Most Recent Messages in Coping

re:reassurance (again)!

Hi to Wingart and Cabgpatch! Nice to hear from you. Feeling much less anxious (probably helped by coupla glasses wine last night). It's very reassuring to know that there are so many people out there who understand how you are feelig.
One question; when any of you feel the thudding in your chest, is it a grdular beat or a bit irregular or "flippy-floppy" feeling?
Also do any of you brits know where to get a pacemaker wristband or locket from that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I know t...

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"sp" feel..not fell

correct last post..I feel the pm..

Thx!

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When will I fell les....

Ok...you all have been so helpful as I only know my friends mom has a pm and she's 75. I'm 42!
It's been 9 days since implating the pm and I notice when I get up and walk or sit up in bed and walk I feel the pm heaviness sometimes the leads and "feel" it more than I thought.
Will this go away in time?

I see my cardio on monday am. I do feel stronger today with finally sleeping through the night.

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re;reassurance

Thanks for the reply TraceyE. Isee the cardiologist in about 3 weeks so will mention everything to him then. I get the impression that most of the other people in the club are from U.S.A! I live in the north west of England and I feel really good belonging to this club where if I have any worries I can talk to people who understand. Have agood day everyone!

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reassurance

Had pacemaker inplanted 9 days ago for sss/wenckebach (not overly sure which yet)! Still getting used to it, it was all a bit of a rush to get me in and the procedure done after an abnormal result from a 24 hour e.c.g monitoring. I am having strong thudding feelings, especially at night, and it was making me really nervous, but since reading comments from others that they feel the same sensations I feel so much better! I have mine set at 50 so I think that's the reason

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New here

I like what I see so far here. Seems like you guys know what you are taking about. My cardiologist mentioned this site to me and I thought I'd check it out.
I do have one question. I'm thinking about changing doctors because I think I would feel more comfortable with a male doctor. Which is what prompts me to ask this question here. I just couldn't bring myself to ask her. I felt myself getting red just thinking about it and I could not ask. I left the office still with questions.I'm 55, do...

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Newly implanted pacemaker

How have those who have pacemaker implants handle the PVCs that occur occasionally?

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42 yrs old just had pm surgery

I had been waking up for over a year once a month w/ nausea, fearfull, anxiety and sometime loss of memory for a moment.
Last weekend I woke up feeling out of breath and cold. Happened again during a nap on Sat...I got up and had passed out..hit head on tile in kitchen.
Next day passed out while stretching doing yoga, had to be rushed to ER. Begged Doc to have me monitered overnight, they recorded a Eight second pause, 15 and a TWENTY second pause. I had a dual pacemaker next day.

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moving PM

Hi everyone I go my pm one month ago and still in pain . It feels like the pm moves at time especially when I am on lieing down on my side,can anyone tell me if this is normal? And will that heavy feeling go away with time.
thanks

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small sharp pain / help

Hi everyone I’ve had my PM for almost 2 months and over the last couple of days I’ve had a sharp pain that will come and go. It will last up to 10 min each time (sometimes less) two or three times a day. The pain is located near the outside edge of the PM toward my shoulder. I saw my Dr a couple of days ago about it, and he had me get some blood work done to make sure it’s not an infection (I don’t think so). He didn’t think it was infected either, but didn’t know what the pain was from. But wan...

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Is this a great site or what, asking and giving support

This site never ceases to amaze me.

I was reading through some posts and noticed Melissa1221 asking for some support on 20009-01-25 @ 14:15 and receiving it in her 'PanicAttacks" post.

Then on 2009-01-29 @ 09:17 Melissa1221 was giving support to bensonalex in the post 'Young People With PMs" 2009-01-18 @ 20:26

Way to go Melissa1221 !!! You're the woman !!!

Later, Charlie

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today

Good Morning to you all.
Thankyou for the warm welcome and all your responses,
i am so sorry it took this long to get back to you, well actually i tried tuesday morning but when i went to add my comment i lost everything, so here i am going to try it again....

so some of you asked what happened that jack needed a pacemaker, we are not really sure, his heart rate apparently dropped way to low,
he was sitting in his recliner had fallen asleep, when he jerked and fell si...

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Latest

This last friday i went to er from my office then to Portland cardiac floor because of what they called muscular spasm could have fooled me i was scared to death. they decided no ablasion, why? still have fib and what if this happens again they told me it might. Boy do i feel alone. Have doc appt with my icd doc in feb. any suggestions on what i should say.
thanks for the responses last time really appreciate my new friend on this support site.
Beth

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cardiac perforation

My mom is 83. Her doc told her she needed a pacemaker for a slow heartbeat. She rec'd her pacemaker dec '08.
She told me the last thing she heard in the OR was the nurse saying the doc nicked her heart.
She stayed in the cicu for a few days. She spent a couple of more days in a reg room.
They sent her home, and she has been in and out of the hospital ever since. She has fluids build up in her chest.
She has always been healthy until this and I am wondering if anyone has ha...

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scared

hi, (not sure i posted this in the right catagory)
i am new to this site, and came upon it by searching the net, my husband just had a pacemaker implanted 1 1/2 weeks ago, and i am scared to death. i dont know any thing about these things, only told that it will help to keep his heart beating.
i am so afraid that i am going to loose him, that this thing in him is not going to work, we are 22 yrs apart in age, have been together for 31 yrs and married for 27. he is my life, and dont kn...

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PanicAttacks

I am 29 Years old. When I was 26 I went to the hospital because I was feeling very dizzy and lightheaded. I had gotten light headed before when I stand up, but always thought it was nothing. This particular day though, it felt different. While in the hospital, they did a number of tests. The next morning they said while monitering my heart rate through the night, it went from 70 beats a minute, down to 2 or so beats a minute. They said they wanted to do more tests, and left the room. When...

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Survey?

I am wondering how many people here have chronic conditions which cause them to pass out occasionally---and how often does it happen? For me, the prospect of collapsing in public has always been the worst part of having a heart condition. It's happened twice within the last two months, and so now I am doubly curious as to what kind of thoughts everyone else who has experienced this has. I find it pretty humiliating, despite what my family and friends tell me. So what are your immediate reactions...

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What's happening??

I had my pacemaker implant last October for AV heart block with bundle branch block. My initial symptoms were two episodes of fainting or near fainting 10-15 minutes after my run. In fact, I was already cooled down. Initially, my cardiologist thought I had a vasovagal episode, but the 24-hour monitor and event monitor revealed the heart block. I had been training for a half marathon scheduled for this Sunday, which was okayed by my cardiologist.

Last Sunday, after a 10 mile run (a...

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Going for a PET scan next Weds

I have been told to be there at 7:00am, and bring a good book because it takes 5 hours to complete.

I hope this will tell me if one area of my heart is truly necrotic or just dormant. If dormant, that makes me a bypass candidate.

Wish me luck,

Stumpy.

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Is this normal?

My ICD was implanted three years ago. I felt very secure knowing it was there to help me. At first I was concerned about what I might feel if the defibrillator fired. But as time went by I became even more comfortable with the idea that I had this wonderful device to help me. About a month ago however, the defibirillator fired when I was asleep. After I got to the ER, on my doctor's instructions, the device continued to fire 23 times. I was given additional medical to help regulate my heart r...

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You know you're wired when...

You can finally prove that you have a heart.

Member Quotes

I finished 29th in London in 2 hours 20 minutes 30 seconds which is my fastest with or without a device so clearly it didn’t slow me down ! I had no problems apart from some slight chaffing on my scar - more Vaseline next time.