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Pacemaker recipients: Looking for support from others
I am coming on a year post op having a pacemaker placement for bradycardia. I would be interested in a support group with the same concerns. I think a support network would be so beneficial.
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That or another ablation. Have had two. Concerned about the pauses. Can you explain how they saved your life? I didn't know you could have a pacemaker and still have ablatons.So confusing. Think I have both. tachycardiaa and brack......meaning slow. I rarely have symptoms I feel. Ablations work for a while but then I go into afib again.
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I am getting a pacemaker March 23. The small one to be placed in a ventrical via my groin.
I am afib and have been taking Eliquis for several years. Will there be a way to see if the pacemaker
has eliminated the need for the Eliquis.
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1 ReactionWhy would eliminate need for eliquis?
Eliquis is very expensive
If the pacemaker prevents any afib events and clots
then could stop eliquis
Is that a possibility ?
Hi Betty, yes I can answer that question, I thought i gave a response a few days ago,Got to love technology. Anyway I apologize for that. First off I don't have afib mine was called Vintricular Tachycardia or VT for short. It affects the lower part of the heart which is the main pump. From when I would go into an arrhythmia or basically a rapid pulse usually so fast no blood is moving. If it stays in that state more than a couple of min you can be basically in full blown cardiac arrest. So that's why seconds count and if the pacemaker could not get the heart back into rhythm the defibrillator part would shock me from the inside just like they do from the outside. This is all setup ahead of time and certian settings would see the arrhythmia evaluate the best treatment and deliver it.
Now with the ablation yes they can be done with the pacemaker temporarily shut off by a technician while the ablation is going on. That part is similar to afib is that they are trying to find the bad paths that cause the heart to go out of rhythm, then ablate those by burning or freezing the nerve ends to eliminate then from causing the problem. Hope that explains your questions. Please feel free to ask anything you like. I look forward to hearing how they decided to help you
Tylenol is most likely the culprit…now that you have stopped taking tylenol you will see if your acid reflux goes away
My husband has a pacemaker since 10 years; he is having the battery replaced today. His Cardiologist has kept him on Eliquist all that time. Your situation may be different only your Cardiologist can tell.