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feeling weird
- by kyle0816
- 2007-09-05 03:09:16
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I've been having like 1 second sharp pains in my chest every so often. It just comes and goes really fast, doesn't hurt, almost feels like someone is pricking me with a needle. But I'm all dizzy and out of body feeling right now. I wonder if my ICD is screwing up. I know the pacer part of it does nothing so I wouldn't think it would be that. Hmmmm, I wonder if it's from the punch I got over the weekend. Anyone get feelings like this? I guess it could be totally unrelated to the ICD and I'm once...
<*>*<*> Happy Birthday! <*>*<*>
- by Stepford_Wife
- 2007-09-04 11:09:48
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To a very special member, and a very dear friend.
September 5, 2007.
Maureen, your name means " Star of the Sea. " And as such, here is a poem I'm sure was written with you in mind.
I hope you have a super nice special day.
~ Dominique ~
A poem by Edith | 6/1/2007 age 12.
Beautiful Maiden, Star of the sea,
Look down with love, upon me.
Give me grace, hope, love and truth,
To keep with forever through old age and youth.
G...
:)
- by valerie
- 2007-09-04 07:09:04
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Hi peoples,
How I missed this cyber-place. It’s been what…..10 years? It feels like it. First, important announcements:
HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY TO:
1. Lenora: August 28
2. Winelover: August 31, 1954
3. Chris (CBulifant): September 1, 1970
My apologies for my late announcement! I hope you all had a great b-day and got everything you wished for :)
And “hi there!” to all the newly implanted pacer people :) I’m sure you al...
Punch
- by kyle0816
- 2007-09-04 05:09:49
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So this is kind of a dumb post but one of my friends that hasn't seen me in a long time greeted me with a punch to the chest (it wasn't meant in a bad way). Anyway he punched me right on my ICD, he totally forgot I had it and felt awful after. Nothing seems to be wrong but I wonder if I should be worried about anything. It's probably fine. I feel stupid calling my Dr. about it so I haven't. Has anyone had something similar with a blow to the area? I'm guessing since the box is made out of titani...
fast/slow heart rate
- by belly321
- 2007-09-04 04:09:57
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hi i was just wondering if anyone knew the answer as to why i suffer from a regular fast heartrate sometimes and need beta blockers to slow the rate and yet i had to have a pacemaker for intermittent heart block. what i dont understand is why i have a fast heart rate that needs slowing sometimes and yet i needed a pacemaker for episodes of heart block. hope this makes sense but no one seems to understand why im confused especially as im aware of the fastheart rate but had no symptoms to the hea...
Reveal Plus Implantation
- by DesertRose
- 2007-09-04 01:09:21
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I have VasoVagal Syncope and my Doctor wants to implant an Reveal Plus. Has anyone had this procedure, how did you feel during the implant. What does it tell the Doctor? I want information from Patients view for Reveal Plus.
Photo Album project
- by auntiesamm
- 2007-09-03 10:09:05
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Hello Everyone all over the World!
As you can see thus far we have raised $250.00 and are half way to the goal of $500.00. For anyone not familiar with the project, many of us thought having a photo album of our Pacemaker Club friends would be a wonderful thing! Since most of us will not have an opportunity to meet face-to-face a photo album would make us feel like we know a person. The folks on this board are some of the best friends I will "never meet". It is kind of like having...
Pacemaker Pain
- by PattiAnn237
- 2007-09-03 05:09:55
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A while ago I posted about having pain around my pacemaker. It's 15 years old, I had it implanted when I was 11, and I have never had pain around it before. At your advice, I went to the doctor (I didn't see my regular cardio) and he said that it didn't seem to be an infection, there is no swelling, inflammation or discoloration, and that the pacemaker was possible pushing on something, or it was a muscle pull. It has been two weeks and I'm still having discomfort. The pain is not severe, bu...
Be thankful for a little bit of Tech
- by gldoble
- 2007-09-02 11:09:12
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All,
I am a 50 Test and Design Engineer fatehr of 3 (9,9 &4). This past May I developed CHF and we, (The Docs and I), didn't know how bad it was until I had not been able to sleep for a week and went to the ER. While in the ER I had 3 micro attacks. Following a grunch of tests including a PET they were able to figure out theat the lower third of my heart was just dead meat. And a Bypass wouldn't do any good. So after the letters and the anger, the sadness and teh fear, the Docs s...
microwaves
- by perroloco429
- 2007-09-02 10:09:21
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Ive heard so much about microwaves yes and no about them being harmful. My Dr. tells me they dont affect a pacemaker. It must be in my head...but when a family member uses the microwave I feel something in my arm.....am I imagining it or what?
Thank you!!
Ipods & Pacemakers
- by Angie
- 2007-09-01 12:09:35
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Hi, I read on the web about Ipods affecting pacemakers, has anyone else read about it? & would like hear about other peoples views on this?, how true is it? also is there any recent reasearch on other things that we should be aware of?
FOR EVERYONE.
- by Stepford_Wife
- 2007-09-01 04:09:23
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Poem Title: Celebrate Labor Day
Working everyday
morning, noon and night
We deserve a little break
don't you think that's right?
Bring the picnic basket
with all the good things to eat
For today we'll take it easy
and give ourselves a treat
We'll play horseshoes
or maybe some volleyball
We'll do a little swimming
together with friends and all
So celebrate labor day
and whatever your plans may be...
~~~Photo Album~~~
- by Peter.Nash
- 2007-09-01 03:09:59
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Just wondered what happened to all the enthuiasm for the photo album.....the total seems to have been the same for around three weeks..
I would have thought with the amount of members we have we should have made the $500 in the first week and had some spare to help Blake with his charity
I seem to remember members asking Blake for the album to be part of the site it would be a shame to let it slide now.
Just my opinion.....Peter
Can you feel the pacer kick in?
- by sugarleaf
- 2007-08-31 11:08:13
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Will someone educate me on what (if anything) you feel when your pacer kicks in? Right now, I can't imagine it would be worse than the chest cramping I have. I've heard from people about 3 brands of pace makers: Medtronic, St. Jude and Guidant. Are there any other brands? I'm spending the weekend researching each.
pacemaker in public school
- by pk
- 2007-08-30 10:08:04
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Hi all,
I am the mother of a child with a pacemaker. My daughter is totally pacemaker dependent and just entered kindergarden. She had her pacemaker implanted the day she was born--she was born with complete heart block. I am concerned about rought recess play since her pacemaker is in her abdomen and her wires are external to veins at this point.
Anyone have any experience with public schools? Any suggestions for an anxious parent? I have already had a meeting with her teache...
Hi , updating you
- by Karen
- 2007-08-30 03:08:19
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Just to let you I am after surviving a major flood. You might have seen us (ohio) on the news. We were one of the hardest hit areas hit. My house missed but my brothers house got hit reallybad with 2ft of water in the basement and it was coming up to their first floor level. All the in the downtown area got hit. There is a really bad order from the floods. You find out who your true nighbor and friends are that come out to help. Even the resturaunts and stores that didn't get flooded are helping...
I have a C.A.T. in left ventricle
- by mo-dixie
- 2007-08-29 12:08:51
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No, not a kitty--Have spent the last week at Mayo Clinic in Mn. because of increased number of shocks from ICD. I have had the device since 1994 and only had a few shocks in the beginning but have had 4 since the first of the year.
I was scheduled for a heart ablation last Tues. By the third test on Monday I was beginning to draw a crowd. Finally protested at the number of times they repeated the echogram and was informed I had a "forgien object" in my heart.
It turns ou...
Chat Room
- by windway
- 2007-08-29 04:08:53
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People do visit the chat room but it seems that they miss each other, and there is nobody to chat. Perhaps it would be good if those that wanted a chat visited there on the hour or thereabouts; that way at least if anybody is going to be there, they will be there.
Guitar strap concern
- by Guitar man
- 2007-08-28 06:08:04
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I am right handed guitarist, concerned with pressure of strap on inplant on leftside to be done at 6:00am tomorrow the 29th . any guitarist out there with any advice regarding this concern PLEASE respond as soon possible. THANK YOU
Problem With Pacemaker
- by janell
- 2007-08-28 04:08:17
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My mother is experiencing a strange sensation with her new pacemaker. This is her third one and she has never experienced this before. Every three hours, she feels three thumps or pulses, around the clock. Her pacemaker model is Adapta made by Medtronic. Has anyone ever had this happen or knows of someone that has had this problem? Her cardiologist is puzzled by this and wants to give her a new lead and another pacemaker. She is 79 years old and is recovering from the other pacemaker surgery Aug...
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