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Healers v.s. Mechanics

Good afternoon,

Do you guys feel your cardiologists/EP's are more technical mechanics than nurturing, caring healers or both. If both, you're lucky!

Dealing with cardiologists for years now, I asked everyone of them "why" they became cardiologists...AND everyone of them shrugged and said "I don't know," I kid you not!

Ask me why I spent a long career in the Coast Guard risking my life as a first responder...and I would say to "save lives."

Interesting...

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Heading in the Right Direction

I just came back from an interrogation and finally had some good news. At my last interrogation I was told I had 30 episodes of A-Fib and was in A-Fib 14% of the time. The longest episode was 56 hrs. At this interrogation I had 14 episodes and was in A-Fib 3% of the time and my longest episode was 16 hrs. The strange thing is nothing was changed on my last interrogation. I'm hoping it means my heart is getting stronger. I certainly feel much better than I have. I posted a message a while...

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Jessie

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Coumadin - anyone?

Hi - I posted earlier this week re: being dx'd with sick sinus syndrome - waiting to see an EP but meanwhile cardiologist started me on coumadin. Started tonight - I am concerned - afraid of course I will have a hemorrhagic stroke or bleed to death - have hx of ulcers, only one kidney, diabetes and frequent UTI's. Mostly concerned about adjustment of dose - being tested tomorrow but then I have to wait until next Wed to go to the coumadin clinic to be tested again. I am a vegetable eater due...

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happy american thanksgiving

i wish to wish all my american friends a happy thanksgiving thursday. relish in the time spent with family. let old wounds be healed. the world is fragile. we need to embrace our beliefs and holidays in the western world and celebrate. all the best for the holiday christmas and the year to follow. hugs jessie

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heavy metal detox

Hi All
I have PM for heart block. recently told I have high levels of mercury and that may have been the cause. have come across a powdered volcanic rock called zeolite. it is negatively charged and claimed to attract the heavy metals in the body (which are positively charged) which are then excreted.

my question is will the zeolite effect the metal components of the Pm and leads?
kind regards
Jan

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implant of teeth

i have come to a time in my life where no matter what root canal i had one tooth is failing me. my dentist is recommending implant and tells me that a bridge would be 2500 but an implant would be 3,000 not much difference for one tooth. my question is if i can't have my ears pierced again because of possible infection going to my heart what abount an implant where there is driling etc?it is also on the same side as my pacemaker. here i am with shingles with an infected tooth which the pain even...

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Problems with rate response

Hi Everyone,

I am still having a lot of problems with the rate response setting. I went to the doctor and first he shut off the rr , I felt great around the house, no flutters, no palpitations but when I went out to ride my bike my heart rate wouldn't go above 60, the programmed minimum and I quickly felt like garbage and had to return home after 3 miles. I am assuming that my sinus node is shot as well since my heart rate wouldn't increase unless there is a setting on the pacemaker...

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is it the weather

i just had a pacemaker put in 10/28/2009 still doing a little recovering some days are better than other some days i know its there an some days i dont if i do a little something around the house it gets a little sore an i get this like burning pintching feeling on the top of my leftshoulder blade has any one expeirence this at all does anyones pm feel different when it rains ?

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No diagnosis...but still getting a pacemaker

Hi all,

Firstly, I'd like to say how nice it is to have found this website and how supportive everyone is...it's a great comfort!

I have a history of dizzy spells since I was 13 and am now 27. A few weeks ago during a test to see if my spells were caused by Epilepsy, a single heart rate monitor that was placed on my chest picked up that my heart stopped for 8 seconds during a mild spell. I have had many 24hr holter monitors before, and it was sheer luck that I had a spell...

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A Little Upset!!

Hi All,

I just need to vent my frustration, hope you don't mind.

It all started yesterday as i was having a bad day of Extra beats/PVC's.

I phoned my PM clinic to ask there advice on them as there really getting on my nerves now.

The phone was answered by a lady, and i asked if i could speak to the person ill usually deal with, (bearing in mind this was only my 5th call to them since April) so im not on at them much.

Anyway she said ill go f...

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Ablation?

Hi,
Found out last week that another ablation attempt is in my near future (Dr. wanted to do it the next day...I walked out without scheduling). My last EP study never got to the ablation part because they couldn't induce the arythmeia for a long enough period of time to map it and fix it. It was an aweful experience and not one that I am looking forward to repeating. My question is what is the liklihood of it not working a second time?

Anybody had more than one not work?

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Fludrocortisone

Hi Guys,

I'm being treated with a single chamber pacemaker and have been since 1999. I had no complications or problems until this year, when I started experiencing dizziness and loss of consciousness again (like before I had my pacemaker fitted)

After various tests including another positive tilt table test and fitness test and blood tests galore the doctors have decided I have (I think) postural hypertension. They are now treating me alongside my single chamber pacemaker...

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UK

Heyy,

Was just wondering how many, if there are any, people there are who are from the UK? Anyone really but just wondered if there were any children or young adults my age who live locally to me? I am from Nottingham and I'm 15

Thanks,
SianXx

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cardiac dysrhythmia

would anyone know what this could mean? cardiac dysrhythmia

I am wearing a cardiac event monitoring kit for 10 days
and I am a little upset
Thank you

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angina

I am a60year old female and have had 2 bypasses and 6 stints at present i have a lot of painful angina the heart Dr. today says i need this defibrillator , can anyone tell me what to expect,they are going to put it in Dec.2 will i know it is there and is there pain and will i get better at this point my heart is very weak only 35% working and i am always shor of breath and no energy.


tricia

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Denver, Colorado

Hi,

Anyone located in the Denver Area?

Thanks,

Ron

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New Pacemaker

Hi, I had a pacemaker (Guidant) placed in 06-09 with Medtronic upper and lower lead wires. Right away I felt worse then before. The reason for the pacemaker is that I was unable to maintain a resting hr over 45 and was unable to get any higher then 95 during a stress test. Basically I felt terrible most of the time. After the pacemaker was in I felt like I was having a heart attack everytime I walked to the kitchen. My resting hr was set at 54. After complaining for 5 weeks my dr finally c...

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I'm new and scared - sick sinus syndrome

Wow - found out Thursday that I have sick sinus syndrome - had holter monitor on Sept 23 due to bradycardia - ended up in ER for abdominal pain - spent night in ER - dx'd with UTI - stressed and in pain - yet that HM came back normal. Went to cardiologist for clearance for knee replacement surgery on Nov 3 and I said I felt the HM was not a true representation since I was in ER and stressed and I just wanted to make sure everything was okay. he said fine - redid HM and it came back with tachy...

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2nd pacemaker tomarrow

Hey everyone.I have a dual lead pacemaker.My pacemaker went into backup mode.Im having right side lung pains.But the reason im posting is ::: Im getting a wifi pacemaker tomarrow.My doctor will use the merlin.net to keep up with it.My question is:: Has anyone here delt with having this type and what can I expect with one. Thanks to anyone that responds! Karen

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