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pectoral muscle twitching

I Had a St Jude dual chamber pm implanted sub pectorally in November of 2009.

Recently I have experienced frequent and rythmic pectoral muscle twitching and I noticibly feel the PM go off with pretty good force. It does not hurt. Should I be concerned or is this common?

Amie

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Tingling, Pain & Burning

Tingling, Pain & Burning

I have had a pacemaker since 1977, I received my last pacemaker July 2006 and sometime after that I get the above feeling whenever I am near electronic devices. My iPhone and my laptop are the worst.

I have done every test under the sun with no avail, but there two thing.

1) I have elevated lead levels in my body which can act as a ground for the current coming from my pacemaker.
2) I have a Medtronic Adata pacemaker on the Medtroni...

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Anyone have this problem???

Hi, I havent been on here in a few months as i have been studying very hard, but I just had to come back to ask all people with pacemakers something!

Ok, so I had my pacemaker implanted on 17th February 2009, so over a year ago. It is my first pacemaker and i was 14, nearly 15 at the time. Over a year on, I am now 16 and something is still bothering me!
I have two scars. One that is 1.5cm beneath my collar bone, and one that is about 4cm directly on my left armpit (axilla).

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CT Pulminary Angiogram

Hi! I had posted last week regarding chest pains. We'll I'm back in the hospital (pray you never have to be admitted on a Friday!) and in a holding pattern till Monday for a cath. I was looking at my records from last weeks stay and notes from my CT Pulminart Angiogram stated: Significant stenosis of the left subclavian vein present. I have a dual lead pacemaker. Does anyone know if this is normal due to the leads? I have not seen my Cardio since I read the results to ask. Happy Fathers D...

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Just checking...

Hi All:
My mom just had a dual chamber pacer inserted on Monday (5 days ago) and this morning had a weird hiccup-y feeling through her right back and entire chest cavity. No pain or shortness of breath..just 'weird'. It affected her speech - made her stutter on the words a bit. Does this ssound familiar to anyone? Thanks.
Tanya

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Regarding my earlier purple arm post

After talking to my primary physician, he told me it was normal to have a swollen purple arm. I sat on it for 2 days and decided that it wasn't normal, went to urgent care. Had a d-dimer blood test which was elevated which indicates a probable clot. So then had to drive 45 minutes to a hospital that was able to perform the needed ultrasound. That came back positive, so now I'm having blood thinner injections in my belly every 12 hours, and a koumadin (sp?) tablet once per day. I'm less than...

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Tingling

have had a pacemaker since 1977, for the last 3 years I have been getting tingling, pain & burning throughout my body. It is the worse in my hands when ever I am using electronic devices. These are some of the problems I am having. • Pain and burning in many parts of my body when to close to electronic devices • Burn marks in the facial area • Burning, pain, tingling feeling on hands, feet, abdomen and chest • Heart problems • Complications in breathing when walking up hills • Lumps under the s...

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Any suggestions

I am 51 yrs old and 12 days post pm implant for 2nd degree heart block following syncope for the last 6 months. I had sustained a ?rotator cuff injury on the left shoulder on a blackout and was called to surgery just as physio was going to work on my injury. My consultant thought as I had some mobility probs with this side he would implant on that side. Post implantation I had a bleed which needed pressure bandages applied leaving me bruised from neck to stomach and elbow. This has really faded...

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Arm movement

I had my first surgery and implant of my Medtronic pm in Jan. of this year. When I went in in May for my check up with the machine and instruction about doing it on the phone they found something wrong and said the pm was working too hard and then they referred me to the Cardio and he said I had pulled a ventricular lead away from its original placement. I asked the tech what I would feel like after they put it back in place and she said I'd feel the same as now. She said the main thing was that...

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Sorry need to rant

I had my 2 lead pm fitted 3 weeks ago but had been having weird feelings in my chest and could feel my heart beat really strong, phoned the pm clinic on friday and they said setting proberly need to turning round well after testing it and sending me to x-ray they then send me to see the cardiologist who informs me one of my leads ( the bottom one) wasn't working and completly gave up on saturday but my pm is still trying to pace through it.

They have told the connection off to that l...

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Chest Pain?

Hello! Looking for advice. I have had my PM since Feb'10. A few months later my EP found another arrythmia so I take 75 mg of Flecainide 2x day. I went to the ER last wed. For chest pain. Was admitted for testing. After a nuclear stress test one of the DR's came in and said it was possitive and consulted with my cardiologist. He then came later and said since I had a negative cardiac cath 4 month's ago he does not think there is blockage and the other DR over read the results. My PM was check...

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Left arm shakin

okay so since having my pacemaker fixed for the second time in two week last weekend... i went home to recover... on thursday i was still in severe pain and dr said tp switch paon med with 3 advil and that totally kicked my pain... thurs night my left arm began involuntaryly jerkinshakin... doc admitted me to hospital on fri for tests... so as of now pn sat night... tests are all normal and nero dr says it is stress related... though now i have had two serious SVT episodes on top of my brachacha...

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Hi, is anyone here living with a STERNECTOMY?

I would be interested in your lifestyle as it compares to mine.

Hi Brandygrim, I can totaly relate to how you feel

ABOUT ME

May 8, 2007 enter hospital short of breath and have an angiogram that shows numerous blockages

May 11 open heart surgery lasting 7 hours and comprising of five bypasses and one valve ring support

May 11 -25 Life support as the Dr's cant awake me and they tell my family that they don't know if i'll ever come out of it...

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pacemaker flipped!

went in to er on sat night cause i thought my pm was flipping when i moved my shoulder.. after tests they sent me home on pain killers. bout 3 sunday morn i awoke to my pm sticking out sideways and i was in pain. back to the er we went where they put me in the cardiac wing. dr came in and pushed it back in place... ow to say the least... dr was going tp send me home until nurses saw how much pain i was in and ran more tests. sure enough leads had come out again. after surgery to repair them... d...

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pacer

I have just had a pacer implanted 3 weeks ago, & was promised to feel 100 percent better the next day. I have put this procedure off for years, but as time went by, I just got more tired. I have an AV block, & the top of my heart doesn't work with the bottom, correctly. Anyways, After I got home, I have had fast rates..even throbbing in my throat. Shortness of breath. I was put on a beta blocker Toprol for BP, etc. I have never been able to take blockers, due to the block. Now I feel so very t...

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pm and seizures

hi everyone well what a weekend so frightning .my husband has mv replacement and a pm ,he also suffers from eperlepsy ,on saturday he had 3 seizures one after another parts of his face turned blue wen he came round slightly he managed to get across to paramedics he was having some cheast pain he was kept in hospital over the weekend he home now thank god x does any one no what effects seizures have on a pm ?as my husband has a demand pm but at hospital they said it was working at 100% i would li...

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Larry

Last night shortly after 11pm the Dr informed us that Larry passed away. They had received a donor heart for Larry around 4pm but it was just two much strain on his body after two other surgeries with in 2 weeks.

He was my best friend and the best husband and father a person could ask for and will be deeply missed always.

Thank you guys for all your support over the last year. We may not have posted much but we did get comfort from reading your posts.

Wendy

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can anyone help.

I had my pacemaker put in when i was 14. I am now nearly 20 and it lies very close to the surface of my skin, you can see the outline of it. The site is very tender and sore. I have been to my gp and because i have at least 3 years left in the battery the just put me on painkillers. The problem is i dont want to be on painkillers long term for something fixable. My question is do you think they will replace/ reposition it early for me?

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Gut Feeling

Went to get staples out today and I was shocked when all my questions and concerns were dismissed so quickly I was very disappointed. I have the hiccups once or twice a day for two weeks, severe heartburn at night and dizzy spells with any increase in activity. Besides that my incision site is soft and is almost like you can see a wire misplaced... I have a gut feeling something is wrong and yet the pacemaker nurse blew me off to come back in six weeks . should I be worried or just wait it out...

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slot machines

Just wondering if any one has ever been in a casino and felt weird? Maybe it felt like little shocks but even get those at home sometimes, too.
My incision at two months after surgery is still very tender as well as below the incision and on the side of my arm pit and in the front of my breast below the incision. My arm is sore too . When I say anything to the nurse, she said some people take 6 months to heal. Wish I knew if I was one that would take that long. I would appreciate any...

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