Pacemaker surgery after
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i had 3 open heart surgery and on my 2nd. pacemaker.. my first pacemaker last me for 18yrs. and just got my 2nd. pacemaker Dec.2006.. my pacemaker was implanted in my upper chest on the right side.. only thing i hate the surgery doctor told me he would use the same cut as the other pacemaker but when i woke up he cut me in another spot.. well i can say.. ask your doctor his he using the same cut as the first pacemaker was in..
Hi,
My father underwent a double bypass and mitral valve replacement on Friday 28/08/09. Following surgery he had excessive bleeding in icu and after being unable to control it for 4 hours he was taken back to surgery to assess where the bleeding was coming from. Once openeing him up they were unable to find a source for the bleeding and by then it had subsided. We still have no idea where this bleeding came from. Any ideas???
Certainly if the ventricular heartrate is too slow, then it will pace it up, but on the other hand, if there is atrial arrhythmia, then (after all else failing and the pacemaker implant) they can only ablate the connection between the upper and lower chambers (AV node) and the pacemaker will take over the entire heart, leaving the arrthymia to do its worst but unable to transmit to the lower heart and cause chaos as before.
doc will do surgery after he gets back from vacation..so next week sometime..im of the toperal completely and feel god aweful tired all day some times i can barelyy move i have 3 small kids so its so hard to get the rest that i need..i just want to know what to expect from all this mess..because of the surery my sinus node was affected and i knew that that was a possiabilitygoing in to it but it still ***** all the way around..wnting to feel normal...
Decisions were made, surgery was done, and they provided her with a pacemaker. At that time, she had shortly after moved into a home (big place, they have a visiting hair dresser, play games, have a bar (no alcohol, but it has the ambiance).
Several things. My mother had a defibrillator component to her pacemaker, and this fired-off once when it shouldn't have. Be sure your mother is not experiencing something similar, it could be unnerving.
Well maybe I had some pacemaker operating when I was in surgery, Of course don't know anything about what went on in there, thank god, the anesthesiologist kept me under the whole time.
My surgeon/hospital was all for back on your feet and I was sitting up in a high back chair within a few hours after surgery. I had several catheters hanging out of me and was hooked up to heart monitoring equipment.
a pacemaker was implanted after surgery because she had complete heart-block. She thrived after her surgery and lived life to the fullest.On June 20,2009, when she was three and a half years old, she tragically fell to the ground. She was rushed to the hospital, but they were unsuccessful in reviving her.It was later determined at autopsy that her pacemaker lead had fractured. It was a Medtronic pacemaker. I have been in disbelief since then. I understand that these are just wires.
However, after the surgery she has still been kept on pacemaker as cardiologists said her heart rate is still on 48-55 per minute (which is quite slow). The cardiologists have suggested that if the heart rate does not return back to normal a permanent pacemaker maybe required. Can anyone please suggest whether to wait for the heart beat to be back to normal or go for the pacemaker.
Thanks in advance for the help.
My husband has been totally reliant on a pacemaker since unsuccessful surgery for WPW 27 years ago. Recent nuclear testing shows CI although his pacemaker is rate-responsive. He's at the end of life of his 3rd battery. One failed lead was replaced 13 yrs ago and so 3 are in place. He now needs a 4th lead but has ongoing circulation issues from the space occupied by leads. Would a dual-sensor pacemaker be likely to help the CI? Would all models require 2 new leads instead of one?
All surgeries have some risk, but I think catheter surgery (done with catheters through an artery) are among the lest dangerous.
You didn't say why you are considering surgery. If the "problem" is minor you may want to consider living with it rather than take any risk. Talk it over with your doctor.
The worst I've read that I think can be a bad outcome of sinus node surgery is the sinus node shuts down and one then has to have a pacemaker implanted.
Hi Doctor,
My bro aged 21 recently jus joined army force as regular, physical fit in average, not really stressful workout in camp as he's a military police. During 1 week ago, he went for full medical check up in camp & founded out by MO his HR is only 36/min. Immediately warded to hospital. 24hour EKG, worst result during resting was 26/min.
i had surgery 7 weeks ago st jude aorta valve dacron graft for ascending aorta. Four days after surgery i need a pacemaker due to the surgery. My question is there any long term risk or dangers of this that i should look out for. I take amiodarone (200mg) for a-fib that i developed after pacemaker surgery and celexa 20mg, zocor 20 mg. norvasc 5mg. coumadin 7.5mg m & w 5 mg. the other days of the week. I started rehab tues.
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.
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