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(((((((((( A DAY TO CELEBRATE! ))))))))))

KAY'S BIRTHDAY ( rewiredaussiegirl ) JULY 5, 1939

May life's simple pleasures, large and small, make this Birthday
one of your finest,
one of your best, and
one of your very happiest.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAY!
Have a great one.

~ Dominique ~

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Using a WII

I have a Guidant 1290 pacemaker... With my grandchildren having the new wii electronic game I had heard that it may interfear with my pacemaker.. Has anyone else heard of this??? My Senior Center is thinking of getting a wii...

Thanks in advance.... Patti

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######## ANOTHER CELEBRATION! ########

MARTY'S BIRTHDAY ( plumberman ) JULY 5, 1956.

Today is your day to shine, to dream, and to make some plans for things you'd like to try.
To do what you want, to have your cake and eat it too, and to celebrate yourself, because this day belongs to you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTY!
Have a super day!

~ Dominique ~

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Taser

From time to time we see people ask for an opinion on what would happen if a person with a pacemaker were to get tasered. While the following may not answer that question directly, it does say to me that I never want to find out what may happen.

Before someone asks, I have no idea if this is true or not. It was given to me as actually happening.

Pocket Taser Stun Gun

A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary sent this:

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After a long hiatus, I am finally back..with an update!

Hello everyone,

Many of you seem new and may not know of my situation; I hope everyone else who knows of my situation is still out there...I've certainly missed coming to the site here.

To recall, I am now a 37 year old woman and I wear a pacemaker in my left shoulder and last year started to notice that my left arm was swelling and I has having a lot of pain. Some of you had suggested a possible blockage, or that it's called SVC syndrome. In addition, I also have a history...

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Re: Update

I recently posted a message regarding pacing and blood pressure. I was very pleased with all of your responses! Thank you so much!

My rate response is turned on. Everytime I get my pacer checked whether it has been 24 hours, or 3 months, I have always used the max amount of recordable space on my pacemaker which is 254 rate drop responses.
I currently pace at about 70%. The parameters are set to pace me at 90 bpm for 5 minutes when my hr drops more than 25 beats per minute in a s...

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Thank you all

Hi

To all you wonderful people. thankyou for your good wishes.
It really touched my heart to receive so many ta ta's and emails. It is those things that make us realise that life is special but even more so because we have been given a second go at it with a pm to help.

I will say hello to Kay for you all. I will keep in touch on the road. The tech managed to fix my old IBm until I get a new one. Monni is really excited and Brian is looking forward to it all. Ton...

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Need some advice!

Hi, haven't logged in a couple of months. So I would like to say Hi to all of you! Hope Jesse, Smitty ,Pacergirl, Peter Nash and many more are still here. I need some advice. I have been having some more problems. For some time I haven't been able to walk to one roon to the other or even carry my laptop without getting chest pressure and then pain and feeling like someone has there hand around my throat. Been back for several test. Haven't found anything new. I already have Idoopathic Restricti...

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Up Date

Well, I have been posting a couple of time regaring low blood pressure while NOT pacing. When I do pace, I feel fine. My docotor is very frustrated and not sure what to do next...she says that I am one of the hardest cases that she has seen in years.

Well last night I fainted again, hit my heard on the bathtub, and found my way to the hospital wiht my husbands strict orders. Some of the EKG's were abnormal, and the low blood pressure while NOT pacing was confirmed after several hours...

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)))))))London Uk Meeting((((((((

Hi to all our "pacemaker club" friends,
just thought you would like to know that this week end Bunnykin and her family and my self and my wife Nina will be meeting up In London uk.
Bunnykin is flying into the uk form halfway round the world and Nina and I will hop on a train and we hope to meet for lunch in central London...

I am sure it will be a lovely day out.. if my past experiences are anything to go by I have already had the pleasure of meeting Susie (pacergirl) and Ch...

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>>>>Love is a Twig<<<<

Hello people!
a lovely day here in the Uk just thought you might want give a bit of sympathy to a pair of ring neck doves who are trying to build a nest behind a satellite dish on the wall of the house next door.. (all together everyone Aaaaaahhhhh)

The poor birds have been trying for weeks but all their efforts are in vain ...just nothing for the twigs to hang on to ....but they never give up.... evrey day the girl sits there and her man friend goes off and gets her another twi...

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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Hi All,
Has anyone had any experience with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome? Is there anyway to relieve the pain? So far, I only have nerve involvement and not blood vessels, but it's very painful.
Any information would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Gellia

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We are finally off

Hi Folks

Brian and I are finally taking off tomorrow for our round Australia trip. Our first stop is in Victoria for nine weeks to look after a house, dog and sheep whilst the owners go on a trip to Canada and Ireland. We will then go on up to the Snowy Mountains to
the small town that Brian was brought up in when he first came to Australia. He will spend some time with his old school pal. There are only two of them left from their class - age catches up with us all eventual...

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THANK YOU.....more questions

Thank you all for all your help. I meet with my EP tomorrow.
My HR does go up when I stand up. If I am sitting down it drops to 32-36 .Also does that when I sleep.
It does NOT Increase to a TACH unless I am jogging or any other exercise that should put your hr in a TARGET zone. BUT it INCREASES fast. And at 150-160 I feel SHORT of BREATH. I dont know if because my RESTING HR is so low?
The EP said I do NOT ABSOLUTELY have to get a PM at this time.....because I am not PASSING out.<...

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Pacemaker Repositioning

Has anyone had there Pacemaker repositioned that is subcutaneous? Did you have any problems with it? Do you know if there is anyway that would prevent the pacemaker from being able to move again after its been repositioned? I'm thinking of having my pacemaker repositioned but my parents have some reservations about it . Because of not having information about what would keep the pacemaker from moving again after its been repositioned.

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Check up!

To all the wonderful people here who have been so supportive of me and my questions about my pacemaker battery going low, thank you!

It seems that the extra heartbeat I am experiencing is "normal" that it is an extra long pause between heartbeats not actually skipping or missing beats. So I am relieved to say the least.

Today the dr. explained to me that the symptoms I am experiencing are not from my pacemaker. It is working perfectly. Seems the problem is with my high...

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Lonely Man Buys a Pet

This guy had just had a pacemaker installed and was feeling down and lonely; and so he decided life would be more fun if he had a pet. So he went to the pet store and told the owner that he wanted to buy an unusual pet. After some discussion he finally bought a centipede, (a bug with 100 legs), which came in a little white box.

He took the box home, found a good location for it, and decided he would start off by taking his new pet to the bar for a drink. So he asked the centipede in...

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HAPPY CANADA DAY_HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

happy canada to all of the canadians on this site.i am grateful to live in this country and to have been born here. we are going to a parade and then to a celebration about 40 miles away in a park. we also get to see our fireworks but then on friday july 4th we get also to see from the banks of the st.clair river the american fireworks. so every one have a great holiday jess

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MRI-friendly pacemaker is being tested

By Debbie Gilbert

For people with heart problems, having an implanted cardiac pacemaker can be a lifesaver. But there’s a big disadvantage: If you need a magnetic resonance imaging test to diagnose an illness or injury, you can’t have it.
And it’s not for the reason you might think.

"Metal itself is not the problem," said Dr. Karthik Ramaswamy, a cardiac electrophysiologist with Northeast Georgia Heart Center.

Peopl...

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What a difference!

I got my pacemaker/ICD in January 2008. A month before that I scored a 10 on my stress test, which is apparently a huge red flag that you're headed for a heart transplant. A healthy person my size should score a 28. I know a transplant is an eventual reality for me, but I sure want to put it off as long as possible (I'm only 35 and have dealt with heart issues since birth).

Well, last week I took the stress test again and scored a 14! A 40% increase in 5 months. Woohoo!!! My doct...

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I feel so blessed to have this little gem implanted in me. When I think of the alternative it is quite overwhelming sometimes.