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3 wire pacemaker

my 2 wire pacemaker is causing arrithmias so they say I need a 3 wire one soon plus a defibulator. I will have a catherezation then a venagrath first. Has anyone had this problem

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Update

Saw the cardiologist about my low pulse problem and have arranged a nuclear stress test for next week. Will also have a heart ultrasound before seeing pacemaker specialist. Did not realise I had a dual lead system and should therefore be able to increase the upper pulse levels.
Regards,
John.

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Reconstructive Surgery

Hello,

I just got my pacemaker at the end of June. Ever since then my lead has moved some. There also has been a problem since the movement of the lead the pacemaker is picking up a different wave now. They said if the lead moved anymore they would need to do surgery and move it back. Since my last appointment they have picked up the different wave even more, so I think it has moved a lot more now.

Has anybody had this kind of problem? How bad is reconstructive surgery,...

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brusing

I've had a pacemaker for about 3 months and everything seems fine. I woke up this morning to it itching a bit and noticed it felt much different than normally. At first it felt like the edges were sharper than I have ever noticed. Later in the day it was itching again and started to feel a little discomfort. Not bad but different. I now have noticed that it has some bruising around the area that now feels a bit sharper. I also now feel a lump on top by that same edge. Maybe it in my head but it...

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2nd CRT-D has moved...

Hi,

Anyone have experience with a device that has moved 4 months after implantation?

This is my second CRT-D and it has now rotated more than 45 degrees from an upwards position on my left chest to a armpit facing position. The leads connecters that were on the top are now on my left and pointing slightly down.

EP does not seem particularly concerned; but, new placement is causing soreness.

thanks,

Dianne

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malfunctions in device

I have had my pacemaker for 2 years, unfortunately they are still tweaking it these past 2 years. I goto Mayo clinic and they say I am unique...never seen a patient have my heart issues. I am 100% pacemaker dependent, was in a car accident that started the electrical problems. Had AV Node reentry, flutter, atrial tachycardia among other electrical problems. My PVARP is at 175 and my AV Delay set at 100, the delay has to be this low as my PVARP can not go any lower as my pacemaker can not do that...

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Pain

hello,

Wondering if someone has experienced a similar thing -- I currently have my second Pacemaker/ICD, I've never had complications before with either device but tonight I'm having trouble with pain in the area of the ICD. It's been implanted since 2011. I've also noticed that I'm being shocked by touching metal objects (not an ICD shock, but static ) a lot more frequently the last two days -- any ideas what could be wrong? Thanks.

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Swelling

My daughter is 27 and just had a pacemaker put in 3 months ago. She woke up today with her arm swollen. We went to her primary physician and she ordered a vascular study and they did an ultrasound on her arm and said it was negative. She did not have any blood clots in her arm. Any ideas what the next step we should take? There has to be a reason her arm is swollen.

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Pacemaker Syndrome?

Hi, I've just joined from Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia because I'm interested in members comments about my problem. I had a single lead pacemaker fitted three years for bradycardia - sick sinus syndrome. I've noticed increasing tiredness and need to regularly take an afternoon nap; I've also had more minor ailments and consider my resistance is not as good as it was.
My family has an Altzheimer's history and I thought my deterioration - I sometimes get befuddled was the cause but I had a...

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Adding to previous "Need advice Pronto" post

I forgot to mention that I have A-Fib and I still feel it, especially after I try to walk. My pulse will be 80 (which is the last adjustment without rate response) but my heart is chaotic. At times I will feel myself getting short of breath without exertion. I never had these problems with the A-Fib before the pacemaker, which was supposed to give me a better quality of life after 3 ablations and 5 cardioversions. My AV node is now ablated so I don't think there's any turning back from a pacemak...

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I could use some advice pronto

I had my St. Jude pacemaker installed on 10/9/14. Since then I've had a horrible time. Despite 4 adjustments and my cardiologist deciding to turn off the rate response, I cannot walk more than a few feet without losing my breath and wanting to pass out. My legs feel like lead and it feels as if I can't catch a complete deep breath. It's been getting steadily worse and now I cannot go outside and walk for more than a few feet without this sensation.

I have a mild heart murmur and an ej...

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pacemaker problem

I had a pacemaker fitted about 5 months back. Some of the stitches didn't dissolve until recently so the area was quite sore but in the last couple of days the whole are has become painful. I cant lie on my side in bed its as if the pacemaker sticks out quite a way (top corner). Today if I move my left arm its painful.

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PAIN IN THE BACK SHOLDER OF LEFT ARM

Hi everyone,

Thanks for sharing you experiences. My mum 65 year got a CRT inplant in June 2014 but up to now she is in a lot of pain especially with the left arm and its also swollen.Is anyone having the same pain?

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What is wrong?

My mother had a pm put in 1990, at a hospital that was not heart accredited. She passed the next day. Since this hospital was not accredited, is this considered murder?

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Irregular heart rate

Hi all, my HR is extremely irregular today. Fees horrible. I got a pacemaker 3 weeks ago and had to have a lead reseated about 1.5 weeks ago. How normal is an irregular HR at this stage of recovery? Is it something to go to ER for (as it's the weekend)?

I so hope that the lead has not come loose again. My HR is not dropping under 85 so hopefully that's a good sign ...?

I'm trying so hard to remain positive, but damn, it's a struggle.

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YOU CAN SET YOUR CLOCK BY ME!

Since I had my dual-chamber pacemaker fitted in the UK on December 8, 2014 I get a sharp, unnerving and worrying ectopic beat at precisely 22.58 hrs. each day. This is followed by further ectopic beats and a fiercely beating heart until approximately 01.00-02.00 hrs. Neither my surgeon nor the pacemaker technician I have seen since the procedure can offer a satisfactory explanation. This reaction at the same time every night - regular as clockwork - is both worrying and debilitating as it means...

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dickg.

Hi My Name Is DICKG. and I had a ST. JUDE Medical Pacemaker Model PM3242 Serial # 2949922 Implant Date 30/May/2014 .
Starting around the third week of June I started with a horrible RED - extremely Itchy Rash Starting on my arms , then on my back , now on my stomach now on my legs.
I also have heart rate control problems I believe but the Doctors claim I am getting false readings on my oximeter and blood pressure cuff. I get readings from 23 to 245 for a heart rate. I have...

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Tricuspid and Mitral Regurgitation

Hey, I need some help or advice. I'm only 21 and had a dual chambered pacemaker inserted in February 2014 due to multiple pass out spells and going asystole. However, about a month ago, I've been having swollen neck veins that bulge very noticeably. I recently had a Doppler of my left arm done, which came back clean. Then I had an echo done, which is showing regurgitation of my mitral and tricuspid valves. Today when I was working out, I had my jugular veins in my neck swell again, but this time...

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Feel like I am almost blacking out...

Hi, everyone...I haven't posted in a long time, but I do read messages from time to time just to see new information. I recently (maybe a few days ago) starting having occasional feelings like I am going to black out. It's almost like I felt years ago before my pacemaker, but I can catch myself. I feel like I am going to blank out, then I catch it. I was put on Coumadin in May for a blood clot in my leg, and I have developed terrible knee pain over the summer that I have been taking Tylenol...

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Shoulder pain postoperative 5-6 weeks postop

Hurts worse than my open heart surgery when I first get up, during the day the pain lessens. Taking Advil now Tylenol did not help at all. Pain is especially worse on the top of the shoulder and incision. The Drs said I could travel by air to my new home miles away. Since I have the pain is worse. Any thought. I will need to get new doctors since I am too far from where they put it in.

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