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~#~# Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! #~#~

Peter, you are unbelievable. Thank you so much for the post, and especially the kisses. OOOH LA LA!!!! Be still my heart!!!

Thank you Pacergirl, Bambi, Yorker, Jessie, Cabg Patch, Tammy, for the good wishes. You are awesome. How very nice of all of you.
You made me smile, you made me laugh, you touched my heart, you made my day special.
Thanks for being so thoughtful.

Love to all,

~ Dominique ~

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The Birthday list!

You can discover a lot of birthdays by going to the search and typing in birthday list. Hopefully before long we can talk Blake into adding something where it could give us a list on the side of whose birthday is coming up. But the old listed is posted. I would say I have a updated one but when my computer crashed that list also was lost.
Hope this helps some of you!

Blessings,
Tammy

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Hi! I'M NEW HERE

Just wanted to say hi. I'm new here. Recieved my PM on feb. 26,2008. I was electricuted across my heart and my doc did a heart monitor implant. In a 3 week period my heart stopped beating 7 times. The longest was for 30 seconds. I'm also young 33 years old, 32 when accident happened. So welcome to the world of the PM. So far so good though. I've been reading alot, but didn't know what to say so I waited. Sounds like there are alot of knowledgeable people here and I wish my doc was this good. Tha...

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NEED IMEDIATE HELP!!!

My friend is only 33 and was in perfect health until one day he went to the hospital for what he thought was a simple cold. First he was told he had phneumonia then he was told it is congestive heart failure. He is in dier need of a pacemaker but has no health insurance and has been told he only has a few months to live without it! I need all possible information on how to go about getting immediate help! Do us ppl with no jobs, money or health insurance have any other options besides to die? Pl...

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Rollar Coster???

hey everybody i had a quick question
Can you go on a rollar coster with a pacemaker???? i read that you cant go on the new ones becasue of the magnetic breaking but i read that online so i dont know how true it is!? i really love rolarcosters so this whould really help if anybody knew the answer!!!

Kelsie

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Just A Joke!!

I love this Doctor

Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster.
Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A:...

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Politics

I deleted a few political messages this morning that have stemmed from the US election. Based on past feedback from our members, such topics are best addressed more privately as they tend to distract us from our purpose (i.e. help recipients meet, share information and support each other).

If your message has been deleted, I hope you understand.

Thanks,

Blake

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chat room whoas

Am I the only one that has problems in chat, locks up on me, wont send my typed sentence, is it the chat room or my puter.
jesh
dave

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help

i have had my pacemaker for about 6 months and lately i can almost feel it pulsing and when it doesn its a sharp pain. i have done the phone check so nothing seeps to be wrong, but i didnt know if anybody else feels it or if im just weird like that. Please commment back!

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Pookie

Sorry about chat! It froze up, so I closed it out and then it wouldn't let me back in.

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BIVENTRICULAR CARDIAC PACING

Hi Folks,

I'm new one here and am looking for some information.

My mum, now 71, was diagnosed with Stage One heart failure in June 2007. Inside of 12 months, she had progressed to stage 4 heart failure. The consultants were mystified until she was referred to a Prof. Frenneaux in Birmingham, UK. He diagnosed Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and attempted various drug treatments that failed on all counts.

Knowing he was part of a research team that was looking at bive...

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Keep on truckin'

I'm hardly ever this way
But I just can't think of anything funny to say
The day light is fading faster
and I still haven't been able to master
getting everything done in one day.
I miss Cabg Patch
I wish he would come back
but understand his reasons,
but laughter is what we lack.
I just keep on pluggin',
my shoulders keep on shruggin'
with the daily grind
trying to keep a peace of mind, I guess.
And then, there's still this hunk...

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Medical ID Alert!!!!!

I am a Paramedic..
I had a St Jude PM placed on July 25 2008. UMMMMM>>

YES...you do need a Medic Alert Tag! I went out and got one within days of my surgery.

If you are under the age of 70....we will not be looking for a PM.
I am still not looking for one then....but I might be more apt to think heart history.
You would be surprised how many people do NOT mention they have a PM....and more and more folks like me are having them buried!
Pacer Spikes d...

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2 questions!

Hello!!!! Hope you are all well? Not been on for a while!

Ok, 2 questions coming up.... I have been incredibly tired recently..... it was half term lfor my children ast week and I enjoyed several long lie-ins, very rare in our house-hold. Anyway, a few days I really had to force myself to get up! It was like having jet-lag! Then I feel very groggy for a couple of hours. But if I know I have somewhere to go I can get up and get going! Anyone else struggle like this!

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Dizzyness ?

Had PM inserted July 2008. EVERYTHING 100% since then. However, However, last 3 mornings I have woken up slightly dizzy - need to reach for support occasionally.

Self check bp = 118/79 @ 72bpm

All back to normal by midday.
Should I contact PM technician or my GP?
Any ideas/experience anyone?

Denis S (aka Caesium)

ps Very much appreciate this message site - part of my morning's activity!

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Diet & Sodium question

Hi everyone!

While this doesn't exactly pertain to PM's or ICD's I know many of us are sodium restricted diets, etc because of our hearts.

My question is regarding sodium. I use a free site called the daily plate.com to track my calories and sodium. Each day I try to keep my sodium under 2,000mg and my calories to 1,800 or so. I recently had a 24 hr urine test done to check my sodium levels and it came back with a nasty letter from the doctor saying that I had consumed o...

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Pulse in ears?

I remember being able to hear my pulse in my ears years ago when I was battling my many heart arrhythmias.
I'm surprised that it's come back now since my pacemaker implant. I can see it keeping me awake at night if I let it, but I just try to tone it out. It's just a constant swishing sound. I can count my pulse just by hearing it in my ears. It's rather annoying. I know my blood pressure is not high because I take a ton of Toprol. I have had a bout of CHF symptoms this weekend (rapid weigh...

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Hot flushes and skin sensations after pacemaker

Hello,
My dad had a few episodes of arrythmia and had to have a pacemaker fitted in July. He has been fine since then until now. Today he has told me that he sometimes has hot flushes that last for around 20 minutes and a strange sensation on his skin all over his body that feels like something is crawling on him. Does anyone know what this could be?
Thanks

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400 BPM?

Hello friends. I'd appreciate any insight into whay this happened: A recent reading on my Enpulse dual chamber recently included a heart rate of over 400 bpm for several seconds. I looked up the time - it was during surgery to perform triple fusion in cervical/neck area. I don't have a history of rapid heart rate or fibrillation (my pm is for heart block in the His bundle). The surgeon is a highly aclaimed neurosurgeon that I trust. Everyone involved knew about the surgery and a Medtronic...

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spark firing out

Hi pm mates,

Have any of you felt any ticking on your ventrical lead, usually when bending your chest over?.

I have been feeling this tick since surgery, 45 days ago. I will have my check up next friday so any input will be welcomed.

Frank, I will also take your advice regarding the responce rate feature. I will ask my ECD about my shotness of breaths encouraging him to turn it off.

Thanks,

Oscar.

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Member Quotes

The pacer systems are really very reliable. The main problem is the incompetent programming of them. If yours is working well for you, get on with life and enjoy it. You probably are more at risk of problems with a valve job than the pacer.