pacemaker risks problems

Another cardiologist said that pacemaker can have side effects like leads leakage which ultimately can lead to heart problems. And other infections as well. They said he is too young to have pacemaker. Has anyone got any experience or suggestions please? Thanks in advance. Worried mom.

She has to be careful to know what to avoid with having a pacemaker. High power lines can actually cause the pacemaker to stop working and then she would need to get another one.

There are no special risks associated with flying with a cardiac pacemaker. It is a good idea, particularly for people with circulatory problems to take a bottle of water with them. Particularly on long flights, it is very easy to become dehydrated.

Are you saying the pacemaker is not pacing properly when rates go over 100? That sounds like a problem with the pacemaker then.

l am 49 yrs old with a pacemaker which l got in November 2007, because l was told l have Sick Sinus Syndrome. I have had problems with lightheadedness, dizzy & fatigue. My pacemaker has been adjusted 3 times now & l am still having problems, at my last appointment l got to talk to the Doctor for the first time since l got my pacemaker. He told me there is nothing more they can do that it is something l have to live with.

Currently I am taking Plavix and Asprin and now my Doctor wants to start me on Warfarin as well. This suggestion makes me very uncomfortable. I feel that a pacemaker would be a healthier alternative.

Is this an assignment for grade?

I have a pacemaker and it is keeping me alive. I am paced at 100% which means if I did not have this device, I would not be here. A "danger", if any, might be the fact that you need to have the devise interrogated every 6 mo. There is a battery life and when it runs down, the device is replaced. I still have 3 yrs on my battery and have not experienced the battery change. I rank this invention right up there with antibiotics.

I'd ask him why not just put in the pacemaker and skip the rest. I just put a question on the forum myself about something similar. I have no problem with getting a pacemaker. I really can't see messing with ablation which may or may not work when I know a pacemaker will work and stop messing around with tests. Maybe pacemakers are as good as I think they are, but my mother lived a very long life because of one. She sure felt better too.

My mother-in-law, who will be 95 is April, was recently hospitalized has several episodes of arrhythmia at the hospital. the doctor recommends a pacemaker. What are the pros and cons of someone her age to have a pacemaker implanted?

Are you on antiplatelet medication? I assume based on having a pacemaker there are inherent risks of blood clots and you are taking antiplatelet medication. It seems the biggest problem with tats and a heart condition are the blood thinners involved. A good artist will not tattoo anyone on aspirin...excessive bleeding washes out the ink and there are other technical problems.

s my first time posting here but looking for any advice, I recently had a pacemaker implanted due to sick sinus syndrome My pacemaker was first implanted and removed due to infection and placed in the opposite side since then the side my pacemaker was on hasn't been right sore,.

Yes my concern is a defective pacemaker. It seem to b running fine from Nov 24 to Dec 31st. Then by accident someone hit my pacemaker real hard. I had some immediate pain and then I started having chest pains. That evenyually resulted in afib...not sure what to think...

Aside from the collapsed lung which happened to you, other risks during pacemaker procedure include swelling, bleeding, bruising, or infection in the area where the pacemaker was placed or blood vessel or nerve damage. It is important to have regular follow-up appointment with your doctor. He or she will want to check your pacemaker and monitor your response. Take care and keep us posted.

Hi, you can ask all the questions you want, even if we've covered them before! We like to point people in the right direction for more discussions. Whenever I see a new name pop up here, I always click on their name and see if they are truly new or if I have forgotten them. That's how I saw you were on the thyroid forum as well. Lots of people here have multiple problems - having MS doesn't preclude us from having other things wrong too.

This seems very extreme for someone that age, who also is developing mild dementia. What are the risks to that age, and is it worth putting her through all of this? She has never had surgery, and is in fairly good health living alone at this time. The doctor said if not done she could faint, or fall and would not be able to live alone as she wishes.

I assume you are referring to the risks involved with the pacemaker. You should be aware of your surrondings and devices that may interfere with the pulse generation. Because it is pulse generation, interference can cause irreguar heartbeats that could be serious.

Do you know why your heart rate is lower? Can you get a second opinion? I do not know much about pacemakers, but I have seen people with pacemakers exercising at the fitness center I attend. You deserve answers to these questions you are asking and they need to be answered by your doctor. Good luck.

I may soon have to have a pacemaker implanted. I have a 1 cm cavernous angioma deep in the right hemisphere of the cerebellum. I've been told there's a 4%-6% annual chance of the angioma bleeding on its own. Is it required that blood thinners be given when a pacemaker is in place? How does one evaluate the risk of clot formation without blood thinners versus the risk of bleeding in the brain when on blood thinners? A neurosurgeon told me that blood thinners were definitely out.

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