Comments on: Do Pacemakers Help the Elderly? http://pacemakerpeople.com/39/do-pacemakers-help-the-elderly/ For People with Pacemakers & Their Friends Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:54:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mary Martin http://pacemakerpeople.com/39/do-pacemakers-help-the-elderly/comment-page-1/#comment-2939 Mary Martin Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:54:34 +0000 http://pacemakerpeople.com/?p=39#comment-2939 I am a 72 year old female with a pacemaker for 3 years.  I am looking for specific or unusual physical symptoms of a heart attack while having a pacemaker.   Internet research reveals that the symptoms are the same as a heart attack without a pacemaker.  Is this correct?  If so, pain in lower left arm should not be of concern? I am a 72 year old female with a pacemaker for 3 years.  I am looking for specific or unusual physical symptoms of a heart attack while having a pacemaker.   Internet research reveals that the symptoms are the same as a heart attack without a pacemaker.  Is this correct?  If so, pain in lower left arm should not be of concern?

]]> By: Jo Ann LeQuang http://pacemakerpeople.com/39/do-pacemakers-help-the-elderly/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Jo Ann LeQuang Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:34:41 +0000 http://pacemakerpeople.com/?p=39#comment-347 <p>Hi, I'm sorry you're having a tough time. I'm not a doctor or nurse but I can tell you that in general, the main indication for getting a pacemaker is an arrhythmia or rhythm disorder of the heart. The heart may beat too slowly or out of sync. Sometimes people have a condition where the top part of the heart beats more rapidly (or more slowly) than the bottom part, resulting in reduced cardiac output.</p> <p>Your doc may refer you to a cardiologist or an electrophysiologist. They will likely want to do an ECG to look at a graphic illustration of the heart's rhythm. Nausea is not typically a pacemaker symptom but lightheadedness can be. Of course, lightheadedness can be a symptom of many things.</p> <p>Main symptoms for pacing: dizziness, feeling weak, lightheadedness, feeling like you might faint or actually fainting.</p> <p>A good place to check in and ask questions is PacemakerClub.com. You have to register but it's free and the folks are very friendly. Most of them already have pacemakers and defibrillators.</p> <p> </p> Hi, I'm sorry you're having a tough time. I'm not a doctor or nurse but I can tell you that in general, the main indication for getting a pacemaker is an arrhythmia or rhythm disorder of the heart. The heart may beat too slowly or out of sync. Sometimes people have a condition where the top part of the heart beats more rapidly (or more slowly) than the bottom part, resulting in reduced cardiac output.

Your doc may refer you to a cardiologist or an electrophysiologist. They will likely want to do an ECG to look at a graphic illustration of the heart's rhythm. Nausea is not typically a pacemaker symptom but lightheadedness can be. Of course, lightheadedness can be a symptom of many things.

Main symptoms for pacing: dizziness, feeling weak, lightheadedness, feeling like you might faint or actually fainting.

A good place to check in and ask questions is PacemakerClub.com. You have to register but it's free and the folks are very friendly. Most of them already have pacemakers and defibrillators.

 

]]> By: Joyce Eagan http://pacemakerpeople.com/39/do-pacemakers-help-the-elderly/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Joyce Eagan Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:57:49 +0000 http://pacemakerpeople.com/?p=39#comment-343 I have looked everywhere on the net and I can't find the symptoms that require a pacemaker. My husband has been sick for almost 3 years with constant nausea and periods of lightheadedness - he has been through every test for this and we have seen many specialists to no avail.  His doctor suggested maybe he should look into a pacemaker and is making arrangements for appropriate testing which has been done before.  If there are any suggestions out there , I would appreciate it.  Thank you    I have looked everywhere on the net and I can't find the symptoms that require a pacemaker.
My husband has been sick for almost 3 years with constant nausea and periods of lightheadedness – he has been through every test for this and we have seen many specialists to no avail.  His doctor suggested maybe he should look into a pacemaker and is making arrangements for appropriate testing which has been done before.  If there are any suggestions out there , I would appreciate it.  Thank you   

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