Thanks for the updates Mike. Sounds like you two are very close. ~guin ... From: Michael Hiranuma To: ZapList@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 1:21...
since you all are so well educated and experienced with the many things that come with having an icd, i am hoping that someone can give me a little guidance. ...
evie there are two setigns in cardioversions in most icd the big shock or the higher streghen shock there would be no question as to if you where shocked it...
Evelyn, I have had a fluttering feeling in my chest occasionaly. My EP said it was the Anti-Tachycardia Pacing that is programmed into my ICD. Other than...
thanks stacie.........i thought the only "shock" that gets delivered was "the big one".......it never even dawned on me that the cardioversion is a shock of...
thank you joe.? i know when my pacer kicks in because it changes the whole rhythm, but this is different.? it would be what i (would imagine anyway) think it...
mine is set if heart is just at 200 try pace out and low shock firsted if both fail go to big shock ! if heart rate is over 250 streght to big shock...
... Oh, great... Now it's talkin' too... Next thing you know, it'll be warning folks to "STEP AWAY FROM THE PERSON" or letting me know "YOUR FLY IS AJAR"... ...
you never knwo when they upload all the icd info to the program what sercert nearest to your hear it' tell might be saying hey dr he as eating chip chip...
Hey, I told the technician that someday the ICD would wirelessly transmit a message to a computer and that computer would notify 911 if it thought I needed...
even scarier than just big brother just watching is the thought that he would now be watching from the inside.............sounds like a theme for a movie ... ...
yes i ahvent got that far with it yet but when nd if it's ever gets done yes you get to read it if you would like ! mind you itmight lave you wonderign...
I had a "weird electrical" sensation too a few weeks ago... sorta started in my chest and moved out to my arms and face and stomach... i noted the time and...
Eric Chaffin: The postings continue about the horrible way your firm has behaved.. and continues to mistreat these poor people who have suffered so much...
please let me know and if he says it's in your head, please tell him that it is in other people's heads as well!!? a common phenomenon then maybe?? thanks evie...
seems like it was... in my head... neither the doc nor the tech can explain what i felt... nothing in the icd logs for the night it happened... and thankfully...
hi guys this may be a stupid question; I was wondering, I am quit the DIY fan with steelwork, does anybody know what kind of power tools and equipment, like...
I know arc welders are taboo, but the booklet my dr gave me lists all these things that should be avoided and the maker of your pacemaker should have a hotline...
I use a mig welder regularly with no ill effects , perhaps I am just lucky !!!! Steve From: ZapList@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ZapList@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
How big of a mig do you use like how thick is the metal that you weld? im a sheet metal worker and have not had a tool cause any problems but have not tried a...
Well, I've just learned a disturbing fact about Medtronic. Unlike Guidant, who has techs available 24/7, Medtronic has no techs available on the weekends....
does your icd send in carelink ? sometimes the icd will emite wierd sounds if it haveing difcults sending in carelink ( i learned tthis the hard way ) it...
... I had this very issue a few months ago (it turned out not to be my ICD--to my embarrassment it was my iPod alarm!! The tones were nearly identical!!!). I...
All, Last Monday afternoon I had chest pains I was convinced were a problem. I went to the ER and ended up spending the night. Now all the doctors all think...
Your replies were so helpful - many thanks! What a relief that the story has a happy ending. I called my EP, went to the ER, and a Medtronic rep interrogated...
... Oh, hurray! In my case, as I said, it was my iPod (!), and I was hoping it would turn out okay for you too. Best, Lynn S. ... Mama, homeschooler, writer,...
