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pacemaker
Apr 26, 2009 03:29AM in the Congestive Heart Failure Community
Ana, I had my defibrillator implanted last July, in fact it was done on my 50th birthday. A defibrillator does not prevent a heart attack, that is not what it is for. What it does is prevent SCA, Sudden Cardiac Arrest and death which accompanies that. I suffered three near fatal heart attacks since the implant was done and knew that the device was not at fau...
Defibrillator and exercise
Apr 23, 2009 02:25AM in the Heart Rhythm Community
Obviously the best thing to do is ask hi doctor. After my ICD was implanted, my discharge instruction stated that I should not lift my left arm (my ICD is in my left chest wall just above the heart) for two weeks. They should have provided a patient handbook which outlines general guidelines for him. The only time I've been shocked was during another heart at...
Angio-seal
Apr 08, 2009 02:29PM in the Heart Disease Community
I have had 5 angiograms since August 07, the last four since July 08. The most recent two had the Angio -seal and I still have both cards in my wallet. The first one did not bother me a bit, but the second one was exactly as you describe. It does get better, just takes a day or so and the pain went away, just hang in there. Getting pain meds would probably he...
Am i having a heart attack or is only angina?
Mar 28, 2009 03:31PM in the Heart Disease Community
i am no doctor, but I have had 5 near fatal heart attacks since August of 07, the last 4 since July. I can only tell you what my symptoms were and hope that it helps. To be sure, if you have chest pain and think you're having a heart attack, get to the E.R. as quickly as possible. Better safe than sorry! The first one I had was while I was in the Healthcare f...
why can ejection fraction vary????
Mar 26, 2009 03:29PM in the Heart Rhythm Community
My EF is down from 40% following a near fatal heart attack in August 2007 to 15% following four more near fatal heart attacks since July. The test done on me were: echocardiogram, MUGA Scan( a type of nuclear scan), and the 5 'procedures' to put stents in my coronary arteries. Mine is so low because I kept running out of medication( no insurance and it's darn...
How do I treat leg cramps
Mar 25, 2009 01:05PM in the Pain Management Community
Thank you so much for the link, I have suffered from night cramps for the past year, increasing in severity and have been unable to do anything about them except to try and walk it off. Now I have a better understanding of what is going on and may be able to do something about them. Since I have a host of medical problems(am currently totally disabled due to...