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Well I did what I thought "ok" Its been 1 month since my Pm was implanted and thought I could lift 40lbs already...well guess not. I mean I didnt hurt my PM site, it just kindapinched up some... BUT did wrench my back up pretty bad. Guess I have to start off easy.....and then gradually go big? It sucks... I never came home with any panin meds after my PM surgery..but am now on pain meds...grrrr. Oh well. ~~~~just be careful folks~~~~ when you think you can lift, take it easy! I want to get...

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Still have exhaustion problems

Very very athletic age 67 - swimmer up to 7500 meters a week until sudden fatigue, dizziness curtailed everything3 months ago. Had panicked and futile visits to the ER corroborating that most medical people would rather see you in trauma or dead. Finally, after all the indifference and brutality, two months go by of total contradictory, rude confusion by medical people, and then after the stress / echo / 24 hour monitor, I had a PM inserted 6 days ago. Fatigue still a problem, esp. heavy legs. H...

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Fear of Failure

Hi Everyone,

I had my pacemaker 2 weeks ago and this is my second post! Sorry for posting again so soon, but I'm really struggling. After the procedure I was suffering from tachycardia (me, not the pacemaker, which is just a back-up for second degree block). But now I'm pretty sure I'm being paced most of the time because the drugs for my fast heart rate are dropping my heart rate to 60 and increasing my heart block, which is when the pacemaker kicks in.

I'm now terrified...

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Feeling GOOD :)

Its been 4 weeks since I got my PM...and 2 full weeks since I hada dizzy spell or passed out... when i was in the hosp. a few weeks ago, i had the paricarditis (sp?) its all good now..feeling wayyy better!!! Also the reset my upper setting..to 130.. so i am at 60 & 130... guess it made a difference?? I have no clue really what all that means... what I do know is I had this last fri-tues of HIGH energy..never felt better!!!! And then took wed-fri to rest.... seemed to make sense to me!!!! Now...

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is this normal?

i got my icd april 5th. i feel a small thump quite a lot in my chest.
i'ts not painfull just a little thump severall times in a row.
i'm just concerned i will ask my doctor monday.
but is this normal does anyone else feel this.

thanks
paceing

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Anyone else have this problem??

Hi,
I am new to this site and to pm's in general. I have only posted once before and some very nice people helped me out with answers to my questions. I had my pm implant on March 19 and although most of the soreness and pain I was experiencing due to a 2 1/2 hour problem getting the dual chamber wires in place was lessening I now find that even though I am sleeping on my back (probably also once in a while rolling over to my side) I wake up with my left shoulder quite sore - and sometime...

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Cardiac Neurosis

I am a 32 y/o male, currently enrolled in a graduate program for dietetics and nutrition.

I had ASD repair at the age or 3, atrial flutter and complete heart block diagnosed a few years ago, with the concurrent implantation of a pacemaker. Since then, I have been excessively worried about my heart and feel as though I am living on borrowed time via a mechanical device of which I would no doubtably have been dead without a few decades ago. These worries adversely effect my relationshi...

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UGHH

Hi all...since last fri (3 weeks post op) i have been running and running.... WOW am I tired. It has certainly caught up. I am curious...when can I get back to the gym again? I gained 49 lbssince Sept. when I started getting the dizzy spells..fainting and all that jazz. *cries* no energy does that to some people I guess. I wanna get back into shape again..I wanna get back out there. I took my kids to the lake yesterday, for a few hrs. I relaxed while they wandered..but the 200 yrd walk fr...

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Defibrillator Works!

Having had my pacemaker/defibrillator implanted in March 2008, I had not had the experience of needing the defibrillator until this past weekend. I am a runner, have been for 30 years, and was at the 3 mile mark when my legs became rubbery and eye sight goofy and then THUMP, the defibrillator kicked in and I was able to jog and finish the race. I obsess over heart issues constantly. I am 56 years old and my father died at 56. I am a nurse, previously worked with heart patients for many years...

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Hello Everyone!!!!

Hello All!!!
Well i was released from the hospital on Monday after having a Heart Cath done...All looked well. Seem I had an infection in the sac around my heart muscle...parinitis (sp) They ran some IV antibiotics and then sent me home on some. The last 3 days have been WONDERFUL!!! A lil pain, very lil...but SOOOOO much energy!!!! I havent had this kind of energy in a year and WOW its amazing!!!!! I just wanted to update all of you!!!!! Also...HAPPY EASTER!!!!!

brooke

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caring

hi, i just joined club. i have had pm since 2004-june. getting close to new one.i have irreg & irratic hearbeat, at times very slow.my pm has really helped me. just here lately i have been slowing down a lot, like before. figure time to change is close. i wated to say to brooke1803, hang in there, girl. it gets better. be sure & have good communication with your dr. don't be afraid to ask questions. your daughter reminds me soo much of my grandaughter. same sassy spirit!! i just want you to kno...

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my status

am is still considered as a cardiac patient eventough im implanted with pm n the cardiac problem, heart block is solved?

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Getting very discouraged

I have had VTach for years. Was on Amiodorone for years and it worked but the docs wanted to take me off because of long term effects. I am 56. In November of 2009 I had 6 ablations done. Did not help. My heart rate kept dropping into the 40's. So last week I had a PM implanted. I am on 180 mg of Verapamil twice a day and 120 mg of Sotalol twice a day. I feel like I have a chest cold. I feel like crap and thought I would feel better when the PM was put in. I was on Diovan for my BP but...

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Is this the PM?

Before installing the PM/ICD device, I would sit down on the couch and would feel just fluttering feeling, and a light headedness that would not go away.

At work, I had those feelings and I woke up to go get a glass of water, and fainted.

Today for the first time, I was sitting down and had those feelings, but it was very brief, and immediately felt better. I am wondering if anyone is feeling the same with devices. Doctor told me that I have Afib and the pacer part of the...

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Thank you

I am a paramedic so I KNOW that the human body is only a machine and machines break. Sometime they go their whole life running just fine and others need work as soon as they come off the assembly line. However even being a paramedic didn't prepare my psyche for the need of a pacemaker at age 38, I mean, c'mon! Pacemakers are for OLD people lol. (No offense intended to ANYONE on this site or elsewhere) I was diagnosed with bradycardia due to SSS. My heart rate which normally runs in the 80's rest...

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Franks Thought for the Day

After each heart beat we start to die. It is only the next beat that resuscitates us. At an average HR we have something like 80,000-90,000 beats each day so some 80,000 times a day we start to die. Multiply that by 365 times your age and just think..all those emergencies and we are still here.

So relax and thank each one of those little beats and don't get upset if once in a while one takes a break.

frank

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Feel depressed

I feel very depressed, I just had my surgery a few days ago, and I am still recovering, with pain meds and some swelling. I feel my life has come to an end, not sure what to expect. I hope someone out here can write something inspiring, I sure could use something right now.

Edmond

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RE:2 weeks tomorrow

Hey ya'll....I just wanna say thank you so much for all the comments!!!! This board helps with the hurdles!! Here is a cute one that my 5 yr old did today..to add to her good morning mommies heart...... ~~we were in walmart, and every person we passed she SAID.. hey my mommy had her heart fixed, she had surgery and hasa machine in there LOOK~~~ and proceeded to pull my shirt down!!!!! hahahahahaha. What a goof. If it werent for her and my other girls, I couldnt do this. :) I just wanted...

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Here we go again..mystery buzzing

I'm not as worried this time but does anyone else experience a kinda "mini fluttery" slight vibrating sensation by their pm? I'm 1 yr post pm surgery and had this sensation about 6 months ago. It went away.
Seems to have followed the day after maybe lifting too heavy of weights at the gym like chess compressions and pull downs. It comes on goes like a slight hummmm..expect no noise! Goes on and off about every 3 - 5 mins or so.
Anyone else exp this and should I be worried? No more med...

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2 weeks tomorrow

Hi all! I will be 2 weeks post PM tomorrow..and still do not feel all that great. Yesterday I got out and took a few short walks, it was great. But that pain where my PM is, is terrible. I keep fearing I have pulled a lead!!! I have some pain that goes kinda in toward my armpit, and then also down below where the PM is resting. Its strange. I also want to know, will this huge bulge always be there?? I mean its like palm size? Is that normal? I have had good days and bad days...and I hat...

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You play MP3 files on your pacer.

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