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swollen forearm

hi all, I had to go to the hospital today because my nurse called my cardiologist and told him I've had some "zinging" sensations and my arm is somewhat discolored and swollen and hurts in a few places if you press on it. I don't have a bloodclot, but I need to find out what this is. Has anyone else ever had this?
Thank you.
Booknbrdcrzy (Victoria)

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Junctional Rhythm

I had to have a lead revision done over the last couple of days and seem to have developed a Junctional Rhythm.

I’m wondering if any of you folks have had experience with a Junctional Rhythm
and if so how did your doctors handle it.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

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Newbie from NV

Got my PM two days ago. The low end is set at 62 but my HR is staying above 70 - sometimes into the 80s. What is going on? Should I be concerned?

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Diaphragm Paralysis

I have four questions for some of you.

1 - Do any of you have paralyzes of the diaphragm?

2 - If you do, or did, have you had surgery to correct the problem?

3 - What were the results of the surgery. Namely, how long was recovery time and how much pain did you have and for how long?

4 - Do you know what caused your problem?

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To pace or not?

Hi,

I'm 31 and have complete block since birth, yet suffer no apparent symptoms. I have to confess I never really took much interest in my condition when I was younger - when I was a kid it was always explained to me as "your heart beats slower than most peoples, but it beats stronger to make up for it". I felt fine so never thought much about it. I have checkups once a year and Doctors have always told me that 1 day I might need pacemaker.

A few checkups ago one of the do...

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GETTING NEW ACCOUNT !!!

I AM GOING TO CREATE MY NEW ACCOUNT ....
PM_PRETTY IS MY NEW NAME
My old name (pacemakerkid) was getting old and i am older too .

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information

i just need to no something,my grandad recently passed away and he had a pacemaker fitted my family are still a little worried that the pacemaker will still be working, do they remove the pacemaker when someone dies or do they leave it??? am confused i just want my family to no a bit more

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New

I am so very excited to have found this page! I had a pacemaker implant in June of 2004 at the age of 19, im 22 now. I had fainting spells my whole life and doctors always said it was stress related or puberty related, they told me to take salt tablets and drink gatorade. I finally went to a cardiologist that said that she would do a tilt table test just for a "peice of mind" well with 2 minutes left on the table i passed out and my heart stopped for 40 seconds. As soon as i woke up they sai...

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"all the righrt questions"

Hi All, Have an interrogation on tues.with a new medtronic rep.
Any thoughts on the right questions to ask, and how many kinds of settings can be checked or changed. H/R seems to peak at 120 and that is not as much as I would like. P/M used to be 135+ and it was supposed to be moved up to 150h/b during my last meeting with a different rep. The report does not give any info on the settings as I see it. I currently have a duel lead Medtronoc p/m for sss.
thanks -Philman

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Newbie

Hi everyone. I just joined after reading many postings for a few months. I received my ICD in June and I'm still trying to adjust. Truth is, I can't stop thinking about it. I'm so tired all of the time and seem to be in a fog. The doc says it'll take a year or so to get used to it; I try not to dwell on it, but it's been such a life changing experience!! No one seems to understand how scary all of this has been. I was found to have a heart working only 50% (EF 27%) only after flunking an...

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Veteran's Day

Hey guys! We had a Veteran's Day assembly in which I had to play my amazing clarinet! I just wanted to thank all you vets out there for all you've done. If you know any vets, be sure to thank them for everything they've done to make this country all that it is. That's all. Have a great day!!!!

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New Machine!

Hi All,
Haven't been on for a while but I read comments every day.
My quesiton is I just received my ICD interrogation machine.
I was wondering from members who have one what it's like. Do you feel it, mine has a speaker they can talk to me on, and any comments you may have. Just weird to have this device next to your bed reading your heart! Guess I better be a good girl!

Hi Candi51

Linda

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Wii Fit

I am a new member. 6 weeks ago I received a pacemaker. I have many questions for you all...but I will ask just one today.
I wondering if any of you use the Wii Fit program???? Before surgery I used it every day ...now I am wondering if it is too soon to start using the excercises. Thanks for the great job you all do. Very informative.

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SVT

I've had my pacemaker for a year now. I recently went for a pacer check, and they asked me if I had been feeling alright,I told them I had been feeling some palpitations once in a while but I didn't think it was anything to worry about. Of course I now know it is. I have a pretty good amount of medical knowledge but tis thing just baffles me. Turns out that a pacemaker won"t do anything for SVT's (seems I was having quite a few svt's(supraventricular tachycardia)). They then put me on beta - bl...

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request for admin

hi i know you said you were trying to get the chat room updated could we please have a time on the people entering and leaving the chat room . you see people have entered the chat room but they havent left so you assume they are still there but you have no idea of the time they entered . please please this would make things so much easier for people to know wether their talking to theirselves or not thank you

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~~~@Birthday Girl@~~~

A birthday wish for one of our most active members.
Happy Birthday Dear Dominique (stepford_wife)
Hope you have a wonderful day and get all your heart desires...well not "ALL" but most.
We love you lots Peter.N XX
PS. ha haI am alowed to kiss kiss because she has French roots

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~#~# Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! #~#~

Peter, you are unbelievable. Thank you so much for the post, and especially the kisses. OOOH LA LA!!!! Be still my heart!!!

Thank you Pacergirl, Bambi, Yorker, Jessie, Cabg Patch, Tammy, for the good wishes. You are awesome. How very nice of all of you.
You made me smile, you made me laugh, you touched my heart, you made my day special.
Thanks for being so thoughtful.

Love to all,

~ Dominique ~

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The Birthday list!

You can discover a lot of birthdays by going to the search and typing in birthday list. Hopefully before long we can talk Blake into adding something where it could give us a list on the side of whose birthday is coming up. But the old listed is posted. I would say I have a updated one but when my computer crashed that list also was lost.
Hope this helps some of you!

Blessings,
Tammy

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allergic reactions

has anyone had an allergic reaction to a pacemaker? i know i'm having an allergic reaction to the glue used over the incision, but just wondering if i could also be having a reaction to the pm........

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new Pacemaker

Im 29 and since sept. 26 have been fighting NOT to get a pacemaker implanted. I have a loop recorder in (put in Oct.1st) i had a negative tilt table test, a sound EP study, and i just recieved my results that i dont have sleep apnea. So all my tests are good, but for whatever reason my heart pauses for up to 4-5 secs while im sleewping, several times a night. My heart rate drops to the 30's. So thats why my Doc wants to put in a pace maker. I just keep fighting him on the issue because i thought...

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You know you're wired when...

You have an excuse for gaining an extra ounce or two.

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