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Thanks to everyone

Im going to take a sabatical from the site. I wish to thank everyone for thier help and friendship over the last ten months you have helped me overcome alot that has happened. Thank you all and I send my love to all. Will say some prayers for everyone. Ive got alot of chores to get done and probably wont be on for quite awhile. Thanks again for everything that you have bestowed onto me. I really am not sure if I would have done as well as I did without your friendships in here. Ill try and pop o...

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Theme songs for us all!

That's right, I have found music for EVERYBODY here. If you see something on the list below that fits you, search it on YouTube.

1) If you are self conscious, hide everything, and only your closest friends/ family know about your ticker, check out "The Real Me" by Natalie Grant

2) If you are a pacemakerchick (sorry guys, I couldn't find one like this for you), look up "Anthem" by Superchick

3) If you have a doctor, family member, friends, etc. who you feel is re...

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No ICD yet, but probably soon.

Hi, I am probably going to be a new member here. I was just told yesterday that I probably have ARVD (or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia), and that once it is confirmed I will need a pacemaker. I am very scared and confused. I hope to find information, advice and support from this community. Thank you for letting me be part of it.

Stephanie.B

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far field r wave oversensing

during in-office PM check... I figure you guys will have heard of that. They tried adjusting things, but couln't make them go away. They finally set something to 500 I think. They made it sound like it's no big deal. So it's cool? It doesn't cause any noticeable symptoms.
Thanks in advance for the information.

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ekg questions

Hello. I was wondering if anyone knows what some of these readings from my latest ekg means:
BORDERLINE REPOLARIZATION ABNORMALITY: ST dep & abnormal T
BASELINE WANDER IN LEAD (S) V3

Thanks!
Heather

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Epidural Side Effects


Hello Folks,

I have a question for any of you folks that may have had an epidural injection for lower back pain. The question id did you have any side effects, such as headache and irregular heart beat afterward. If you did, how long did it take for things to return to normal?

I had an injection Monday (6-1-09) and headaches and irregular heart rate have been something to behold since. The headache is a little better (maybe 25% less) today, but still enough to make...

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I have a new Relaxing method

Im now the proud owner of a 18.5 foot Skeeter fishing boat. The only catch my wife put on it was the Harley has to go, thats ok I havent been riding it, which makes her very happy, its bad enough thinking of my defib going off when I drive my truck let alone a bike. Have had it out 6 times now and it is fantastic, for a little while out there on the water I forget that Ive got half my heart damaged and have this machine inside of me watching every movement my heart makes, which is a good thing....

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medicated stress test

Well, my last post long disappeared, so I will start a new one. I finally got a call back from my doctor’s office the other day and they are having me come in on Monday for a medicated stress test. I have never had one of these done before and I know that my arteries are clear so not sure what to expect. Anyone ever have one of these done post pacemaker implant?

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Have you had these symptons?

After walking several blocks,I get a pain in my right ear. This is followed by a heaviness on my chest, and dificulty breathing Any one have this experience?.

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Lower Blood Pressure

Hi,

Recently I have had a drop in blood pressure. Normally I was about 110/67. This past week it has fluctuated from 119/71 to 91/51 and heart rate from 98 to 50. PM is set from 50.

I am not on any heart meds. Only antidepressant.

Has anyone else experienced this?


Thank you,
CJ

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Sick to stomach all the time

With my current medications I feel nausea and sick to my stomach all the time. I am currently taking 6mg Warfarin, 360mg Diatoazem, 0.25mg Digoxin, 150mg Toprol daily. 37.5mg Trimaterene is taken 3 days a week.

Which one I these medicines is most likely to cause nausea and stomach problems? I am currently too sick to go work because of the side effects.

I took Amiodarone for three years and stopped taking it one year ago because if was affecting my eyes. Since them...

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check out my poem

I take one step ahead towards regret.
And find myself in a world of great fear.
A land that can make any one be stressed.
A place where thy own eyes experience tears.
I find myself in a world of sadness.
My face is burning in red hot flames.
My hands are still, froze, with pain and hardness.
My head looks down and raises up great shame.
It seems the sky looks down upon my pate.
The sun shines hard with brightness in the air.
But soon will darke...

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Pacemaker Site Reconstruction

Just an update, I’m finally getting my old PM site taken care of next Monday afternoon. My cardiologist backed off and is having a plastic surgeon do the 1 hour surgery. My 17 year old leads were capped and started to erode through the skin.
As I’m the skinny one there’s just no cover for the excess roll of capped lead wires. The surgeon conferred with my Cardiologst and plans to take out the excess coil of wires and possibly use a (small ladies implant) ??? to cover the...

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10 weeks and still having pain

I’ve had my pacemaker for about 10 weeks and I still have stabbing, stinging pains in the area around the PM. I feel that it’s been a success, and saved my life for which I am so grateful, but from what the doctors say and things I read, I should have been feeling fine by now. I hate to be a big baby about this, but it is really getting in the way of my getting back to normal. The cardiologist says I am healing just fine. My heart is responding as it should. I am just wondering if an...

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Pookie and Harley

Anybody heard from either of them!

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Pacemaker put in 1 week ago : (

After trying meds for atrial fib & flutter with 2 second pauses, I now have a PM.. It’s only been 7 days, but i’m ready to start doing push-ups, weight lift & run into burning buildings again. There is no pain at the site. My left shoulder aches from being told by Dr that I cannot raise my elbow above shoulder for 2 weeks. Dr told me NO push-ups or any upper body exercise for 6 weeks : ( He said I can then do all the push-ups I can do, but only light weightlift training. No s...

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having a pacemaker

Im a 50 year old male, i got my pacemaker back in july 2001, I was scared half to death when the doctors told me i needed a pacemaker,what changes would be happening in my life?,would my life be shorter having one, would it fail on me, I work 50 to 80 miles out in the woods as a logger, what couldn’t I do that I had always been able to do?, many fears and questions. well now 8 years later Iv’e had no problems at all, the only things Im not supposed to do are weld and run a chainsaw,...

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Glad he is alive

Hi folks, I do not have a pacemaker. My husband does. I fought doctors for over a year. One month apart appointments with the cardiologist who did nothing and acted like he was smarter then everyone else. Someone at last got him into UCSD and he was told he did not have another month to live. They took him in and gave him a pacemaker and he came out of surg looking like a brand new person. Everyone needs someone to speak up for them now. I am a nag. I make him excersize etc and take care of him...

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first pacer check

I went for my first pacer check today. My pacer was "installed" April 24, 2009. It was interesting. I didn’t like how I felt after the test. The tech admitted he did something to check on my heart rate, I was throwing PVC’s big time. Hadn’t felt that way since before my surgery. Is that common for each pacer check? The tech told me I was 97% dependent on my PM. I just thought it zapped my heart once a second to keep my heart rate up. Any information will be greatly ap...

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things get better...

In the beginning when i first got my pacemaker i was very upset and depressed. I feel so much better now that 3 years have gone past. I dont feel depressed any more. I guess it is normal for us to feel sad and depressed at times but i just wanted you to know that things do get better. Yes, there are times when i feel frustrated about certain things that i cannot control but when i look at the bigger picture...Im just thankful to God that i am alive. So i pray right now for all of you. In the nam...

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You know you're wired when...

You need to be re-booted each morning.

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My pacemaker was installed in 1998 and I have not felt better. The mental part is the toughest.