Hi all, iam looking for a support group for pms and icds in new jersey any help would be great ....

thanks

 

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 never experienced a good day... difficulty breathing, pains in his arms. Doctors said everything OK... he would get more comfortable with time. A month after the pacemaker implant he had a really bad night, I called ambulance and he was taken to emer...

 

JUST WANTED TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND A HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

MARGARET

 

Anybody wish to join me in chat?
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Okay,
In my opinion this is getting a bit odd. I have been looking at members profiles. It appears that there are a lot of us born in 1966. Myself included. So if I think we should start a 66 club. It would be cool.

Let me know what you think.

 

My husband is currently a police officer on the East Coast. He will be undergoing a procedure to have a difibrillator implanted soon. Just wondering if there are any other individuals in the same field who are currently working as a police officer or who have had to terminate their positions in the Police Force due to having an implantable Difibrillator. Police work is and has been his passion for many years. I just don't like the idea that maybe his passion will be stripped away. So again the question is can you still actively be a police officer with an implantable Difibrillator?

 

Going into chat if anyone wants to join

 

Came across this forum where patients with rhythm problems get their questions answered by a physician...

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/91

Dave

 

I'm entering the Chat if anyone wants to join

 

Hi all! Just wanted to invite all 'wired' women to join our group: www.wired4life.net, we provide online support to all women with pacemakers; whether you've had six implants, or have become recently wired - we offer a monthly e-newsletter, 24/7 access to our chat room, a bulletin board for posting messages or photos, and lots more. Drop a note for more information! ~Dawn (founder), WIRED4LIFE (dawnhuberty@wired4life.net)

 

Hello All,

I am so happy I found this place!!! I am a 45 year old mother of three, 23, 16, and 9. Three years ago, I passed out and went code blue in the right place at the right time! In the hospital. I was being monitored for possible heart attack. I never had the heart attack, which is a good thing.

After going Code Blue, I then went into A-Fib. It took three kinds of meds to get me back going again. The next day... the doctors came in and asked me if I had ever had that happen before.
My answer was fairly fast.... I'd been passing out all my life, from my early teens onward. It let up during my 30's and that was the first time I'd passed out in my 40's. I was never aware of going "Code Blue" or of "...

 

Just curious, how is it that there are so many names in the chat room, but no one is actually there?
It would be nice to be able to chat with someone once in a while


thx,

pat

 

I would like to communicate with ANYONE who has been diagnosed with Andersen-Tawil Syndrome.

Thanks!
Victoria

 

I was reading the message from Michele and her bypass surgery. I to had lap band surgery in Nov. 2006. In April of this year I passed out and was taken to the hospital. I was told that I needed a pacemaker, I was so scared. I had never been told that my heart rate was slow. I think I have been lucky, everytime I go for my check up the dr. says I'm doing great. At first they thought that the surgery had something to do with it. I have never had snyone tell me a straight answer yet about it.
I glad to have joined this group becasue now I feel like I have someone to tell my fears to without scarring my family
Debbie

 

I'm entering now if anyone wants to join

 

I will be in Chat at 17:30 EST USA if anyone wants to enter.

 

I need a 65-70 year old Grandma to talk to about CHF (and have a debrillator/pacemaker). I feel all alone and have been diagnosed since Feb 2005 but was able to serve a mission for my church in Baltimore beginning in April 2006. I am serving in the mission office as the secretary to the President. I am able to keep up but always feel kind of blue and sad and have to fight that continually. I have a hard time concentrating so I don't talk much during the day. My husband tries to understand but I can't tell him how I feel and generally, he doesn't ask. I don't know what to expect. Please, someone?

Grandma/Secretary

 

MY SON HAS HAD HIS PACEMAKER SINCE THE AGE OF 5. HE HAS TOTAL HEART BLOCK. WE WERE NEVER GIVEN AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. THERE IS NO FAMILY HISTORY. MY SON MICHAEL HAS HAD A TOUGH TIME THROUGH THE YEARS. HIS FIRST PM WAS IMPLANTED A WEEK AFTER HIS FIFTH BIRTHDAY, A FEW WEEKS LATER MY HUSBAND AND I FOUND OURSELVES DRIVING HIM BACK TO THE HOSPITAL ONLY TO HAVE HIM SLIP INTO A COMA ON OUR WAY THERE. HE WOUND UP WITH A STAPH AURES INFECTION. HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND WOUND UP HOME JUST IN TIME TO GO TO KINDERGARTEN WITH AN IV IN HIS ARM. THROUGH THE YEARS HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH OCD, PANIC ATTACKS AND ANXIETY DISORDER. HE'S BEEN IN THERAPY SINCE THE AGE OF 6 WITH MANY THERAPISTS. HE HAS JUST TURNED 21 ON APRIL ...

 

Had my 1st week check up on June 27 (Wednesday) I was
told everything look very good. I was told my PM had 31%
active kicking in to raise my heart rate up, I didn't ask
if this was ok. Anyone out there could comment on this
I would appreciate it very much. Thanks Gene

 

Hello everyone! I'm a 28 year-old pacemaker dependent woman wondering if anyone here has had any complications from being pacemaker dependent and pregnant? I have the approval from both of my EP Cardiologists, my OB/GYN and my Perionatologist to get pregnant, but my parents are against me having a child because they fear that I will go into CHF. BTW- my husband and I have been married for over 3 years, and I've been pacemaker dependent since the age of 25. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't afraid of being pregnant with my PM, but at the same time, I really want the honor of being a Mommy someday. Any advice would be grately appreciated. Thanks in advance!