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What if Heartbeat International, a non-profit charity that provides pacemakers, defibrillators and implant surgery to patients in developing countries, earned a penny each time you searched the the Internet. Well ... now they can!

Goodsearch.com is a new search engine powered by Yahoo that donates half of its revenue, about half a penny per search, to the charity of your choice.

I ask that you search at Goodsearch.com and select "Heartbeat International - Florida (Tampa,...

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Does anyone else ever get this?

OK, I have to quit being so neurotic, but something happened to me tonight that scared the heck out of me. I'm the new PM Girl (just put in on Monday of this week). I thought I was doing pretty well especially with the help of all your kind words. But, right after eating dinner tonight, I stood up to feed my cat and Whammo, my heart started to skip all over the place-felt like in the old days when I would get multiple runs of PAC's and thought I was dying-the only difference is that this tim...

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tattoos

OK this is probably a totally dumb question, but, here it is...is there any problem getting a tattoo when you have a pacemaker? For example is there any kind of electrical current or interference involved in the whole thing. I've never gotten one before so I don't know anything about it and I'm going in the next couple of weeks to get my first. Just wanted to make sure I'm not going to set something off or anything! Thanks!!

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Shocks every three hours.

Hi all,
I'm the lady with the muscle twitch. Now that I've spent some time checking this it seems to come every three hours like clockwork and is more intense if I press down on the generator itself.
I have a Medtronic EnPulse. I wondered if this was the automatic check that it has, but why would I feel three sharp shocks that make my muscle twitch?
Anybody have any ideas? First appt I could get with my EP is Oct 16th. I don't feel sick and my pulse seems fine. It's just a st...

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Update on my Mayo Trip!

Smitty I remember my questions about A-Fib. It was the first question I asked the doctor so before I forget I am going to start with that. He told me that A-Fib is not caused exactly from the pm itself but it is from what I was having problems with before I got my pm. So they took pretty much all of my SA Node in June so I am more sensitive to getting A-Fib now. He said that they will have to adjust it over time and it will just change sometimes. I found that interesting. I still have a lot more...

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Almost 3 months now!

Hi everybody!

56 year old here..........

October 7th will be 3 months for me...it's funny that for the past few months I've had little or no reaction to this change in my life. I have noticed this past week that I'm starting to focus on the PM and having somewhat of a reality check.

It bothers me that the whole thing took place, but I also recognize the value and benefit that it has afforded me.

It almost seems like a delayed stress or anxiety reaction...

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I'm still laughing

Hi there all, I just read a posting from pacerkid. And it has my laughing my @## off.

Since I had my implant done I've seen a lot of folks here showing and sharing a lot of fear and tears. But this is great.
It'll make you laugh and boy does that feel good. :)

Pacerkid hit the nail right on the head.

Could you imagine having a re-tracable AC cord attached to your belt or a braclet. And when someone asks you about your PM or IDC you just look them straight...

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Nerve Endings

Well its been 12 weeks since I had the pm put in, in the last two weeks i've had these sharp burning pains around the site and they are getting worse. The site and around seem to be hurting more than when i first had it put in. Talked to the nurse she said that its the nerves around it and it can take up to a year before it gets any better. Just wonder if anyone else has had this problem and what helps if anything?? Thanks Stacy

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Plug me up?!

Ok This is no Joke When I was little my mom was in the waiting room holding me and a lady came up to her and they started talking after awile of talking the fact of me having a pacer came up . When my mom told her that she said oh ...where do you plug her up ?My mom just stared at the lady and told her that we did not plug me up anywhere .Really what my mom wanted to say was we push a little button in her back an a cord comes out of her butt and we plug her up to the wall! In conclusion ... som...

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Photo Album Almost a reality!

Hello Friends,

With the generosity of many we are just $60.00 from our goal of $500.00 for our photo album which Blake will produce for this online forum. Thank you to all who have contributed. I know that in short order we will meet the final goal and our Photo Album will become a reality! Blessings to all.

Sharon

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REF. MY BATTERY LIFE POST

Well I thought I might stir up a hornets nest with my comment on shorter battery life. The good news is that some of the brilliant engineers and scientists are looking at postings on this site. It is important for them to understand what the end users are thinking even if it is misguided. They need ouPeterr feedback as well as we need thier encouragement with news about the latest developements. So if you are working in the industry dont be afraid to join this site as any information will be gra...

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Why only ten most recent?

Why, all of a sudden do only ten of the most recent posts/messages appear when I click on "recent messages" on the left column?..... I had changed that to bring up 25 or so. I can't find where I change it again..

I must be missing something.

Suze

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Pacer Brands

I noticed when I signed up that there were only a few brands mentioned.

Does anyone else have a Biotronik II ?

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Hi!

Hi! I am 12 yrs old and jst found this website.( Isn't that sad ?) Anyways I love to talk and answer any questions you have (my mom also). So feel free to contact me about anything !

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anxiety attacks/sleep

I have noticed a few people have mentioned in their postings that they have experienced anxiety attacks. Were these present before the PM was implanted? How do you deal with them now? Also, because my heart tends to skip beats while I am sleeping, I wake up severeal times during the night. This lack of sleep does not help my physical and emotional situation. Has anyone found a way to sleep through the PM firings at night?
Thank you all for your help,
Brendaa

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chat room

Just curious, how is it that there are so many names in the chat room, but no one is actually there?
It would be nice to be able to chat with someone once in a while


thx,

pat

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PM -vs- PM/ICD combination

I got my PM in May. My rate was 36 BPM. BUT, my heart also sometimes beats really fast for a while. I know that PM's are for slow heart rates, and ICD's are for rapid heart rate episodes. I also know that there are now combination PM/ICD's for both conditions.( Those are much more expensive.) I also read on a website that if your heart rate soars, that a PM alone won't help, and you could die. I cannot find that site. I want to address this with my Dr., but I want the information in my hand...

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support groups

Does anyone know of any support groups in BC Canada??

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First Day at Mayo!

This place is amazing and a headache all at the same time. I had so many test today and really found out nothing until I reached the last test which was a pm check. I was telling the lady about my spasms in my arm and she told me it was related to the pacemaker. My P Wave's have gone down from June when I had the last surgery. To make this short they looked at my chest x-ray and it shows that my pm is placed in differently than the way they put it. My pm the screwed in part is toward the bottom...

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Radiofrequency catheter ablation scheduled for tomorrow

My wife is having radiofrequency catheter ablation done tomorrow in an attempt to control the bouts of v-tach that are causing her ICD to fire. Doctors have said this is NOT a cure but rather a method to reduce the v-tach...

Has anyone here had successful radiofrequency catheter ablation for v-tach?

Many thanks,
Blnmakerr

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You know you're wired when...

You can feel your fingers and toes again.

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It is just over 10 years since a dual lead device was implanted for complete heart block. It has worked perfectly and I have traveled well near two million miles internationally since then.