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Leaking valve

Had a letter from my cardiologist saying Ive got a slightly leaking valve but not enough to be causing problems. Got pm for 3rd degree HB and 100% paced. Get Afib but decided not to take the medication, too scarey! Just a little nervous since getting the letter, any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks guys, you are all a great support!!

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Pacemaker Syndrome

Hi from New Zealand
I have had a dual pacemaker for 12 years because I have complete heart block. I have had 11 years of no problems at all - playing competitive squash, cycling, mountain biking and running. The last year though, I have been experiencing congestion with exercise and general tiredness, not severe enough to impact on work, but i can not really do any exercise without developing congestion, coughing etc. My cardiologist is suggesting pacemaker syndrome, and may put in a third...

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tired and worried

Hi, everyone. i was just diagnosed with severe emphysema, and was told i have also suffered a silent heart attack, left damage on the tip of my heart. have had a pacemaker for 23 years, on my 4th battery. i am 65 years old and just wonder how much time i might have left.
thanks for any reply i might recieve, nelson

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DVT after surgery?

Question: Has anyone thrown a DVT in their subclavical vein after surgery? Just wondering because I am being sent in in the morning for an ultrasound to rule out a DVT due to the pain I have been having around my collar bone and lower neck that started about a week and a half/two weeks after surgery. Docs still have no other ideas of cause but want to rule out a DVT since the pain would be a symptom of that although I don't have any other symptoms (such as swelling of the left arm, chest pain...

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Still Grieving

Hello all, I'm new to this site and I hope I can get some good info about this situation. My father had a pacemaker implanted two years ago. He has been perfectly fine since. No complications at all. He walked two miles a day, rode ATV's with us, very active and healthy and happy. Five days after he had his pacemaker settings "adjusted", he dropped dead outside his home one Saturday morning. Has anybody had this happen to a loved one?

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Interference

Im not sure if this is under the right heading, but here is another question.

Transformer, not the movie or robot lol but the up on the pole.
How much interference does one of those puppies put out.

We are set up in a campground for a few months and parked right under one. We are only about 30 feet from the transformer at any time we are in the camper.

Shoud we pack it up and move or is it safe to sit here?

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pm and merchanical mitral valve

hi everyone just woundering if any one can help with this ,last night as usual i hear my husbands merchanical mitral valve clicking but it seemed strange last night ,instead of a steady clicking ,it was clicking then missing then doubling i was just woundering if any one on here has the same and what does it mean he also has a pm for af any advice just to put mind at rest thank you all

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Strange Sensations

Hi-

I would love to know if anyone has had the following symptoms:

My history: Had a pacemaker implanted August 2008 after several fainting episodes. It was diagnosed that I probably had congenital heart block.

A month after I had the pacemaker installed, I moved to London for a new job. This year has been up and down healthwise, I would get infrequent bouts of atrial tachycardia, which induced vague panic sensations.

But since May, I've been having t...

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Post Implanting Problems

Hi All
Insignia AVT DR - Model 1292 GuidantPacemaker was implanted in Oct'2005 in India for the reason that i have had a low heart rate and for pre syncopes episodes. Even after implanting the device i have the same problems which were there prior to the implantation. The settings have been changed numerous times but the problems remains increasing episodes of giddiness, short of breath and even i had a fainting (syncope)
episode too. The problem is that it hasn't made any difference...

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pacer pocket problems

hi!

i was wondering if anyone's pacer has shifted its position and what was done about that. i have had my pacer put under the pectoralis muscle at the end of february, and just a few days ago i started to have some pain and then all of a sudden one could also feel the pacer edge in my left armpit. all of my doctors agree that the pacer pocket has opened up to the left side which is why the pacer moved. the surgeon says he can't understand why it opened up because apparently he had st...

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Feeling bad don't know why.

It's been 8 years since I got my pacemaker and lately I have been
getting really short of breath and can't do anything that calls for any exertion.Can't even go for a walk without having to stop every so often to rest.
Could this possibly be caused because the battery is low?
Whatever the reason it is scaring me.
LindyJ

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first pm - lead pierced through heart!

Hello im new!

I was fitted with a medtronic pacemaker two weeks ago and the cardio pierced my heart wall resulting in me getting electric shocks through my chest.

I had second corrective surgery a week later and am now home recovering after the wire was retrieved and replaced. Anyone else experienced this?

Id also be keen for any advice about when i can start exercising because im rather scared to move at all! I still sleep like a plank at night on my back - whe...

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Bummed...I was bumped today!

Today was my implant day but was bumped at the very last minute, gowned, iv'd, on the stretcher....RN gently told me about an emergent patient needed my slot and would hope to get me in Thursday...sigh.... but understand.

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Concerned

Hi all,
It has been a while since I have written on here. I have been feeling better since my implant in December '08. I have a dual chamber pacemaker for complete heartblock. For the last couple of weeks though I have been having the shortness of breath again, PVC's really bad, I feel bloated all the time, and my left ankle and foot keeps swelling and is slightly discoloured like a have a bruise. I spend a lot of time on my feet though for my job and things have been somewhat stressful...

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Lightning Storm

Can anyone tell me what a lightning storm can do to a place maker? I was just in one and almost blacked out. Could it be from the storm? I had my pacemaker checked just two day ago and tthey said all was well??
Helen

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pacemaker settings

my pm was set on 50 by the electrophysologist that did my afib ablation on may 28. when i saw my own cardiologist he reset it to 70 and said it should not be on 50. since then i have felt worse with pressure in my chest. i know it doesnt sound logical that this would cause pressure but i cant figure out what is going on. please help if you can. waiting on return call from electrophysologist.

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maybe wire electric problems???

I read in a message their is someone called Electric Frank - I wonder if her would contact me so I could ask some questions of him . Jan

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coregan

Do you mean the medicine Coreg? I had good luck with it and don't know why I'm not on it now.

gsd

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heart pain

Hi

My 13 year old daughter had a pacemaker inserted two months ago and has recently experienced two short instances of stabbing pains around her heart. A week before this she experienced breathlessness and was dizzy at schhol - the weather was very hot at the time. The GP and hospital x- rayed her and did an ECG and said that the pacemaker was working fine andit was most likely to be casued by losing a breath and then getting an anxiety attack. The sharp pains in the heart area are...

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Erratic heart rate

This is going to sound strange, so please bear with me.

Today I had a very stressful meeting, which resulted in me losing my job. Obviously, I was very worried and distressed, but when I was waiting for the result of the meeting, I noticed that my heart rate was being very erratic. It would go from being extremely fast, then pause for 2 or 3 seconds before 'thumping' and beating more regularly. Do you think this is anything to worry about, or is it natural? If it was natural, it could...

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The pacer systems are really very reliable. The main problem is the incompetent programming of them. If yours is working well for you, get on with life and enjoy it. You probably are more at risk of problems with a valve job than the pacer.