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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!

OK lets go at it! Mention a med and give your comments. I'll go 1st:

DIOXIN

So far after 1/wk. I haven't noticed anything. Your experience, comments, please.

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Breathless!!

Hello everyone, just go a question if anyone can help, I get breathless out of the blue, there is no patten with it, i can be on my computer at work or relaxing at home.

I never had this before my PM, Dr thinks it's anxiety and PM nurse said it's nothing to do with my PM.

I have a dual lead Medtronic, it was fitted April'09 for Sick Sinus Syndrome, it has only worked 0.1% and doesn't kick in in the day, only when my heart drops low occasionly at night.

Should i b...

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Cath Scheduled

After seven trips to the ER for rapid heartbeat in the last year, my EP thinks he should have a look and maybe do some zapping. It's much too often so I'm going in in a couple of weeks. The ER doc says it is an SVT, not AFIB. Needless to say I am apprehensive about anything that invasive. Seems like most of the posts here and in other forums are from people who had unsuccessful ablations. BTW, I'm on sotalol and a small amount of Norvasc (amlopidine.)
Besides that fast HR, I have what I th...

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diagnosis

I was wondering if someone could tell me what the following are and if they are significant beyond a pacemaker. These were some of the things I was told but did not fully understand them please forgive the spelling not a strong suite

1. bradycardia
2. pvc's
3. sick sinus rythum
4. heart block
5. sinus rythum arrest
6. venticular fibulation

If some one could tell me what any of these are and if any are very serious beyond the correction copasity...

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Afib tracking?

When the PM is interrogated, does it show on the report if any AFIB occurred? My husband had surgery for AFIB and so far none, as far as he can tell, but will we be able to see episodes?
thanks so much!

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thumping

i had my p m in four weeks ago i have been having strong kicking sensations on and off for about a week now sometimes not many a day others quite often on my left side from ribs towards middle not pain but very uncomfortable anyone else had these and do they go away thankyou i am a new member. eve

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Blood pressure and meds

I have been on Coreg Cr after my pacemaker two years ago. It is suppose to be the "magic pill" that takes card of both heart and blood pressure. I still have early morning hypertension and then goes to good readings unless under stress. Has anyone else had to combine another med with Coreg Cr to help with the bp without feeling too tired. I have to ask dr. this week, but would like other experiences with this med. Thanks for any help..... aldeer

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Cardiac Sympton Codes on PM ID Card

Hi everyone, just looked at my European Pacemaker Patient Identification card, it has some symptom codes on it

Symptom Primary : B2, ECG B1, Aetiology B1
Symptom Secondary: ECG E3

Does anyone understand and know what they mean??

On my disscharge letter on implant April'09 it says my condition is Synus Node Disease with Syncope.

Thanks Hayley x

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Increase in Afib

I have been using a PM for a little under two years. For the past two years when being tested, the printout showed that I was in afib approximately 20% of the time. However, today when I went in for my 3 month check in, the results showed that since this past July, I have been in afib approximately 88% of the time....a couple of times for days and weeks at a time. Any ideas of why this may happen....sleep apnea, lack of exercise, etc.

Stu

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PM and lithotripsy

Have had a PM about a year and a half. I have had tendency to get kidney stones. Does anyone know if having a lithotripsy to disolve the stone is possible? Does it affect the PM?

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Great medical discovery!

Are any of you old enough to remember "Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" that was painted on the sides of barns all over the mid west? Then the FDA came along and shut down all those kind of charltons and gave us the approved charltons that sell their wares on TV.

I saw an ad for some med just now on TV and an image of a barn jumped out at me from when I was probably 7-10 yrs.

frank

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ER Visit

Hi friends hope all is going well for all of you. I had a ER visit that went horrible after having a lot of chest pressure for a week a couple people finally talked me into going and getting it checked out.
I found out nothing in the hospital and they did nothing for me besides the nurses telling me get in as soon as I could in the morning.
I got my pm settings all changed around and went to my regular Dr where they were able to tell me more. I have a built up inflamation around...

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Edema w/bruising

Hi Everyone---
I'm not subject to edema, but the other nite I looked at my feet & legs & they were very swollen, and my right foot was completely bruised, (dark blue) There was no cause for the bruising and no pain connected with it. Just wondering if anyone has any info on that?? I do have a Medtronic Pacemaker.
Thanks in advance for any info---
mc1 :-)

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Heart Monitor

I have had a monitor set up via land phone line since I had my pacemaker Sept 2008. At a designated time every 24 hours it sends report to Biotronics, pacemaker mfg. For some reason they quit receiving reoports on 9/5/09 (coincidentally that is exactly one year from my implant date). They sent me a new monitor, we have checked double checked to see that it is connected properly - pretty eze phone line from monitor to wall phone jack, and phone line to house phone (altho this is not required f...

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Detox anyone?

OK, many of us are taking a hand full of meds!!! Is anyone using Detox supplements? Are they a hoax. Dr. Sinatra, Cardiologist is recommending them(he sells them) It has been said that the body never completely breaks the meds down?? Your input always appreciated!

Gary

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beta blockers

For those of you who have tried different beta blockers, which have the least side effects? Do they all make you tired? How about weight gain?

If a drug has a list of ten side effects, I'll probably get nine of them! I can't even take an aspirin without side effects. Just one of the many reasons I have resisted any attempt to be put on meds! I really do not want to do this, have not in fact decided to do it yet, but the dr wants me to try a low dose because my resting rate is over 1...

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No More Catheterizations

Its been awhile since posted, altho I check the site daily, just went threw another cath, this is the final straw.... After a heart attack, full blockage on right side, had stent, then later another stent on left side, then another on right side, then another to open prior stent up, then six months ago was told there was nothing more they could do for me except try medications, of which i had been on for oveer two years, well a week ago the doctor decided to do another cath as was experinceing c...

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Have a few questions about the pacemaker results.

Hello,

My mother got her pacemaker a year ago and at the regular checkup the doctor didn't really put any effort in explaining what the values the pacemaker gave mean. I was wondering what does it mean if AP-VS percentage is high?

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I'm a 2 week Pm newbie & have meds questions

I've had my PM for about 2 1/2 weeks now and have also been on sotalol and digoxin for the same period of time. My PM was inserted to resolve my bradycardia and is set to about 70 bpm for my normal rest level. I have no upper limit set on my PM.

I've also been told I have a moderate to high probability of going into flutter again (which is what originally sent me to the hospital about 3 months ago -- the very start of my heart problems).

I am being treated medically for...

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? about CHF

Hello All, It has been a very long time since i have been on this wonderful site. I have a kinda crazy question.... I have had 2 people tell me already that having a pacemaker and taking beta blockers causes CHF. What are your thoughts on this? Is it a bunch of bull or is there another thing to possibly worry about down the road? Just curious because i do take beta's and have a pacer, Not gonna let it worry me if it were true but just thought i would ask.....Thanks

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