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pookie

come back to chat okay? jess

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Feeling Blue

Okay, I gotta spill my guts....I'm feeling blue and really really low. What's with that? Must be the weather? My pacemaker is working well, I don't feel it at all, so it can't be that as I haven't had problems with it for like 2 years now.

No new meds. Family life perfect. But recently diagnosed with Colitis and have lost 38 pounds. I am now 117 pounds which is considered underweight as I'm 5 feet 6.5 inches tall...so perhaps thats whats getting me down. I dunno. Just thought...

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Bundle Branch Block

Hi everyone, here I go again researching stuff. I found this article very interesting and informative, hope you do too.

BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK (BBB)

BBB is a condition in which there's a delay or obstruction along the pathway that electrical impulses travel to make your heart beat.

Injury or damage to the heart muscle or blockage of a blood vessel in your heart can slow or block the electrical impulses that make your heart beat. Even though interference with the i...

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cough

Okay someone told me that a cough may be a result to a heart condition. As some of you know im 22 f and i have a pm. I also have a-fib and a rapid rate. I have had many ablations. Well I have now had this cough for a month and Im kinda getting worried. I havent had a cold and I havent passed this cough to anyone. This girl at work said it is prolly my heart! So that kinda scares me!! I called my heart doc today and left a message. But i dont have a family doc to go to! Does anyone know anything...

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Truck Driving and Pacemaker

Can you be a truck driver if you have a pacemaker? I know that people with type 2 diabetis can't. Anyone knows if people with pacemaker are not allowed to drive Trucks???

Thank you,

belle

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Truck Driving and Pacemaker

Can you be a truck driver if you have a pacemaker? I know that people with type 2 diabetis can't. Anyone knows if people with pacemaker are not allowed to drive Trucks???

Thank you,

belle

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massage

recently I was in Malta on holiday and decided to have a back and neck massage. the girl who did the massage was very rough and I found it quite painful. Later on I suffered palpatations for approx 24 hours then they slowly dissapeared. I would like to know if anyone else has ever experienced anything like this

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dumb question

i know your going to think iam stupid but could someone please tell me why on members online are some names in red and some in black i only joined a few days ago and iam not sure about things thank you

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Feeling like heart stopped......

Did anybody w/PM feel like their heart stopped and then received like a shock and it started back up again? Let me explain. Last night my chest muscle started to twitch and it lasted for about 3 hours but only happened when I was sitting. (HR drops below 60 when I sit--PM set at 60) I was reading and I, well I think I spaced out a little, it felt like my heart stopped and then all of a sudden I felt a shock and I jumped. The twitching stopped and things have been fine since. I called the d...

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weird

Just come back from hols. No trouble with flight, great. Palps behaved and felt good.

One question please, has anyone experienced a weird sensation whilst dozing. Suddenly waking with a gasp, as though you cannot breath. Doesn't last long, but scarey. Any ideas please. Has happened couple of times

ACTUALLY believe it or not making friends with pacemaker.

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THANKS GUYS/PACER CHICKS XX

Thanks for your comments!

and yes, think we should all meet up in Florida! xxxx

Anyway - just thought, something you said about infection......... I am currently taking amoxicylin for a tooth infection !!! forgot to mention this. Mind you, apart from this 5 day course, I don't take any other meds! Quite lucky really - but my eyes are stinging whilst typing this as I am so tired!!! Need George Clooney to pop over and give me a nice neck massage!!!! sorry - couldnt hel...

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ARABELLA? in UK

Forgot to mention............ has anyone heard from Arablella?

Last time I spoke to her was in Chat a couple of weeks back and she had been unwell that week and whilst chatting she went off line suddently as she felt faint? I have not been able to get hold of her via email either..........

Just wanted to make sure she is ok.

Love & Hugs, Loopy Lou

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Question....

Please forgive my English ignorance, but I see 'lol' so many times in posts - please can someone tell me what it means.

Many thanks,
Lesley

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PM born 9/5/08 for me

Had been feeling tired and short of breath for several weeks. Finally went to family doc on 9/4, EKG showed heart rate around 40. He set appt for 9/11 with cardiologist, BUT he called their office all day to be sure the cardiologist actually looked at the EKG he faxed. They said, get her in here tomorrow a.m. 9:15 am was in heart doc office, 10:00 am admitted to hospital, 12:30 pm Pacemaker was implanted. I continue to say ALL IS GOOD. Timing was absolutely everything. Heart rate dropped d...

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helpp

hi everyone i have recieved my pacemaker on friday the 26th of the september 2008 i am only 26 years old..what happened to me was i went for an ablation 7 years ago in philadelphia pennsylvania for tachycardia when they went up with a hot tip they damaged my good pathway while burning another the doctor promised me a cure and that i would never have to see him again... when i went for another checkup he than told me he wanted to implant a pacemaker i got shit scared and went to deborah heart an...

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Heart Disease & Depression

Hi Everyone, here's something I found that some might find helpful and/or interesting:

Sept. 29, 2008 -- Heart disease and depression are so common that all heart patients should be routinely screened for depression and referred for professional help if necessary, according to new recommendations issued by the American Heart Association.

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20080929/check-all-heart-patients-for-depression

Pookie

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WHOOO!

OMG! I had a homecoming football game on Saturday (I'm in the marching band) and it was AWESOME!!!!!!!! John Handley High School Judges (us) took on the Sherando High School Warriors (them) at 1 pm on Handley's field. It was great because 1) It was our homecoming game 2) Sherando was undefeated 3) Sherando was 2nd in the state 4) Their mascot stuck his spear into our JH emblem in the middle of the field and the administrators made him take it out :) and 5) They ALWAYS beat us!!! I was exausted b...

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wieght gain

They say wieght gain of 2lbs you should call dr., what if you overate the afternoon before. I was a bad boy yesterday and had not an extemely large meal, but more than i have had in a while and really not the following my diet of what i was supposed to eat. I was really bad. Im almost sure i went over my salt and fat intake enough i better eat fruit until supper tonight. lol. oh well i guess a slip once in awhile isnt real bad is it? Im ussally so far have done fantastic for me if you knew what...

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Question

I feel so stupid, but ive asked a few times with no answer. What does the abbreviation EP stand for. Sorry virgin to all this. lol.
Im guessing it is a specialist installing our devices but all know is my cardioligist, surgeon, family doc. sorry for being a dipstick.

dave

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Pacemaker Exhibit

At the Swedish American Institute in Minneapolis.

http://www.twincities.com/ci_10585031?source=most_emailed

Commemorating first implantable pacemaker that happened on October 8, 1958 in Stockholm.

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You know you're wired when...

You need to be re-booted each morning.

Member Quotes

The pacer systems are really very reliable. The main problem is the incompetent programming of them. If yours is working well for you, get on with life and enjoy it. You probably are more at risk of problems with a valve job than the pacer.