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Pain at insertion site

I had my pacemaker put I a week ago, but it is very sore and my shoulder hurts is that normal?

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Now and then episodes

I had a pacemaker installed Dec. 2015, because of Bradycardia, 40 up to 50 heart rate. Anyway, now and then, maybe once or twice a month, at bed time, around 1:00am or so, I'll have an episode. This morning, around 2:30am, while still awake, I felt my heart racing, and warm flashes around my chest. Immediately, I put on the small monitor on my finger, and found that my heart rate was 120. It slowly dropped down to 40, for a few seconds, then up to 70 or so. During this time, I felt weak, and a...

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Confused and Frustrated

So in Jan 2015 they did a av node ablation and put in a two wire pacemaker. much to everyone surprise this caused new issues. I have gone through another ablation procedure that failed they started me on sotohol. I am told that my SA node is making my heart try to beat on its own even though they ablated the av node. One of my cardiologist said that they need to figure something out fast because the new medicine is causing me to have prolonged qt's which in my medical state says can and will b...

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PM pain after total shoulder surgery replacement

I WAS WOKE UP AT 5:30 AM WITH TWO MALES PULLING AND RIPPING OFF THE BANDAGES OVER MY PACEMAKER PUSHING IT INTO MY CHEST CAVITY WITH ME SCREAMING STOP THERE WAS HAND LOTION IN THE ROOM TO LOOSEN THE BANDAGE. I WAS BEING HELD DOWN AGAINST MY WILL AND PUT THROUGH A VERY, VERY PAINFUL PROCEDURE beat me why they put a huge bandage there

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pericarditis post-pacemaker

I've had 3 episodes of pericarditis since my pacemaker was implanted 7 months ago. Anyone else have this level of frequency? What did you doctor do? It's so painful and I don't like that it is recurring when I'm still on the colcrys... Thanks!

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REPLACEMENT



Hello fellow pacers,
I posted up a couple of weeks ago but now things have changed. I had my original pacer n October last year and that turned into a big bulge very uncomfy so my consultant did a re-burial. At first (May) it seemed ok but as the months have passed its gotten more and more bulging and sore burning and itchy... plus now the leads are all tangled on the top of the unit! Now the surgeon wants to take the thing out plus the leads and give me a new one on the other...

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Tingling in left arm

I had a Boston Scientific pacemaker inserted 23 June. No problems until yesterday, 29 August. I have a tingling sensation almost like a twitching although I can not see any movement. It is in my left arm. Friday I had a PICC line put in my right arm and it was done under radiology. Hope it did not do anything to damage the pacemaker. Thank you for any feedback, just concerned.

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EF still sinking

I had an RV PM installed last February when my EF had declined from 57 to 40, over a year's time. Six months later my EF declined to 30. I was referred to a Heart Failure Specialist who put me on Losartan 25mg. (Six months ago I was put on Lisinopril 50mg but had to DC it because my BP dropped to 80/50). I am tolerating the ARB OK which is good because the doctor says the insurance insists on a medication trial before replacing my RV PM with an ICD, which won't be until Thanksgiving. He said my...

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Low ejection fraction

I'm a 64 year old male. I have an AV block with a dual lead PM. Was diagnosed with low ejection fraction and was told I might need a third lead. Does that make sense?

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Pacemaker

I had a dual chamber pacemaker placed in RA. And RV on August 20th for complete heart lock. I am 100% paced . But. This morning I woke with a headache , took my B/P and it is dangerously high. I belong to Kaiser permanente . I saw on the post that this not unusual. I have had normal B/P prior the implant and hope will not need pills for life . Since this Sunday will wait till tomorrow when the pacemaker clinic opens. Or do you feel I need to go to the Er.

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Weakness

Tomorrow will be 6 weeks with my pacemaker. I'm 56 years old and never have been so weak in my life.

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Pain under skin

I had my pacemaker put in May 2015. Since then one area is VERY sensitive to touch. It even hurts just to rest my finger on it with no pressure.
I have told my Dr. several times and he is not taking me seriously. The last visit he told me to "suck it up"
I haven't had many surgeries and I have a pretty high pain tolerance but I know something isn't right.
Any ides would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Judy

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SOB Coughing

Going on 6 weeks with my pacemaker. I'm having SOB and with a dry cough. Every time I do a little more I have both then I get dizzy. Back to the Dr. tomorrow needing this to stop.

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biotronik pacemaker

I had a pacemaker installed a year ago. I was diagnosis with low heart rate. While at hospital my heart stopped for 2 minutes while asleep. My on going issue has been that my pacemaker is activating at different times during and after exercise. It is only supposed to come on at 45 bpm during the day and 40 at night. I should mention while I am 55 I also am very fit and have always had a resting heart rate in the low 50'S. I seems the doctors dont have a way a only controling my resting heart rat...

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biotronik pacemaker

I had a pacemaker installed a year ago. I was diagnosis with low heart rate. While at hospital my heart stopped for 2 minutes while asleep. My on going issue has been that my pacemaker is activating at different times during and after exercise. It is only supposed to come on at 45 bpm during the day and 40 at night. I should mention while I am 55 I also am very fit and have always had a resting heart rate in the low 50'S. I seems the doctors dont have a way a only controling my resting heart rat...

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dylanh

I have had a CRT-d since Feb. 12,2015. everything went fine but now i am having excessive ring in my ears, not be able to sleep very much and panic attacks at night only. has any body else had these similar problems.

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injection fraction

My injection fraction was 26 12 months ago. I had my crt-d installed on May 26.
I am 65. I work 5 days a week at my wholesale bakery. I feel good. I play tennis 3 or 4 times a week with strong 20-35 year old players and people are shocked when I tell them of my pacemaker.
I just had another echo this past Monday. I got a call from my cardiologist yesterday. She told me my injection fraction had gotten worst. It is now 21.
She said she was going to call my Electrophysioligist to d...

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Fast heart rate

hi all. I just got my pacemaker six days ago for a heart block. I work at home in front of a computer so I have gone back to work yesterday. But I can say one thing I noticed is my heart rate is running now in the 80's to upper 90's. I am feeling this with feeling dizzy and just fatigue. My rate is set at 60 and is single lead. My heart issue has always been SVT and have had an ablation a few years ago. I guess my question is if these symptoms are normal while your heart is adjusting to t...

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afib after pacemaker procedure

Hi! Has anyone experienced Afib after a double pace maker procedure?

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AFib following PM surgery

I had a PM implanted in late December, 2014. In May, 2015 I experienced my first ever bout with AFib. Now I have had two more bouts in July. It seems to start at night when I roll over on my left side. I have felt something like a shock from the PM and the data on the PM shows that is exactly when I went into AFib. It seems to me that the PM is causing the AFib. My doctor says there is no correlation between the PM and the AFib, but I feel the "coincidence" is much too strong to ignore. H...

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