they temporatily take me off coumadin before surgery, won't that again put me at risk for blood clots deuring that time?

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Hi, could anyone help?

Hi my name is sarah and i had a pacemaker fitted in may this year im 17 years old.

I was wondering if anyone knows if you can join the RAF if you have a pacemaker?

Thanks for your time.

x

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question

recently ive been extremely tired. I am never tired!!!! sometimes i can feel my heart fluttering and this morning i could feel my pacemaker kicking in u could see it kicking in to u could see my chest jumping. ive never ever felt it kicking in before i hardly notice its there. Do you think its worth bothering my doc about? or should i just ignore it for a little while longer and hope it goes away?

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Hematoma following receiving new pacemaker

Hi-

I am new to the site - what a great resource! I just had my old pacemaker (implanted March 1st, 2007) removed and replaced with a new device in a new position. Since I am on Coumadin, and had to switch to Lovenox for the surgery, I developed a hemotoma at the surgical site, about the size of a half lemon. I was in the hospital a week instead of overnight, and iced the site 24/7 for that week. I have now received advice to begin hot compresses for 20 minutes 3 or 4 times a day...

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Medtronic InSync III (8042b)

Does anyone have difficulties with their Medtronic InSync III ICD? I have the above pacer installed and am pacing biventricularly. This is my 5th pacemaker, but 1st defibrillator. I am also curious how many of you have congenital heart defects. I was born with transposition of the great arteries and received my 1st pacer at 9 years...

-Zed

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sleeping hours

Hi everyone I have a dumb question.Do doctors set the pacemakers at a lower hr for the sleeping hours ,Thank you

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St Jude Pacemakaer Model 5826

Hi I'm Jack's wife. I lost him in February of this year. He had a a-symptomatic 2nd degree heart block after he experienced a heart attach twenty years ago. He had a regular cardiologist and life was fine. In October last year he experienced a dizzy spell while we were in church. He was taken to hospital and his doctor said "Jack you've had the heart block for years but now that you've experienced symptoms its time for a pacemaker". No big deal I thought. Well, after the pacemaker he nev...

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Life Insursnace

Hi there, I want to wish a healthier 2008 to all of us and families from (not so today) sunny Malta.

I have a question regarding Life Insurance. I have had an ICD for the last 5 years now and this had followed two pacemakers that i had for the previous 13 years. My problem is that I need to make a life insurnace but could not find an insurer that could help me. Anyone knows of an insurance company that cater for us?

looking forwrad for a positive answer.

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My pacemaker was installed in 1998 and I have not felt better. The mental part is the toughest.