pacemaker and microwave

I have cardiomyopathy and received a difibrilator 12/04/09. I was told my microwave wichi is 23 yrs old, i could not use. Last night I set it and hit start button. It went 5 seconds before I realized what I did. The area around pacemaker has been swollen since that time. What has happened? Did it damage pacemaker? I am female, 65.

is standing in front a microwave bad? i dont see why it would be. i would like your opinion please.

Can standing in front of the microwave really harm yor baby???

There are two ways to interpret the question, one interpretation is simplistic and relates to the implant procedure itself and that was answered, and I chose to assume a more in depth question that I would be concerned about if I were to have an implant....SO WHAT IS YOUR POINT!? Look at the related discussions...that is relevant information and has nothing to do with a warranty.

I don't believe a pacemaker is used to control AFib. Perhaps your father has other heart problems. The most common use for a pacemaker is to keep the heart from beating too slow, or stopping. Some times a PM is used when the heart electrical system has to be totally shut down, in which case there would be no AFib or other arrhythmia, but this is not done to my knowledge, to control AFib.

1 beat every 3 second) and that the pacemaker lower rate limit is 60ppm (1 pulse every second) then what happens? how the heart reacts to our stimulus? if the heart make a contraction based on the pacemaker stimulus, then when the next natural contraction is supposed to be?

I have a pacemaker and still have pvc's and pac's but the pacemaker is set to only let so much time go between beats so if there is too long a pause it will pick up and beat for you. Yes, they are frustrating but not dangerous at all. I also had pauses for seconds before pm and I know how scary that can be but don't worry!

It used to be atrial fib - have had 3 cardioversions for that and only the first one worked (for 3 weeks). Now on flecanide and toprol but is it common to have an ablation when I also have a pacemaker? It was put in last March after a fainting spell.

Yes, but I would only microwave them in glass containers or on a glass plate...

I know this is a stupid question but is it true that is dangruse to sd tand infront of the microwave wen is on or eat anything heated in there some one told me this and right now I was standing infron of it cuz I wanted to eat somthimg fast then I started thinking if it was true that it can couse harm to the babym

So i had about a little handful of some microwave popcorn nd i heard the lining of the bags have toxic chemicals , will my baby be okay if i only had a little , its the actII brand , im 21 weeks

I think I am addicted and I am going to take up sitting by the microwave...just kidding...but I may be addicted. Whoever wrote that post...thank you.

Hi princess4485, I noticed you posed that you have had a pacemaker since you were 1 yr old? I am 20 weeks pregnant and the baby has been diagnosed with a heartblock needing a pacemaker right after birth (if it can make it to term). How many operations did you have to go through? Was your childhood affected by the pacemaker in any way or were you oblivious to it? We are offered to terminate the pregancy now, but cases like yours give me hope.

im 19 year old and i go for a pacemaker on the 27th of this month and i was wondering what the possability is of my body rejecting the pace maker as my body has rejected my belly button piercing and etc, and if my body does reject the pacemaker what are the possible things that could happen, other than my complete hear block and am healthy

I am 35. On July 9 of this year, I was implanted with a pacemaker and now am a card carrying member of the Pacemaker club. The reason, complete or phase 4 heart block with bradycardia. Before the implantation, I was monitoring my blood pressure on my own with a home monitor. I am also a trained nurse. I noticed that I was having palpitations, quite regularly, and my blood pressure was averaging 160/100 where it used to be 112/80. My heart rate, resting, was averaging 100 bpm.

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.

s just providing extra beats here and there, the device is only acting to provide comfort and I would just leave it alone. You cardiologist can have a tech read this info from the pacemaker. These values might change along the road. There are a few disease processes that can stop a heart. One is what everyone seems to know about which is a heart attack or basically blood starving the heart.

Ask your doctor. My view is NO! A pacemaker does nothing to stop AFib and the AFib is why Coumadin is being taken.

Hello Thanks for joining the site and posting your question. This is an interesting one I don't think I've ever encountered. In general, does your French horn rest on the area where your current pacemaker is and where it is to be replaced? I wouldn't think so. And I wouldn't think this will impact your ability to play. However, recovery from the replacement can take a few days to a month or so.

During a walk I noticed a very high heart rate, about 135 bpm which continued for hours. After about 8 hours I went to hospital, and it was determined that my pacemaker needed to be reprogrammed, my heart had become healthier than my pacemaker could adapt to. I'm guessing that your pacer needs to be re-programmed. I'm not a health professional but it sure sounds like you have an issue like I experienced. A fast heart rate caused by a confused pacer leads to exhaustion.

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