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Isn't it amazing?

Isn't it amazing how many people are on the member list? Ok, besides Shorts1800 and Flamingos22, I am wondering how many people go to DMMS.

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POOR PACING SERVICES IN UK

The UK is poorly served for pacing services compared to Western Europe. The service is also patchy what we call here a postcode lottery. To catch up on our near western europe partners the UK needs to implant another 28000 pacemakers per year. This is a shocking indictment of our health services and our government. People who need pacemakers are not getting them when they need them and this of course can and does prove fatal. Pacing specialists are not getting the support they need. There also...

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Questions from pacer-to-be

If there is anyone who got a PM while asymptomatic could they let me know how they got on?

I am meeting my cardiologist next week to finally plan getting a PM. I have complete congenital heart block and I am 34. Thankfully I have no symptoms. Seeing as I am asymptomatic I dont expect the pm to make me feel better, but will it slow me down? and for how long? I can only imagine that its a bizarre sensaton...can you feel it ticking away. (my heart rate is just below 40bpm so I imagi...

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Chat

Kay it's 10.35pm if you are still up I am going the Chat Room again.

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pictures

what a cool picture of you blake. skiing. also blueaustralia and billie great pictures jessie

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New Forum?

Suggestion- we need a forum for Depression-something I think a lot of us deal with some time or another. Just an idea!
cottontop

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more sick sinus syndrome

hi all:
i received my PM on 12/14/07 for SSS and all appears to be progressing well. i still have much tightness around the incision and mych soreness as well but it is tolerable and fairly common as i have read in this forum. my condition seems to have developed within the last 16 months ( i am 50years old). after doing much reading on this subject and speaking with my cardiologist, it is difficult to determine if the SSS is progressive beyound this point. that is, will it get any worse...

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Electromagnetic Storms

I heard on the news recently about possible electromagnetic storms hitting the earth from solar eruptions on the sun that could knock out cell service and power grids etc. I haven't looked into this at all but I thought I'd throw it out there for discussion for those of you who know anything about this. Could something like that short out pacemakers and ICD's rendering them unusable?

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come on lets chat

Anybody want to chat?

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<<<<<<<<<< ANOTHER BIRTHDAY! >>>>>>>>>>

Thomast, January 14, 1932. 76 years young today.

I hope you don't light all the candles on your cake, it would be blinding, and could cause a house fire. Lol.
Just kidding of course. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you have a super day.

~ Dominique ~

There are some famous people who share your Birthday;
Albert Schweitzer, he was honored in many countries for his work as a doctor, scientist, and humanitarian.
Faye Dunaway, Academy Award winning film and st...

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Fascinating News

Just an FYI...I didn't know if anyone has read the story about the lab-created heart. Here is a link for the story at CNN if you're interested:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/14/rebuilt.heart/index.html

I'll also paste the news below in case you don't feel like cutting and pasting into your web browser.

ela-girl

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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Creating a replacement heart for some of th...

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Recall

Okay so I was bored the other day and have been reading alot about recalled PM's and Leads so I punched my PM with model number and it came up that it was recalled in 2005. Do they still use the same model number or is the one i have a recalled one (had my PM put in July 07) any thoughts on this.. Thanks

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More Questions

Well, after all of the problems that I had been experiancing over the last week or so, I finally went in to see my doctor on Friday. They of course checked my pacer and made some adjustments, and also adjusted my meds.
My doctor had originally thought that my only problem was low blood pressure and a low heart rate that was causing me to faint. After PM interrogation, she finds that I have sick sinus syndrome, and possibly tachycardia. This may be a dumb question, but is it possible to hav...

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birthday

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, I don't even have that many candles, so not to worry.

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feeling ill

I am 59 years old. I had a pacemaker put in on Oct.18, 2007. My first pacemaker check up in the Doctors office is Jan. 31st. Everything has gone according to what the doctor had told me. I use to go to the bar with a friend maybe 2x's a month and have 6 or so beers in a matter of 4 hours. Now, it seems that when I do, ( and I have only went 2 x's since my pacemaker was put in), I really get sick the next day and it lingers for 7-10 days. I get nauseous, light headed, legs are weak, dizzy....

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PLEASE HELP

I hope people aren't tired of my questions, and I apologize if you are. But I'd really like to know: what is the longest time it took for anyone's pain to stop with out additional surgical intervention? I have been told I need to consider repositioning leads and/or pacemaker, but I think I'm experiencing more than one kind of pain. And if a lot of the pain I'm having is nerve pain and/or keloid pain, I don't want to simply start that whole process all over again. One cardiologist says give it...

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Thanks for the Birthday Greetings !!!

What a great group we have here. Thanks so much for happy wishes. Hope you all enjoy the same on your birthday.
Barb

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fluttery

Hi PM Pals

Life has recently been really stressful. I have been experiencing a type of weakeness/fluttery feeling down the middle of my chest. It will suddenly come on at any time. The doc did an eecg and asked me if I had had a heart attack. I think that was because the tape queried my av block. /
A couple of months ago I had really bad asthma. I also ended up with thyroiditis. My thyroid tablet dosage was doubled. I am now wondering if this could be causing my funny fee...

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((((((((((((((( HAPPY BIRTHDAY ))))))))))))))) ))))))))))

To: Joyunderhiswings, January 13, 1955. 53 years young.

Read this to the tune of " Toreador. "

Today's your Birthday, I wish you many more,
Parties galore, fun til you snore.
Time....to celebrate this day for you,
The day of your early debut.
Blow out your candles then, grab a balloon,
And sing this Birthday tune.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARB! I hope it's the best.

~ Dominique ~

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PM Pocket Revision

Hi Everyone

I finally got my EP to agree to do something about all the pain I am having here.I think he has noticed that my Pm has moved also...Causing much pain.

I am having my surgery on Tuesday and they are going to be cutting the muscle & putting it behind there.

Does anyone know...Do they put you all the way asleep for this? They didn't the first time which was much better for me as I have a very hard time with it. How is the recovery time as opposed to jus...

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A properly implanted and adjusted pacemaker will not even be noticeable after you get over the surgery.