I wonder if any one else has thought of just ignoring what the report reads. 2,400,000 PAC runs in 56 days. Wow. Sounds terrifying. Doctor says no, not to worry. 6001 AHR episodes in same period. Wow again. If you feel fine and have no symptoms, not to worry says the doc. My AHR episodes have been going on for days says the report. My arm blood pressure taker and my wrist one says pulse in 60-80 range. BP from 110/60 to 130/70. If I am having AHR episodes shouldn't my pulse be faster? I really am at a loss to understand. I am thinking of calling my GP and asking her for a referral to an EP just to go over every single bit of info on the report. I do feel ok, not very active but I never was.
I am sleeping with the aid of 1 mg lunesta....

 

I have Pat's. Tell me your experience with these...

 

Hi been to pacing clinic and had check they found nothing but said id had run of svt on 6th may at 3.15pm carnt say i can recall the fast beat but there ya go so just see how i go they said the fluttering and racey pace im feeling could be the path way i had ablated trying to connect but having no success thank goodness hope it stays that way and doesnt find another pathway.
All in all feeling well though. Was also told the PM will only pick up abnormailties of over a certain time the svt it picked up was 5 mins long these others iv been feeling are very short bursts so maybe not enough time to catch them.

Kimbo

 

Well l escaped the clutches of my local hospital yesterday mid afternoon.
Still don't have a clue as to what was wrong, never got to see cardiologist or have my echo.
They did manage to give me an exercise stress test but the tech' doing it said it was a waste of time because of me being in Afib all the time & because l was pacing most of the time it wouldn't show anything significant?
But me being me didn't come home alone.....................Yep l started vomiting in the early hours & then the other end joined in & was soon accompanied by some pretty painful stomach spasms. Talked to my lovely GP who reckons its the "Norovirus"which is common in our hospitals here.
Well l am managing to sip water & keep it in now,so ...

 

Good morning! I received a private message notice about 4:40 a.m., CT. However, when I go to my messages location, it says 0 messages. If you sent me a message around that time, please try again. I received a message last night that came through. Thank you. Hopeful Heart

 

I had a Medtronic SureScan pacemaker implanted two weeks ago for bradycardia after I flatlined in the ER, the fourth of four syncope episodes on Memorial Day morning. I'm feeling fine, but this whole thing is taking some emotional and physical adjustment.
I recently heard an odd two-tone beep, though. Does this pacer make audible warning sounds? I couldn't find anything on the Medtronic website or booklet.

 

Hello , I am having a Defibrillator surgery on 6/18/2013 , What in your opinion is the best brand to choose ? Its model number etc. It's proven reliability etc. You opinions are important to me !

Thank you ! Paul

 

Hi all. New here. Getting PM tomorrow.
Bradycardia. Scared. Any advice?

 

In the past, I've always been told that my pacemaker is pacing ___% of the time. It's always just 1 number, and it's usually pretty low, like 1-3%. At this most recent check up, I was told that the top chamber is pacing at 11% and the bottom ventricular is pacing at 3%. When I asked for an explanation, she have me a very basic answer of how my pacemaker works, which I fully understand. What I don't really understand, is why there are two different percentages. Why does the top chamber rely more heavily on the pacing than the bottom? Is it odd to have two different numbers? I have my pacemaker for a very long PR interval, (400-500 ms) when my heart rate increases. It is set to only kick in when it goes over 300 ms.

 

Hello all!! My survey sample size is half way there. A BIG thank you to all those that have replied. To those of you who haven't had the chance to complete my 5 question (<2 min) survey regarding recall (device malfunction) terminology, please take a moment to complete. Please cut and paste the link below to your browser or click on link on the right under 'Latest News' entitled 'Recall Survey'. Thank you for participating in this patient-oriented research, that is NOT company sponsored.
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Morning!
Well l am still in hospital but hoping to be home later.
I had an ache down my left arm & in my chest so was admitted as a precaution.
Have to have echo later ( which l usually have done in feb' but had no appt' this year & then an exercise stress test & see the cardio' then home to what's left of my birthday !
Thankyou for your comments earlier, l needed them :-)
Next post will be to say l am home partying at "the shed"
Sue x

 

Got admitted to hospital today so l am a bit fed up. Not sure what is wrong yet not much in the way of doctors about with it being Sunday.
Hope to be out tomorrow cos it's my 57th birthday & l don't want to spend it here so fingers crossed for me please.
Sue x

 

are there different standards for blood pressure and cholesterol for patients with a pacemaker?

 

It's now been 6 weeks post op, and was wondering when and if the bulge on my chest will eventually reduce in size.

 

Hi I have been pacing for 3weeks now. I have started having spasms on my right side that my wife says feels like a baby kicking to her. From reading the forum I see I am not alone. That certainly makes me feel better.

 

Well, it did the job on me today. First time it fired off. Been feeling bad the last couple days with a cold. Lite headed, I tried to get up and go to the bathroom. Didn't make it. I passed out cold. My wife got me up into the lounge chair and I was having a very hard time breathing. She called 911. They got to my house in a couple minutes. Well they had me hooked up to a EKG and was working on me. All at once, the CRT-D fired. Really wasn't what I expected. The tech was over me and he even saw that it hit me.

They rushed me to the hospital. Blood work done and I had no heart attack. They did call my transplant team. I was told if it fires off again, I will have to go to New Orleans.

I'm still hurting even after a few...

 

Hi can anyone help iv been fine since my recovery of pm 1st march 2013 but yest afternoon i kept having episodes of short bursts of rapid HR like the start of svt only lasted seconds but kept doing it on and off iv had the same today is this anything i should be concened about or is it the pacer just pacing if my HR has dropped.

thanks

kimbo

 

18 months ago I had a 25 mm Cribiform Septal Occluder device implanted to close a hole in my heart (ASD/PFO with ASA). I have had increasing bradycardias and passing out. Dr gave me nitro spray in a tilt table test and my HR dropped to the 20s and stopped for 4 - 5 seconds. Trying for years to tell them I had pauses not only PVCs. I was given ll the wrong meds that made me worse because I could not convince anyone. I have been much worse since the test. My legs are shaky and my chest hurts and I sleep too deeply. Stopped alll meds a while back. Barely can get around now. Always an athlete before the ASD closure. Dr promised I would feel much better in days. Did not. Now I'm hearing the same story. They want to install a metronic PM and ver...

 

Hey Guys!
My name is Courtney and I would like to share my story with y'all! When I was 5 years old I experienced fainting spells. I mainly got them when I was by myself and never told my parents. Then on Thanksgiving night, I fainted in front of my entire family. I was rushed to the hospital and got a pacemaker implanted. The first implant somehow was not put in correctly and I could not stop bleeding. They took me in again and it was a success! It was weird going back to school (kindergarten) because all of the kids were kind of freaked out with my bionic-ness. Two years ago (15 years old) my pacemaker finally stopped working as I was at golf practice. It was pretty scary, I felt like my heart was incredibly heavy and that the whole...

 

In the next couple of weeks I should be up dating my Pacemaker from a two wire to a CRT------ I am 76 years old I have CHF and Av-Node ablation people have been talking about a CRT-D but since I have a Av- Node ablation I thought I would be getting a CRT-P------------------------Do I need a CRT-D ? Thanks
Vinnie