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I'm 5 weeks post surgery for a dual lead scientific. I'm PM dependant from A-Fib that meds would not control and didnt want to go the ablation route. I have the vagus nerve A fib.
Anyway went for my first adjustment today, they turned on my sensor for respiration and supposedly set me at 70-140 from 80-130. Checked my resting rate for the past 2 hours at intervals, and was sitting down. My rest is either 80 or 84!!!?? How can this be.?? And all the rotten luck my doc is lea...

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Checkup

My 6 mothly pacemaker check was this wednesday. On the way I visited a friend I had made whilst in hospital who was overweight and he was given a triple heart bypass. I found him in a poor state of health with shortness of breath and fluid leaking out from his legs which looked a very nasty problem to say the least. The check went well but I am down to 2 1/2 years left on the battery which will equate to a life of 7 years. When returning home I was told of a near neighbour who has had a pacemak...

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Pacing all the time

Had PM in July of this year. My cardiologist recently asked me why my PM is pacing all the time. I was under the impression it was supposed to pace if heart rate went below 60. The electrophysiology nurse could not give me a satisfactory answer and said if I wanted it adjusted to come in. I was there last month and no changes were made. Its not my call whether I want an adjustment made or not. I am so frustrated at lack of information. I am concerned that if it paces all the time the batt...

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Moving to europe

I move from US to Poland.I had my pacemaker inplanted in america a year ago.Now just wondering if doctor in Poland can check my pacemaker without problems.Don't know if they use same equipment for check up.I have appointment with cardiologist next week so he will tell me what to do here in Poland.I am a bid nervous.

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Doing Very Well But Confused

It will be 2 years in February 2012 that I received my pacemaker for third degree heartblock. It came on all of a sudden and the doctors were stumped. I was in the hospital for 5 days and they ran tons of tests. The EP felt bad for me since I had no pre-existing conditions that would explain why this happened to me.

So for the first 7 months of being paced almost 100%, in September of last year (2010) the doctor decided to make an adjustment in my pm and while doing so saw that my he...

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Rate response mode not switched on yet

I'm a 62-year old with sick sinus syndrome, had my PM implant 2 weeks ago and feel fine. I want to get back to running as soon as possible as I miss it like crazy - been running for 30 years, BUT my rate response mode on my AAIR PM is switched off at the moment and they won't switch it on until I go back for my first check after another 3 weeks. I went for a 2-mile jog this morning and had exactly the same sudden heart rate drop symptoms while running as I had before the PM. Does anyone know why...

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pacemaker sleep mode

I was wondering if anyone out there could relate to the lowering of the pacemaker during sleep, as the heart normally does, and what benefit there might be to that? I see the question may not be intelligently raised. I should have added for someone who is not pacemaker dependent.

My cardiologist suggested that recently, but it did not turn out well. The time it was set for did not hold nor did the time it was supposed to be programmed for daily activities. For lack of a better ex...

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Woke up by medtronic

I woke up this morning to a call from medtronic telling me to transmit my data anytime tomorrow. They have always done this without my knowing and sent me the result. I have never done this so i hope i do it right. No doubt they will let me know if I do something wrong. What has changed and why wasn’t I told well before it happened so that I could check on what to do? I am assuming I just press that button and sit there like I did to set it up.
Kathykat11

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PM settings..

Hello there and thank you for always making me feel optimistic about having a pace maker. I am 45 and an avid runner. I have had my pacemaker for almost a year and have been back to the office several times to get "tweaked". I am set at 60-130 due to bradycardia and have all settings turned off. My heart rate seems to jump up when I walk up a flight of stairs in the a.m. to wake up kids and my heart feels like it is going to jump out of my chest, same when moving around slowly. Sometimes I...

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Puzzled

In 2009 I was diagnosed with Total (Third Degree) Heart Block. As a result I was fitted with dual lead pm and have attended pacing checks since.
At a recent check I was told that my atrial pacing was about 52% and ventricular was about 54%. I understand that "block" is a break in the electrical connection between the top and bottom half of the heart but that the atrial sinus is unaffected and continues to work normally.It is only when the impulse fails to reach the lower chambers that the p...

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New to PM and bugs have been ironed out!

I posted here a couple of weeks discussing my new PM and shortness of breath issues.

Outcomes have been good but here's a general outline for others who might be looking for answers.

After being slighly misguided by a PM tech (not my regular one) into believing my funny beat feelings were ectopic beats I had a much longer session with the regular tech. Whilst I was fitted with a PM for 3rd degree AV Block which lasted for some 12 hours it seems I dont pace that often and on...

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what happens when......

I am a 7 week pacemaker recipient and while I was working out tonight at my new gym I realized my heart rate was at 136. I remembered my pacemaker is set for a minimum of 50 and a Max of 140. I know that at 50 the PM kicks in and manages my rhythm until I get above 50. What happens if my heart rate goes above 140 while working out?

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strange feelings

Just wondered if anyone could advise my hubby: has had a PM along with a mechanical mitral valve replacement for 2 nearly 3 yrs now, and the last couple of days he has mentioned he has had this strange feeling that comes and goes, he describes it as lightheadedness and hot; he said it reminds him of the same feeling he has when he goes for his PM check and they switch it off or down.  It happened 2x over the last couple of days, does anyone else have this feeling or is it worth ge...

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John Taylor

I have had a pacemaker almost a year and about four months ago I went into A fib. Doctors primed me for and shocked my heart back in rhythm and it stayed only four days. They elevated my heart beat to 80 beats per minute and put me on rhythm medicine and I have started gaining weight from inactivity. 

I have started riding my exercise bike for short stints and my heart beat never goes above 80 but my blood pressure goes high like200/130.  My blood pressure is cont...

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2nd checkup

Hi everyone, well it's been 2 months since i got my little buddy and i feel great! just got back from an AMAZING holiday in Florida i was slightly worried about doing damage to the leads while i was there but hoping everythings still fine since i had a checkup just before i left. I was given an appointment for my 2nd checkup for the 5th of jan but am not able to make it and (i knew it would happen) when i phoned to re schedule the next date they could offer me is the 11th of January which will b...

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Weird...

I'm 10 days post PM implant. The first week after,it was kind of tough...I needed a week to recover from the trauma to the body. But I'm doing fine now...the pain is pretty much gone and I definitely feel more energy.

Anyway, the weird thing is how I'm finding mysel not wanting to we even touch it... Or much acknowledge it at all. I still haven't fully come to grips with the reality of this little machine residing in my body... and I'm kind of spooked by it a little bit. I've touch...

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3rd year check up

I have just been through my 6 check-up (every 6 months).  I have a Verity ADx XL DR.5356 pacemaker with SN TENDRIL ST Leads and Isoflex 1948 SN BLW 18489.
My Dr. said that my brain - atria connection was ok, but that my atria to ventricle was only working 33%!!

Can anybody explain please...what does this mean?

Thank you all in advance

Boldie
Frankfurt - Germany

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Rate Response ..another question

Hello
I had a PM fitted 10 weeks ago to treat Sick Sinus Syndrome.It appears to be working OK and kicks in at 50bpm which prevents the dizziness and fainting which I previously experienced.
......but, as a runner, I am finding that I become far more breathless after about one mile than I used to.

The Rate Response is switched off; in the words of the cardiac technician " You're a fit guy, you don't need it ! " but ( and I now realise that I don't understand this ) I was t...

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PM settings

Where can I get the settings information for my PM. I just had a generator change, and have no idea how the device is set. I have a temporary card and was told the permanent card would be mailed.

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New to a PM and ironing out the bugs

From reading through these forums I think I have a feeling where the answer to these questions may lie but it would be nice to get peoples feedback!

I had a pm fitted about 10 weeks ago for 3rd degree AV Block (total block) after never having any other symptoms except for collapsing and being bradycardic for 12 hours (maybe linked to radiotherapy 19 years ago). Its a Biotronik EVIA DR-T MRI dual lead unit. Initiall everything went fine and I never felt it doing anything at all. Been r...

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