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PM Removed for Now

After 21 days in hospital and 7 procedures since June, my PM is out for while. I dodged a bullet 3 times, avoiding endocarditis and major infection.

I'm left with a gaping wound under my right clavicle because it couldn't be stitched due to tissue necrosis and scarring. My wonderful wife is left with wound care, which includes packing the "pouch" with 2 feet of gauze soaked in Bernell's Solution. The wound is painful, but looks clean actually. It has never shown any outward signs of...

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What is going on?

I am 25 years old and I had an abblation done on May 8, 2008 which was unsuccessful and received a pacemaker on May 19, 2008. Since the implant, I experience terrible pain and throbbing in my chest as well as other areas of my body, has anyone else experienced this? My doctors are lost and now so am I please let me know what you think........

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pacemaker implant

i had been implanted with Medtronic adapta addr01 pacemaker model and waiting to finish my recovery time,but nothing 's changed.My puls is about 100-105 not regullar.the meds drop down my blood pressure not my puls.I feel worser than before my implant.Do you have any advice for me?
Anita.

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questions..

I've had a guidant pacemaker since May of '06 with great results. A few days ago I experienced extreme chest pains, up to my throat, jaw to ears...with no relief till soon after a nitro & morphine drip was started...All test, including catherization reports negative for the heart and no answer. Pain had me to tears & sweating. I now have been told by a friend that on TV she heard a woman describe that and that it was the pacemaker going off when not called to. Has anyone experienced this?

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St. Jude Pacemaker

Had St. Jude Pacemaker implanted about 5 months ago with 3 leads, includes defib. Somehow, it has shifted downward and needed to be reset. During the operation to reset, the surgeon said that the pacemaker had been turned completely over 8 times and the wires wrapped around it, consequently, tearing them all loose. In addition the wires had so much scar tissue in the veins that he could only connect the one defib wire at this time. He is suggesting that I turned it over 8 times, ever hear of...

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Pain from Leads

Hi Guys,
Have any of you experienced aches and pains from your leads? I'm 3 weeks post implant and by the end of the day, my neck hurts, and I can literally feel where my leads extend from my generator toward my heart.
Please tell me this gets better with time.....Thanks for your feedback, I truly appreciate it!
60 bpm

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trouble posting

I have sent two posts but the are not getting thu...
-Philmanwwjfw

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cough

Okay someone told me that a cough may be a result to a heart condition. As some of you know im 22 f and i have a pm. I also have a-fib and a rapid rate. I have had many ablations. Well I have now had this cough for a month and Im kinda getting worried. I havent had a cold and I havent passed this cough to anyone. This girl at work said it is prolly my heart! So that kinda scares me!! I called my heart doc today and left a message. But i dont have a family doc to go to! Does anyone know anything...

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massage

recently I was in Malta on holiday and decided to have a back and neck massage. the girl who did the massage was very rough and I found it quite painful. Later on I suffered palpatations for approx 24 hours then they slowly dissapeared. I would like to know if anyone else has ever experienced anything like this

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helpp

hi everyone i have recieved my pacemaker on friday the 26th of the september 2008 i am only 26 years old..what happened to me was i went for an ablation 7 years ago in philadelphia pennsylvania for tachycardia when they went up with a hot tip they damaged my good pathway while burning another the doctor promised me a cure and that i would never have to see him again... when i went for another checkup he than told me he wanted to implant a pacemaker i got shit scared and went to deborah heart an...

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PM Moved

I am getting so discouraged. I had my pm repositioned 3in lower and placed in a dacron pouch just 11 days ago. I went out to get the newspaper when I bent over to pick it up I felt my PM slip back up about two inches. I'm back to that irritated uncomfortable feeling again.

Have any of you experienced this (movement) after a repositioning, Is there any hope other than a 3rd surgery?

I think it's time to find a different EP, I have totally lost faith in my doctor's abilit...

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Anyone Use a Coated PM?

3 attempts to keep a PM implanted have all ended in an inflamed incision area, appearing that tissue eroson is inevitable. Several bacterial cultures have all come back negative.

I called St. Jude this morning, and the tech said my Doc could order a "coated" generator.

Has anyone used a coated generator to prevent tissue inflammation/erosion , and did it help?

What type of material is the coating? PTFE (Teflon) perhaps?

@60bpm, is your pouch working O...

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Thanks, I love you guys

Hey, I just want to thank everyone who commented on my post about my complications. They were so inspiring and just what I needed! And ela-girl, your message made me feel great. I still heart Gershwin... and UVa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went to Old Navy after school and I will just say that trying on clothes with a Holter was an interesting experience... The fitting room attendant probably thought I was going to blow the place up! Anyway, my mom rescheduled her appointment so now I feel better. Than...

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Lightheaded then nausea

I have had my pacemaker for exactly 2 months. Before the pacemaker I had bouts of syncope and my cardiologist (after several tests) said I had complete heart block. This past week I have had 2 episodes of something that felt similar to the syncope, but instead of fainting I get sick to my stomach. I was wondering if anyone had similar situation after having their pacemaker put in? do you think it is heart related?
scared!

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I'm New, heart feels like it's in my throat...

My pacemaker was installed 12 days ago. Overall it's been a good experience, but I'm feeling like my heart is beating in my throat this afternoon. Similar to my first pacer check when they ramped up the beats to 90. But my pulse says it's running at 60 bpm.

The other thing that has been bothering me is that sometimes it hurts to breath deep, like a case of indigestion.

Have others had these kind of feelings?

I am a runner, and wonder if these symptom...

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update on lryegbert

HELLO, sunday went to the ER when I got there I could not get my breath HR 120 a few ekg , much blood they said i was congested agin well they gave me 3x the med dose I take bumax for that. hold the river well 4-5 hr and i felt much better the next day felt good no problems they sent me home Well I went to bed about 10 pm woke at 2 am cold not breath i went to 8am and hadn't peeded oh no went back toER and now i was dry no fluids .... story watch your fluids it a fine line we walk.. this took...

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Will it ever end!?!?

THIS IS MY 3RD TRIP TO THE CARDIOLOGIST THIS YEAR!!! I am sick of the one I saw the last 2 times- he has a one-track mind and can only focus on one symptom at a time despite the fact that I HAVE MULTIPLE SYMPTOMS. My parents have to drive 2.5 hours down and 2.5 back and waste all that gas just for him to tell me to suck it up and take Tylenol (that was last time). Yesterday, he ordered a blood test to check my thyroid and then he put me on a Holter moniter, which is the worst thing mankind has e...

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Defibrillation--Clavicle Pinch

I was defibrillated twice after receiving my ICD two years ago. Complications with the settings of the pacemaker--not compatible with my continued running. They finally did two things--implanted a third lead to get a more reliable reading from the heart and upped the limits before the pacemaker got alarmed. All was going well until this past month.

I was out running and BANG! Off went the defibrillator. Since I was running, my knees buckled and I went down on the graveled pavemen...

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follow up on me again

the HR has gone back to 85 now ok. at rest I run around 75 or 80 bpm 105/70 bp.I know the rate will go up when I do something but the shortness of breath and pressure in the chest stay untill I go down below 87bpm my BP seams ok goes up and down it's the HR that is not right to me.I am 58 and have worked 12/14 hr a day 5 day's a week most of my life now they tell me I will not work anymore unless i stay in an office an that will not happen.

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Fail, Fail. Next?

Well, it's the weekend, and time for medical emergencies to happen.

Got a pacer June 3, and it healed perfectly for 3 months. Paper thin scar, and fit was pretty good. One day, some clear blisters appeared near the scar. One blister became bean sized, and burst. My cardio freaked, and ripped out my pacer. Implanted another one Sep 8th on the right side. It was miserable having a wound on each shoulder, and still is.

Now,,, you guessed it, the new wound is acting up. When t...

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