Pacemaker insertion statistics
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The pain associated with an implanted pacemaker may be musculoskeletal or nerve related. Most likely related to the minor surgery required for insertion of the pacemaker. This type of pain related to the incision should heal within weeks. If you have persistent chest pain at the site of the pacemaker, it might be reasonable to see your doctor so that possible causes can be evaluated.
In my experience, when a Pacemaker is inserted by a Cardiologist, a representative by the Pacemaker manufacturer follows up the insertion and programs the pacemaker in the hospital. It's not unusual that it has to be tweaked from time to time. If your husband still isn't feeling right, I'd request that you contact your Cardiologist and ask for a manufacturer's rep to be present to review the history of your heart beats since it was inserted.
Normally, she should not have such pain after the insertion of the pacemaker. Maybe its position is causing some muscle spasm that is affecting her arm. The best option is to take her back to the doctor who inserted the pacemaker and explain the situation to him.
If she has some fever, it may mean that the pacemaker place is infected and needs an urgent intervention.
My husband and I visited a strip club last night. We were very intoxicated, which is not excuse for our stupidity. One thing led to another and my husband for a lack of better words, "fingered" myself and the other girl. He can't remember if he used the same hand or not. If he did, a few minutes at least would have passed before using the same hand on me.
I got a pacemaker June 20th on the left side. There has been swelling in my left shoulder and arm from almost the time I got the pacemaker. The left side of my neck is contantly stiff. A venogram showed no clots. The shoulder and are feel very tight and the left arm is obviously larger than the right arm to the naked eye.
My cardiologist said this is unusual but didn't think I have anything to worry about.
Did my surgeon put the pacemaker in incorrectly? Is it crimping my vein?
I am on my 3rd pacemaker after an ablation and pacemaker insertion 12 years ago. Since my new one on the 5th of May was ok with the exception of lacking energy to walk far. Prior to my last insertion i was walking 4k's a day. Since then no way. i went back to my Doctor 4 weeks ago and told him. He said he would make it more sensitive. Then I experienced headaches amd feelings of nausea on many occasions.
i went back the following week to be told my BP had gone sky high. 160/102.
My father, 89, recently had a pacemaker inserted due to bradycardia. His PMD and internal medicine specialist started him on Coumadin afterwards. Since my step-mother had been hospitalized a week before with GI bleeding due to long term (20 years) effects of Coumadin, my father is reluctant to keep on with the medication now he's at home.
I have had one stent (non-medicated) after a minor heart incident 7 years ago. A recent stress stest showed some new abnormality. I really do not have many if any symptoms - other than some occasional pain (very infrequent) and occasional cold hands.
My doctor is recommending the cardiac cath - but he indicates that the statistics don't increase that greatly with having a cath and possible stent insertion.
The question is to have a cardiac cath or not? Or is medication sufficient?
The American Heart Association Guidelines list a range of indications for permanent pacemaker insertion, including a period of asystole lasting more than 3.0 seconds. Does your 2.8 second pause warrant pacemaker insertion? Once again, this should only be considered in patients without an underlying reversible cause such as hypokalemia or pauses occurring in the presence of SVT. A repeat Holter following correction of your hypokalemia will be important.
I hope this information helps.
My Heart Doctor suggested I have a pacemaker. I opted to NOT have this done becuase of my age and I am 5' & 106 lbs (small frame not much room for the pacemaker). I have been told by others that they had problems with the pacemaker and wish they had not done this. I had a blood test done recently and my kidney's were fine and I don't have trouble breathing or fluid. I don't want to go through the surgery of the pacemaker.
Another option that sounds like has been presented to you is where part of the electrical wiring of the heart is ablated and a pacemaker is placed. This is reserved for when heart rate control becomes a big issue.
Briefly gave oral sex and head of penis rubbed up against her vagina for about a minute. If any insertion took place it would of been no more than an 1/8" although I don't think any took place at all. (Had been drinking)
Went to doctor today and she prescribed "Ciprofloxacin HCL" (500mg Tab) Took 4 in one dose for a potential gonorrhea. She also prescribed to me "Erythrocin" (500mg Tab), I am to take one tablet four times a day for a period of 14 days.
He has already gone over the risks high chance of ending up with a pacemaker. I will have to stay in the hospital over night to have my heart continuously monitored. I wanted to hear some other stories from people who have had this procedure, how long was the hospital stay? when did you go back to work? any complications?
Symptoms include lightheaded, near fainting and a-fib. Had a St. Jude ICD/Pacemaker placed in 2006 and now take Sotalol. Started exercise program (swimming) at a gym a week ago and after 2 days, I experienced 2 hours of a-fib. Cardiologist says keep exercising and we'll see what happens. My mom had IHSS and died during her third open heart surgery on 3/3/09 after 2nd open heart surgery on 1/8/09 left large hole in her heart (2nd surgeon shaved to much heart muscle....
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