My PM has been in for 3 weeks and I have had two severe episodes of AF very debilitating and lasting 18hrs eventually under control with 300ml Flecanaide 100 every 6 hrs. Makes me very washed out. Anyone else had this does it settle down?

 

Hi Everyone:) For those of you who know me & for those of you who notice I comment & post on this site quite frequently - I just wanted to let you know why I haven't been around lately. (One of these days - and I'm thinking of you Patch - LOL - I'll learn how to tell a story that's not so dam lengthy.)

I was due to have MY cardiac echo on January 31st, however, approximately 4:45am that morning my husband, Lloyd, awoke me very suddenly. I thought I had overslept and was going to miss my appointment but that was NOT the case. I was still half asleep, of course, and all I remember was him passing me the stethoscope saying "listen to this, I don't feel right". (We just happen to have a stethoscope in the house.) His heart wa...

 

Sometimes we all focus on the negatives of our diseases and the limitations that get placed upon us.. however I thought this was a wonderful story to share. Check it out!. Its a unique story about a girl who was forced to have a heart transplant after getting cardiomyopathy and in the span of 6 months has gotten healthy enough to go back to competing in her dream sport of gymnastics! With determination.. sometimes the impossible can become possible!

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705398710/Utah-teen-defies-the-odds-competes-at-gymnastics-meet-with-a-new-heart.html?s_cid=s10

 

YEAH, I just got me a brand spankin new St. Jude Pacemaker. It has this feature in it that they may automatically take readings without me going in. I have something like wifi. I have a machine at home that takes readings and relays them back to St. Jude monitoring. The doctor went over my existing scar and did a great job. It was easy, same day in and out. I haven't yet named this one, I was thinking Betsy.

Anyone have any names for my new PM? I am open to suggestions. To all of my PM family, thanks for being here. Love to all.

 

I am healthy and my freind is dying. Can I get a pacemaker and give her my heart?

 

I am a healthy 53 year old. My friend is 44, a mom and a wonderful person. She needs a donor today, I spoke with her husband and found out the routine of getting her a heart. My question is... can I trade her my heart and take her pacemaker? From what I have looked up on the information on pacemakers, It would be best for me to live another 20 years and take my chances. Than, for her to die tomorrow. Please advise.

Tricia

 

Thank you, Laben, Melena and Fishfighter for your helpful comments. Great you have had no shocks, Fishfighter. Take care. Thank you, Paul, for your concern for my family after my daughter's death. I am so sorry your heart was attacked by a sneaky virus, also. I believe you mentioned more than once. I hope your medication continues to help you. Thank you Grateful Heart for asking about my daughter. Nothing family seems complete without her here, and the things that will never be just keep adding up, but I thank God for each and every year He shared his precious chlld with us. Hopeful Heart

 

Hello! Yesterday morning I had a pacemaker implanted. Te device is Biotronik Evia SR-T. Does anyone else have this device? How is it working for you?

I dont have any pain unless I move then it's intense pressure and soreness not what I would call pain. My pacer was set to 70 beats a minute and I noticed that even though my heart rate was in the high 70's and low 80's it was pacing. I also notices that my heart rate was in the low 60's and high 50's when resting. After speaking to the dr about this he sent someone to interrogate my pacer and found out that the sensitivity was set too high and my pacin rate was only 60 and not 70. The tech reprogrammed my pacer and I'm feeling much better.

 

I just got pacemaker and defibulator. Can I go to Japaneese restaurant with those big ( I think)electric tables for dinner? Or is it a magnetic hazard like MRI or airport which I should avoid?

 

Well I returned to the caridologist yesterday and had my pacemaker settings adjusted to stop hopefully the dizziness and pre-syncope episodes. I had some rhythms of PVCS and PACs and some tachycardia.Oh well I'm setting working in the ER.