Pacemaker yesterday

Robert in Md · Jan 14, 2015

Got my St. Jude pacemaker installed yesterday

morning, took about an hour after prep. Was told

I would have to stay overnight but Dr. said I

could go home about 5.OO PM

Nurse told me to treat the left arm as if

I had broken that arm for about 4 weeks. Was

sent home with a monitor -transmitter that we had

trouble settin up today. Several phone calls

to tech support in California , but finally set

it up. Arm very sore and even pulls when I yawn.

I have noticed that my heart rate now is 60 and

above not my usual 42. Doing OK for now will

check back in a few days

Robert in Md.

john in la · Jan 14, 2015

Glad to hear you are doing better.

They gave my mom a sling to put her arm in that strapped to her body and made it to where she could not move it when she got her pacemaker.

GregCO · Jan 14, 2015

Wow that is fast. Amazing how they can get you in and out anymore.
Take it easy and let it heal and you will be good to go.

Greg

Tom in TN · Jan 14, 2015

Robert,

You probably know all about this stuff, but here's something that I just recently learned.

I live in Middle Tennessee, about 40 miles south of Nashville. My good friend lives in this area also.

He has a pacemaker. A while back, he was vacationing in Wisconsin. While there, he had some kind of heart incident. His pacemaker sent an alarm to his cardiologist here in Tennessee. His cardiologist's nurse called him on his cell phone and told him to go directly to a hospital. He did. The doctor in Wisconsin coordinated with the cardiologist in Tennessee and got my friend fixed right up. He spent the night in the hospital for observation, but all was well.

Today's technology is fantastic.

Tom in TN

FBH44 · Jan 15, 2015

There'll be some bossy, mean, know-it-all, in-your-face nurse, telling you exactly what to do and not do. Pay exact attention to everything she tells you.

Robert in Md · Jan 15, 2015

Yes FBH44, I met that exact nurse Tuesday, her name is Margaret Ann. She was a piece of work, older blonde, slim and told it like it was. Of course I tryed my best get her going.

Thanks
Robert in Md.

L.Fure · Jan 15, 2015

(quoted from post at 14:28:30 01/15/15) Yes FBH44, I met that exact nurse Tuesday, her name is Margaret Ann. She was a piece of work, older blonde, slim and told it like it was. Of course I tryed my best get her going.

Thanks
Robert in Md.

Good thing you didn't have a catheter hook up to you at the time. A mean nurse will tug on that hose to wake you up in the morning if you give them too much trouble. :shock:

Nancy Howell · Jan 15, 2015

Very glad you're ok. Like the others said, follow the dr's (nurse's) orders and get better quick!

oldtanker · Jan 15, 2015

(quoted from post at 07:41:06 01/15/15)

(quoted from post at 14:28:30 01/15/15) Yes FBH44, I met that exact nurse Tuesday, her name is Margaret Ann. She was a piece of work, older blonde, slim and told it like it was. Of course I tryed my best get her going.

Thanks
Robert in Md.

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Good thing you didn't have a catheter hook up to you at the time. A mean nurse will tug on that hose to wake you up in the morning if you give them too much trouble. :shock:

LOL how do you know that?

Yea my BIL got one a few years ago. Took a little time for them to get it dialed in. He's still mad cause there are things he's not allowed to do anymore. Like arc weld.

Rick

L.Fure · Jan 15, 2015

(quoted from post at 23:34:31 01/15/15)

(quoted from post at 07:41:06 01/15/15)

(quoted from post at 14:28:30 01/15/15) Yes FBH44, I met that exact nurse Tuesday, her name is Margaret Ann. She was a piece of work, older blonde, slim and told it like it was. Of course I tryed my best get her going.

Thanks
Robert in Md.

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Good thing you didn't have a catheter hook up to you at the time. A mean nurse will tug on that hose to wake you up in the morning if you give them too much trouble. :shock:

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LOL how do you know that?

I've spent a lot of time in hospitals in my lifetime. Have had sixteen surgeries and I may need more before they stick me in a box.

Yea my BIL got one a few years ago. Took a little time for them to get it dialed in. He's still mad cause there are things he's not allowed to do anymore. Like arc weld.

Rick

Frank Dodson · Jan 15, 2015

I have worn a pacemaker since 1998. I had a replacement in 2010. The technology has come so far within the past 20 years you can do most anything except arc weld and get within 50 ft. of a cell tower. I use a chainsaw and weedeater without problems. They don't want you to move your arm quickly because of the leads running from the pacemaker to the heart. The leads have a type of mesh surrounding them and body tissue will grow into them thus anchoring the leads. When the pacemaker needs to be replaced (usually 4-10 years) the leads will not need to be replaced. You will start feeling better soon and eventually you will not notice the pacemaker.

504 · Jan 15, 2015

My wife got hers the old fashioned way,her heart would not work after bypass surgery. She is on #2,expecting 5 more years of battery life.

tim(in) · Jan 17, 2015

Dang you guys are scaring me. Maybe I'd better get some of this 400 #s off this year and keep it off.Hurt my back on the job and its crept on thru years of truck driving till I went on disability last year.

L.Fure · Jan 17, 2015

(quoted from post at 08:29:28 01/17/15) Dang you guys are scaring me. Maybe I'd better get some of this 400 #s off this year and keep it off.Hurt my back on the job and its crept on thru years of truck driving till I went on disability last year.

I'm a real mess and am on disability too. I lost my right leg when I was 18. Kept working physical labor jobs instead of going to collage to get a good job. Anyway, I ended up ruining my back, and right shoulder. Had back surgery and decided to quit working before I ended up in a wheel chair. I'm in constant pain and have to take big doses of opioids just to get out of bed each morning. The shoulder needs to be replaced but decided to wait a while for that one. The good thing is my heat is in good shape, and will probably have to live a long miserable life. BTW, I'm only 56.

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