I have a close friend who has been told by her doctor that her pacemaker will only last up to 6 months. She has no insurance and is low income. Does anyone know how to help her with this. She has been going to different clinics and is exploring every avenue but keeps being told no one can help her. Can anyone give advice on how to help her.
She told the nurse in the ICCU that she did not want a pacemaker and just wanted to have relief from the pain. The hospital has her advanced directives on file and she is designated as DNR. She made me promise that I would not let them put in a pacemaker. But, as the pain worsened and they wouldn't give her anything for it, the doctor and nurse told her that the pacemaker was the only way to make the pain go away.
For example, if her mind was in such a state where no one could care for her unless she was heavily sedated in a nursing home, we would consider removing the pacemaker. For now, I believe we did the right thing.
the report read, there is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. the heart is not enlarged. pacemaker electrodes remain in position. no phnumothorax, atelectasis or consolidation is seen. there is mild dorsal kyphosis.
I don't think you need a pacemaker based on what you wrote above. I am not really sure what 4 X bradycardia means. If it means a 4 sec pause during sleep I am not very concerned at all,especially in an athletic young patient. Make sure that you bring your records with you, especially the holter results. Again, I would not rush to having a pacer implanted unless absolutely indicated. don't be affraid to get a second opinion.
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.
My mom is 89, had a stroke, diabetic, almost blind, living in a nursing home for 3 years. Her pacemake is going out, it is to regulate her heart beat. My mom did not want to have artificial means to be kept alive. She just lays in bed hurting. Our question is this, is the pacemake an artificial mean? Her doctor says without the new one, she will be gone in 1 to 3 months.
He is frail, has congestive heart failure, and lives in a nursing home. The cardiologist there said that he needed to replace his 8 year old pacemaker. Obviously, the operation would require transportation to a hospital. Does this make sense? Is the risk of an adverse outcome outweight the risk of not having the operation performed? Thanks for your thoughts on this.
my mother just recently had a pacemaker put in on 2/5/11, since then she is experience leg swelling and blood clots. her sleeping habits are off,her eatting habits are poor and sometimes walking is effected. since her release from the hospital there's been problems. she is also sufferimg from dimensia, which i do feel has some effect but before all of this medical problems she was not so bad off.
It is called the Triboelectric phenomena and are rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of pacemaker interference or artifacts in the standard electrocardiogram. Static electricity or triboelectric phenomena occur more commonly during very cold weather and very low relative humidity.
Triboelectric signals are usually wider and more irregular than pacemaker stimuli and often recognizable as artifacts.
This is probably a weird question for the ages!
Last week, I had a pacemaker removed because the wound was irritated. The pacemaker was replaced, the pacemaker pocket in the doctor's words "washed out" and the incision closed with steri strips.
A few days later, my incision started leaking a golden liquid that I immediately recognized as Betadine or similar.
About a week after the surgery, I'm sick. I'm running a low fever, headache, and feel horrible.
I had a pacemaker inserted back in December.I now am not certain that this was the right decision my question is will the pacemaker cause other problems to my heart?
I'm having what the doctor referred to as a "generator repair" on my pacemaker next Tuesday. How long does this usually take? What other complications might be found?
Dr. Kantor:
I am 51 and have for months been experiencing what the doctor calls "chorea," treated now with clonazepam. Other symptoms that are wrosening are immense fatigue and feelings of weakness in my left arm and both legs below the knees. Because I have a pacemaker, I can't have an MRI. Tests done include a CAT scan, two EEG's and a PET scan, along with lots of blood and urine work. All "normal.
your pacer and MRIs. Most modern pacers are fine in the MRI magnet. Make sure to get your MRI in a 3T magnet, on an MS protocol, with and without contrast.
If you're willing to go as far away as Vanderbilt or St. Louis, you might also try Cleveland Clinic. Lulu might pipe in, here, with some other Ohio specialists.
Sounds like a biopsy report that does require surgery for definitive diagnosis.
I would push for a reconsideration by the doctor as it reads like she may be stuck in bed without the help of the pacemaker. This is not a diagnosis or even a statement from experience, just and encouragement to be sure the doctor does his/her best to keep your mother's quality of life as high as possible.
I was wondering if Tachy-Brady Syndrome can coexist with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and what the best treatment options are. Is a pacemaker indicated? Since my cardiologist mentioned it as a last resort.
Tests that have been done and results:
- Tilt table test: cardio-inhibitory response after 15min.
If the baby makes it to term, it would need a pacemaker as soon as it is born. Has anybody been through a similar diagnosis or know of somebody else who has? What are the chances of survival? Can a baby with a pacemaker from birth grow into a healthy adulthood? Does anybody know of any adults who have had pacemakers since birth and are able to lead normal lives?
No lung disease. No hx of phen-fen. I do have a Medtronic Enpulse pacemaker since 2005 for a diagnosis of sick sinus. This is my 3rd pacemaker. I also have had a RNY gastric bypass and a partial pancreatectomy for nesidioblastosis which developed after the gbs.
I am scared I have developed pulmonary hypertension. What are the chances that I have PH?
I, too, have 2nd degree, Mobitz type 2 heart block. My blocks always occurred during intense exercise. My EP thinks that I was born with it. I'm 60 now and remember having difficulty taking a "complete" deep breath even back when I was a child. My diagnosis of 2nd degree, type 2 wasn't diagnosed until about 2.5 years ago.
5 years ago, diagnosed me with a complete A/V block and recommended a pacemaker. I have researched complete A/V block and it is my understanding that means no electrical signals pass from the atria to the ventricles. If I had a full-time 3rd degree heart block, prior to the pacemaker, how did I survive? I began seeing a new EP several months ago- he diagnosed me with 2nd degree heart, Mobitz type 2. Does that mean I don't have complete heart or A/V block?
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