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PM settings

I read on another post and posted on that post about PM settings and being tired
feeling better etc etc
I feel better then before I had the PM... but I still get tired
not as bad as before... but its still there.....and Smitty my hubby has noticed that I have a lot more energy then before
but I have a question about what you said about the settings
of the PM? how many settings are there?
I know that my upper level is set to 140 which use to be 130 and the low...

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Epicardial Leads

Hi. I have had my pacemaker/defib about 5 weeks. The lead for the left side has been shut off for a little over a week. I have to have it placed on the outside of my heart on Thur. How long is the recovery time for this surgery. How long does it take for the left side where the p/d was implanted to heal and feel normal again - does it ever feel normal again? There are still areas that are numb, but at the same time some areas that are painful and sting when I move my arm. I'm having a ha...

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tired

hi its me Patsy all is well with me starting to kinda feel normal again pm implant 10/28/09 i was just wondering has anyone with recent implants feel tired by the end of the day im exhausted never really been like this before pm im a very motivated person at age 48 an since pm i will go to work come home rest for about a hour then start my dinner clean up an i have nothing left in me you no girls as moms an wife home is our second job an i really like things clean an so so my husband helps with...

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Mamogram question for the gals

Okay I am due for my mamogram.. so with the PM how does one do this? I have been hearing ultra sound is a better choice? Please let me know what all of you gals have done with this and the PM
Thank you :)

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Did I have panic attack?

Since I am very new to these feelings I came to the place where I know I can get some answers.

My visiting nurse was here yesterday and even though I had severe pain and pressure in my chest all vitals were great. Because I suffer from fibromyalgia she said that the pain is much more exaggerated.

Well today I ventured out with my sister to the supermarket and while walking around I started to feel as though my heard was going to pound out of my chest. My pulse felt a little...

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Heartblock

Hey Everyone,

I'm putting this question out there to all of my pacemaker friends. Yesterday I went to my checkup for my PM and found out that the bottom half of my heart is using the PM 97%, where at my last visit 6 months ago it was only 32%. When I asked the Cardiologist why his reply was, "It doesn't matter why, since you have the PM it will handle it whether it's 32% or 97%." Am I wrong to want to know why my heart needs it more now than 6 months ago? I am a 46 year old woman,...

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curious

  • by mikej
  • 2010-02-07 11:02:43
  • ICDs
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does anyone here have this?....crt-d w/avt model n107 ?boston scientific/guidant doesnt have this model listed,hmmm.looking for someone else that has this one.

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achey legs

Hi :)
Does anyone have achey legs?
blood pressure is fine and pulse is fine..legs not swollen and no red marks...
I don't underswtand the achey leg deal?
I have had my PM for 3 months and the achey leg thing started off and on about a month ago....
I suppose I better call the Dr and find out...
I just wondered if anyone experienced something like this
Thank you

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Pacemaker

Hi,

Was just wondering if anybody had their PM implanted under their left pectoral muscle? And do they have complete range of motion to that arm?

I had mine implanted in Oct of 09 and still cannot raise my left arm above my head like my right one without having pain, Was wondering if it gets better? Thanks Carol

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new at this PM

i just had a pacemaker at age 60, i am very healthy, even with the second degree block had not much symptoms. this was found coincidentally at the time of a routine colonoscopy, when they put me in the monotor for the colonoscopy sedation they noted the skipping beats and sent me to the cardilogist. within a week i had the pm, no time to adjust. the surgery did not hurt I DEMANDED general anesthesia, the docs were upset at me but i was afraid of the pain. now reading some of the comments he...

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New PM/Need Cartoon Jokes ~ ~

I just found out a close friend of the family recently had a PM implant. He is about 46 years old, married with two young children. He lives in Ft. Stockton, Tx., but the nearest big hospital, I think, is San Angelo. I hear he is doing okay, I hope.

I am mailing him a note introducing him to the PM Club & urging him to join. I was wanting to send a few jokes and "cartoons" from the PM Club "Joke" forum. I printed out a few of the written jokes, but what I am really wanting/needin...

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New info

Hi Everyone,
It is late Sunday here and I have had the worst weekend so far. I told you about my G.P appointment on Thrusday and she was going to look into follow up for the results of my event recorder. She sent me an email this weekend asking me how willing I am to undergo another pacemaker surgery. I'm very scared. The first one I had got very infected with staph and I ended up in the hospital for almost 2 weeks and had to have it out and on very strong antibiotics. She also told me that...

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Paulb

what are you questions about a bone marrow biopsy... I can help you.

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Managing Your Pacemaker

Managing Your Pacemaker

Do your part in managing your pacemaker. You may have to have someone help you, but there are certain things you'll need to do to manage your pacemaker successfully. These include:
Understand your acceptable heart rate. Before you leave the hospital, discuss with your doctor the specific maximum heart rate above your pacemaker rate that's acceptable. Discuss the programmed lower and upper rate for your pacemaker, too. Talking about this with your doctor e...

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Neurocardiogenic Syncope

Found this at www.hrtcare.com

WARNING -----> VERY LONG POSTING

Neurocardiogenic Syncope

Syncope (fainting) is one of the most common medical ailments encountered in clinical practice. Although frequently thought of as a condition with a neurological origin, it’s actually a cardiovascular problem - as such, a neurologic work-up is seldom rewarding. The two main causes of syncope are cardiac arrhythmias and neurocardiogenic (vasovagal, vasodepressor) syndromes. In...

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Pacemaker Syndrome

Hi again.

I was just remembering one of our members asking about headaches after having his/her pacemaker, some of us even experience dizziness and the feeling that you're going to faint.

Well, here are 2 articles that help explain what Pacemaker Syndrome is.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1502063


http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/159706-overview

I'm in the helping mode today :)


Pookie

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Arrhythmia Medications

Hi everyone, with so many "newbies" lately I thought it might be of some help to repost some really informative articles I found.



Found in today's American Heart Association Newsletter:

When taken exactly as prescribed, medications can do wonders. They can help prevent heart attack and stroke. They can also prevent complications and slow the progression of coronary heart disease. Make sure that your doctor knows all the drugs you're taking, including over-the-c...

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Atenolol

Does anyone have any experience with accidentally missing a 25mg dose? It says not to stop taking abrupty...but I've only been on it for 3 days....I forgot a day.

Should be fine I think.....thought I'd ask!
Thanks

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Ejection Fraction

Hi everyone, found the following information from the Mayo Clinic Website.....and it's understandable!! yippee.

Ejection fraction is a measurement of the capacity at which your heart is pumping.

During each heartbeat cycle, the heart contracts and relaxes. When your heart contracts, it ejects blood from the two pumping chambers (ventricles). When your heart relaxes, the ventricles refill with blood. No matter how forceful the contraction, it doesn't empty all of the blood...

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Living With A Pacemaker


Just trying to help out the newbies.....


Now that you have a pacemaker (or soon may get one), you may be wondering why you need one and how a pacemaker works. Your artificial pacemaker is a modern marvel; it's medical science's solution to the electrical problems of a slow or irregular heartbeat. But before you can understand how your pacemaker works, you first need to know a little about your heart. Basically, your heart is a pump made of special muscle. It pumps blood to...

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Member Quotes

At age 20, I will be getting a pacemaker in few weeks along with an SA node ablation. This opportunity may change a five year prognosis into a normal life span! I look forward to being a little old lady with a wicked cane!