New to Club Not Devices

• by holderme1997
• 2009-05-19 04:05:21
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Hi All,
Just wanted to expain a little about myself. I just got home from the hospital, after being there for almost a week. During this stay I recieved my 2nd pm and 4th device. First pm was implanted in jan 2003 but had to be removed within 6 months due to infection. After removal and nothing replaced did fairly well till Oct 2008 same symptoms as before began again, no clear reason why. Fainting episodes become more and more frequent, and as a last resort cardiologist put in a reveal monitor to try and document what was going on. However, within two weeks this also was infected, so had to be removed. Cardio basically gave up and told me he didn't know what else to do or where to send me. Ended up going to Mayo Clinic for 7 weeks,during this time all teeth were removed as possible source of infection, and a 2nd Reveal monitor/ 3rd device was implanted, however due to hard stick for IVs and blood procedure was done with no antibiotics or pain meds. Three days later after seeing IM doc presented to ER only to find out that 3rd device would have to come out sooon. This was done on April 13th and I returned home on April 17th,luckily I was able to concvince Mayo to send me home with an event recorder to try and capture my episodes..THis descision paid off last Monday evening Tuesday Morn., when I had what i call a major episode in which two recordings were saved and called to Mayo, they instructed me to proceed to Austin as we had been trying to set me up with a new cardio in at least the same state as me. I arrived at an ER explained my problems went through all the ususal tests and questions, probably would have been released but in a suprise set of events found out I had a white count of over 41,000 high normal is 10,0000. Based on this and my faintng episodes I was admitted to cardio, Internal med, and infect. diseases. Cardio said probalby wouln't do anything but just watch for a few days. Luckily during these few days my system would change their minds about treatments. On Thurs, saw EP dr who started me on midodirine and suda fed to try and increase hr. within an hour of recieving these meds The nurses were calling a code blue or the step before one, because my HR was 35 and below showing a block somesort. OBlivously new meds didn;t help hr only increased bp. Overnight Thurs was not very good had to recieve 2 doses of Atropine in an attempt to increase Hr only did BP and Hr for brief period. Friday morn was informed by EP doc he changed his treatment plan I would be recieving another PM the next day due to meds not working like he thought they would. Well as i said before I am now currently at home on an antibiotic for a week and schedueled to see EP for wound check on Fri 22nd Sorry this is so long but thought my history needed explaining also need your prayers for NOOOO more infections.