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being shocked.

Today i made a really stupid move and tried to clean paint out of a electrical outlet with a wet rag. I was shock. could this mess with my settings or packemaker in anyway? im due to do a phone check in a week. so if somthings wrong i guess they will find out then. Just didnt know if i should call my doc now or just wait. Please respond!

Kelsie

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Pacemaker and Old Leads Removed, So Far, So Good!!

On April 6th I was sent by my doctor to London Ontario to have my current pacemaker removed, as well as the old leads that were left in from an old pacemaker site because they were causing a VERY staph infection that otherwise refused to be cured, even by prolonged infusions of vancomycin via a portable IV pump.

A long and complex operation that left three big scars on my chest, as well as the insertion of a cable through a vein in my groin to my heart.

But, there were NO c...

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Same symptoms came back...

I had a pm put in 4 months ago for syncope, waking up early am hrs w/ extreme nausea, dizziness and passed a couple of times. They found my heart was pausing up to 25 seconds that they recorded.
No more episodes until early this am...woke up very nauseus, lightheaded, felt confused, seemed very much the same as other episodes. Mabye my pm isn't working?
I'm going to try to get in tomorrow to get it checked (they only do so on fridays0
I have had some pvc's lately..can they cause N...

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Pulsing in my stomach...

Hi All,

I'm new, so I'm sorry if this topic has been covered elsewhere but I couldn't really find posts that answered my question fully.

I had an epicardial pacemaker fitted in February after finding out that my heart had been gradually slowing for the last 10 years and occasionally stopping. I'm 36 and have had a congenital (unoperated) condition since birth. It's never really caused me problems, I just didn't have the same exercise threshold that other people had.

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extremely confused...

hi! i keep getting on here for advice, so one one hand sorry to bug ya, but on the other, this site is a great resource and its a lifeline for me these days. so... here's the scoop:
had heart blocks, had a pacer put in coming up on 5 wks ago. found out last week i'm still having right bundle branch blocks. i had at least 3 of them today while at work. they knocked me down. im glad i have a job that isnt super strenuous, and my coworkers are super understanding.
now i've had my ep doc...

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advice needed again

hi folks, a few weeks ago i posted on here after what appeared to be my body rejecting my device.
I've currently got a large abcess like "bump" on my scar and my cardiologist has put me on Flucoxacillin (think thats how you spell it) for 2 weeks then i've to report back in a month.
As well as feeling absolutely fine, he reckons i'll need to get the device replaced and put in my right side. Anyone had this before ?
I've read some of the posts about lead removal (mines will need to...

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Heart block nothing to worry about????

hello! ive posted before about what happened this weekend but i saw my doc yesterday and the more i think about what he said, the more confused i am.
i was in the er over last weekend and the ekg's they did said that i had right bundle branch blocks. they did 3 ekg's with all of them saying that. the er doc said that was a type of heart block and that my pacer wasn't working.
yesterday i had my pacer checked and they said it was working 'perfectly.' my ep doc said that the ekg's over...

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Vertigo

I posted awhile back about vertigo. I got some reports today from my EP and wanted to post to see if any of you thought the changed they have made could be contributing to my vertigo. First of all on my EKG report it says: LVH w/ IVCD. I do have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, so I knew about the LVH, but this is the first I've heard of the IVCD. Not even sure what it is. Here are the settings for 6-2007:
Right Ven. Lead Right Atrial Lead
Polarity: bipolar...

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3rd Lead ?

I haven't posted for a while as I have been having a lot of difficulty. PM DDD implanted November 28th 2008. The windedness and breathlessness has been a real problem upon exertion. After multiple tests and having been referred to an Electrophysiologist (EP) the final diagnosis is "pacemaker syndrome" - lack of synchronicity with atrial and ventricular electrical pulsing. Atrial pacing is about .01% and ventricular pacing is 99% and they just are not syncrhonized. So now the EP is playing wi...

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:) :) :) I love you guys!!!!

Hey!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to thank all of you who posted on my last post; tears almost came to my eyes. The support here is just AMAZAZING!!!!!!!!!! I go for my 2nd opinion on May 14th BTW. My cousin's turning 1 this weekend, and some of my family are going to be traveling up to Mayland for the party, so hopefully my Holter will wait to come next week (although I desperately need it). Of all the luck!!!! This morning, being the klutz that I am, tripped on my sweatpants leg (while carrying my dog's...

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Blow to chest

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone ever had a blow to the pacemaker site that caused complications? I was in karate class and recv'd a pretty significant blow directly to my pacemaker and have had pain in that area ever since.
Thanks

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skipped beats fatigue

Had Cox maze 4 procedure in 2006 at Barnes Jewish Hospital that finally cured a-fib. Before that I had 5 ablations including left pulmonary vein. Off all meds from that point on.

Then I recently developed a sick sinus node, Junctional rhythm during stress test. Had Adapta DR pacemaker implanted Feb 10 2009. Now, about 4 times a month I experience missed beats with fatigue, pressure in chest and slight headache. Anywhere from 3-8 hours at a time. Feel like crap – no energy. Is this nor...

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Pacer is hurting me

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone has experience their pacer feeling like knives at times? My pacer is located near my ribs and I thought I was being stab last night.

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2 er's +16 hours =icky!!

so i started getting severe chest pain last night couldn't breath, dizzy, almost passing out. had my pm put in 4/8/09. i knew this last week something wasnt right. all my previous symptoms were coming back so i made an appt on tue this week with my surgeon. but last night i went to my local er, had 3 heart blocks while there, was on a nitro and heprin drip, ruled out a clot in the lung and a wire puncturing my heart. they were going to ambulance me to the heart hospital about an hour away, but i...

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shock from new PM

First of all I am new to this website and was very relieved to see it was available. I just got my PM on Monday and it was all done so quickly I didn't have much time to think. The medical staff seems annoyed by all my questions plus it's hard to get them. It's good to hear what others have to say.

My concern: The day after my PM implant I started having a shock in my middle chest. It happens very quickly and doesn't last long. It usually happens when I bend over or cough/breath...

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hot flash/perspiration/sweating

This happened to me yesterday mid afternoon. Have had a pacemaker since 2001, am a 64 year old man in generally robust health. So I was doing light office work in an airconditioned building when I was overcome with what I can only describe as the male equivalent of a hot flash. I didn't feel feverish; it came on very quickly - during maybe 5 seconds, I experienced the rush of heat followed by a soaking sweat from mt head to my torso. The whole sweat lasted about 15 minutes and I was drenched

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allergic reaction???

hi. i'm 2 weeks and 4 days out from the dual pacer implantation. (a lot of crap had to happen to get the medical attention i needed.) anyway... the other night i got a sharp stabbing pain in the pocket with the pacer. i wanted to rip it out of me (still do). i called the dr. and they said that it was nothing to worry about, but if the pain was still as bad i was to go to er in the am. so went and they said that i am probably having an allergic reaction to the metal of the device. they said that...

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heat

Hi really glad i found this great place. my question does any one find it harder to deal with heat or the cold . I got my pacemaker in Sept last year ,this winter i had a really hard time with the cold , but we have a few 80 + days already and i can hardley stand it . I not sure how i am going to be able to work in the heat this summer.or how to go about talking to my boss about my health or is just me? thanks

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Several infections post-pacemaker

Hello everyone! Quick question, please let me know your thoughts if you get a free moment : ) I am post pacemaker 8 weeks! The pacemaker site is still EXTREMELY sore and uncomfortable. When I move my arm it hurts (where the pacer is), and then if I do a lot with that arm it begins to shake (almost like tremors). The site is still red and last week was oozing puss and some blood (not a lot). I had bronchitis two weeks ago and have not completely gotten over it and now have a very bad sinus infect...

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ICD Failure

The defibrillator failed to function when I coded in a hospital elevator [lucky I was in the hospital] The techs from the manufacturer interrogated the device the next day. Now the manufacturer refuses to give us the information from the download. They claim that the battery was deasd?? we know that they got the information as we have been through the interrogation many times. Any ideas how I can force them to give the information??
Thanks and best to everyone
papaknight

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