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Where to go for device checks

I've just had my second 3 month device check at my cardiologist office. Is there anywhere else we can go for these check-ups? Labs or other facilities?

jbl

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More News on the Medtronic Lead Problem

This may be worse than initially reported:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123697437188922919.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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Rawr!

Sorry 'bout the title, I couldn't think of a better one! :) Anyhoos, I was wondering if there could be something called overpacing??? Would this maybe account for the "rush" feelings I get? I finally got one of those medical ID bracelets, and it is really the ugliest thing ever to be graced by my wrist. LOL! It did come in handy today in Latin when we were chatting about the gods and goddesses, though. If you want the full story, PM me; it's reeallyy long! Oh, and this Mondays quote will be the...

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Rate Response turned off........

Hello Pace People, I will be turning off my r/r on Mon. During a recent exercise test my h/r exceeded 135 in a 2 minute tread mill run with the r/r off. Doc wanted to keep it on anyway with some of his new settings. Long story short, the settings have caused a great deal more pvc.pac, than before and I am tired of going back.(3x in 2 weeks) I had the r/r off for 6 weeks last year but returned to r/r as my h/b would not increase with exercise. What no one would tell me is b/blockers will no...

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Heart failure or not??

2 weeks ago I was put in the hospital for an infected gallbladder that had to be removed. Before being able to do the surgery I had to be cleared by a cardiologist.Just to let you know what I am being treated for before I went into the hospital. I have a pacemaker for complete heart block, take medicine for afib and Wolff's Parkinson White Syndrone until ablation procedure scheduled for May that my EP said will leave me 100% dependent. They done an echo on me to discharge me for the surgery and...

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tee is praying

god grant me the serenity-to accept the thing i cant change the courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to know the difference amen

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Ventricle Pacing Pain

Has anyone here heard of any information which implies that there could be chest pain associated with right ventricle pacing? My doc is suggesting that perhaps my intermittent chest pain is caused by the pacing in the right ventricle. I pace 100% in the atrium and 40% in the ventricle. Pain feels about the size of a quarter and is kind of a "pinching" sensation. Could a lead placement problem cause this?

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Friday the 13th

Is it me, or does it seem to ya'll that Friday the 13th has come to this site a day early?

LOL!



Also hope ya'll haven't forgotten to set your pacers ahead one hour. I almost forgot this year. LOL!

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ASK what you dont understand

I just got home from my 60 day pacer check. Everything is perfect YAY!
I decided I really needed to know more about my pacer and this process so I went thru this forum and took notes before my appt today. WOW! Thanks everyone.
I ASKED what this test was about and what they looked for. I ASKED for a printout and ASKED them to explain what i all meant then wrote my own notes beside the medical jargon on printout. I ASKED them to explain my pacer card info. I ASKED about my battery life a...

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A.M.S

Hi everyone,
Just been for my 1st check-up, atrial pacing 2.4%, Ventricular pacing 99%.Can anyone xplain what an AMS log episode is? Apparently I had one on 20th Feb for 6 seconds!It says peak A rate 200 (min) and further along a graph showing V rate during AMS 100% of the time and along bottom line between 75 n 85 (min)!
Don't have a clue what all that means.

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Clothes

Just had my pacemaker implanted on 3/5/2009. What I am wondering is how noticeable this thing will be when summer comes around and I want to wear a sundress with thin straps or a tank top? I am not so worried about a slight scar, but more about the bump.

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hi

  • by tee
  • 2009-03-12 04:03:29
  • Coping
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hi iam tee iam glad i found this group its been hard coping on my own ive been in need of lots of support and did not no what to do or where to go the inter net has helped that's how i stumbled upon this here group its the first time ive spoken to people like myself with a pacemaker thanks coolhandlule for your chat and kindness you make me wish i was 21.the next person i spoke to was jessie what a lovely person cant Waite till we chat again Ive had my pm for just over a year after my heart stop...

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Heart Rate Monitor

Does anyone use a heart rate monitor when exercising?
I've been thinking about getting one but was wondering if some were more accurate than others. I have just been using the RPE when exercising, but since I'm basically a lazy person. . .well, it might not be too accurate for me. Any suggestions or feedback?

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question for the veterans

For those of you who have been through multiple battery changes and new leads, did any of you have trouble getting a second set of leads in? And when you got your second leads, did you leave the pm on the same side? My impeded lead has gotten worse so I'm going to have to get it replaced when I do my next battery. She mentioned the possibility of extraction and/or going to the right side. I'm still on my first set of leads, I thought 2 sets pretty much always fit, and I definitely don't want to...

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When I can sleep on left side

Hello:
I have had my PM since Valentines Day and was wondering when I can sleep on my left side without worrying about
my leads? I have done my exercises from the start and have
almost no soreness now.

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Joke - And then the fight started


A man comes home from work and can’t find his wife. After looking all over the house he finds her in the bedroom as naked as a jay bird standing in front of a mirror looking at herself. She had recently had a pacemaker installed.

The man yells at his wife “What are you doing?”

The wife replies “I had a doctor’s appointment today and the doc checked out the PM scar and in the course of the exam he said that I have the breasts of a 20 year old”

The man r...

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Thanks everyone

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
I’m doing much better.
I’m sorry to have caused such a commotion, and I hated to worry others.
I hate hospitals, even though I work at one, and hate going to the ER even more so. Unfortunately, going to the ER is necessary when you can’t breathe.
Feeling MUCH better now, though, THANKS BUNCHES.

Ya'll behave out there,
(I know how hard that can be......LOL)

Angelie

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college

Does anyone no of any college grants or scholarships for a person that is totally paced. My son is getting ready for college and would love any info you may have. Thanks Rodney

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Smart Students

A 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders.
Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are 6-year-old first-graders, because the last one is a classic!

1. Don't change horses
until they stop running.

2. Strik...

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Support group for women with pacemakers

Just a reminder! www.wired4life.net is here for all women with pacemakers! We are currently celebrating our 5th anniversary this year, with our first ever conference in September, in St. Paul, MN. We would love to have you join the group. If you have any questions, please drop me a note! ~Dawn (Founder) dawnhuberty@wired4life.net

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You know you're wired when...

You have a maintenance schedule just like your car.

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I just want to share about the quality of life after my pacemaker, and hopefully increase awareness that lifestyles do not have to be drastically modified just because we are pacemaker recipients.