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1. A couple of years ago, I had a pacemaker put in. Now I am having some problems with dizzy spells. My doctor thinks these may be neurological and would like to do an MRI scan. However, he says that he can't because of my pacemaker. Is this a big problem? Is there anything that can be done about it?
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4. Ask the doctor. A year ago, my doctor recommended that I have a pacemaker because my pulse rate was too slow (38 on a monitor, 48 taken by hand). I did, and the rate of the pacemaker was set at 60. I am 90 years old, and my entire life my heart rate has been fortyish. Is my future affected by my pacemaker's timing?
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5. Ask the doctor. I am 73 years old and have had a heart murmur for years. Now my doctor tells me that I have moderate narrowing of my aortic valve. I feel perfectly fine, but he says I may need heart surgery some day. Is there anything I can do to avoid having surgery?
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6. By the way, doctor. I've had a pain in my shoulder for two weeks, which my doctor says is tendonitis of my rotator cuff. What can you tell me about this condition? I can't recall doing anything to cause the pain.
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7. My doctor says I have sick sinus syndrome. I was recently hospitalized because of runs of rapid heart rates. When they gave medications to make my heart slow down, it went too slowly. Finally, they put a pacemaker in me and now I take pills every day. Is all this necessary?
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8. Ask the doctor. The right ventricle bundle of nerves in my heart is blocked, and the doctor I went to did not seem concerned at all. Yet a friend of mine who had the same condition almost died when the left bundle shut down. He just happened to be in the hospital for another condition when it occurred, and they put a pacemaker in. He had some chest pain, but is otherwise OK. Do I need a pacemaker, too?
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9. Ask the doctor. I just got a pacemaker for a slow heartbeat. The idea that I am going to need to have the pacemaker changed when the battery runs out bothers me. Can I do anything to make my battery last longer?
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10. Recently, my pulse was 44, and at night when I sleep it drops into the 30s. I have had a low pulse rate for 40 years. My doctor thinks I need a pacemaker. Do you agree?
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13. Ask the doctor. I have had dizzy spells every few weeks for years. My doctor has done a lot of tests, including a Holter monitor, but nothing has turned up. I am most concerned about whether I could be having heart-rhythm problems, but my Holter was apparently normal. Should I be undergoing other tests?
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