Hi everyone, this is the first time for me to post anything, so here goes. I have had my pacemaker/defib for about a year and a half. No problems, it is a St.Jude model. On Thurs afternoon I was driving and became real dizzy and then felt an eruption in my chest that I have never felt before. Went to the hospital and had the info from device downloaded and it had shocked me. What I want to know from others is how long if any did you feel the affects of it? I am still quite sore and still feel pain in that area today. Still a little anxious about it. Doctors said everything was ok heart wise. Please could someone help me on this question? Thank you.

 

Well at last got the results .. I found out I'm allergic to some interesting stuff. But most important , nickel, Crome adhesive and other stuff. My Dr has contacted Medtronics to see about this and if this is in my pm or apart off the manufacturing.

 

My husband is getting a pacemaker ICD Thurs. Wondering if that will really help? They say his by-pass collapsed & part of his heart muscle died. His EJ factor is 20%. I,m afraid that the procedure might do more harm than good.

 

Today marks two years of having my original ICD yanked (thank goodness! That one was miserable) and the one (nicnknamed "Mho") placed. I was ever so thankful for my EP that day--completely removing one system and placing a new one on the other side plus an EP study all in fairly good time.

Alas, I couldn't hug him until my one month checkup, as both shoulders were less than cooperative. Ona tangent to that, if anyone here ever needs procedures done on both shoulders at the same time, make sure they send your take-home meds in bottles WITHOUT the child resistant closures. I had to use a locking pliers to get the hydrocodone bottle open.

 

I am currently residing in Mexico and my cardiologist here tells me I need a new implantable Cardioverter defribrillator (ICD) in2013. My son works for Delta Airlines and I can fly to places like Thailand or India at a very reduced rate. Would there be a much better cost savings in going to one of these countries versus having the surgery done here in Mexico? Has anyone had experience in one of these countries that they could share? Thank you so very much.

 

Hi all been a while since my last post, so here i am again, i am now on my 3rd pacemaker since 2004. just got the new one on 8/8/2012 only this time i also have a ICD thanks to my home monitor that caught a couple of runs of v tach, the clinic called me in to do an ep study, only to see if they could duplicate the v tach in which they were very successful, my heart rate got to well over 400 bpm that is when they hit me with paddles and got me back in sinus rhythm, so thats where i am right now, feeling great and doing everything that i have always done.
Parshooter.

 

Hi all! I just have a quick question...I have a pacemaker/icd and I was wondering if anyone has experienced it shocking you if whatever while you were asleep and what did you feel like after it happened?
I'm asking because I was asleep and woke up for a second and then like shot out of bed and stood up. My left arm was tingly like it fell asleep and my chest felt a little tight like it does when I get anxiety and I was shakey a little bit.
I've had a horrible stressful week withmy grandma passing away and then a few days later having to put down my 15 year old dog down so needless to say I have been crying a lot.
Do you think its just stress? I'm gonna call my dr's office on monday and see if I can send in a reading but w...

 

Back in 2009 I had a pacer put in all. was good. Then on Sunday December 6 I was sitting watching TV when my heart took off on a race. It turns out the my heart went up tp 175 beats a minute for 5 cycles. The scariest thing I have ever been through. The Dr's and I decided it was time to upgrade. We decided to go with a Biventriicular pacer/defibrilator. I already had a irregular heart beat along with a slow heart rate. So now my heart will be paced both sides at the same time. Healthy for your heart. Been home know for 6 hrs. Feeling good so far.

 

Had device for 45 days and every couple hrs vibrates and goes away. Can't find out why. Just started.its late at night. Should I worry and contact doctor in morning.

 

At last i get to see the heart surgeon on Tuesday.. should have been friday but he had a emergency surgery.. which i understand 100%
I also got the allergy test kit in the mail to see if im allergic to my medtronics pacemaker i have now.. Im having a very ruff week. i have 2 different heart rate monitors to check my rate just to be sure and my heart keeps racing for no reason . On thursday while in the bathroon just standing there doing my makeup i felt like i was going to pass out, my heart was going fast. I checked it and it was in the high 150's. I fill very much like i did before i got my pacemaker. Doing little things makes my heart rate fast and hard, out of breath even when i mop a small kitchen area. Something has to change,...

 

Dear Friends I an 75 years old retired Air Force Officerand was fitted with above aicd in sept2008. There was infectio and had to be removed in 2011after open heart as the lead was embedded.I am fine now and the machine is lying with me.At times it gives beep sound and am not aware if the same is serviceable or not.

I AM WILLING TO GIVE IT TO ANY ONE NEEDING THIS MACHINEAS LONG AS THE RECEPIENT IS POOR OR HAS NO ONE TO LOOK AFTER THE PATIENT.or he is old and infirm.

Please contact me at mlb@live.in

 

I made it back home from surgery yesterday after they took out my single chamber pacemaker and put in a double. Yesterday I felt horrible with nausea and dizziness but today I am a little better. I can acutally sit up today. What I noticed in the hosptial was if I was laying still I was pacing at 58-60 but if I got up or did the smallest thing my rhythm quickly jumped to juntional at around 90 then would slow down when I quit moving. I was hoping that when they added the second lead it would improve things but that was not the case. I also did not think I would have this much pain since it was just a pacemaker change with an extra lead but this one does look bigger. I am scheduled for an av node ablation jan 16th so I hope everything will...

 

I am heading into surgery tomorrow so they can change out my pacemaker from a single chamber to a double. I will be also changing brands, I'm going from a boston scientific to a medtronic. My question is how will my recovery be and will I have restrictions for my left arm since they will be putting in a new lead in my ventricle, and also if I will be as sore as I was the first time. They are having me stay overnight in the hospital so they can monitor me. In jan they will be going back in to ablate my av node so this is kind of the first step. I would appreciate any input!! Thanks

 

Hi, I just wanted to share my experience with you. I have had my ICD for 8 years now. I had a heart attack and open heart bypass surgery when I was 37. A few months after the surgery I had my pacemaker put in. It was great until March of 2011 when I had my first shock. I had gone back to school for a certification, problems with my marriage and just a lot of stress in my life. While I was working with a client I got my first ever shock. It was like being hit in the chest with a baseball going 90 miles an hour. I recovered quickly after it happened. Went to my doctor and they adjusted my blood pressure medicine and I was fine. In January 2012 I was told that I would need to have my battery replaced in my ICD within 3-6 months, The technicia...

 

hi everyone i hope you can be of some help my icd keeps going off every day at 10.14 i spoke to my doctor and he said it is too much fluid i send the monitor signals via fax and he says its all good but i beg to differ has anyone had this problem, it was fitted in june 2012 also sometimes it becomes itchy. kind regards all.

 

Well....I am now on the heart transplant list. I am on list 2. Little scared, but also just hopefull.

 

Hi! I am getting a different pacemaker put in next week, Right now I have a single lead and they are going to put in a double lead so in jan they can go in and ablate my av node. I was at drs office yesterday and my ecg looked horrible (bad enough that they did 2) and I was in junctional tachycardia rhythm. I have tried lots of meds and they did not work. They want to put in a new pacemaker before they ablate so they can make sure the leads are where they need to be. My question is what will my recovery time be on just getting the new pacemaker? I was thinking that it would probably be just like the first time but was wondering if I will be just as sore. Any imput would me much appreciated!

 

I have posted on here on and off about problem i have had reg my pacemaker and heart. I had my pacemaker inserted June 2011, and since than issue after issue and when i bring them up to the Dr they look at me like i have 3 heads.. First i started to get vibrations like a cell phone if its on vibrate, than i was feeling strong electric shocks. Now the last couple weeks on and off i have had really bad burning where my pacemaker is. It gets very hot and now finally my husband can back me up on this as when this happens my skin turns bright red. I left a message last week for my heart Dr regarding this and of course my call back...
Today i tried to transmit my heart info as i do every couple months ( i have a medtronics) and it would no...

 

Hey everyone i got my ICD implanted about 2 and a half weeks ago and after a few days on having it in it felt like i had a frozen left shoulder and really felt the urge to stretch it really high. Also, it is really quite sore on this one area on the back of my left shoulder when it's touched, it used to really hurt when i lay down.

Has anyone else experienced this and what did they do to relieve it? Thanks

 

Hello Everyone! While I can understand why I need to have an ICD inserted, I find myself in a state of fear, resolve, and disappointment. When I think about the gravity of it all, it makes me so sad. How do I move forward? Thanks in advance.V.