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Swimming protection
Can anyone tell me what they use on their scar for protection against the sun.
Thank you Nimrod
- by Wannabe
- 2008-07-30 08:07:19
- Checkups & Settings
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- 0 comments
Thank you, Nimrod, for the information. I'll let you know what transpires. Getting information here in England from the medical profession, or worse, its self-important support staff's akin to drawing their teeth without anaesthetic! Will avail myself of suggested e-mail address and give them something to mull over today! Kind wishes. Wannabe
Firefighters with Pacemakers
- by afaststar
- 2008-07-30 08:07:01
- General Posting
- 7397 views
- 7 comments
Hi everyone still havn't returned to work yet but the Fire Dept's cardiologist has released me for full duty also, just waiting on paperwork & what the Chief is going to say. I did finally get a response from the NFPA on the 1582 standard.
9.4.10 Pacemaker or Automatic Implantable Defibrillator.
9.4.10.1 Physician evaluation. A medical condition requiring a pacemaker or automatic implantable defibrillator compromises the members ability to safely perform essential job tas...
Has anyone been able to find a plastic surgeon that will be willing to perform a breast reduction and or lift after having a pacemaker inplanted?
- by dmoncada2077
- 2008-07-30 07:07:26
- Surgery & Recovery
- 4800 views
- 6 comments
I am 31 years old now and have been actively looking for a surgeon who will perform a breast reduction and or lift. As soon as I say I have a pacemaker I am denied. The reason stated is that the anesthesiologist is unwilling to do general anesthesia; and breast surgeries are done under general anesthesia. Help! Does anyone know a surgeon that is willing to do this procedure? Ps I already tried abroad and I ran into the same answer.
weird reactions
- by joy1
- 2008-07-30 02:07:01
- General Posting
- 1111 views
- 3 comments
I had a real interesting experience and am wondering if others have had something like what happened to me, happen to them.
I went to the optometrist last week to have my eyes checked. Not a totally routine thing but close enough. They put drops in my eyes to dilate them. As my husband doesn't work far from the hospital, I headed to his office to have lunch with him. On my way there I began feeling ... not well. I progressively felt worse and worse...light headed, palpitations, sweati...
Brand New
- by tinkerbell13
- 2008-07-30 01:07:17
- General Posting
- 8369 views
- 14 comments
Hi,
I just had my pacemaker implanted two weeks ago and I'm 30 years old. I went in for a tilt-table test to see why I had been passing out and check my blood pressure. 6 minutes into the test I passed out and my heart stopped for 16 seconds. The cardiologist came in and explained that the best option I had was a pacemaker. He explained that because I had been experiencing these passing out episodes for 4 years now and that perhaps the first time I blacked out my heart could have...
dance team
- by hailey123
- 2008-07-29 12:07:22
- Exercise & Sports
- 2157 views
- 8 comments
okay so i have a question...
i am a 13 year old girl in the 8th grade and i have a pacemaker...sooo... want to try-out for the dance team this year but i dont know if my doctor will let me :(
when i wsas in the 6th grade i was on the HIP HOP dance team and all i had to do was a stress test and i passed.
does anybody know if thier is a possibilty i could try-out for the dance team with a pacemaker?
the dance team has more of like spins and turns and like 5...
LHM
- by embo
- 2008-07-29 12:07:08
- Checkups & Settings
- 1665 views
- 2 comments
Does everyone that gets a icd get a LHM? If not why not?
Acronyms
- by embo
- 2008-07-29 11:07:07
- General Posting
- 1044 views
- 6 comments
I am kind of new to the scene and I am wondering if there is a list of acronyms I can refer to so I can read these posting and feel a little educated as to what I am reading. Some of this is still kind of chinese to me. Thank you ...Dave
ICD's in a factory setting
Hi
I am diganosed with hypertrophic cariomyopathy and have been told for sometime I should have an icd as a preventive measure. I am unsure whether or not to proceed with one. I work in a factory (shipping and receiving) actually it is a foundry. There are coreless furnaces in the building that probably put out somewhat of a magnetic field. I do not work directly with the furnaces but pass by them periodacally.This is good paying job and I don't want to do anything to jepordise i...
Rate Response and A.Fib
- by Wannabe
- 2008-07-29 05:07:42
- Checkups & Settings
- 1782 views
- 1 comments
Can anyone tell me, please, whether the rate response feature is always deployed when the patient has atrial fibrillation as well as bradycardia? My pacemaker ID card from ELA states the mode is DDD (rate response evidently off). The card from the PM clinic at our local hospital claims it's DDDR (rate response evidently on)! Have only this evening discovered this discrepancy. I go for an interrogation on Tuesday next week when I hope my status might be clarified but wondered if any of you knowle...
new pacemaker
- by Michael
- 2008-07-29 04:07:55
- General Posting
- 969 views
- 3 comments
Hiya all
I am a man 67 years old. I had a triple by pass 14 years ago and it apperas to be ok. Two week ago I collapsed and was taken to hospital and dignosed with a complete heart block..I was given a pacemaker the next day. I feel much better. No dizziness or irregular heartbeat. My condition was probably caused by a build up in beta blocker medication. I am still a little tired and a bit apprehensive about going out for my usual 2 mile walk. Can anybody please give me an ide...
Appointment made...
- by Bionic Beat
- 2008-07-29 02:07:49
- General Posting
- 932 views
- 0 comments
Well, after being quite persistent, I have an appointment at the pacemaker clinic for tomorrow.
What really irks me, is that my EP Guy is doing his clinic but I CANNOT be seen by him.
I have to see the On Call doc, who may or may not agree to put my settings up.
The only good thing, I've met this fella before and he's always been super.
I'll let you know if I change my mind tomorrow! lol
Keep on ticking.....
Bionic Beat
Lawn Mower
- by Ken(Toronto)
- 2008-07-28 12:07:13
- Coping
- 1888 views
- 3 comments
Anyone know if I can still operate a small gas-powered lawn mower, 4 HP ?
Ken
&%&%& IT"S A BIRTHDAY! &%&%&
- by Stepford_Wife
- 2008-07-28 10:07:43
- General Posting
- 1111 views
- 9 comments
Amanda is having her 52nd Birthday today! July 29. 1956.
Did you know that this year, your Birthday falls on the 50th Anniversary of NASA? Pretty special huh?
For you: Suburban myth # 42:
You're not getting older, you're just getting better at ignoring it. He he he.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA! I hope it's the best!
~ Dominique ~
Who Sets The Settings?
- by LIVE_STRONG
- 2008-07-28 09:07:24
- General Posting
- 1169 views
- 4 comments
Can your EP adjust your settings on your PM? I thought the St.Jude tech. (in my case St.Jude) did the adjustments.
I have an appt. with my EP...and they said he could change the settings...or get the tech. if he was needed.
So which is it...can they both adjust the settings? Do they both have those round disk things that change them?
Thanks Holly
this is odd!! lol
- by rdelvis07
- 2008-07-28 06:07:49
- Complications
- 1685 views
- 4 comments
Okay so its been a couple of weeks since my last post. I have a big ?. I went to the ep doc last week. He let me know that I am now 100% dependant on my pacemaker. Is this normal? I mean i knew going into it that the pm is here to help me but that kinda scares me. I mean to think i am a 22 year old and my heart nolonger works on its own? I guess its just hard to let that soak in. Is it normal for me to be tired again.The doc said my body would adjust. How long will that take? Its just so odd for...
Talked to my Ep's nurse about the throat pain???
- by LIVE_STRONG
- 2008-07-28 06:07:40
- General Posting
- 1025 views
- 2 comments
The Ep wanted me to have an av echo and then see him on Thursday. He told the nurse to tell me he may need to adjust the settings.
They can not get the echo until Aug. 4th..soonest available! I said I can't wait that long...she said she was waiting on the doctor to call back to see what to do.
He is having me come in on Wednesday.....she said he can adjust the settings....I said I thought the St.Jude tech. did that..she said..nope the doc can do it and if they need the tech he is rig...
arm issues?
- by randrews
- 2008-07-28 01:07:25
- General Posting
- 1144 views
- 4 comments
Hello all,
It's been a while since I have posted. It's been about a year and a half since I got my PM. Since that time I have been healthy and exercising. I have a medtronic dual lead I got for SSS. I was running yesteday and I noticed my left arm was much weaker and tingly than my right. I'm sure it's not a heart attack but it just feels different from my right arm. I have also noticed a few spots on it like slight bruises.
Does having a pm effect the left arm? how?
Thank y...
THROAT pain and pressue???
- by LIVE_STRONG
- 2008-07-28 01:07:21
- General Posting
- 1605 views
- 4 comments
I am almost 72 hours post-op. I had a ST.Jude single lead PM implanted. The PM and lead are placed very deep...so that I could hopefully continue to backpack with no problems.
OKAY...here is my question....has anyone experienced throat pressure and pain when you lean forward or are sitting up? It also happens with a deep breath or when I talk.
It feels like a lump in my throat and pressure around my throat...it's very uncomfortable. I am still only to eat soft foods like soup bec...
You know you're wired when...
You have a little piece of high-tech in your chest.
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A properly implanted and adjusted pacemaker will not even be noticeable after you get over the surgery.