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Complications

I had my pacemaker fitted last year (June)for a moderate heart block.I was active and played sports, so this came as a shock,
Unfortunately following the implant I developed reactive pericarditis 5 days after implant. This was successfully treated with painkillers and anti-inflammatories. Since last summer the implant site has never settled and has always been moderately uncomfortable.
I play golf a couple of times a week, but afterwards feel tired and the site is sore.
Has anyo...

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Atrial flutter....re-run

I don't feel up to writing all of my friends individually so I'll just send a blanket update to all.
Despite my recent hospitilization and DC cardioversion, I woke up this morning in high rate flutter again.
My local cardiologist is at the beach, my primary physician is in South Carolina, and my EP from ATL is in Augusta, GA, at the Masters. Just my luck.....it's spring break in my neck of the woods.
Needless to say, I have no idea what's next. My EP's nurse is pretty much convinc...

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frozen shoulder

Hi everyone it's been three months since I got my pm, I am still feeling discomfort around the pm area. I also developed frozen shoulder and having a lot of pain when i try to move my arm. Has anyone suffered with this problem? How long will it take to go away? what should I be doing to releive the pain? can anyone help.

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PICC

well got mypicc line this morning. one step closer to going home ;-)

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This PM burns

I've had this pacemaker for 5 weeks,after 2 weeks a lot of blood and pus(sorry) blew out of my incision site.I went to our ER and after 41/2 hrs they sent me home and said if it gets worst come back. The ER Dr. said my blood work came back good straight down the line, I told him no one took any blood, he said I could be admitted but I would be more comfortable at home.I went home! I have been sick feeling since and this PM feels like its burning a whole in me. I am sick and tired of being sick a...

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has anyone had this

hi me again am a bit concerned for the last few hours hubby has complanend a few times about a pain in his back and middle cheast he said pain is like somthing trying to stick through he has just had a soak in bath to see if it easys of has any one else had this thanx

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Another rainy day in Georgia

Well, I'm beginning to wonder if Georgia weeps in sympathy and timing with my heart......LOL.
Eversince my ablation, my rhythm/rate has been horrible. My right atrium is so "angry" that it's causing havoc to the entire southern region.
I seriously don't know how much of this I can take. I know the doc said that it would be 6-8 weeks for things to settle down, but I'm beginning to wonder if this last (4th) ablation did more harm than good. It sure seems like I'm starting back from groun...

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Renee Update

Ok all... I have been in the hospital since 3/28..I no longer have a pacer it was removed on Friday. All that swelling was a STAPH infection growing. I am recieving VANCOmyacin 3 times day thru IV. My "wound" is open and being packed and changed 2 times a day. Tomorrow i will recieve a PIC line and hopefully be sent home with visiting nurses. I will maybe recieve a new pacemaker in month implanted on the right side. I had to literally fight with my doctor to get this thing removed. I was in so...

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PVCs With Pacemaker

Hi. I've had my pacemaker about 8 months now. Had very infrequent PVCs for years - maybe once or twice a year? Now I get them more often and a lot during the day for the last couple weeks.

I am going to my cardio in 2 weeks and will tell him about it. I do my "over the phone" pacemaker check in a week and I guess if anything is wrong, I will hear pronto.

The only med I am on is a 40 mg. cholestrol pill that I've been on for years and 5 mg. of Plendil generic (that I j...

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Still Frustrated

Hi,

Since my last post, I have had more issues. My cardiologist sent me to my pulmonary doctor because he believes that my SOB, palps & dizziness might be pulmonary related (even though I had 2 PFT's - 1 in 2001 & 1 last year - that showed my lung function to be ok, not great but ok with no change in numbers at all). So I went to see him again because I want to feel better somehow - willing to do anything. We did another PFT which actually showed a slight improvement in my lung fun...

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sorry if i mislead you

i recently posted a message stating that i had a demand pacer for 2 wks and that now the dr wants to do av ablation and be 100% paced. i think readers thought i had not been down the med road i was on 2 different beta blockers which made me feel like heck. however i was only on them for about 2 wks before he took me off them and put me on tikosyn which really kicked my butt not only in the way i felt but all the arrthymias it caused. i was told i would be taken off tikosyn once i agreed to a pm...

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av ablation should i have it

on 3/18 i had a demand pm inserted "TO MAKE ME FEEL 100% BETTER" that lasted one week . i am now in afib and a flutter with rvr. the dr now suggests an av node ablation and to be 100% paced. i am really afraid of this just the thought of having to be 100% dependent on a pacer scrares the crap out of me. has anyone had this done.

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Another Question RE: Clot

Hi again~

I believe there was someone here who had a comment about my posting regarding a subclavian clot. Is there a way to chat directly with individuals here? Since my last posting a week ago, I was re-admitted to the hospital for chest pain. It felt like someone was sticking a hot poker into my heart. As it turns out, my heart was fine, but I now have another diagnosis of Costochondritis ( no, it's not a city in Mexico). Also, my doctor informed me that my subclavian clot is...

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can you pull a pacemaker wire out accidently

the first week after my pm i felt so much better now i feel like crap. i think i might have pulled a pm wire loose. i feel so tired and sob extreme fatigue and my heart is doing flip flops. i have and appoint. in 2 days with my cardio. if the wires are all intact then i dont know what is wrong . im alive but im not living

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side effects of meds

i was having a lot of side effects to tikosyn and did not feel like the med was helping my a fib concented to a pm and was told would be taken off the tikosyn. after pm inserted was told by dr that he was keeping me on tikosyn after all . i stilll have the same side effects and am so dissapointed. he spends about 3 minutes at the bedside. he also placed me on cardizem. i am thinking about seeing another cardiologist

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I AM SO UPSET!

Hello, people. I have both sinus tachycardia (Afib) and bradycardia so I had my pacemaker put in in October (13th)for the bradycardia. I had complications of a collapsed lung so was in the hospital 9 days. About 2 weeks after I got home, I felt like a shocking sensation one night and the next day I bent to reach over the side of the chair and felt a worse shock. I suddenly saw my pulse that was usually in the 60's go into the high 80's and 90's. Apparently, I pulled out my lead, but no one seeme...

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weakness fatigue fainting feeling

i was told i would feel 100% BETTER after i had a pm inserted but some times i feel as bad as i did before. i am on tikosyn 500 mcq twice a day, coumadin 2.5 nitely, lanoxin .25mg daily and adenosine 180 sr daily. i feel so weak and sob sometimes i wonder if it was worth the trouble. my kids treat me different and almost avoid me i think they are trying to detatch themselves so it want hurt so bad if i die i need them now more than ever im usually alone most of the time except for a short visi...

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Swelling ok implant site

Anyone wake up swollen near their PM site?? I wake up really swollen but then as the morning goes on I am back to normal?....
Lately I have been a tummy sleeper could this be the problem? I am almost 2 months post implant...
Thanks
Renee

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Still swollen

So..i just worked 8 hours and I am still swollen at PM site...I thought it was just from sleeping on my stomach.....I really hoping it is nothing...

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PM & Blood Clot

Hello to all~ I've been scanning the internet the past few days searching for clues. I was deeeelighted to find this site this morning! I've read through some of the postings and was relieved to see that I'm not imagining my symptoms. What seems to be a common theme here is that the health care providers don't always know what is going on. This will be very helpful when I feel I'm getting the runaround (which fortunately I haven't experienced...yet). I am 54 and have been in very good heal...

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You make store alarms beep.

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My eight year old son had a pacemaker since he was 6 months old. He does very well, plays soccer, baseball, and rides his bike. I am so glad he is not ashamed of his pacemaker. He will proudly show his "battery" to anyone.