Just a quick hint to keep in mind:

You can't take a breath unless you let the previous one out.


frank

 

Probably spelled that wrong,but what is it? I don't know that I have ever been given one that I know of. thanks for answering a question that I should know the answer to. Ann

 

I had a combination pacemaker/defib implanted about three months ago. I followed the doctors advice and did not raise my left arm above my head. After the prescribed time I went back to work and my job requires that I reach overhead a lot to retrieve packaging material. Now I have horrible pains in my left wrist and hand so bad that they wake me at night. I have to take hydrocodone to get any rest.

My doctor tells me it can’t be the device causing the pain, but I know it is as the pain sometimes radiates from the device down my arm to my hand.  Can anyone offer me advice on this matter. I am at my wits end.

 

I have had a pace maker since 2009 -over the last few weeks i have been SOB mainly when walking - I have had pm "tweaked" and change of medication I am starting to worry about it - I also have mild asthma

 

Hello,

I am currently taking Propafenone HCL and was having intermittent nausea so they had me try Propafenone extended release but that just made me more ill. I also was on Flecainide in the past but really felt horrible on that. I had a pacemaker implanted on 10/31/11 d/t recurrent atrial arrythmias after 3 ablations. Also I could not tolerate meds without pacemaker as I would have heart block..I think they said second degree with pauses. So any suggentions out there for this nausea as changing meds not an option at this point. I currently take 50mg of Metoprolol 2x day and 150 mg of Propafenone HCL 3x day and have been on the Propafenone about a week...so not that long. But it is working great for my arrythmias and skip...

 

I have one more question. Have any of you flatlined during the tilt table and not got the pacemaker right away? According to the cardiologist, only my heart rate dropped not my BP. I understand this is serious however I've read several posts where people immediately got the pacemaker (same day) however I haven't read any of the other...

Thank you!

 

I had my 3 month checkup yesterday and was told my pacemaker recorded several episodes of aterial flutter. One lasting 7 hours yet I did not feel any of them. My heart rate would get into the low 300 bpm's and i find it hard to believe i would not feel that. I have a medtronics versa dual chamber pacer for 3rd degree heart block, I asked what arterial flutter was and it was explained to me that my upper chamber beats very fast and not in sync with the lower chamber. I asked how that was different than A Fib and it was explained that in A Fib the heart beats over 400 bpm, A flutter is below 400 bpm's. During the past 2 years some A Fib had shown up during my interogations but it was only a couple of times during the 3 month period so we hav...

 

On Thursday I flatlined for 14 seconds, 10 minutes into the tilt table test. The cardiologist diagnosed me with cardio neurogenic syncope. He prescribed beta blockers however is pushing for a pacemaker. I have not started the beta blockers because I have several questions I want to ask him first. My next appointment with him is this Friday.

Is a pacemaker the recommended treatment for anyone who flat lines? I'm 32 and obviously overwhelmed and a little apprehensive.

I have a second opinion scheduled at the Cleveland Clinic however my appt isn't until Jan.

 

I am not exhausted, in fact I climb mtn.s . I am a male 5ft 9 in. and weigh 155 lbs. I am not out of shape. Problem is I have been passing out and they put a monitor on me and called to make an appt for a P.Maker. I don't get exhausted working out and I push myself. Does anyone have any info before they ( Dr.s) talk me in to it. I have'nt seen any posting about my condition. Thank You all for listening. Scared

 

Hi all
Went to A&E today (further to my urgent post yesterday). Just as well I went!!

By this morning I was still very dizzy on exertion & started getting more palpitations. The A&E registrar I saw decided to call my EP for advice, which I was very pleased about as I trust my EP 100%. I went to A&E at the hospital where I go for my cardiac care.

My EP said my PM settings (rate response) should not be altered but I need to go onto betablockers (Bisoprolol).

Unknown to me, but PM tech had written in Fridays PM report (when I went to A&E urgently on Friday) that there were episodes recorded of HR over 120-130 on minimal exertion. EP said the rate response settings I've got would not cause this....

 

Hi guys can you please give me as much advice/ info as poss on AF? worried that my dads developed it :( he's 61 and over last couple of days been feeling unwell (lack of energy, palpitations) went to doc yesterday and had an ECG which showed that his heart rhythyms out of whack. He's been given beta blockers and aspirin to take over the weekend and told to go back to doc on mon. Any advice on what could be causing it? and what treatment he might need? we're all REALLY worried about a stroke so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

 

I'm wondering what is safe to take for arthritis pain besides tylenol (which doesn't work) and what is safe to take for colds and flu which doesn't have decongestants.
What have you all been able to use?
Maryalice

 

Hi all,
Love and appreciate this site!!

So I am 2 weeks post PM implant today. The first week after, it was as I expected... kinda painful and sore, but I recovered pretty quickly. Went back to work full time (I`m a lawyer, so I mostly just sit at my desk -- not a big deal), and by the 2nd week I felt great. Lot more energy and enthusiasm, and was busy doing things.

However, the past few days have been quite different. I`m feeling a lot less energetic, slower, and back to kind of being out-of-it. Worked a 1/2 day yesterday, and today I just don`t feel like going to work -- or doing much of anything -- so I`m just hanging out at home feeling sorry for myself.

What has happened over the past few days?...

 

There was something on CNN`s HLN Entertainment Report tonight which I missed, but I did hear the end of the segment and they were referring people to a "www.jointhepacemakers.com." I went to their website but can`t figure out who they are? Anyone know?

 

Has anyone taken Macrobid? Its an antibiotic typically used to treat UTIs. I've been researching it and there seems to be some issues with it and breathing and also with chest pain/fast heart rate. Considering I have VT, I'm afraid to start taking this antibiotic. I'm going to call my family doctor in the morning to talk to him about it because I got this prescription from a doctor in the hospital who doesn't fully know my cardiac history (he approved his resident to give me an antibiotic I was allergic to!) so I want a second opinion.

But until then.. has anyone taken it with success or failure?

Thanks!

 

I posted once under surgeries but need answers on this:

I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure and SSS before the Pacemaker was implanted.  My questions are:  I’ve had a dry cough and wheezing that just won’t go away, pressure in my left shoulder blade, back area, front pressure around chest, breast area.  I’m tired as I was before implant and sleepy all the time; now starting to get depressed as I thought the Pacemaekr would get rid of all these sypmtoms. I’m 77 yrs old.  Need advice or answers.

 

I am a 17 year old boy with a Third Degree heart block that comes and goes with chest pains. I have been through numerous of test and doctors still can't explain what is exactly wrong with me. I am seeking for more information. I have researched more than 50 sites and I can't find what is wrong. My third degreee heart block comes and goes and I get random chest pains and I have a low heart rate. Sometimes touching the 30s. I need help and advise so I can live life without freaking out.

 

My daughter recently had a tilt test for passing out monthly over the course of several months. her condition has definitely worsened the last couple of months leaving her exhausted, very dizzy on a daily basis. She failed the test without meds within fifteen minute and had what the cardiologist called a very profound pause making a pacemaker a good option for her. She is twenty one years old and trying to be a student through this. She was prescribed prozac before we move to the pace maker but on it, she seems worse. My question is.......finally....will a pace make eleveate the horrible feeling like she is going to pass out that she has all the time, along with crushing migraines?? Or, is it simply going to stop her from an actual f...

 

Hello,

I had a my pacemaker implated in April of this year due to neurocardiogenic syncope. Before and after the surgery, my blood pressure has always been within the normal range. My EP prescribed Metoprolol, which is a beta blocker and used for high blood pressure. I told the nurse that I was not fond of taking these, but she said it is standard procedure for all of his patients.

I do not see a chiropractor on a regular basis but I saw one today. After reviewing my health history, he strongly suggests that I take CoQ10 because the Metoprolol zaps your energy. I have been feeling fatigued lately but I attributed it to poor eating and little exercise- WAY too busy at work, I know, poor excuse. Anyway, my quest...

 

Hi folks,

I’m delighted to have found this site and have already learned a lot just in the short while I’ve been on here.

My question is this: a month ago I received this fancy 3 wire pacemaker for my chronic heart failure condition and it seems to work well but I’m still on carloc 25 beta blockers and it seems that the side effects of the drug is now worse since the PM.  I also experience the usual little pin pricks but then sometimes huge jolts coming from the site of the pacemaker; so severe that I can actually see the muscle jump through my shirt...is that normal?  Could it be that a lead came loose? Just guessing I suppose, but I live a very active life as a singer ...