pacemaker

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I need a nap

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 11 Jul 21

I did not sleep well last night. I was perhaps worrying about my sister. Her heart rate was only 35 yesterday afternoon. In the hospital they have her heart rate up some. She saw a cardiac team of four doctors today. The team is...

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My son needs a pacemaker--he's only 29!

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 23 May 17

I'm not looking for sympathy but this involves something I was not aware of and it may help someone. 15% of people under 30 need pacemakers because they have a sinus rhythm with second degree AV block. The cardiologist said it's...

heart malfunction

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My Whole World ...

Gloria Faye Brown Bates @GrannyGee (3517) • Louisburg, North Carolina 22 Feb 16

This morning my husband and I went to Rex Rehab in Raleigh, NC. Since having a stroke, and getting a pacemaker put in his chest ... Skip, my husband ... has been recovering. Physical therapy is one of the things he has to...

physical therapy

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Link between the pacemaker and lightening/thunder

Digital Nomad @VinayaG (550) • Kathmandu, Nepal 6 Jan 16

Pacemaker is heart tissue which controls the heart beat. When pacemaker cannot function properly, an electronic device is installed in the heart which is also called pacemaker. The electronic pacemaker takes over the function of...

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Thinking of The Past - Part 6 California

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 4 Jan 16

I am now on the way to join my husband in California with two of my sons who wanted to go. The new adventure is starting. We arrived there and our furniture has already arrived. My husband is settled in his new job now I will...

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Went to hospital able to walk and came out unable to walk

norlaw @norlaw (31) • United States 22 Dec 15

What would cause a person to be unable to walk when released from hospital after a ten day stay? No cause was given. Person had pacemaker put in for a irregular heart beat.

unable to stand

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Radiation therapy ok for people with pacemakers?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 6 Jan 09

my mom got the news that she is CLEAR of cancer.. the lump was all there was and the spots they had found on her liver must not have been anything.. well they still are thinking about doing radiation in the area she had the lump...

radiation therapy

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IPod bad for your Heart?

kdhartford @kdhartford (1151) • United States 10 Nov 08

I saw that the Ipod may be bad for your heart...if you have a pacemaker. Well, even microwaves are bad for people with pacemakers.

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Medtronic Settlements

Kat4676 @Kat4676 (474) • United States 19 Aug 08

Has anyone heard anything on the Medtronic Pacemaker Defibrillator lawsuits? My moms attorney says that they are only in litigation right now and have not even started the lawsuits yet. I have heard of people already receiving...

My Mom

Kat4676 @Kat4676 (474) • United States 21 Jul 08

I love my mom dearly but, she calls at least every hour of every day and she only live 2 blocks away. And I think her health issues are why. Last June she had a Medtronic Pacemaker Defribulator put in and now it is on recall....

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What is your most treasured Turd in your collection?

Dumpertaker @Dumpertaker (1187) 20 Jan 07

I have been collecting Turds for 4 years (and helping out with promoting them almost 3) and I have seen some amazing models in some people's collections. Which model in your Turds collection is your most treasured? For me it...

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heart patient

senna9 @senna9 (1666) • Netherlands 23 Oct 06

has anyone here a heartdisease or a pacemaker, i have one, a difibrillator and I just am curious who has one to.

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