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ENDOSCOPY AND PACEMAKERS

Hi all, I’ve been away for awhile and fortunately that means my generator replacement last year healed without complications and life went on.

today I have a question please.  I am scheduled for the dreaded colonoscopy and EGD  next month and because I have a pacemaker the GI doctor wants me to have it done in  the hospital setting and not in an outpatient center.  Any of you had a recent scope ( top and bottom) and if so what were your experiences?  Did t...

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Get short of breath and feel sick with some types of physical activity

Dear members, I’ve thought long before posting this and sorry for bothering you with this long text.    

I received my pacemaker (Biotronik Ecuro DR; setting: DDDR) in October 2014, just after my 60th birthday, for 2nd degree AV block; meanwhile this has developed into almost total heart block. I also have SSS and I’m am chronotropically incompetent, but otherwise healthy and with a normal LVEF (>55).  I was successfully ablated f...

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Left Chest Pains after implant

Hi... just had a Biv CRT/Defib implanted two days ago. This afternoon I started experiencing rather sharp pains in my left chest area, below and to the left of the incision, much more intense than I had been led to believe - tylenol will not fix these and percocet is not helping much.  

Called the after hours cardio guy who was no help.  He could not think of anything the device would do to cause that.  I mean, c'mon guy - it's related, whether it was ca...

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Atrial fibrillation

Pacemaker implant end of August 2017.

Check-up found atrial fibrillation-any connection

Also fluctuating blood pressure

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Tachycardic runs

Hey All,

I had my pacemaker implanted at 25 for severe bradycardia and Adams-Stokes syndrome. Over the past 2 months I've been getting runs of tachycardia which makes me feel awful. Tingling into my face, I feel it in my throat and my HR gets over 130. I know this isnt crazy high, but it makes me feel pretty shitty.

Has anyone experienced this?

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Infection Club

Had a device swap and lead revision on Jan 2nd (this year). On Jan 29th I had a stress test to see what the new unit was capable of and to see if they moved the atrial lead to a better location then before. Everything worked better than expected and I was on cloud 9 feeling better than ever.

Well, that didn't last long. Two days after the stress test my incision opened in the middle. I thought I popped a sub Q stitch so I used a steri strip to pull the incision together. A day...

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what would make a pacemaker stand up inside its pocket?

what would make a pacemaker stand up a good inch off her chest after surgry

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WHAT WILL EFFECT A PACER

WHAT EQUIPMENT COULD EFFECT THE SETTING IN YOUR PACER... IE COMPUTER,  CEIL PHONE ??

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shock

Hello, I just discovered this site when I started to research pacemakers in the hopes of getting an answer to a situation that occurred this morning.  My husband was "pushing snow" (I know, I know, but he found the key while I was sleeping and escaped) and he said he felt like a bolt of lightning hit him so hard he almost fell over. He stood there a minute and then he was all right. I am wondering if this was from the pacemaker/defibrilator. He is almost 81, and in 2016, went i...

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Twitching

Hi everyone, My husband received his first pacer at age 19 for type two heart block and nocternal bradycardia. His next generator change was in his late 20s, both were St. Jude. In July, he had another generator change at the age of 35. This was a Boston Scientific device. We went back multiple times to get the settings correct. This part is now resolved. However, about twice a day, he experiences muscle twitching at his site. He also has a sensation in his heart before the twitching&nbs...

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Pacemaker

Have a 3 lead Medtronic implanted November 10th.  Still having problems with being very weak and short of breath. Cannot build stamana. Appointment was met and adjustments were made to the pacemaker a month ago. No improvements that helped my problem. Another appointment was made and seen my cardiologist for the problems. Blood tests were good, chest X-ray was good and waiting on echocardiogram results. Anyone have this problem if so was improvements made?

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Pacemaker & Apple watch

Does anyone who is paced, has used apple watch? I would like to know if there is problem with the magnetic of the watch... I thought about it once I already   bought that. Thanks

Cida 

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Heart

I have a quick question,has anyone on this forum had a stent put in their heart  while they still have a Pace Maker? My doctor wants to do a catherization to make sure I don't have a heart blockage. I thought the Pacemaker would prevent this from happening. I am nervous about having stents as well as a PM.

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Pacemaker problem?

Hello everyone, I’m new here and this is my first post! I had a pacemaker fitted in 2007 and since then things have been absolutely fine. I went for a check up in December and have asked to see me again in 6 months rather than the usual 12 because the battery is nearing the end of its life. 

Last week, I began feeling a pulsing sensation (exactly like the feeling I get when they interrogate my pacemaker) which has been going on constantly. It’s quite disconcerting, but...

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pacing

I now am pacing at 70 % and rising quickly / all other data normal

can anyone offer explanation and what to expect 

Thanks 

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Pacemaker lead replaced

After three months of problems and complaining, I had surgery  to replace the lead. Well, I am still having problems. I have a very bad pain in my arm that comes and goes, a pinched feeling next to the pacemaker. Still have extreme burping and pain in the chest area.. I have an apt to see the heart doctor on the 5th. What would happen if I just told them to remove it?

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Pacemaker

My Doctor found out I have a weak muscle in my heart,he wants to put more leads on my Pacemaker. Has anybody had this happen to them? 

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Sustained increased pacing when falling asleep

Periodically, just as I am falling asleep, my pacemaker kicks in and raises my heart rate to 120 and sustains that pace.  Sometimes it is for 5-10 minutes, other times it is 1-4 hours.  I know my inherant heart rate is lower than the low setting on the PM, and I wonder if this is happening when my HR drops below 60 bpm.  Also - I am not moving when the HR goes from 60 to 120 during these incidents.

As you might imagine, this isn't much fun, and really ruins my night&#...

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Lung collapse

Last Thursday I had my pacer replaced with an ICD because I have VT.  After the surgery when I returned to my room I had difficulty breathing and learned I had a collapsed lung because of a needle stick by the doctor.  He then inserted a tube and I felt better very quickly.  The insertion was extremely painful.  Anyone have a similar experience and what was the recovering like?

Ellen

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My mother's heart was punctured during pacemaker surgery. This led to a horrible stroke and a feeding tube.

I am looking for others who know of this happening during pacemaker surgery. My mother was left blind, paralyzed and dementia set in. I chose to have the feeding tube removed and she died a month later. I’m trying to locate people who have had similar experiences. I have retained a lawyer...

This has left me devastated, especially since I was never contacted by the surgeon who pierced her heart.

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You know you're wired when...

You play MP3 files on your pacer.

Member Quotes

It is just over 10 years since a dual lead device was implanted for complete heart block. It has worked perfectly and I have traveled well near two million miles internationally since then.