thank you guys for your views trust me i feel a whole lot better now cause i really thought i was overreacting but just glad to know its a bit common what ive experienced and it can happen you have really made my day .thanks a lot

 

Recently,I got my first pacemaker but some time I feel less heart pit for 10-20 seconds and then become better .
is it normally to have these feeling ?
Is it recommended to use hear pulse monitor during the exercise ? if yes what type ?
thanks for advice.
Samy

 

Hi there I had my pacemaker put in july 2010 still having adjustments made have slowed down after last adjustment due to go back 8th feb i would like a support group to talk with as i am still new at this
thanks Vickey

 

Im so glad to finally find a CURRENT means of support. My mom has a very complicated history. But she has CHF, ejection fraction of 40%. Thats about all I know there. She has been having syncope and loosing conciseness. Well it happened again today and apparently they had a hard time finding her heart beat or her blood pressure. its all back and normal now. She said they were going to put in a Pacemaker. I have to say it makes the most sense to me. She has a lot of swelling too. Will the pacemaker help with all that or is going to just maintain her. please excuse my ignorance. : )

 

Hi Peggy....same as Janet....I fought off getting a pm for arrythmia for almost 4 years. We could not plan anything and the city ambulance drivers knew me well. Sooooo, after the last bought and last try with different meds I gave in & have a pm (second one since 12/16/02.
BEST THING I'VE EVER DONE. IT'S NOT SCARY, IT'S NOT IN MY WAY, IT'S THE BEST PIECE OF MACHINERY THAT THE MEDICAL PROFESSION HAS DONE.....course I'm predjudice :-)
The only thing to remember is you cannot have a MRI test with a pacemaker and 2x's the different nurses prescribed them. Dahhhhh! You have to police your own body. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
Pat

 

Anyone know of an arrythmia pacemaker doctor in Florida near Port St Lucie, Stuart, Jensen Beach on East coast? Please help!
Thank you soooooo much and happy pacing!!!!
Pat Mauro

 

My dad had a heart attack many years ago and had a defib/pacemaker put in.....he had a massive heart attack in June 2011 and they shocked him with the paddles to try and get his heart going again....He didn't make it...my question is someone with pacemaker/defib .....are they suppose to get shocked with the paddles? I am confused and not sure if something was done that should have not been done......please respond as my family is so confused...thanks!

 

so this is what has happened so far my 17 yr old daughter went into cardic arrest in may 2011 she has a diffibulator put in she says her shoulder hurts at night it makes her sick and she had the diffibulator go off we were never told what to expect and what she can do and not do its the worsed feeling for a mom not to be able to help there children i sometimes feel like im losing my sanity always wondering so many questions and still dont know why it happened at all when she was 4 she got kawasaki diease and has a prolapse mitral valve but still no reason why this happened what can be done to help cope with this

 

After a few years of living with a botched ablation and 3 ablations after that to try and fix what the EP did the first time, I am now 3 days out of surgery for a pacemaker. I'm 25 years old and have been working Cardio for the last 4 years. So far out of all my patients, I have been the youngest one I've seen with a pacemaker.

It took about 6 months of my rate and rhythm being really unstable and unpredictable to come to grips with getting one so young. And to my surprise, getting one at my age isn't so young afterall... it seems more and more young kids and younger adults are getting them also. Luckily for me I was able to get the newest Medtronic MRI compatible one.

Does anyone have advice on how to cope with ...

 

Hi! My name is Vanessa. I’m 26 yrs old and I was diagnosed with CHF and Cardiomyopathy on March 2011. It all started with a cold on Jan 2011, the cold lasted two weeks and I went to my primary doctor for a checkup, she then prescribed me medication. A week went by and I didn’t feel any better. I went back and was diagnosed with a sinus infection, asthma and bronchitis. The bronchitis got worse, and turned to pneumonia. At this point nothing was helping me, not the inhaler nor the medications, till my breathing began to get difficult. I walked 20 steps and had to catch my breath. I laid down and couldn’t breathe. One night i was very uncomfortable and felt like a fish without water. I was wheezing heavily n gasping for air. I started to cou...

 

Any suggestions on what to do, how to act or otherwise be as I adjust to being in a club for which I thought I would never be a member of...thanks for your advice.

 

Need help in mississippi for locations...feel like i'm alone in this ,plenty family help ,but just afraid to get back to doing what I use to do .

 

I had a hole in my heart, it took three surgeries, and left me with a pacemaker. I am 9 days out from the open heart and 7 days from the pacemaker. I feel sometimes like my heartbeat is too strong or something strange. Is this normal? I am only 49 and have been extremely scared. I never know if I should call or if things are normal. What has been other peoples experiences.

 

I am now 21 but got the pm right before my 20th birthday. At first I was in shock and didn't let it bug me, but these last few months it has really been hard dealing with it and I can't really pin point why now. I feel like a freak at times, and can't even play in a pick up game of basketball. It is very frustrating at times. Any advice for keeping my spirits high?

 

I just tried adding my name to the member list under search but MA wasn't there ?

 

Hi guys, i just wondered if there are any support groups in the aberdeen area? or if anyone would be interested in helping me start one? thanks x

 

I want to have a tooth extracted or pulled and you know they always xray the tooth radation, but my book on pace makers warns me to stay away from x-ray radaiton so how do i handle this any one on here have any advice for me.

 

Hi to all of you who responded to my first message. I was asked to give a little more detail about why I got my PM. It started in 2010 at a wedding. I passed out but recovered quickly. Had medical tests, including a stress test, which I passed with flying colors. Now, the incident the caused all of this to happen: I was dancing at the Octoberfest and got very breathless. Next thing I know I'm looking up at a lot of paramedics. They were concerned because the heart rate was in the 20s. Too many pokes later, I was loaded in the ambulance for my 1st ride. Was whisked into the ER, quickly assessed and wham, I'm in a helicopter, on my way to Tucson Medical Center. PM was put in late afternoon on Monday the 26th. I tried to walk arou...

 

Hello, everyone.

While I don't have my pacemaker yet, I've joined this website because last week I was told that I will need one very soon. I have recently diagnosed with Vaso-Vagal (Neurocardiogenic) Syncope, and both my specialist and GP are strongly suggesting a pacemaker as treatment -- especially considering that my 46 year old mother has recently undergone surgery for one after going into cardiac arrest after a syncopal episode.

I'm here because I'm freaked out about all this. My episodes have been a fairly benign (if inconvenient) part of my whole life -- I've been carted off to the hospital more times that I can count, but I've always recovered well and haven't considered this as a legitimate medical issue -...

 

Any comments on refusal to have battery replacement
as patient is in 80s and does not wish to continue
this procedure.