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happy halloween

hi and happy halloween to all the ghosts and goblins and witches etc. with pacemakers and defibs. lol lol hope everyone got a lot of candy. i had to keep my husband out of the chocolate haha jessie

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Removing Gallery pic

When I put my first pic in it came out teensy-weensy http://www.pacemakerclub.com/membergallery/....

Can the galary guru take that one out and leave the new one which is the appropriate size? Pretty please?

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Has anybody experienced this?

Hi to all, I have not been able to get on as often but wanted some input from some others.My energy level has finally started to gradually increase which is great my spasms are still intense and even more so lately.
Last night I experienced my usual spasms but they traveled across my scar area and for about three hours I sat in extreme pain and pressure over my pm. It felt like my pm even jumped up and down with each spasm I had. This was unusal as this has not happened before.
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I'm back...............

Thank you all for keeping me in your prayers for another computer. I just bought a new computer and it's feels great. I also bought a treadmill.

I have a question that you might be able to answer. I've been feeling my own heart beat and my pacemaker has been on stand-by. Has anyone ever experienced this and what should I do. It happens off and on during the day and when I sleep. Can anyone tell me what this is. I've been doing great with running and eating the right food. I ho...

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High Blood Pressure??

Wondering if anyone out there has developed high blood pressure since getting a Pace Maker? Just a thought that occured to me. Never had high BP in the past but in the last few months it has been high. I take Toprol XL 100mgs for SVT and have for years which also lowers the BP. 2 months ago doctor put me on a drug called Atacand for high blood pressure. Started with 8 mgs. and then increased it to 16 mgs. Still taking the Toprol but when I had the prescription refilled the pharmacy gave me...

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Where is Auntie?

Hi peoples,
has anyone heard from "auntiesamm" lately she seems to laying very low...... she was a great supporter of the photo album ..hope she has not gone all shy on us>>>>>Peter

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Contents of the March 21 "Dear Doctor" Letter from Medtronics

I found this on DrugInjuryWatch.com - a blog I was kindly directed to by another member of this site. It is identifed as being the context of the March 21,2007 Dear Doctor Letter that Medtronics sent out.



... On March 21st, Medtronic issued a "Dear Doctor" letter concerning higher than expected conductor fracture rates with the Sprint Fidelis lead. The Sprint Fidelis is Medtronic's premium defibrillation lead. It is the first sub-7 french ICD to be released (St Jude Med...

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Help

I have tried to add a picture of Dottie and me twice and all I get is the little square with the X for my efforts. It is a JPEG file and I think I have followed the instructions. Can anyone tell me where I am going worng.
Smitty

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I finally able to login:)

Thank you blake . I followed your last email steps in helping me get logged in. they must have worked. Karen

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to windway

Sorry, My computer locked up and would not respond at all. It is working again now. In responsre to your question. Yes I am about 600 miles north of where the fires were. I will catch up with you later send me a private mail on your sport. sounds interesting. Bowlrbob

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An updated (4 months after ops)

Hi All,
Just an updated from Indonesian.
Last Saturday I visited my EP for PM checking. Everything was going well and Rate Response feature was set OFF since my natural heart can catch up to 155bpm during stress/treadmill test.

Last month I drove my car to my hometown about 200km away to celebrate Moslem Iedul Fitri festive (aftef 1 month fasting periods). I seems impossible to be done without PM. Thank God and to all of you who support me at the beginning to join this site...

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Anyone to chat

I'm entering the Chat if anyone wants to join

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hour 8

Well I wanted to say hi to everyone here. I've been reading along for a while now. In short I developed a crazy autonomic dysfunction a year ago (labile heart rate and blood pressure) lots of episodes of passing out or near passing out with heart rates in the 30's. I did have a period of around 6 weeks where my heart rate fixed itself (after having a seizure from crazy high blood pressure) but the rates came back down. Finally sick of feeling well.....sick all the time and am currently in hour 8...

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b-day list

The good thing about the recovery process is that it gives you a tiny slot of free time, which is the case here :)
Anyway, seeing that our pacemaker implant "birthdays" are just as equally important as our real birthdays (and b/c Bowlrbob's post reminded me of that [happy PM b-day by the way]), I hope to add this "PM birth date" to my previous regular b-day list. SO, if any of you would like me to add your PM implant date to the list, feel free to do so. The following pacers are on the b-...

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Chat Room...

Hi everyone.... Anyone interested in a chat?
pacergirl ;-)

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Got The Right Suit Now

I truly hope this does not offend anyone, but to me it is funny. Maybe it is because I'm just weird, more weird than any of you have suspected. If it is offensive to any of you, I do apologize.

A man who just died is delivered to a Louisiana mortuary wearing an expensive, expertly tailored black suit. Boudreaux the mortician asks the wife how she would like the body dressed. He points out that the man does look very good in the black suit he is already wearing. The widow however, s...

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rash question

Hello people...

I got a new pm 8 months ago...Along with taking out the old vdd pm...they extracted a 14 year single lead (9 french).

The new pm is a dual chamber with two leads.

Everything seems fine...although i have notice a rash on top of the sternum (center)...is this a concern? The EP said to be ware of any rash over the pm site (no rash there)...and scar is healed fine.

Your advice appreciated...Starrider

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Chat Room...

Hey you guys, I'm heading to the chat room if anyone would like to join me. pacergirl

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New Microwave Oven

I am experiencing a little problem with the new microwave oven I just bought. After I unpacked the oven and placed it on the counter I took the time to read the directions, set the clock and placed a cup of water in the oven and turned it on. I was standing about 18 inches from microwave. My heart started pounding, flip flopping and generally scared me half to death. I backed away from the counter and it took me minute or two to recover. I later was cleaning up the kitchen and my husband came...

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Problems with uploading today

Hello fellow Pacers,
Question for anyone.... I can't seem to upload any pictures onto the Member Gallery. I go through all the steps but then the picture never shows up!.... I am growing concerned that I am not following directions correctly. (I have been accused of this before hee hee)
Can anyone shed some light on the situation?

Thanks, Pacergirl ;-)

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