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hi everyone

well i am here looking at the snow on the mountains very beautiful. it takes your breath away really. my grandchildren are just so enjoyable. we are having a good time laughing and joking. so it wasa direct flight from london ontario and then only 3 hours and 40 minites with westjet. they are the best! lol so feel privileged to be here and be a part of their young lives. jess

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Pacemaker help

Hi,
I am new here and wanted to know if anyone could help or maybe have some of the same problems...
I had my pacemaker put in 2006 and ever since then nothing but problems!

1.The device moved/shifted from my left shoulder to under my left armpitt. (one of the Dr said that the hematoma shifted it another said no it was just placed wrong)

2.It is unconfortable to move my arm...actually very painful to move it.

3.I feel like the pacemaker is rubbing ag...

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Photo upload?

Blake,

I uploaded a photo two weeks ago or so but have never seen it in the gallery. Is there an issue with the picture?

Thanks!

Theresa (tks)

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Interesting Article

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Av Block - no other primary reason?

Hi everyone -

I am very excited to find this site dedicated to those of us in this unique club. I am a 40 y/o male and last Monday (5/5) I failed my stress test (could not get a heart rate above 78). On Tuesday I had a heart cath which showed a healthy heart, valves and arteries. No blockages. I also had a holter monitor for a couple days and an echo. By Thursday I had the pacemaker installed to treat Level II AV block.

Its clear I have level II AV block but its not...

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Thanks for all your comments

Hi Pals

Thanks for all your comments regarding anaethestics. I have to have my big toe "rebuilt" I would prefer to be asleep. I have to see the anaesthetist on Wednesday so will discuss it with her. Your comments have helped me to form the questions I need to ask. What would I do without you all? Cheers Billie

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like clock work

I have this weird question that I am almost afraid to ask, as it seems so silly. I do believe this is not in my head. Ok, here goes. Has anyone experienced anything like this...At precisiously 7:30pm my chest on the left side, the PM area behind the breast, goes nuts. I get this increased pressure, and I feel like my heart races, it is almost a crushing feeling and takes my breath away for that second. It lasts less than a minute, but you could set a clock to this feeling. Any thoughts????

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my lead has slipped!what next?

I have been feeling crappy for about a week,and had my pacemaker checked today.Apparently,my ventricular lead has migrated to the atrium.They are going to replace it next wek.What does that involve?I'm scared to death!

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diaphram pacing

i would like to hear from anyone who has successfully gotten rid of the diaphram pacing problem (cant't sleep on left side or slouch without feeling annoying "heartbeat" in abdomen. They have lowered my voltage once but the problem remains.
Thanks, Jeffrey
jpope5

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Bulging pacemaker/defib

My husband had his third pacemaker/defit implanted in Dec. 2007. In April he had a pocket revision as the skin over the device was to thin and causing him pain. Since then, the device sticks out like a baseball. He does not have an infection as he has been to the doctor who took cultures, etc. on three occasions. He is not in pain and has no fever. The doctor explained that this could be from scar tissue as this is the third device. During the pocket revision he attempted to remove some sc...

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a few bumps

Hello all, could anyone explain to me what they think could be happening. I'm 3 weeks post pm implant now, and feel a lot more confident in myself (compared to when i first joined this site, thanks to all of you), am out and about a lot more and all that is fine..on occasions have a little bump but got to admit i'm feeling them less and less which i'll take as a good sign that i have got more used to my new electronic friend. but when I get home from my little outings and finally sit down, my he...

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about tests

Hopefully, Smitty or Electric Frank can answer this. AV node ablation, heart block, single lead to ventrical and my last pacemaker check showed three episodes of high ventricle rates 212 to 226, so I am scheduled for echocardiogram today and the Persantine Gated Myoview scan next week. The nuclear scan is leaving me a little nervous because it seems as tho what is left working in my heart has already been stressed enough. I have had the test before my pm. Have you had it after pm.? Would really...

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~#~#~ HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY ~#~#~

TO:
Christine ( Bini ) May 11, 1976

In some parts of the world, tomorrow is already today, and today is yesterday. In other parts of the world, today is yesterday, and tomorrow will be today.
So, who's to say I missed your Birthday? Lol.
Happy Belated Birthday Christine, I hope it was great.

~ Dominique ~

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Replacement

Had a St Jude pacemaker for five years now and have annual checkups to see how the P M battery is coping
My Question is: - what exactly do they check? And how do they know when to change the P M
I am fully dependant on the little devil and the thought of having a new PM is starting to become urgent

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Nervous about surgery

Hi folks

I saw the surgoen yesterday and he wants to operate on my foot. I am really nervous about the anaesthetic with a pacemaker. I am waiting for an appt to see the anaesthetist who will assess me. I have a dual lead pacemaker which was given to me because I had sick sinus syndrom with third degree av block. Before my pm. each time I had surgery I would feel as if my whole system went down a notch and it was harder to recover due to extreme tirednes. Any comment would be a h...

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Rate drop response

Just had my first checkup after having the rate drop response turned on. It reported >250 detections in a 3 mth period. I calculated that I was having more than 50 of these detections a day as the usage had increased from 10 to 17%. It also seems to be using up the battery faster as I changed from 5 to 3 1/2 years left. My question is, do you think that any normal person would also have this number of events ? I got the impression from the technician that this was the case. Maybe he didn't comme...

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Updating the Birthday List.

Hi Everyone.

I’m going to try my best to keep up the tradition that was started a couple of years ago, to post Greetings to
member(s) on his/her/their Birhtday.
To do that, I need to update the existing list. If anyone wants to add their name, user name, birth date, ( noyear necessary, unless you want to, ) please feel free to do so, I will add it to the list.
Here is what I have so far.

~ Dominique ~

< Susan ( queen_beez ) - January 6, 1964
<...

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new member

HI:
I've never joined an on-line support group, before. I received a
pacemaker a week ago. Though, I didn't want it, suprisingly
I can now breath. I live alone, so I've afraid of doing something
"wrong". I don't have a real good medical back up right now.

What are peoples experiences about eating, too? I've also
diabetic. Do people find any foods beneficial & helpful in the
care of their pacemaker?

I live behind Mass. Gerneral. Is there...

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REPOST

Just thought I would like to post this again as I think it would help quite a few folks who might not have seen it before:

I do quite a bit of studying on the chemical workings and nutritional needs of the heart and body and just thought this info might be helpful to some. This is taken from a book titled "Reverse Heart Desease Now" written by a "new cardiologist" named Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra:
"Every cardiologist should be interested in the following benefits of fish oil:
<...

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Rewired Aussie is OK

Hi everyone

Just to let you know I spoke to kay this morning. She is Ok. So many have asked what happened to her. Her computer is in for repair and she has been busy with her wonderful family. So, hopefully we will see her back soon. I will keep in touch with her by phone and pass on any news or questions.

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