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Holiday Greetings

To all co-pacers,
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year!
Thank you all for your comments to my posts. Its just nice knowing your out there. God Bless you all and your families as well.Bless our cardiologists and our pacemakers...without them we wouldn't be here to welcome 2009!

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Weird sensations

I have a question. Yesterday I saw a cardiologist and got my pacemaker adjusted (I've had it a little over four weeks). Ever since it was adjusted I've had a weird sensation, sort of like PVC's - heart in my throat. It happens about 2-5 times per hour, and is worse when I bend over. It absolutely started right after the pacemaker "tune-up". Has anyone had this happen? I don't know if I should go back to my cardio, or just wait it out.

Thanks!

Michele C

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Still very anxious

I appreciate the responses about getting the lead fixed, But what I really want to know is if anyone has had this kind of anxiety after getting a pm. I did not suffer from anxiety before the pm. Now even with medicine I feel like I am going crazy with anxiety. I am considering getting the pacemaker taken out. I appreciate the feed back Carmen

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

hi turbo,bionic man , sculptor, blake and anyone else who is or isn't around. i hope fora very merry christmas and a better 2009 in the usa and canada and globally. take care everyone . look after yourself as best you can. jessie

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Christmas Eve!

Hey!!!!!!!! Yesterday, I read a quote by Maya Angelou: "I've learned that I can have pains, but I don't have to be one." I am going to adapt this into my life, considering the past few months. Even my friends have said, "I hope you feel better Sydney, because, no offense, you can be...kind of a ****." Those were their words, not mine! Anyway, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas if I'm not here before tomorrow. It's Christmas Eve, and it just seems like 4th of July just passed! So Happy Christm...

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PACEMAKER RELATED INFECTIONS

I had no idea that you can contract an infection several years later after having a pacemaker implanted. I thought an infection was caused at the time of implantation of the Pacemaker and caused symptoms a couple of weeks later. Blake your letter drew my attention to this fact. It was very well written, well done.

Hope everyone on site has a nice Christmas and a Healthy Happy New Year.

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Merry Christmas

To Blake, and to all my friends in the Pacemaker Club, may I wish a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. My hope for you all is that you may be safe and well. Enjoy the fun!

Kind wishes, and in appreciation of much support and friendship so generously offered by you all, I send much love. Sheila

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Letter to Medicare....

I first would like to send the warmest of the Season's Greetings to everyone here at the PaceMaker Club!

I have just finished reading the "Letter to Medicare" listed under "Latest News", to the right. My goodness, what a very well written letter we have here. I would like to encourage everyone to read it, as it could effect you directly or someone you know. The attached stories of our PacerMaker friends really sends the message that we need help with the infections!

Bravo...

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Wishing all my "supercharged" friends a great Christmas from Tasmania followed by a good 2009.
Tenanabit. (ICD) equipped.

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beta blockers / de-fib / PM affecting performance

i am a former world class triathlete who had a PM/Defib ICD inserted in August. 3 weeks later while cycling i went in to V-tach and they put me on a beta blocker (sotalol). i've been in 2x to have the device settings adjusted. however, when i ride my bike i have to stop every 15-20 minutes. it feels like i'm riding with a plastic bag over my head. walking / jogging is a bit better. it's gotten so discouraging i've almost given up cycling til i discovered this site and saw the success others are...

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Merry Christmas and A Happy and Healthy New Year

I wish to wish all good holidays! And thank all for being here and supporting me and befriending me in my last 4 months with all my health problems. I can never repay any of you for your help; Except to say " THANK YOU, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!"
DAVE

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A Fib and Flecainide

Well guys I am 4 months post PM implant and had my first
A Fib episode this weekend. It sucked! Lucky for me my EP was on call and at the hospital when I arrived.

I was up and down between 140 and 80 beats per min. Scary stuff.

I got the PM for Vasovagal Syncope and now this crap comes along. They gave me Flecainide and I converted back into sinus rythm.

The EP sent me home with Flecainide 50 mg every 12 hours. Has anyone taken this drug and is it effecti...

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Merry X-mas and thanks a lot for beeing here :-)

I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas with a lot of love and just the best to the New Year - a lot of health, love, luck etc.

And I would like to thank you all that you are here, because I can tell you that you have helped me really a lot! I have my pacemaker for 5 months now and I am really glad that I know that I am not here alone... you know how I mean it. I am from the Czech Republic and I dont know anybody here with the PM in the similar age as I am so its nice to know that t...

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doing what he won't

Ok, so my father has just got a ICD on 11/18/2008
Yesterday 12/22/08 we went for a check up and his doctor turned down the voltage. since we got home last night he is having chest pain so should I encourage him to make the call to his doctor? he wants to wait tell tomarrow...

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Happy Holidays

To all my Pacemaker Club Buddies, I wish each of you and your loved ones a safe, healthy and Happy Holiday Season.

And I'll see you down the road in a few days.

Smitty

Merry Christmas and Happy New year CathyrinB. We miss you.

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paceguard

Check out this new website. It is a protective guard to allow people who want to be active/sports and want protection. www.paceguard.com They can be reached at paceguard@gmail.com

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Merry Christmas

Hi everyone!! I have not posted on here for a while but have been reading all of your messages on here daily.
Just wanna thank everyone for all of there support this 1st year of mine with my pm.(especially Smitty, Uvagershwin and gentlben4u) I have had it for just over 8 months now and the past few have felt very well, possibly better than i did before i even knew i needed one.

I hope you all have a very merry christmas.

See you all in the new year.
Take care, Lou...

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anxiety

Hi I am new to the club, I had a pacemaker installed 3 wks ago.After the first day I had a terruble pulsating in my abdomen. After 5 days they found that a lead had come loose. They have shut off power to that lead but it has not been fixed. I have now been experiencing the worst anxiety I have ever had, at times I even felt like I was hallucinating. I thought it may be from the medicine from surgery. I have a condition called Mitochondrial myopathy and things do not metabolize well. Anyone else...

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Help with info

Hi All

Today without thinking I raised my arm are over my head, just two weeks after having PM put in. What should I be looking for if I damaged anything? My Dr. told me under not circumstances should I raise my arm above my shoulder. I did it without thinking and not sure what to do now or what to look for. I can't be the first to do this.

Ron

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My Heartfelt Warm Wishes to You

  • by bunnykin
  • 2008-12-21 12:12:55
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This is the time of year when one sits down to "take stock" of what and how the year has presented to each one of us.
I have just been discharged from hospital after 3 days stay while being tried on a new drug to try to control this very obstinate tachycardia of mine. There seems to be no respite and even on discharge there was another attack of rapid rhythm that went haywire. Thank God my ICD did not shock me this time. There's still a dismal tunnel that I may need to travel thru my EP hi...

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