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Just named my pacer!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG! You know how my username ends with gershwin? Well, the light bulb came on like, 5 seconds ago and my pm's new name is George!!!! And to think it took me that long... :)

Have a great day!!!

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THIS PACER CHICK IS FEELING SO TIRED!! ZZZZZZZZZ

Hello fellow Pacer Chicks and boys!! CABG PATCH especially!

1st PM dual. July 24th - no medication.

Right guys! need advice.... for the last 10 days of so I have felt absolutely shattered...... limbs achy, tired, and I am sure if I close my eyes right now... I will fall asleep zzzzzzzzzz!!

I have been going to bed early and sleeping most of that time. I saw my cute pacing tech guy last week who said that Gerry (Pacemaker) continues to do well and nothing...

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3 weeks tommorrow

Well three weeks after inplantation, and sending me back to work. Im a little apprehensive about it, but I will just monitor closely. Im not sure how Im going to do somethings with a restriction on left arm of 10 lbs. but guess i will find out. Still getting short of breath, was waiting on call from cardioligist about blood tests but havent heard from them quess i wil have to call today. well heres hoping the ole ticker will not give me any problems tommorrow. wish me luck.
thanks for all t...

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pacers


hi everyone iam 40 years old and i have had my pacemaker since iam 15 years old i have not had any problems with it only that the batteries have only lasted me 5-6 years i just had a new batterie put in a week ago and eveything has been going well i had a check up today and he set it for me i was wondering about one of the comments asking about the metronic pacer that it what i just had put in is there something wrong with them?/

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Any Ideas?

Hi everyone,
I just had a check up at my cardiologist and after having my pacemaker check, the nurse who checks it asked if I've been having any symptoms. I said actually yes I am, I have been having, when laying down, periods of really slow beats, where my head gets kind of woozy and then Im ok ( I haven't have ANY heat symptoms since and ablation 10 years ago).

She nodded and when the doc came in and she explained to him and me that there was some abnormalities on the check...

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Phrenic nerve damage

I received right phrenic nerve damage during a cryoblation last April. I'm continually getting better, but still have some SOB when I lie down. I'm wondering how much longer I have to deal with this.
Has anyone else out there experienced phrenic nerve damage?

Angelie

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Thanks to my Pacer Chicks/Boys!

Thank you as usual to your replies to my earlier postings!

You are all Pacer Chick/Boy angels....!!!!

Thank you for your continued support - it is appreciated!

Love & Hugs, Loopy Lou xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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irregular beat when lying on left side

Hello my pacemaker friends.
I have had a pacemaker since August of 2008 for bradycardia and sss. As far as I know I always had normal rhythm before the pacemaker, just low HR. I had ear surgery in Jan.2008 and a few days later developed irregular and/or rapid heartbeat. I'm on Toprol XL and digitek also.I have noticed the last few weeks that I have those episodes more when I lie on my left side. Sometimes I'm confused whether or not it's a fluttering that comes from my stomach or my heart.T...

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ID braclet for ICD/PM

Hi there everyone.
Just one quick question, does anyone here wear a ID braclet or pendent to alert medics, in case of an emergency. I only have the ID card in my wallet. Just wondering.
Thanks rayan

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chat anyone

anyone up for a talk this morn

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Bracelet

Hi Rayan
Yes I do wear a necklace that has my complete info on my pacemaker and the coumadin I take and any other info that would indentify me in case my husband and I get into an accident. I dont wear it everytime I go out but i especially wear it if I am traveling or going someplace where hospitals etc. are far away. I also have info in the glove compartment and in my billfold. I am 100% dependent so the pacer is my lifeline.

Thanks, DD

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www.Medmovie.com is a must for PM/ICD.

Hello to my global family I hope you are all well it has being a while since I've posted a message but I religiously log onto Pacemaker club every opportunity I get. My name is Francisco Rodrigues from Cape Town South Africa and I would like to know if any of your family members serve aboard the USA/ USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and her battle group which arrived here in Cape Town South Africa today, I'd like to take this opportunity in welcoming all the men and women who serve on the...

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POOKIE

PLEASE COME BACK TO CHAT

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MIssed beats and fast ones

Hello, I check in at the club about once a week. I am about 20 month out from my getting my pacemaker. I had been feeling well and have been very pleased about that. Then last week my heart beats began skipping around after calming down for 3 months. It is a combination off missed beats and fast ones. It feels a bit like a roller coaster ride. The only thing that changed ( that I can think of) was for the summer I froze my gym membership and was not doing any cardio work. Do you think it just co...

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welding/carpentry

I was just wondering, is anyone with a duel lead PM a full time welder? Also, has anyone who works with industrial equipment, welders, table saws, laths etc... bought a gauss measuring instrument to measure the fields around the machinery? Also Medtronics people told me 10 gauss was as strong a field as I should be around. Is this measurement 10Mg
or 10 Gauss? If you have purchased a meter what kind did you buy and where did you buy it?

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THANKS

HI EVERYBODY I THOUGHT I WOULD POST A CHEERFUL NOTE FOR A CHANGE! IT IS NOW SIX WEEKS SINCE I HAD MY OLD PM OF FIVE YEARS REMOVED AND A NEW ONE INSERTED AND AFTER A FEW PROBLEMS WITH A FROZEN SHOULDER POST OP ALL IS NOW FINE.I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE OLD PM FLIPPING CAUSING PAIN AND LIMITING MY MOVEMENTS IN LEFT ARM.THE NEW PM HAS BEEN DEEPLY IMPLANTED AND I CAN NO LONGER FEEL IT AT ALL. I HAD MY SIX WEEK CHECK UP YESTERDAY AND ALL IS GOOD NO FURTHER REVIEW NEEDED FOR A YEAR. I NOW FEEL ABLE TO GE...

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Anyone have a bi-phasic PPM?

Living with SOB on exertion for one year now,and havinig nearly every test in the "book" (all negative)... I asked for a 2nd opinion at Hopkins, and I finally have an answer to why I am so short of breath. My 2nd opinion physician told me that my heart is out of "sync", and my EF has gone from 69 to 45 in 2 years. So, I am scheduled to have my a/v pacemaker replaced with a bright shiny new model, complete with 3 leads into my heart, mid October. I understand it will give 10-15% more atrial kic...

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Bridge Therapy With Heparin

Have SSS, bradycardia. One episode of atrial fibrillation in November 2007 caused me to be hospitalized and have pacemaker implanted. Atrial lead displaced almost immediately and have had problems adjusting to ventricular pacing. Presently pm is set at lower rate of 30 purposely to reduce amount of ventricular pacing. According to a recent holter monitor test, my heart rate is in the 30 to 40 range over 50 % of the time. Am developing SOB.

Saw EP yesterday and have agreed to further s...

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finally online! Yipee!

Hi everyone,
I was so sad my Father went next door to ask if I could use their wireless internet connection and the college guys said of course! Gave me the password and presto! I am online... yoo hoo.
The North Coast of Calif is beautiful and foggy. The Ocean is beautiful! I feel a little tired but have travel a great distance and then today we went shopping! I am eating way too much and not getting much exercise. I must get out for a walk tomorrow, hope all is well with you all....

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MEEING UP IN CHAT ROOM TONIGHT? BRITISH TIME 9PM !

Hello everyone - hope you are all ok ...

Just to say I am going to be in Chat later from around 9pm UK time if anyone wants a natter!!!

So long as the computer doesn't get frozen again!!

Take care and hope to chat later!

Love & Hugs, Loopy Lou xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Your old device becomes a paper weight for your desk.

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