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Unnecessary ICD implants
- by golden_snitch
- 2011-01-05 03:01:25
- ICDs
- 2968 views
- 4 comments
Thought this might be interesting for some of you...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/212559.php
Many Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Do Not Meet Criteria For Use
A study that included more than 100,000 patients who received implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) found that about 20 percent did not meet evidence-based guidelines for receipt of an ICD, and that these patients had a significantly higher risk of in-hospital deat...
Feeling Weird
Hope everyone has been enjoying the Holidays. I have had my CRT-D for almost 6 months now and have not had a pain free day yet. I hope I am not getting my hopes up too fast but I started out with a EF of 20 according to the cardiologist and 4 months after my CRT-D was put in he said I was in the 30 range and that wasn’t quite what he expected. I have had people tell me they had the same problem and it took them 2 yrs for the Heart Muscle to improve.
What was weird is that last...
Quetion
I FEEL A VIBRATION FROM THE AREA OF MY ST JUDE ICD.IT FEELS LIKE A CELL PHONE VIBRATION AND ONLY WHEN I WAKE UP AND ONLY FOR 10 SECONDS ?MY LAST BATTERY READING WAS 2.52..
ANY SIMILAR FEELINGS
MIKE
Any advice?
I just found this website, and am very excited to read other people's experiences with icd. I had my first one put in 8/05 and had it replaced in 6/08 because of recall. I never knew that I was sick, just thought I was getting old and that would be the reason why I couldn't walk more than 3 house without stopping. I was 60 at the time. I was wondering if anyone else ever gets any tingling through out their body. My tingling started about 4 months after having the icd, and it can happen anywh...
pacing now
- by daisy41763@yahoo.com
- 2010-12-14 09:12:02
- ICDs
- 2130 views
- 1 comments
I went for a pacer check up. They turned on my pacer and set it for 60 bpm.. That was last week. Today I feel funny and I checked my pulse and its running at 80..
I thought the pacer would keep me at 60 all the time
I also feel like its skipping a lot and I feel funny inside.
Is this usual or abnormal. I guess I should call my pm dr tomorrow and see what they say..
Any body else experienced this befor.?
One Year Anniversary
- by Ronniecolorado
- 2010-12-04 07:12:11
- ICDs
- 1790 views
- 5 comments
Happy Holidays Everyone!
December 9th with be one year since the implantation of my Boston Scientific CRT-D/ICD. So far no problems and I remain incredibly grateful for the device and the doctors on my team.
However, the site location is still from time to time "slightly" sore.
I attribute that to a number of things, my sleeping positions, exercising, the ol' seatbelt interference...and realizing that there is a rather large chunk of metal in my chest.
My...
Anyone on Tikosyn
They want me to go on Tikosyn on 12/27/2010 for A-Fib. I have been on all the other drugs already with no success. I don't no if it will take me out of A-Fib. If not then I get a abalation operation.
Any information on Tikosyn or abalations would be great
Thanks, Don
What to expect???
Hello fellow pacemaker friends. I have not been online for sometime but recently I have been diagnosed wth dilated cardiomyopathy /congestive heart failure and goodness knows what else.My last appointment my cardiologist has recommended an icd. Once again I am afraid of the unknown, I am trying not to read too much about cardiomyopathy and other related subjects as it scares me. Can anyone tell me what it is like to have an icd? I have been told that i would be getting one for insurance and tha...
feeling better
- by sgrozinski
- 2010-11-28 11:11:01
- ICDs
- 1520 views
- 0 comments
About 3 weeks ago I wrote that my cardologist sais my 1 lead
PM should be replaced with a 2 lead w/a defibrillator.
I was having difficulty walking b/c of shortness of breath. Smitty and a few others said to do it and I did. I feel a lot better.
My shorness of breath is gone and I can walk with less difficulty. I was told that this will not cure my heart failure but would
improve my quality of life. I'm glad I had it done.
I thank all of you for your help.
Steve
airport full body scans
I just received an email from St. Jude Medical responding to my inquire regarding airport full body scans and how it would impact my inplanted defibrillator.
They responded that full body scans will have no effect on the functionality of the device.
Has anyone contacted Medtronics or Boston Scientific with a similar inquiry?
Zo
Light Spark
Hello I have had a Biotronik ICD installed for 3 years and 1 day. I was told by my doctor if it ever went off I would know about it for sure.
Last two days I have had a sore left arm, a pain on the left side of my neck/shoulder and it hurts to look hard to the left (such as checking toward the back when backing my car).
This evening I was walking in Wal-Mart and felt what seemed like a very light spark in my ICD. I have never felt this before, even at the clinic at my...
Weird feelings
Hi everyone! I had a ICD implant 6 weeks ago, and have returned to work a week ago. Today I have been feeling some pain,tenderness and burning around the site of the implant. I'm a cashier at a local supermarket and realize not scanning for a month I' going to be a little stiff, but this does not feel right. Is it normal for me to feel these feelings or should I be concerned, could there be a problem. Love to hear from you all. Beachbum
Approved Models & Leads
I have a combined PM/ICD, originally implanted in the US in Jan 2000. It was replaced in May 2005 for a new battery. At that time there was a major class action legal case starting because various "Guidant" units were not functioning properly.
I was informed that my new unit, even though it had a serial number on the list of defective units, was OK, and it has been since then. Guidant was bought out by Boston Scientific/Medtronic since then.
I am about to have a cardioversion car...
just wondering
I had my pm/defib implanted 2 1/2 years ago but have had about twenty plus shocks since then..I know the standard is that they last 3-5 years but anyone had theirs replaced yet or have a time frame for me? I just moved to Africa from the US and am worried about the battery strength!! Thanks=)
Implanted November 12, 2010
- by cardiomyopathyinlancaster
- 2010-11-14 09:11:14
- ICDs
- 1677 views
- 4 comments
Hi All, just had my ICD implanted at Cedar-Sinai on Friday. I had a lot of anxiety about the procedure but it was pretty easy. They wheeled me in to the room, gave me some kind of medication, and I was out like a light. I woke up gently, a little loopy, and I was finished. They then took me to the cardiac ward where I stayed over night. I was given Norco for the pain, but thus far it hasn't been too extreme.
I was visited the following day by a technician and my doctor. The tech...
3 months post-icd implant pain and migration
Hi all, I am new to this club. My name is Sheila I am 47, I had a silent MI in early July, '10, then a major heart attack on July 12-10, was life flited to Austin and recieved a stent in my LAD coronary artery and had an EF of 35%. that was a Monday, got out of hospital on Thursday evening. Awoke friday morning w/ severe chest pain, tightness and numbness, went to local ER and they life flited me to San Antonio, had another cath. with EF 32% and was sent home next day, disharge papers said acu...
What's the Difference?
Does anyone know if there are major differences between the available ICDs?
When I ask my EP the answer suggests that there is no significant distinguishing factor between a St. Jude and a Medtronic ICD.
It would appear that they implant whatever is in stock.
SVT
Has anybody else had problems with getting shocked due to SVT episodes ? While it has contributed to some hilarious stories like throwing whatever is in your hands at the unexacting , it has also put me and others at risk when it happens while I'm driving. The set point is such now that if I had a sudden death episode, my IED wouldn't deliver a shock. I've been shocked so many times that I have heart failure due to muscle damage. I have had an ICD since 2001. There have been 2 attempts to ablate...
1 yr
I have been paced for one yr. Doing great thank God. Hope you all are well.
Brian Elliott
Lots of questions...
Hi all. My name is Cathie. I joined this group because of my husband Mike. He was just implanted this week with an icd/pacemaker. He has a branch bundle blockage and they put one in as a "precaution". We are both very curious about what his activity level will be when he heals. He is very active and likes to go fourwheeling, snowmobiling....well riding in general. Plus no one will give us answers on how long he will be out of work (He's a machinist) or what he will be allowed to do later on, as...
You know you're wired when...
You forecast electrical storms better than the weather network.
Member Quotes
I just want to share about the quality of life after my pacemaker, and hopefully increase awareness that lifestyles do not have to be drastically modified just because we are pacemaker recipients.