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pm and leads

Has anyone ever had this happen?
I went to my cardiologist yesterday and he informed me that my pm slipped down and I would have to have an x-ray to see if the lead wires were still as they should be. My previous info had been that I could swim in a month, but I waited five weeks. (Later found out it should have been 6 to 8 weeks). When doing backstroke on two occasions it felt as tho the pm moved (which it did) My concern now is will I have to have the pm surgery again? My pm is only thre...

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Chat room!

Anybody wish to join me in chat?
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got kicked off chat

sorry faithman007 i got kicked off chat. glad to meet you. great talk we had. there aremany half of 66 with a pacemaker so hope you also make some young friends. best of luck no question is stupid . welcome to the club jessie

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tired

6 days after surgery and I still feel tired. I just dont have any energy. Its pretty crazy I tell ya. I am just glad there is a group like you guys around to get me through this.

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Healing

Well everyone I am doing well after my pm surgery. Its been 6 days and I am already back at work. II am glad that I am out of the house. Just wanted to say that you everyone for your support and kind words. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday :)

Britt

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Toprol XL side effects

For those of you who have been on Toprol XL or are currently...HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED ITCHING? At night my legs get extremely itchy and sometimes my arms, too. In the morning I get itchy as well. I've had this problem for a long time and just recently thought it could be caused by the Toprol (I was re-reading its side effects and itching is one). Unfortunately, I've been on the Toprol for years and have been itching regularly like this for years so I don't know if it all started about the...

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Pressure

Has anyone had pressure in there head after surgery? Or tightness in the lower part of the neck?

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pannic attack or heart prob ??

  • by Aztec
  • 2007-12-11 01:12:58
  • ICDs
  • 4807 views
  • 10 comments

hi all, iam 46yrs had cardiomyopthy all my life its been controled by meds inderal 60mgs a day, well my doc changed my meds lastyear to tropel 50mgs a day since then i had my first in 20yrs i started meds when i was 20 , panic attack or heart defib ? i got short of breath sweating real bad blacking out allmost while driving...so i tell my doc she says put in a defib ok its in now 3 months i get my attack again i get shocked at 188 BPM GO BACK TO THE DOCS THEY RAISE IT TO 200 BPM, with pacing at...

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eye glasses & PM

HI Guys,
I experience some sort of burning twtches & slight pain when I put my metal rimed eye glasses in shirt poicket above pace maker doctors cannot explain this . I have a "Neway "VDDR, Sorin PM. Has anyone experienced this effect? Keep well allyou paccers.

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strep throat

Okay, I've had a few colds since getting my pm. (in fact my husband asked last time I had one when I was going to get better. I told him May.) The joys with working with kids. You'd think I'd be a bit more immune by now after 10 years but working with differnt grades each year it's togh. (this year I'm in kindergarten. A big germ factory no matter how much dissefecting we try to do) well. Friday night my throught stated getting sore. I thought, great another cold. Saturday I work up feeling awfu...

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IT'S COLD AND FREEZING.....

HI EVERYONE, I am home alone.... it is thundering freezing rain! I hate the freezing rain.... Anyone else out there in the Midwest sitting home alone with this awful freezing rain? It is about 1.2 inches of frozen rain right now....
Pacergirl
p.s. did I mention I hate the freezing rain?

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help please

hello all of you sister (and brother) pm'rs. tis that time of year and i have come down with the big bad cold. am feeling generally rotten from it but am afraid to really take any meds because of the pm. aside from the obvious, call the dr, which i cant do, any suggestions. i would really appreciate the help. thanks in advance,

pat

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Hi Amanda

Hi Amanda!
I was just in chat but missed you Im going back in a min.
Kay

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Anyone round for a chat

I am going to chat room for a while. It is 7.14am here in Australia. Anyone want to give me thir time in America so I can get a handle on the time difference Cheers

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X Box 360

This might sound a bit crazy, but, I know we have some game playing people on here. I bought an X Box 360 and was wondering if anyone here has XBox Live and would like to play some time. I just have a couple of games like; Halo 3 and Virtua Tennis 3. If your interested in playing with me or others, lets get together. Future games I'm buying; Tiger Woods 2008. I hope this doesn't sound too young for some of you. I'm just trying to get closer to all my pacing buddies here at the Club. God b...

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exhaustion & sleep apnea

I had a medtronic pacemaker installed about 2 years ago for SSS. Within weeks following I felt an increased level of exhaustion. In bringing it up to my doctor he felt it was depression and started me on effexor. That didn't help and the exhaustion continued to the point that I'd become practically dysfunctional in my job...memory loss, lack of concentration, no enthusiasm. I brought myself off the effexor last summer and with continued complaints to the doctor about listlessness, was given a te...

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OZ members!

Billie ;-) There are 20 members listed for OZ!
Good luck,
Pacergirl ;-)

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Symphony 2550 problems

!st time here and am impressed with the site. This is my 2nd pm and as with the 1st and having problems. My problems is atril fib from the begining with the 1st pm.The pm kept me at 70 beats so I could take Rythmol. Without the pm my normal was 58. Rythmol drove me down to 42. After two years on the 1st pm they turned off the flywheel and I had no more problems.
With this pm they had the sensors at first at 9. then 7, then 5, then 3 and finally they turned off sensors. Still not right. I mi...

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hello

any one up to chatting ?

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Anyone for Chat

Anyone up for Chat??????

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