Hello: I was just wondering if anyone here has ever had a compliciation where your leads were hooked up backwards

 

I have been having really high heart rates and heart rate is always jumping around. This has been going on for a while and last check-up with doctor he raised my atenolol which did not help. I have an appt scheduled for next month but over the last month is has gotten so much worse. I start feeling like I am going to pass out when it jumps around, It will drop from 150's to 70 (my pacer setting) and stay about half a minute then jump back up. It does this constantly some days all day long and makes me feel awful! It is driving me crazy and seems like it is getting so much worse. SO I broke down and called the doctor's office (I hate doing that) and asked if I could get my appt moved up and told them why. They said the doctor was too busy t...

 

Can anyone tell me the best hospital in US where I can get the pacemaker surgery? My doctor in Delaware has messed up my pacemeaker replacement and it appears I have an infection.

 

I know you are not here, but I just wanted to (lovingly) tell you that I hate you with a fiery passion of a thousand suns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC86Y6dLkn8

Look!! They even have a video about it!!!

"I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
(I never said you had to)
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
(I never said)
I still belong, don't get me wrong
You can speak your mind
But not on my time"
...

 

I had my dual chamber pacemaker inserted last September and posted a comment then about problems I was having - I was experiencing what felt like extremely strong heart beats from time to time but ended up thinking that it was just nearby chest muscles being activated. Even a discussion with the cardiologist's nurse (wasn't able to speak to him) resulted in no action. To cut to the chase, I finally fronted up to the practice in November and a check found that the ventricular lead was not positioned correctly and what I was feeling was the extra strong current the pacemaker was sending out to try to stimulate the ventricle. I was told it was nothing to worry about but as it would use up the pacemaker battery more quickly, I would have to...

 

Thanks to Frank and Pacemakerwriter for your kind and professional help. I feel very grateful; I’m not alone to go through this issue. The third day and the firth day after my operation, I wrote to the Medtronic company, a gentlemen could say nothing and tell me to ask my doctor again and again. I felt hopeless. Finally I find the pacemakerclub; I read a lot of kind and thoughtful letter that made me tearful, this is the where I can rely on.
I’m live in Canada Ontario. We don’t have the insurance issue but the long waiting. The doctor told me my problem is harmless. So I have to be patient, and I don’t have other choice. The problem is I still don’t fully understand my situation. If I have to go operation again what time is the best...

 

Well thr first bit is over, but very sore, have a pocket heamatoma and hope this does not mean I will have to have it done again, it is larger than 3cms, any advice please. Have a dual lead meditronic pacemaker fitted, done under local but took longer than expected as top lead did not want to go where it should. Very scared

 

I had a Medtronic pacemaker implanted one week ago.
The second day of operation, I woke up after midnight I had been hearing and feeling heavy, thudding heart beats on my left front chest just under the implanted pacemaker, the rate was around 62 per minute. That made me hard to fall into sleep, when I got up the beating becomes undetectable.
The third daytime I experienced the same beatings during a nap and a walking. I thought I had to get used to it, some day it would go away. However during the night, my situation was getting worse, I couldn’t go to sleep. When I laid down that horrible heart beating started without any other symptoms. The only thing I could do was to get up, that could help me. Finally I leant on three p...

 

My mother, who is 78 and a 2 time breast cancer survivor, is needing to have a pacemaker. Her first radical mastectomy was before age 50 and on the left side. She has never had any problems with lymphedema on that side, then 15 years later she get a different (less aggresive) cancer and decides to have a radical mastecomy on the R as well. This time she has had lots of problems with the R side of her neck, chest, arm and hand swelling terribly. They have not been a normal size since her surgery over 10 years ago. She now is having periods where her heart is stopping for 3 sec at a time and is
blacking out and has fallen several times. They want to put in a pacemaker but with the risk of infection it will have to be put on the le...

 

Pacemaker installed Nov.22,2009. Everything has been going well till this past weekend. I had pacemaker checked 1-08-2010. Everything checked out well. But on Sat. 1-09-2010 the place where the pacemaker was installed (left side just below collarbone) it became very very sensitive to touch and shoots pains down my left arm. It feels like nerve endings. Can this be and if this has happened to you what did you do??? This really bothers me. Thank you for any advice given. cjames

 

I had a pacemaker 10th November 2009 & I think it has moved up! Closer to my neck. Is this possible?

 

I don't have a pacemaker, my dad does. I'm doing this as a favor to him since he doesn't know much about computers. It's hard to ask other for help. And I don't know how to say this without it sounding horrible.

My dad has had his pacemaker for about five years now, and he was worried about the battery running out since I think he uses it a alot. I called the nurses in Indianapolis and they tell me these batteries can last anywhere from five to seven years. This is a real worry for our family. My dad needs this battery replaced but we don't have anywhere near the sufficient funds for it.

This is further complicated since he has been off of his medication for about three years now for the same reason, no money. Back ...

 

Hi all I had a pacemaker implanted in September and after about 6 weeks I could not even tell it was there and all was great. But in the past week or so I have been experiencing a lot of pain in my site and it radiates into my left shoulder and it seems that the pacemaker has came to the surface of my skin more than it was previous. I asked my doctor about it today and he said that sometimes they shift slightly as you get back into your normal daily life however he did not think that it had shifted and seemed right where it needed to be but if the pain continued and becomes quite bothersome that he may have to place it further in. I am not sure about that I do trust my doctor I have known him for years however I am worried that if a ne...

 

My pc is only 7 months but it seems to have suddenly droped does anyone know what this is and what the risk.

 

Hi guys,

Been awhile since I last posted. In the past 6 months I've had an ablation to stop 2 to 1 pacing when my heart rate goes above 140 (goes to 140, drops to 70 for 2-3 minutes); didn't work. After multiple programing changes, had a lead revision to remove the v lead (the thought was that there was too much scar tissue at the tip) and to place pacemaker subpectorially for better protection. Xray the next am, determined not enough slack in lead, subsequent operation to lengthen slack. Went home the next day and experienced severe pm pocket stimulation 2 dozen times over 24 hrs. (set to bipolar, not unipolar so it should never happen). Went to EP, was told possible a-lead compromise when using the laser to remove buildup...

 

Hello everyone, This is my first time on here. I had a pacer put in a week ago tomorrow and I have had nothing but complications. Saturday I had very hard pounding heart rate and had to go to the ER. Of course they said nothing was wrong... Went to the doctors today for a pacer interrogation and they said I was only using the Atrial pacer 2% and the ventrical pacer 0% but while they said that we could clearly see the ventrical pacing!!?? what is up with that? I have a bitronics pacer and am wondering if anyone else has had this problem. The Dr's office did not seem to even be alarmed that this was happening and I am now feeling very dizzy and sick to my stomach.. Please, anything you can tell me would be great

Kris

 

Hi all :)
Last nite I had a interesting nite and would like to know if any of you have experienced this... I have had ny PM for 2 months
I decided to lay on my left side to see if I could becuz my arm is till numb.. anyways, I did and boy I felt something going on and turned right back on to my right side.. so I had a racing heart and nausea and dizzy... I thought I was going to have to go to the ER.. finally things settled down.. but I don't feel so good this morning... has this happened to anybody else? is it not okay to lay on the PM side??? would like to hear from you if you have gone thru this.. I will call my Dr on Monday.
Thanks again
breezy

 

good new yr to all ,may i ask does any one with a pm and a merchanical mitral vale get breathless on walking and if so what may be the cause ,we are still waiting for results of hubbys tests for this and cheast pain we wont get them till beging of febuary ,

 

6 weeks post PM and I am noticing what seems to be vein swelling above the incision where the leads went in. Has anyone else had this? It is sensitive, not painful, to the touch. Not sure if it is something I need the surgeon to check out. Thanks and Happy New Year to All!!!

 

I am 5 days out of surgery and wondering why I would have a very localized spot of burning pain in my mid abdomen only when I bend or press on the spot? I am hoping some one knows what I am talking about and can tell me if I should be worried or not.
Thanks, MrsG