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first check up

today was my site checkup. the RN said all looked good but still no lifting or driving.

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extremely confused...

hi! i keep getting on here for advice, so one one hand sorry to bug ya, but on the other, this site is a great resource and its a lifeline for me these days. so... here's the scoop:
had heart blocks, had a pacer put in coming up on 5 wks ago. found out last week i'm still having right bundle branch blocks. i had at least 3 of them today while at work. they knocked me down. im glad i have a job that isnt super strenuous, and my coworkers are super understanding.
now i've had my ep doc...

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Chest pains sharp last 3 days

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone could give some advice on this. I recently went to the hospital for tests due to chest pains and feelings of passing out in the middle of the night. This would often wake me up in the middle of the night and scare me so badly that I had to go in. I had a and ECG done, blood test, x-rays, echocardiogram and a 24 hour Halter moniter done and apparantly everything came back normel. The doc told me that my dual chamber Pacemaker looked fine and that I...

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*yawn* and QOTW

Yes, that is what I am doing right now, and will be doing all day. Wow, I've had a lot of interesting comments to my posts, but none like the ones on my last!!! Ha!! They really put a smile on my face. :) Susie, I will definately try to remember to tell people that; :) :) !!! You WOULD think that for all we go through we would ALL have gotton purple hearts by now... Hahaha!! I made a chessy pun... Ok here is the QOTW -

"Heart scars are sexy."
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Shocked!

Hello everyone, I have not been on the site for a long time which must mean that Im feeling good. However, yesterday I was at my in-laws farm and I grabbed the electric fenced and got one hell of a shock. It hurt and it scared me. I felt good afterwards, but last night I woke up feeling a little wierd and then today at work I had a couple of dizzy/faint spells. I'm just concerned that I may have damaged something inside. I have an appointment on Thursday to get things checked out. Has anyone els...

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Question to be answered

Does any one know what External Counter Pulsation treatments are. I just came across it and have never heard of it before. So this is more to solve my curiosity
Mona

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Running-What to expect

I have a question-I am a runner, had my pm put in Dec 08. I have a dual pm due to a very slow heartrate. What should I expect as far as recovery time. I am running but I am slower and I quess I expected to be back to speed by now.
They also turned off my regulator-is this common? I guess I am just trying to figure out what is reasonable. Thank you for any help you can give me on this.

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5 K

Well, so far so good, and no fast heart rhythms. I'm not going to just lounge around and wait for them to return. If they do come back, I'll deal with it then.....I'm going to get busy in the mean time.
For right now, I'm going to start another round of 5k training in hopes of participating in the one I signed up for in September.
It's not going to be easy at first, because I'm still getting used to being paced the majority of the time, and I'm out of shape. All of my life I've had ext...

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New Doctor

I am in desperate need of a new doctor. I am seeing a doctor now that I am not very happy with, and I was planning on going back to see my original EP at the end of this month. I got a letter in the mail a few days ago informing me that she is taking a medical leave of absense for an undetermined period of time.

I have developed new arrrhythmia's since my last ablation in November, and my current doctor doesn't seem to know what to do with me at this point.

I am willing t...

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Riding My Horse

Hi Everyone - Tomorrow will be 8 weeks since my pacemaker implant. I rode my horse yesterday for the first time since my operation and it was wonderful! I had help lifting my western saddle up on his back, and I am still being careful about using my left arm too much, but once I was up on him, everything went well, and it was a mental (as well as physical) triumph for me. I am 60 years old, and still pretty darn healthy, despite it all :-)

I had posted about 3 weeks after my pacemake...

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Happy Mother's Day!

I'd like to take a moment to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful women here who have taken time to "Mother me".

Thank you for all the times you have given me direction, given me advice when I needed it and have told me the truth when no one else could or would. Thank you each and everyone for caring enough about me to help me when I needed it the most.

May you each have a blessed day!
Happy Mother's Day,
love Pacergirl

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TONING TABLES

Hi there

Does anyone have any advice regarding the use of toning tables...those wonderful machines ( electrically powered ) that tone up your muscles while you lie back and think of whatever ?

I have a dual chamber pacemaker and I am currently trying hard to lose weight. I would like to join my friends who are planning to use toning tables.

I am concerned there "could be" interference from the machines and/or I could risk damaging the PM leads or cause some more...

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pacemaker V medications for VT....

Hi there, I have a lot of arrhythmia's (a.fib, VT, and tons of ectopics) and my ep has prescribed fleicanide (tampacor), for the VT. The problem is even though I am very sob and get a lot of chest pain, I cannot get past my fear of this medication. I realise implanting a pacer is a big deal, but I feel less anxious about this than the meds. I have been struggeling with this decision for about 16months.

Does anyone have any opinion on fleicanide V pace-maker/ICD.
Any advice or...

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New Gallery

Blake,
The new gallery is a big improvement. Much easier to find a members photos. I just spent several minutes checking out several friends.

frank

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advice needed again

hi folks, a few weeks ago i posted on here after what appeared to be my body rejecting my device.
I've currently got a large abcess like "bump" on my scar and my cardiologist has put me on Flucoxacillin (think thats how you spell it) for 2 weeks then i've to report back in a month.
As well as feeling absolutely fine, he reckons i'll need to get the device replaced and put in my right side. Anyone had this before ?
I've read some of the posts about lead removal (mines will need to...

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Cardiologist in NYC

I recently relocated to New York City and my cardiologist from home did not have any specific recommendations for a doctor here. I was wondering if anyone on here could recommend a cardiologist/electrophysiologist in the NYC area.
Thanks!

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first travel holiday after PM

so I got my CRT pacemaker last August took some 6 months to get used to it. Just came back from a weeks holiday. A bit tired. We passed all the hospitals I had on my list just in case my pm needed anything done. To avoid salty restaurant food we rented a holiday home instead of hotels did our own cooking. The whirlpool was nice to relax but with a pm it feels different so I did not go as often as I would have done before having a pm. My home monitor travelled with me. As long as I can travel I w...

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tightness in chest--pm 48 hrs ago

I had my pacemaker put in 2 days ago and I feel great but have tightness/pulling in the center of my chest. Almost feels related to the leads. Also have a dull cough after talking for a while. Any thoughts? thanks

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pain in wrong places

ok
i got my pm less than a week ago,it is on my left side, and feels fine. The pain is my right shoulder, i can move my left arm with less pain than my right. Has anyone else had this problem? I think its from how ?i am sleeping but not sure.
it sad that the reason I am taking pain pills is not where I had surgery

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Gulf Coast Triathlon

I just wanted to send out a word of encouragement to those wondering if there life will ever get back to where it was before their PM implant: Today I competed in the GCT 1/2 Ironman in Panama City Beach, FL. My time was 6 hours 37 minutes.

I do not know the particular situation that surrounds all the PM wearers on this site, but do not quite living...do not quit striving to be the best that you can be.

By the way, my PM was implanted 1 year and 3 months ago!

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You know you're wired when...

You fondly named your implanted buddy.

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