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Vibration
Hi Everyone;
Has anyone ever feel a vibrating feeling in their chest after their implant?. I am feeling a vibration feeling every 24-28 seconds and last for about 3-4 seconds. Dr. want me to have my ICD interagated tomorrow. Just don't like the feeling.
Pebble in the shoe girl LOL
- by sgage41755
- 2011-02-16 08:02:09
- ICDs
- 1712 views
- 3 comments
Hello everyone. This website is great. You all have a way of making everyone feel better about what they are going through. I decided after finding this website that I needed a 2nd opinion. The EP that my cardio sent me to was so negative about everything. She didn’t explain very much to me. She told me to come in and we will put this ICD in. After one week we will check it then we will see you once a year. She also told me she could not put the ICD in the pectora...
how to deal with shocks
- by gregnann06
- 2011-02-15 10:02:26
- ICDs
- 1591 views
- 1 comments
When I got my ICD on Sept 2, 2009 I was scared but then on Sept 5, 2009, while at a church outing, my ICD misread my heart and shocked me 14 times in 15 mins. Now they try to tell me it is working the way it should be, but they also told me when it misread and hit me 14 times that my ICD was damaged but they are truly lieing and now the fear is even more scarey to me.
HOME MONITOR ST JUDE
I HAD A PACEMAKER/ICD REPLACED JAN 12,2011. HOW DO I GET A BED SIDE MONITOR ? DOES ST JUDE SEND IT OR DOES THE SURGEON GIVE IT TO ME ? HOW LONG SHOULD I WAIT BEFORE CALLING ?
ANY HELP THANKS
MIKE
Has anyone ever had their wire replaced?
I recently found I had a wire leading to my left ventricle that was showing more resistance than it should. They turned up the power to that wire to make it work like it should. This means that my ICD will have to be replaced much sooner that it should have. They told me that when the battery does deplete (approx. 1.5 years left at this power setting) I need to have that wire replaced. I also have an older wire from first ICD implantation. So I have two wires to remove and replace and was wonder...
placement of ICD
- by sgage41755
- 2011-02-09 02:02:50
- ICDs
- 1512 views
- 2 comments
Does anyone know if a icd can be put under the muscle if you have breast implant?
changed my mind
- by sgage41755
- 2011-02-08 12:02:49
- ICDs
- 2113 views
- 5 comments
I have chickened out, this ICD scares me. My appt. is 1week from today. This is so crazy, I just found out I have Bundle Branch Block. My heart only pumps at 35% and meds are not helping. The doctor said it’s not any worse but it’s not any better. Treated me with meds for 3 months; now they say I need an ICD. I didn’t even feel bad until they put me on meds. I don’t even feel like there is anything wrong with me. Is 35% really bad enough for an...
Patient requesting for an ICD
- by jasfrilles
- 2011-02-06 11:02:18
- ICDs
- 1552 views
- 0 comments
I am Mr. Joselito Albert S. Frilles, separated with 3 children.. I'm
from the Philippines. I have ICD implanted to me July of 1999. The
device model is Gem DR 7271, serial #PIM301148R. I worked with San
Miguel Corporation before and they payed for all my hospital bills and
the ICD.
They didn't hire me anymore because of my health condition. At present
i'm jobless. The doctor advised me to have a new ICD.
I'm writing you to ask for your help sir. My doctor sa...
Just a thank you
Hi to all:
I was just looking for new blinds on-line, and decided to pop into the site to see what's been happening since I haven't been on-line for a while. I've also been feeling sorry for myself lately. Well, sure enough, reading all the posts and all the encouragement you all give each other made me feel so much better. I know this will be a lifelong thing, but I also realize how far I've come since last November 2010 when I got my ICD placed. You all have no idea how you've helped...
New comer
- by sgage41755
- 2011-02-05 02:02:03
- ICDs
- 1780 views
- 4 comments
Hi my name is Susan. I’m getting my first ICD and am very scared. I was told that since I am a small frame person with not a lot of fat that it will show and it will be kind of like a pebble in my shoe, this sounds uncomfortable. They are going to implant it closer to my arm because there is more fat there. I asked if after a while will I not notice it is there; I was told no you will always know it is there and it will be uncomfortable. Please someone help me understand why it has t...
Feeling better!!!
I have been offline for sometime, but I’m back. ICD placed 10/10/10. EF was 11. I just went to my EP. While I continue to work only 24hrs/week my EF is now 40!!! Not being cleared for more work until possibly May. I’m a 40 y.o. nurse in a hospital. High stress and high paced. Just thought I would share. Take care everyone and thanks to all of you who have wished me well.
Tingling
I was just wondering....does anyone have any problems with tingling ( it's like burning needles inside my skin) since their device. I had a pacemaker/defibrillator installed 11/05 and the tingling/burning started in 1/06. It can happen anywhere in the body ( and I mean anywhere) at any certain time. I do notice that it is worse when I eat something with more salt (i never add salt to anything anymore) . I have had all kinds of tests, and none of the doctors ( most the tests have been done a...
ICD explant including leads
Hi to all members!
I posted a message several weeks ago that my husbands' ICD got infected after the doctors have done revision for the pulse generator. He had a month of IV antibiotics in the hospital and doctors decided to do a thoracotomy procedure to explant the whole system out last Friday 22 January. Had anyone experience this procedure. Is that the only way the ICD leads can be taken out?
when to worry ?
my first was a pacemaker,but now i have a icd. should i be worried
about the adjustment i get. thats what they call them at the clinic. so for they are not painful just kind of scary. they move my chest and i have a funny feeling just befor it happens. i'm just affraid of the big shock they can give. today i have had 5 of them . i would just like to know when to really worry. and how does everyone cope with this.
thanks
paceing
pacemaker failure
my 2nd pacemaker completely failed on me 1st was replaced because it was 1 lead, 1st installed aug 2009, 2nd oct 2010, failed jan 2011 .. when i went for a routine check they could not find an impulse nothing, they tryed everything 2 seperate machines, different plugs ect, i told them my hr was down below the setting they told me my little mach was prob, off, so they send me asap to the hosp. and a rep checks it trys everthing 3 diff machines, listen with a stetascope he borrows and gets zip not...
St Judes home monitor
Hello everyone , I have had, since 1988, 9 pacemakers fitted the last one of which was a St Judes fitted last year due to an infection in the previous one caused by a fall and damage to the pacemaker site. I have also been given a home monitor which is supposed to keep check on my 'performance'. As far as a check towards the end of last year this was working fine but over the last few days my moitor had started to bleep on the 'tower' sign during the day for some reason and I have had to reset....
omg
- by another greedy doc
- 2011-01-13 01:01:51
- ICDs
- 1741 views
- 5 comments
Certainly there are "unnecessary ICD's" but the majority of the unnecessary devices are implants that would not be performed by talented up to date cardilogists or electrophysiologists ( i.e. no RECENT MI or NEW CHF.)
I always enjoy explaining media hyped stories to my patients who become skeptical after a news flash. Maybe we should focus on the the fact that 1/12 implants done appropriately will have life saving therapy at 18 months. I hope all the media hype doesn't prevent lifesav...
Activation of DEFIBRILLATOR and resulting problems
Hi. I am 66 years old and had a heart attack at 48 whilst a top long distance runner. Had a bypass 4 years later. They did 5 bypasses so I could go back to running. Never did return to running, but took up badminton for 14 wonderful years until I collapsed in Jan 2010 whilst playing badminton. Heart stopped 4 times during next 2 days and was unconscious for 2 weeks with body covered in ice. Recovered and fitted with a defibrillator. Got up to brisk walking 5 to 6...
St Jude ICD Replacement
I go wednesday 1/12 10:30am and getting released 5:30pm. Just stopped coumadin . This is my 3rd pacemaker ICD . Last one was 4 years. How do you feel afterwards ?
Somewhat scared, any thoughts?
Had an ICD implanted 2 days before thanksgiving, 2010. All was well until 12-16, when I got the shock of a lifetime. Bright flash of light, like an explosion going off inside my body. They have since adjusted my meds, and say that I should get better as time goes. I am a 45 y/o male who is way nervous of being alone. I have been seperated with my wife for 2 1/2 years with divorce looming. This thing in my chest scares the daylights out of me. It has been tough on me. I am trying hard to be posit...
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