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Inscision not healing

I had my pacemaker put in dec 19 2014. However my insicison will not heal all the way. My heart doc put me on cephalexin 4 times a day at 500 mg each. I also have a dual pacemaker . Has anyone had any of these problams? Has anyone had a pacemaker removed? Other than this I've felt pretty good except I hav bronchitis an he thinks it may be related thought? Anyone? Pretty scared. Lu

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CRT-D , experiencing shortness of breath

Hello Guys,

My dad had a CRT-D installed last year and for the past 1 month he is experiencing shortness of breath while lying down and also if he walks for more than 5-10mins.

is that sign of pacemaker not working??

Appreciate your perspective so when we see the doctor tomorrow we can check with him as well.

Appreciate your quick feedback.

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Moving Pacemaker

Hello, I have a pacemaker in bother m chest and stomach. The pacer in my stomach is inactive and has been for about ten years. When I sneeze sitting down, or stretch the wrong way the stomach pacer moves. It isn't unbearably painful, but today I stretched in class and the pacer moved, and I could feel pulsating for a time. I am having flutters in my chest, but I can't be sure if I am just anxious or if it is the pm. I don't feel nervous, but it could be that I just don't realize it???? I don't k...

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stinging feeling at the scar?

Hello,
I had my dual pm implanted at the end of August 2014.. The incision seemed to heal o.k.. I went to the device clinic in October 2014 and the pm was working fine. My question is why I feel a kind of irritation and stinging at the site sometimes. Sometimes there is quite a sharp little bump that can be seen at the top of the pm. Other times there is no bump and I hardly notice the pm. Would the device clinic people advise on this, or would they refer me to the Doctor who did the surger...

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Noise

Is it possible to pick up audio through a pacemaker from some other device? Radio, TV, or Ham radios, cell phones. Thank You for any help.

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Shoulder and neck pain

Hello Everyone,

I found an article on a study that exercise light exercise for the shoulder after surgery is good and stops people from being in pain. I have no idea why do not implement it. Seems very easy to do. The reseach article is long but if you are in pain as I am will try the exercises.

://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/744957

Preventing Shoulder Pain After Cardiac Rhythm Management Device Implantation.

I hope this helps !!! I sure wis...

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complications

have had pacer since 12/9/2014 for sinus bradycardia and irreg. heart beats.. now have irregular heart beats today. didn't think I would have them after pacer >?

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Chronic clot in left arm

I am thankful to have a forum that might help answer some concerns. I was put on Xarelto for three clots that developed after my surgery in October, 2014. That is a three month treatment for me. My left arm still remains about 1 inch larger than the right. My hematologist said I have a chronic clot. She is referring me to another cardiovascular surgeon. Has anyone been diagnosed with a chronic clot? I would appreciate knowing some options and their outcome. At this point I am really questioning...

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Lead Stuck On Old Battery

My recent pacemaker replacement surgery incurred the difficulty of tissue growing around my lead and pacemaker connection. Being that the surgery was being done in the cath lab (don't get me started!), they didn't have the needed instruments to separate them. After running to surgery and locating the needed instruments, they accomplished their goal. My tenderness seems to be more and lasting longer than my previous replacements (I've had a pacemaker for 40 years), so I am assuming the internal c...

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Numbness and Discomfort

Hello all
it's nearly 6 weeks since i had my pacemaker fitted. I still get numbness and loss of colour in my left hand when any pressure is put on the PM site. I am also still getting some pain from where the incision was made. there appears to be 2 lumps, one either end of the incision which are still very tender
has anyone had similar experiences

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Magnets

I have a 2 lead pacemaker for bradycardia. I use an iPad whith a magnetic closer, my question is would this cause me any problems and if so at what distants will the problem be noticed? Lately I have been having some dull pain around my left breast. It is not always there, but often enough I have to wonder about it.
Any advise is appreciated. Thanks

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Refused to assume care by St Jude Medical leadless

I moved to MI Oct5, 2013 for safe access to Medical Marijuana. While in MI I required a 4th ablation to treat SVT, that left me Brady, requiring a PM. Dr. Ip approved me as a Nanostim recipient, knowing that I'm a MMJ pt (documented by him), which I received 7-10-14. I've relocated back to KY two moths ago. Two st jude medical sites have refused to assume my care under the trial. No reasons given. I've been told to return to ?MI to be interrogated every 6 months.
Last month I had s...

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shakey inside and weak legs

my last post was not clear, my heart rate NOW is in the 60s, not 40s as it was before the pacemaker, current blood pressure 97/55 heart rate 61 is my pressure still too low to feel good, and should I have a pacer check before 2 months ? thanks,

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weak legs, very shakey

hi, have had a 2 lead pacer for 6 weeks. have sick sinus with very low heart rate in the 40's. now very weak legs and shakey. don't go back to Dr. for 2 months.

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Little tiny shocks?

I'm 23. I got my pacemaker when I was 21 because my heart randomly stopped for 16 seconds. I'm otherwise healthy. I have a dual chamber pacemaker, not a defibrillator. And everything has been relatively fine except for the new-to-pacemaker-jitters I had the first few months.

Lately I've been getting little shocks. They don't hurt at all. They kind of feel like rhythmic little pricks right around where my pacemaker sits in my chest. I don't know what they are. But when I get them I th...

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Feel a knot with pain

I am 5 weeks post my first dual lead pacemaker implant. I am a 36 year old female. I was told I could begin a walking regimen at the 4 week mark, which I did. I now have what feels like a knot between my left arm and the beginning part of my left breast and it is very sore. I'm a little concerned but don't know if this is typical? I will call my EP office later today but wanted to get some insight if any of you have experienced this.

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st.jude pacemaker problems

wanted to know if anyone has had problems/death from model number PM2210. How do I find out what type of leads, have model and serial numbers.... thanks for any help or feedback.

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Reaction to PM implantation

I had a dual chamber implanted on 3.11.14, and from that day I have experienced daily episodes of heavy almost mechanical beats, slightly faster than normal (75 instead of 60), which last for 1-2mins. Curiously these episodes occur at 10mins to the hour, but at different hours each day eg. Fridays at 3.50p.m., Saturdays at 12.50p.m., Sundays at 9.50a.m. Sometimes they might occur at other times as well, but always at these times. My cardiologist (very experienced - about 2000 implantations) h...

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pain when breathing/sneezing

Hi everyone,

I've had my PM just over 2 years. No complications. But in the past 48 hours I've had some new pain. I swam 2 days ago (which is normal for me) and when I came home I felt like I had a strained muscle right at my pacemaker site. I took some advil and went to bed. It felt better but now I consistently have a dull ache under the skin at the site of my PM and running down from it and it hurts when I breath in deeply or sneeze or blow my nose. I called the Dr but have...

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Problematic issues with pacemaker

I've had my pacemaker since April 2014. Three Issues:

From that day forward I have had difficulty sleeping at night--I wake up ever 2 to 2-1/2 hours throughout the night. I go back to sleep but it does interfere with a good night's rest. I do not have sleep apnea.

Also, my blood pressure is higher now than before the pacemaker was installed.

Finally, my problem was sick sinus syndrome and the pacemaker has kept my heart at or above 60bpm which is great. BUT,...

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