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18. My mother never had a heart attack but needed a pacemaker

Fri Apr 16, 2021, 09:43 AM

Apr 2021

She was feeling dizzy one day and went to the doctor, coincidentally the same time I was arriving for my annual checkup with the same doctor so he had me drive her to the hospital. Probably not so coincidentally, she was at the same age her father died peacefully in his sleep. The following Christmas, we got her a portable Nintendo device because she loved playing games. But every time she played, she got dizzy. Turns out the wifi was enabled on the device and if she held it close enough, it messed with her pacemaker. Disabling the wifi allowed her to use it without problems.

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Did Mother's Boy have a heart attack? [View all] malaise Apr 2021 OP

He has been under a lot of pressure. Kid Berwyn Apr 2021 #1

All the articles say he received a pace maker - why do none say he had a heart attack malaise Apr 2021 #3

Pence previously reported an "asymptomatic" cardiac issue. Kid Berwyn Apr 2021 #5

So he has a history of heart issues malaise Apr 2021 #6

Even were he in tip-top health, no. Kid Berwyn Apr 2021 #7

I thought that was top priority for a GOP candidate -- a malfunctioning heart? Pobeka Apr 2021 #13

No malaise Apr 2021 #14

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i have afib or arterial fibulation. i also get skips . i asked about a pacemaker AllaN01Bear Apr 2021 #28

Take care of youself malaise Apr 2021 #32

You don't have to have a heart attack to need a pacemaker. IL Dem Apr 2021 #52

Thanks malaise Apr 2021 #53

The pacemaker quit working last month and he had to have it replaced on an emergency basis. IL Dem Apr 2021 #54

Wow! malaise Apr 2021 #55

Generally around 10 years. IL Dem Apr 2021 #56

Looks that way malaise Apr 2021 #57

The physical toll of living your life with your lips on drumph's fat ass for years... Comfortably_Numb Apr 2021 #2

Why are media so afraid to say eh had a heart attack? malaise Apr 2021 #4

Not all pacemakers are inserted because of a heart attack. Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #34

Thanks malaise Apr 2021 #37

Could have had symptoms/conditions signaling the need to have one msfiddlestix Apr 2021 #8

Thanks malaise Apr 2021 #9

I have no medical education or experience... msfiddlestix Apr 2021 #12

Heart Attack vs Cardiac arrest Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #36

Exactly msfiddlestix Apr 2021 #43

Weirdly esoteric knowledge.... Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #44

255!!!!!! Holy Cow! And you live to tell about it. msfiddlestix Apr 2021 #51

No Deminpenn Apr 2021 #11

Sounds like arrythmia. AngryOldDem Apr 2021 #26

Sounds like your neighbor experienced heart block. Ilsa Apr 2021 #27

Guessing a-fib Deminpenn Apr 2021 #10

if true, fib is soooo appropriate for that little mouse nt librechik Apr 2021 #16

Or "heart block" related to other events. Ilsa Apr 2021 #29

A-Fib Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #41

Very stressful when a few ten thousand of your biggest fans come to lynch you I suppose... jcgoldie Apr 2021 #17

Yah think? malaise Apr 2021 #20

My mother never had a heart attack but needed a pacemaker nuxvomica Apr 2021 #18

Same symptoms with a friend who more sports a pacemaker. Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #35

How did that get paid for? gratuitous Apr 2021 #19

He is a genuine freeloader malaise Apr 2021 #21

Pencercize?: Kingofalldems Apr 2021 #22

LOL malaise Apr 2021 #23

LBBB VGNonly Apr 2021 #24

Thanks malaise Apr 2021 #25

LBBB or heart block, I guess? nt Ilsa Apr 2021 #31

He got a pacemaker to have regular bowel movements. Ilsa Apr 2021 #30

LOL malaise Apr 2021 #33

So he got a poopmaker, not a pacemaker. (nt) Elwood P Dowd Apr 2021 #40

Well... shanti Apr 2021 #38

Thanks n/t malaise Apr 2021 #39

Separate things. Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #42

My mother was given one to prevent heart attacks. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2021 #45

Wow! malaise Apr 2021 #47

Wow! malaise Apr 2021 #48

She certainly did. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2021 #50

Only living heart donor? lindysalsagal Apr 2021 #46

Well half the republican party did threaten to murder him if he didn't vote their way... Initech Apr 2021 #49