Most Recent Messages in Surgery & Recovery
New with questions
- by kiwilab
- 2010-12-03 11:12:32
- Surgery & Recovery
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- 3 comments
Hello all...Medtronic Adapta implanted week and half ago.
My problem is with long pauses while sleeping...perfectly fine while awake. I did not have any symptoms that I knew of and do not feel any different now. Discovered by chance with regular check up. Doc saw extra beat on ekg and had me wear Holter Monitor...this found the pauses while sleeping problem.
Anyway, I do not get how raising your arm pulls on the leads, the leads are not in your arm just in your chest??? I am...
Pacemaker
- by Sarah
- 2010-11-29 07:11:30
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1365 views
- 3 comments
Hi there everyone my name is Sarah! Recently my father was diagnosed with milignent vasalvagal syncope, he had a pace maker put in on the 24 of November! Just wondering if it is normal for him to be tired ally and he started with a cough on sunday night will this effect the leads of the pace maker? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thanks for your time.. Sarah
Doing well
- by tsimbrow
- 2010-11-27 11:11:54
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1329 views
- 5 comments
Hi everyone,
First off, as alwasy, thank you to all of you who read my last post. I am doing very weel with recovery. I have been moved out of ICU as the plans have gone and the blood transfusions have stopped after lasty night. My blood counts are good and I feel good. i think I overdid it today so I'm exhausted, but it feels good. Everything is going as planned and I'm up on ym feet and moving around lots. My nurses keep telling me that it's hard to believe I just had surgery yesterday an...
I'm fixed!
- by tsimbrow
- 2010-11-26 11:11:08
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1335 views
- 4 comments
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that I had surgery this morning for the 3 blood clots that they have been trying to figure out. They finally decided on Wedensday to operate which required a full day of testing to make sur eit was safe and then I had it this morning. It was a 3 hour surgery, but they got everything out. The clot in ym arm is gone and so is the one in my leg and as for the one in my abdomen, it's gone too, but caused a few beelding issues so they had to stop the bloo...
new pacemaker (box change)
- by kirby78
- 2010-11-23 07:11:04
- Surgery & Recovery
- 2330 views
- 2 comments
just had my new pacemaker a week now. just fitted under my shoulder blade. its smaller than my last one. its still very sore, seems to move around alot! anyone else feel this after getting a new pacemaker?
elaine.
flying
- by Larrie
- 2010-11-16 03:11:30
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1766 views
- 5 comments
Can you tell me if there are restrictions on flying after having a pm fitted for a total heart block?
Hurts to breath deeply
- by Kelliefan
- 2010-11-15 08:11:16
- Surgery & Recovery
- 2857 views
- 3 comments
I am two weeks out of getting my PM. Went today to get it monitored. They said everything was fine. They made the heart rate faster to check it but left the settings the same. Three days ago I noticed that when I took a deep breath it hurt. This kinda comes and goes but today it has been all day. I asked them about this and they said it was probably inflammation from the surgery and that it would probably go away for sure within 3 months. Also after I left the monitoring today my heart has...
Dont ever
- by BillyD
- 2010-11-14 09:11:42
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1578 views
- 2 comments
Dont ever let a cardioligist tell you it is ok to resume total physical exercise activity after only two weeks of your pacemaker implant.......mine did......all restrictions were lifted, plus he implanted my PM on my dominant side. I am right handed so he placed it on my right side. Hence I am seeking legal consultation. I know, I know, probably wont do any good, but he at least is gonna get a piece of my mind on his procedures...........BillyD
Hi-I'm new! Resuming Outdoor Acts/Horseback Riding
- by mermaidonfoot
- 2010-11-08 05:11:36
- Surgery & Recovery
- 2197 views
- 6 comments
Hi there-
I just got my first PM implanted on October 27th! I am 26 and live fairly rugged as far as out door activities... I know I am not to resume running for a couple of months, but I am wondering if low impact hiking is ok? Basically a walk in the woods? From reading other posts, I think the leads/risk of infection are the major concerns while in recovery so if I get my HR up - as long as I am not utilizing my arms/upper body - it is ok? One more concern is I am a side sleeper an...
Meds after PM surgery
- by Kelliefan
- 2010-11-07 08:11:29
- Surgery & Recovery
- 3101 views
- 5 comments
I got my pacemaker a week ago and am doing well. I have tacky-brady syndrome and two leads. I had been on benicar and Tizak for several years for blood pressure. I was told to take a full strength asperin every day. I don't know if this was just for awhile because I had the PM put in or a permanent thing. My pharmacist told me I would ruin my stomach if I took the full strength asperin every day and to take the lower amount. I don't want to have a stroke. I am a very young 70 and don't ha...
Skipped Beats 6 weeks post pm
- by Creaky
- 2010-11-06 06:11:48
- Surgery & Recovery
- 2889 views
- 14 comments
Posted this as a comment but decided it should be a new Post instead.
I've had the PM for 6 weeks now. My 6 week check was scheduled at 7 weeks so I have to wait the extra week.
Everything has been really fine up until today. I'm running a Wilderness First Aid class and though I'm busy I'm not doing anything strenuous. I started feeling funny and checked pulse- slightly fast and not pounding, but skipping a beat every 6-8 beats. This has continued on and off for several hours but now t...
PM implant
- by Oliviat
- 2010-11-04 05:11:41
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1482 views
- 3 comments
Hi, I had my PM implant 6 weeks ago. It is now swollen near my armpit and when I press on the swollen area I can feel something hard. Is this normal or could it be that the PM has moved?
Surgery while wearing a pacer
- by kennyg
- 2010-11-03 09:11:03
- Surgery & Recovery
- 2849 views
- 6 comments
I am having minor below the belt surgery contemplated in the near future. The daoctor says that they will just place a magnet over the pacer and that will stop it until the surgery is finished. Then they remove the magnet and the pacer is supposed to start up agin on its own. Has anyone out there ever heard of this?
Thanks
Ken
Having a heart cath on Friday
- by Meema417
- 2010-11-03 08:11:42
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1345 views
- 3 comments
Hi everyone, Those big episodes of A-fib are hopefully going to be a thing of the past when I have a heart cath on Friday. I'm not freaking out really, because so many of you were so kind to share your experiences, and it's supposed to be a pretty straight-forward procedure. I am just in wonder about how someone who doesn't smoke or drink, who eats a vegetable-based diet, exercises and has been on Lipitor for over 5 years, can need a pacemaker and then a heart cath for suspected blockage(s). I'...
Possible Infection ?
- by pacerpaul
- 2010-11-01 10:11:15
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1552 views
- 3 comments
Hi All,
I just passed the 1 month mark of my PM implant. All seemed to be going well enough but I've had a spot on my incision where (I think) a stitch was that suddenly got red. Yesterday I pushed around the area and some pus and blood came out. Not a lot but it did catch me off guard.
I'll call my doc this morning but was wondering - has anyone else had this happen and if so how concerned should I be? The rest of the incision looks fine, just this one spot.
A...
Just had mine put in.
- by Lori777
- 2010-10-30 08:10:57
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1865 views
- 5 comments
Hello all,
I am so glad to find this site.
I just had a pacemaker put in 8 days ago. I am surprised of how I am feeling I keep hearing stories of people who got one and they say they feel great it is the best thing ever. For some reason I thought I would be so happy. Now I am very happy to not have skipped beats and total heart block any more but there is some part of me that feels kinda sad and a little scared that a batterie and leads is what is keeping me alive. So I feel bad for...
21 day monitor
- by Quemal
- 2010-10-26 12:10:52
- Surgery & Recovery
- 2120 views
- 4 comments
Hi all,
Back in August I had an ablation, for my A-fib. Now my EP, wants to set me up with a monitor that I wear on my belt. If I have any irregularity, I am supposed to press a button, which would set off the recorder in my PM.
Has anyone had this monitor? How comfortable is it to wear?
I have a rather rough and tumble job. So, how sturdy is it?
Worried about surgery
- by Kelliefan
- 2010-10-25 09:10:29
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1233 views
- 3 comments
I am scheduled for a pacemaker. I have a fast rhythm in one chamber and too slow in the other. I feel great, have no symptoms except maybe a little dizziness occasionally (none since last Feb) I am just so up tight about having this done as I don’t have symptoms. My ekg and monitor, which I wore for 24 hours, showed my heart stopped for 3 seconds several times. Have any of you had this done when you had no symptoms, not tired or passing out. Also they told me I probably need to go on...
av node ablation for IST
- by mereiriz
- 2010-10-23 06:10:00
- Surgery & Recovery
- 2265 views
- 4 comments
I know that many of you had AV node ablation for atrial fibrillation. In my case, I don't have that, but inappropriate sinus tachycardia. I've had 6 ablations (including 2 SA node modifications and 1 complete SA node ablation with implantation of a pacemaker). Nothing helped. My EP now suggested AV node ablation. My other EPs told me that it could cause asynchrony and that it wasn't a good choice for someone my age (I'm 27). But this new EP says that he can avoid that with what I believe is resy...
Best/Good hospital for ICD implant
- by jazzy1986
- 2010-10-23 01:10:45
- Surgery & Recovery
- 1560 views
- 3 comments
hi, I had my ICD implanted in 2003 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. Its almost time to be replaced. But I would like to find a hospital thats good at replacing leads if need be along with the ICD implantation procedure. Just in case. Taking the leads out scares me. Anyone recommend a good, better, best hospital anywhere in the US? Thanks.
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I had a pacemaker when I was 11. I never once thought I wasn't a 'normal kid' nor was I ever treated differently because of it. I could do everything all my friends were doing; I just happened to have a battery attached to my heart to help it work.