I am sporting a 3wire model that was installed April 2010.

At a check up a couple weeks ago I asked the doctor what the life expectancy was. He said 4 years. My first one a 2 wire lasted 8 years. I also found out I have an interim model that can not be checked by phone. Anybody have any ideas of where this old man is going?

 

Just got pacer changed from bipolar to un ipolar and back to bipolar. Too much chest discomfort on unipolar. After putting back to bipolar paramaters were changed and now I feel GREAT. Found out pacing is arterial with broken lead in ventrical. Now I'm wondering if I need pM at all (only had one for 19 years now with second device having 1 1/2 years to replacement. Anhyone ever improved to point the PM was not needed anymore? Mine was placed because of 2nd degree heat block and a pulse rate of 22bpm.

 

does anyone feel a palpitation of the wires tapping on your heart sometimes? i feel it when i exercise or sometimes just sitting and relaxing. is this normal to feel. is this when your heart stops and the pacemaker kicks in...?

 

Any suggestions for a hospital in the Kansas City are where I could have my pacemaker replaced

I'm reluctant to use St Josephs because of previous experience with $ charges

thanks

 

How long has everyone's battery life lasted? If pacing 24/7 how long could it last. Just got pacer Dec 2011 , had it all checked this month and estimates 8 years.

 

Hi, just wondering if anyone has had a problem with their pacemaker, model kappa 900 series? I would appreciate any feedback.

thanks.:)

 

If the lead that is screwed into your heart came lose or out could you tell or how would you know ?

 

I love this place, I really do for some reason this is sometimes more comforting...

So my surgery was December 2, today while I was at work, I was reaching and stretching with that side - now my chest is a little achy on the other side (does this make sense)...

My question, I didn't do a boo boo did I? I figure my time was done, went today for my "interrogation" and everything went well being used 15% of the time and go again in 3 months for next one. I just want to make sure, I am still new to all this.

 

I hA
ad a dual pm put in 2 weeks ago, I have heard the leads can dislodge. I am still having some pain in my shoulder and below where the incision is. Has anyone else experienced this? I know I may be worrying for no reason but I sure do not want anything to go wrong now

 

I often tell those I work with that if you see me leaning against a wall with my eyes closed do one important thing: plug me into a light socket. (pacemaker run since 1990

 

My husband has had a PM for 33 years and has leads in both sides of his chest. For past year, progressive intermittent swelling of face & neck only. Doc is doing CT to check for superior vena cava syndrome. May need to remove leads to allow better circulation back to heart. We are in Buffalo, NY, but don't know if we would be better off to go to Cleveland Clinic if he needs the leads removed (?laser). Has anyone done this? Sure would be nice to know safest place to go.

 

When I got my last defib and pacemaker change, the surgeon broke the pin joining one of my leads to the device. When trying to extract it or pull it out from the device, he couldn't. So he left it in place. I guess now I will have to go to Boston when I get my next battery change and have a lead revision to take out the old leads, and have new ones put in. I heard this surgery is risky and I am honestly tired of surgery. Can I just have them take the battery out and leave the leads. I just don't want the device anymore.

 

I went in on 12/22, to have my PM removed and replaced with a CRT-D. As I woke up the EP doc told me that I am missing the vessels or viens?? in my heart that one of the leads was supposed to go in so he was unable to put that lead in. It's the lead that is supposed to syncronize the ventricles. My cardiologist wants me to have another surgery to place that lead on the outside of my heart. I have an appt in 2 wks with both my EP and Cardiologist to learn more, but I was wondering if anyone here had to have this done and what you can tell me about it?
Thanks again for you help. Cathy

 

I had an atrial lead revision in 2009 due to lead fracture. Since the beginning of December I have been having intermittent heart palpitation problems, eg on moving my left arm toward the right or lifting or pretty much doing anything apart from least strenuous(I express strenuous in lower case! very little) I feel it, as we know we all do, but I also feel it race into my neck. I really don;t want to have anything done again but maybe can someone tell me that this is a programming problem and a little 'tweak' will sort it out. Many thanks to you all.

 

Hi, my name is Amanda and this is my first post. I am in search of some help in getting some answers. My 83/84 yr old grandfather has had a pm for several years. He is at the end of battery life of his second one and has been waiting for replacement. He did his regular call-in checkup, was told to come in and was told that the bottom half of his heart is pretty much dead and the top half is 95% reliant on his pm and that they want to add a 3rd lead and that it would be an extremely tricky procedure. We are looking at congestive heart failure at anytime w/o the procedure for certain. Or with the procedure, he can extend his time for unspecified amount of time, if he survives the surgery, but still end up with congestive heart failure. ...

 

Hi All,

I am new to this site and not sure how it all works but.... here goes.

I was wondering if anyone could help.... I am only 23 and know very little about the Pace maker I have had fitted because well to be honest I didnt want it... but now its in i have questions and it seems noone can help.

A huge part of my life was having fun with friends and going to theme parks a few times a year however I am not sure if I am aloud on the rides and the theme parks and the internet says very little??

Would this small box really stop rides?? Could the wires really come out??

Thanks
Leanne

 

just came back from the pacemaker clinic,
seems my lead might have moved as it is drawing increasingly higher amounts of current from the pacemaker. it was .85 in Oct 2010, then 1.85 in January 2011, 2.25 in July and now it was 3.85 but needed to be bumped to 4.50 to maintain the 2:1 safety ratio they insist on at the hospital.
If this doesnt make sense to anyone- my lead has moved, its sucking the battery of the pacemaker- so they are looking to do a lead replacement surgery. Another surgery!!! after all the bs i have gone through, the pain, the misery, the complications and now this. And they say its probably been badly placed since after the surgery when I had all my complications but they didnt want to move it then...

 

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ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class I Recall of the St. Jude Medical Riata and Riata ST Silicone Endocardial Defibrillation Leads. The silicone insulation covering these defibrillation leads is at risk of premature abrasion. When abrasion occurs, the conductors inside the leads can come out (externalized) of the insulation. Leads with externalized conductors may develop electrical dysfunction and not work as intended. In the event the device does not work as intended, should a life-threatening heart rhythm occur, pacing or defibrillation therapy may not be delivered as intended. This may result in serious adverse events, including death.

The recall includes the following model numbers:

Riata (8F) ...

 

dr. changed from bipolar to unipolar (broken lead on dual chamber unit) don't know which they are pacing (upper or lower). However, I am experiencing some pretty tough soreness in the upper chest area (close to and around generator site). Anyone had this experience?