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new patient
- by debbie54
- 2008-08-10 01:08:07
- General Posting
- 1579 views
- 5 comments
Hi I received my pacemaker about 6wks ago. My heart rate was at 20. This caused concern to the doctors. I had no symptoms and felt fine. I'm really having a hard time getting my head around this. I've experienced some problems and would like to talk to some of you about it. I've had to be adjusted 4 times already. I'm using the battery life very rapidly with really no explanation. What should I be expecting? I like to work with power tools and the doctors say I can't do that anymore....
Fainted
- by Lady One
- 2008-08-09 10:08:38
- Complications
- 1587 views
- 5 comments
PM checked and its ok. One wk post op. Fainted after dinner while laying down. They do not seem to know why. I did this due to fainting. Did I put this pm in me for nothing? Now I worry I will continue to faint and be stuck with this in chest. Maybe wrong diagnosis. Heart rate was 19 bpm on monitor before surgery.
Can anyone else feel the pacing?
I had my pacemaker implanted in 1996 after flat-lining in the ER. I apparently not only have bradycardia, but also have an abnormal reacgtion to sevre stress/anxiety - my blood pressure and pulse drop even further. However, they set the floor at 40 bpm, and it apparently hardly ever had to pace me.
Up until a week or so ago, I pretty much ignored the pacemaker, as it never went off - or only in a deep sleep. It then went off ca. 255 times in one day (max the memory will register)...
suturing down a PM
- by Ken(Toronto)
- 2008-08-09 09:08:57
- General Posting
- 1068 views
- 2 comments
I have a question. I'm over 3 weeks post-op and the PM site still hurts all the time; feels like something hanging from the chest by a thread sewed into the skin.
I read that sometimes they suture the PM into place.
I'm just wondering if this may be the problem?
where do they suture the PM to? the skin, or internal, and won't it hurt or does the stitch dissolve after some time?
Ken
Not pacemaker dependent
- by 220 chandler ave
- 2008-08-09 07:08:07
- General Posting
- 982 views
- 0 comments
Thanks for your comments. The reason I was concerned is that I contacted a Medtronic rep and she stated that I should contact my EP as to whether or not I could have the ultrasound. Also the Physical Therapist wanted the okay prior to treatment. I have a PM due to third degree heart block with bradycardia. I was told so very little information at the time of my implant and I am learning little by little.
Sharon B.
my baby back in hospital yet again
- by bigbear
- 2008-08-09 05:08:42
- General Posting
- 1702 views
- 6 comments
thank you all so much for your kind words it really helps me so so much. After coming home from his scar infection i knew he still wasn't quite right. He was grumpy crying and not feeding good. He had his appointment to see how his scar was. It was healing ok. they did a scan on his heart and found he had fluid around it. They wasn't happy and kept him in. My heart sank, not again this is not happining. The day after the fluid had increased around the heart. They have started intravenous an...
Anyone want to mee up??
- by Loopy Lou
- 2008-08-09 04:08:39
- General Posting
- 1107 views
- 4 comments
Just wondering............. if anyone is interested in getting together for a day of fun, conversation, etc etc compare scars!! etc! I am not sure how many people live in the UK - particularly the south....? Although that said - for ally you people who may be holidaying to the UK let me know! You never know we could meet up too!
I have received some lovely messages from people and despite being some distance away from each other was thinking about meeting up somewhere ....
MUSICAL PACEMAKER
- by pete
- 2008-08-09 04:08:32
- General Posting
- 1327 views
- 1 comments
Japan is investigating a defect in an Apple iPod after it shot out sparks whilst recharging. Not one to miss an opportunity Steve Jobs has re-marketed the product as the iHeart Pacemaker.
Cheers pete
PACEMAKER BOOK
- by pete
- 2008-08-09 03:08:23
- General Posting
- 927 views
- 0 comments
If you would like to learn a bit about the developement of pacemakers, then "THE MAKING OF THE PACEMAKER" by WILSON GREATBATCH is worth reading. It can be found at a discount at ABEBOOKS . Type in ABEBOOKS in google.
I have sourced many difficult to find books through ABEBOOKS from many countries and the site has never let me down. Cheers pete
MESSAGE FOR LOOPY LOU
- by pete
- 2008-08-09 02:08:55
- General Posting
- 919 views
- 0 comments
Loopy Lou check you private messages. Cheers peter
Road vibration causes increase in heart rate
I have ARVC and was fitted with an ICD approx 7 years ago. I suffered many VT's and subsequent shocks untill last October when I was treated with ablation. Since then my heart rythm has been fairly stable except when travelling along a bumpy road in a car with fairly hard suspension. This has got worse since my pacing technician adjusted the Rate Response, Activity Threshold from Medium Low to Low. She adjusted the setting because I complained that I need a bit more "go" when exerting myself or...
Understanding the Pacemaker
- by sohare
- 2008-08-08 12:08:47
- General Posting
- 1522 views
- 3 comments
Just wondering if anyone new of a site or book that would explain the pacemaker and how it works. I guess if i'm going to have this thing forever I would like to understand it, they alway make adjustments and talk about it and i have no idea what they are saying.. Thanks Stacy
Member name
- by Stacey28
- 2008-08-08 10:08:59
- General Posting
- 965 views
- 3 comments
I was wondering if anybody knew how to go about changing your member name here on the site.
Sincerely,
Stacey28
##### A SPECIAL BELATED WISH #####
- by Stepford_Wife
- 2008-08-08 10:08:30
- General Posting
- 1044 views
- 1 comments
TO DENISE ( denise61 )
Denise's Birthday was August 6, and I missed it. SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!
So, this is for you Denise.
It's a little late to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY....... So, I'll just wish you all the happy things in life.
Hope Your Day Was Wonderful!
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! ( Better late than never, he he) :)
~ Dominique ~
pacemaker life
- by Freshfemale
- 2008-08-08 10:08:02
- Batteries & Leads
- 1861 views
- 2 comments
im suprised too unless its different here in the UK. My pacemaker is a medtronic. but they did tell me 10 - 15 yrs and ive looked it up too and it says the same. I have cpied a pasted below information i found on site this site :http://www.aku.edu/AKUH/health_awarness/perm_pace.shtml
How Long Should a Pacemaker Last?
Advances in technology have made pacemakers safe, reliable and long-lasting. Modem batteries lose power slowly, not all at once, accordingly, there is no danger of...
SMITTY
- by pete
- 2008-08-08 09:08:25
- General Posting
- 959 views
- 1 comments
What did you think of my comments on your WHY posting.
Cheers pete
Not pacemaker dependant
- by 220 chandler ave
- 2008-08-08 09:08:25
- General Posting
- 1200 views
- 3 comments
I contacted my EP this week to inquire as to whether I could have ultrasound treatment on my left knee that I have been having some problems with. The EP told me after consulting with a cardiologist that there was no problem having the treatment as I am not pacemaker dependent. I did not at the time she was on the phone question her about this. Has anyone been told this? Does this mean I really do not need a pacemaker?
Sharon B.
High volt transmission lines - EMI
- by Caesium
- 2008-08-08 07:08:30
- Interferences
- 2785 views
- 3 comments
Just had PM fitted July 30. Good recovery and great benefits!
BUT we have a holiday booked in an apartment which, I estimate, is about 25metres from overhead 125kv power cables. Should we cancel? What might happen? Will the 1 hour flight be any problem?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated by a newcomer to the world of PM's
Thanks
"Caesium"
p.m. check
- by jessie
- 2008-08-08 04:08:40
- General Posting
- 976 views
- 1 comments
my check is aug 14th a week before my 2 year anniversary. i have lots of questions to ask. is their a standard form of questions i should ask written down so i don't forget. i seem okay.whatever they did i think it worked for me. my pulse cannot go below 60. i have lots of energy. i am 67 soon so i do get a bit tired but otherwise good. i need to walk more. jessiep.s. thanks for al the help this site offers
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