Passing out

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I have had had four such experience each one getting worse and taking longer

to come out of. Thus the reason for the second icd after the first one

couldn't be repaired and was removed. This one is in the right side and lets

hope it never fails

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Dear Sharon: My unit couldn't be placed on the right so that is when they

decided (after the failed attempt) to go in through the sternum and sew

patches on the actual heart. Now, there is no possibility for a by-pass

procedure. Love, Jeannie

Re: Passing out

> I have had had four such experience each one getting worse and taking

longer

> to come out of. Thus the reason for the second icd after the first one

> couldn't be repaired and was removed. This one is in the right side and

lets

> hope it never fails

>

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Dear Jeannie,

My very fist icd was implanted in three different sections of my body. That

unit was recalled it was made by Lilly. When they replaced it they opened me

up and put the patches on me. When it malfunctioned and did all that firing

it did a lot of damage they said it sort of burned up part of the heart or

something like that and there was no where at the time to put new patches or

new leads as my veins were to weak and tearing if such a thing is possible.

At least that is what the told me. DR, Morant finally let me leave the

Clinic but I had to return once a week as I was hooked to all types of

monitors and alarms. I had this suitcase I had to take with me every where I

went. I had those darn lead patches all over my chest. Finally my chest just

started to blister and bleed where the patches where so they made me come

back to the Clinic. They said it wasn't safe for me to out without

monitoring. We tried al the medication again. At that time there was a lot

of research going on with Betapace and I got to be part of that experiment.

The drugged worked for a while and I thought I would get away with just

having the drug and would not need a new icd. I made this deal with God. If

he would just get me through this and not let me have to have a new icd I

would-be perfect. You know those kind pleas we make when we re n a panic.

When Dr, Morant became ill I decided I didn't want a knew doctor and that it

was a sure sign that I was healed. So I just stopped going to all of them

but then of course about 9 months later I collapsed. In comes Dr, Gordon and

it all started all over again. But I had made my decision that I would never

have another icd so I fought them tooth and nail and signed myself out.

My family doctor finally threatened me that he would not see me anymore if I

didn't go have some new test. Dr. Gordon said lets do another EP study maybe

you won't need a icd maybe you re better. WRONG. But did I listen NO. I

ignored everything and went on about my life I took my medication and thought

I was wonder woman,

Well, Wonder Woman almost became Dead Women when she was found on the floor

last July of 99 not breathing I had a full blown seizure and if it hadn't

been for a friend knowing my history I wouldn't be writing this to you now

They decided to immediately put in a icd and I carried on but to make a long

story short they won and I am glad they did. They took me to surgery and

then couldn't find a place to put the darn thing as I had a lot of previous

damage. Thought I was off the hook, but the they did one of those

veienoscopy(sp) and they finally found one small vein that they had a chance

at. That is one of the reason I think I am not allowed to do much as they

say if this one fails, oh well

Love,

Lady Valor

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Dear Sharon: I had my first unit in my waist with the wires on my left

subclavia. Then on my 3rd , a new doctor, wanted to tie off the left and put

it on my right side , no good the subclavia had collapsed during my

mastectomies. So, they sewed patches onto my physical heart and left the new

generator/battery in my waist. I'm also told this is it. So, they had better

not break. Love, Jeannie

Re: Passing out

> Dear Jeannie,

>

> My very fist icd was implanted in three different sections of my body.

That

> unit was recalled it was made by Lilly. When they replaced it they opened

me

> up and put the patches on me. When it malfunctioned and did all that

firing

> it did a lot of damage they said it sort of burned up part of the heart or

> something like that and there was no where at the time to put new patches

or

> new leads as my veins were to weak and tearing if such a thing is

possible.

> At least that is what the told me. DR, Morant finally let me leave the

> Clinic but I had to return once a week as I was hooked to all types of

> monitors and alarms. I had this suitcase I had to take with me every

where I

> went. I had those darn lead patches all over my chest. Finally my chest

just

> started to blister and bleed where the patches where so they made me come

> back to the Clinic. They said it wasn't safe for me to out without

> monitoring. We tried al the medication again. At that time there was a

lot

> of research going on with Betapace and I got to be part of that

experiment.

> The drugged worked for a while and I thought I would get away with just

> having the drug and would not need a new icd. I made this deal with God.

If

> he would just get me through this and not let me have to have a new icd I

> would-be perfect. You know those kind pleas we make when we re n a panic.

>

> When Dr, Morant became ill I decided I didn't want a knew doctor and that

it

> was a sure sign that I was healed. So I just stopped going to all of them

> but then of course about 9 months later I collapsed. In comes Dr, Gordon

and

> it all started all over again. But I had made my decision that I would

never

> have another icd so I fought them tooth and nail and signed myself out.

>

> My family doctor finally threatened me that he would not see me anymore if

I

> didn't go have some new test. Dr. Gordon said lets do another EP study

maybe

> you won't need a icd maybe you re better. WRONG. But did I listen NO. I

> ignored everything and went on about my life I took my medication and

thought

> I was wonder woman,

>

> Well, Wonder Woman almost became Dead Women when she was found on the

floor

> last July of 99 not breathing I had a full blown seizure and if it hadn't

> been for a friend knowing my history I wouldn't be writing this to you now

> They decided to immediately put in a icd and I carried on but to make a

long

> story short they won and I am glad they did. They took me to surgery and

> then couldn't find a place to put the darn thing as I had a lot of

previous

> damage. Thought I was off the hook, but the they did one of those

> veienoscopy(sp) and they finally found one small vein that they had a

chance

> at. That is one of the reason I think I am not allowed to do much as they

> say if this one fails, oh well

>

> Love,

> Lady Valor

>

>

> Please visit the Zapper homepage at

> http://www.ZapLife.org

>

>

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Bruce,

You say that the MD tells you that the fainting episodes are " from your

scoliosis, " could you ask the MD to be more specific? Could it be that your

spine and ribs are interferring with your lung capacity? This is the largest

breath of air that your lungs can hold. Perhaps you aren't able to expend your

lungs enough? Do you faint after you have been exercising or working? When the

heart is pumping harder driving the lungs to breathe harder, perhaps you are not

able to get enough oxygen and this could cause you to faint. You probably

should have him explain it to you more thoroughly. It could be dangerous for

you if you fainted and fell. Please let me know if you have found out anymore

info? Londa

brucespringsteenecosse <brucespringsteenecosse@...> wrote: Hi everyone

I was wondering if anyone has problems with blackouts

whilst they are standing.I have been to my GP and referres for

hospital tests but the only answer I ever get is that it is coming

from my scoliosis.I too have a flat back.

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HI , have to ask what is QT syndrome? Im

usually at home. The last time this happened i had ate

dinner at 5pm and then around 7pm i went into watch

the baseball game and after sitting down i dont

remember anything until about 2 1/2 hours later. Any

ideas on what i should ask the dr? Also i dont have

diabeates. Cholorosal levels are good jsut had that

checked the week before and all in good except my good

cholorosal was a bit low. thx for your input

--- Crone <marshmello1982@...> wrote:

> I passed out twice in February. Both times I was

> walking and down I went. The first time I passed

> out my friend told me I was snoring and when I came

> to I felt like I just had a really great nap.

> Unfortunately they weren't able to contribute it to

> anything except Prolonged QT syndrome. Where are

> you at when you are passing out?

>

> shadow061 <shadow061@...> wrote: Hi

> all. Was wondering if anyone has had the problem of

> passing out

> for no reason ? I have had several times of this

> happening and when i

> went to see my cardio dr he thinks i just went to

> sleep, i dont think

> that is the case. Even though im whenim sleeping i

> still hear things,

> but when this otehr stuff happens i dont hear or

> feel anything at all.

> My blood pressure is fine. Going in for test to see

> how my pressure

> is in my arms and legs, think it's called, AAI.

> Anyway was just

> wondering if anything like this has happen to anyone

> here? Your

> thoughts are welcomed. Sincerely in Az

>

>

>

>

>

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Re: Passing out

> HI , have to ask what is QT syndrome?

%%% It's what your wife will do if you call some other woman a QT.

> Im usually at home.

%%% Hopefully not at the home of one of those QT's. (Unless y9ur single.

Then check with your doc first.)

> The last time this happened i had ate

> dinner at 5pm and then around 7pm i went into watch

> the baseball game and after sitting down i dont

> remember anything until about 2 1/2 hours later. Any

> ideas on what i should ask the dr?

%%% Ask him who owone the game.

> Also i dont have diabeates.

%%% Have you tried E-Bay. You can get almost anything there.

> Cholorosal levels are good jsut had that

> checked the week before and all in good

> except my good cholorosal was a bit low.

%%% Probably feeling sad because you don't write or call anymore.

> thx for your input

%%% The story of my life. the only time I hear that is from somebody

named . Never a female. My sex life is so bad the ENTER key on my

computer is locked up, and I'm not about to try ALT. I'm not that kind of a

guy.

From California where the difference between passing out and falling asleep

is that passing out is what you do after sex, and falling asleep is what

your wife does during sex.

Bill

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It's a part of the heartbeat called the QT interval. When the QT interval gets longer then that's a sign that the heart may be developing rhythm problems and it can lead to sudden cardiac death or fainting episodes. Both times that I passed out I didn't feel bad or anything I just went down like a sack of potatoes. 2 1/2 hours is a REALLY long time to pass out. A big fear of that if you are passing out is lack of oxygen to your brain. My pacer is set at 60 and I think that's too slow. When my heart is beating at 60 beats per minute I get light headed, foggy, kind of dizzy and I feel like passing out. My cardiologist also took my off of beta blockers because my heart was beating too slow. Maybe that's your problem. I really don't know other medical reasons for people passing out but I'm sure there are lots. I don't really have an idea of what you can ask your Dr. When my ICD was implanted I didn't

have a lot of chances to ask questions. If your ICD isn't capturing anything or isn't firing then that's good. Keep me updated on what your Dr tells you, good luck!john morris <shadow061@...> wrote: HI , have to ask what is QT syndrome? Imusually at home. The last time this happened i had atedinner at 5pm and then around 7pm i went into watchthe baseball game and after sitting down i dontremember anything until about 2 1/2 hours later. Anyideas on what i should ask the dr?

Also i dont havediabeates. Cholorosal levels are good jsut had thatchecked the week before and all in good except my goodcholorosal was a bit low. thx for your input --- Crone <marshmello1982 > wrote:> I passed out twice in February. Both times I was> walking and down I went. The first time I passed> out my friend told me I was snoring and when I came> to I felt like I just had a really great nap. > Unfortunately they weren't able to contribute it to> anything except Prolonged QT syndrome. Where are> you at when you are passing out?> > shadow061 <shadow061 > wrote: Hi> all. Was wondering if anyone has had the problem of> passing out > for no reason ? I have had several times of this> happening and when i > went

to see my cardio dr he thinks i just went to> sleep, i dont think > that is the case. Even though im whenim sleeping i> still hear things, > but when this otehr stuff happens i dont hear or> feel anything at all. > My blood pressure is fine. Going in for test to see> how my pressure > is in my arms and legs, think it's called, AAI.> Anyway was just > wondering if anything like this has happen to anyone> here? Your > thoughts are welcomed. Sincerely in Az> > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Do you ?> Get on board. You're invited to try the new Mail.__________________________________________________

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>

> Hi all. Was wondering if anyone has had the problem of passing

out

> for no reason ? I have had several times of this happening and

when i

> went to see my cardio dr he thinks i just went to sleep, i dont

think that is the case.

Hi,

Passing out was the first indication I had a cardiac problem. I had

a few events with no adverse impact but sadly I was next to a four

foot high chain link fence one time. My left elbow hit the support

post as I fell resulting in a shattered upper arm bone. Some good

surgery and lots of painful physical therapy allowed me to regain

about 70% use of the arm. This may not be an all bad thing as I did

not notice much change when my ICD was implanted on the left side.

San Craig

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,

I have to agree with Guin that it might be Sleep Apnea. See if anyone can hear you snoring or gasping for air when you sleep. It took 5 years for me to finally get diagnosed with it....I had twin babies and thought I was just tired and worn out from caring for them. Someone finally heard me and recognized the sounds. One of the other big clues was that I would sit down to watch TV or read and then pass out right away. I woke up feeling totally out of it and not having any idea what day, time etc it was. You almost get narcoleptic because you are in essence not getting any restful sleep even when you sleep. Get it checked out....I know someone who actually fell asleep while driving her kids to school and then they found out it was Sleep Apnea.

Good luck and get this checked out soon,

in CA

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Thx Don. Heart was my first concern. But actuay my heart is acting " better " the

past week or so. I do have iregular heart beats and feels like it gonna beat

right out of my chest. But not lately. I'm glad ( huh??) that you knew what I

was talking about.

" A well-behaved woman never made history " Mae West

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Next doctor you're getting is a cardiologist.. just watch.    The anemia could have you passing out too.. forgot about that.  It would also cause irregular heart beats and the pounding....  

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:13 AM, trudykinsey@... <trudykinsey@...> wrote:

 

Thx Don. Heart was my first concern. But actuay my heart is acting " better " the past week or so. I do have iregular heart beats and feels like it gonna beat right out of my chest. But not lately. I'm glad ( huh??) that you knew what I was talking about.

" A well-behaved woman never made history " Mae West

http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877