Welcome to the pacemaker club. I have had one for about 8 years. Scar tissue built up in my heart from 5 by-passes in1991. I see my heart Dr. Thursday and I will hear about the battery life left. I think it is about 2 years left and I have to report in by phone 3 times and 1 visit a year.. Wonderful piece of engineering.
I found an increase in energy by the I got home (overnight stay)). We'll just keep on keeping on. 18's Richard H. On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 11:48:00 PM UTC-5, wa2yyx wrote: > > Hi Susan, > > Yes I am finally home. Left the hospital at 3:00 PM and it took my wife > about one hour to drive back home. The pacemaker is in and adjusted and > fine tuned. Amazing how these work. No more fainting spells which only > would last for only 2 seconds so I haven't actually fainted. I was always > been able to keep my eyes open and hear as well as even hearing and talking > Have some pain where they made the incision but some Tylenol PM should > help me sleep, nothing I can't handle. > > Thank you for asking about me. > > 18's, > > Marty > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 7:25 PM, 'Susan Zimmerman' via CMLHope < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Love you to pieces, Marty! Hope you comfortably home by now. An update >> for me, please! >> >> 18's, >> >> Susan F. Zimmerman >> "All who humble themselves before the Lord shall be given every blessing, >> and shall have wonderful peace." Ps.37:11 >> ------------------------------ >> On Monday, March 21, 2016 Myvety2k via CMLHope <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> Marty, got my fingers crossed. >> >> greenie >> >> In a message dated 3/21/2016 8:41:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> [email protected] <javascript:> writes: >> >> Hi Beth, >> >> I am actually still in the hospital but maybe today I will be getting out >> just have to wait for the doctors when they make their rounds. I will keep >> everyone updated. >> >> 18's, >> >> Marty >> >> bkbarney via CMLHope <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >> Dear Marty, >> So glad you are out of the hospital! And Peg, you are so right about what >> you said to Jeanie...Hope everyone is doing as well as possible. Thinking >> of all of you...love, and 18's Beth >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: 'Icandoallttc' via CMLHope <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> To: peg <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> Cc: CMLHope <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> Sent: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 11:19 am >> Subject: [CMLHope] Re: Dizzy all day >> >> Thanks Peg, >> You are so right. I was reading the side effects of ponatinib and i was >> thinking I have to take this??! >> Well yes I do and blood clots and heart problems are right up there high >> on the list. >> My potassium tends to be high also and you can get heart problems from >> that. >> Just have to fight on and thanks again. >> >> >> >> My Motto: Faith and Pills❤️ >> With 💗Jeanie 🐟🐟18,s Chi >> Dx 1/2004. CML Leukemia >> Started Gleevec 2/2004 >> Started Tasigna 9/2009 >> Started Sprycel 11/2009 >> Started Ponatinib January 2015 >> Dr Balducci Moffitt Cancer Center >> >> On Mar 18, 2016, at 12:00 PM, peg <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Jeanie, >> >> I was traveling on business this week and just checked in and am >> wondering if you are feeling better? >> >> I had to caution another cancer patient recently not to write off sudden >> changes as normal...caused by treatment, age, etc. The new generation of >> meds to treat CML and other cancers can have side effects that can be >> deadly if not caught in time. Sprycel was a really good example of this. >> Prior to the FDA warning that it can cause deadly pulmonary hypertension no >> one was paying attention to folks that were already on it. When one of our >> CML warriors started feeling weak and dizzy, even her doctor dismissed it, >> for months, until she collapsed and woke up in the cardiac care unit. She >> almost died, and had a long road to recovery. Her spreading the word saved >> other lives! Everyone should know their meds, know what the symptoms are >> of the dangerous side effects and alert their doctor if those symptoms >> present. It doesn't hurt to tell the doctor you are concerned it is a side >> effect of your meds, you would be surprised how many doctors are not >> familiar with the side effects of the meds they are prescribing! >> >> I think those of us living with cancer or any other chronic disease are >> kind of stoic and don't whine a lot...but sometimes we should. >> >> *Note to Marty...since I am sure you are reading this...you are in my >> prayers!!* >> >> Fight on, >> Peg >> >> -- >> -- >> [CMLHope] >> A support group of http://cmlhope.com >> ------------------------------------------------- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> -- >> [CMLHope] >> A support group of http://cmlhope.com >> ------------------------------------------------- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> -- >> [CMLHope] >> A support group of http://cmlhope.com >> ------------------------------------------------- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> -- >> [CMLHope] >> A support group of http://cmlhope.com >> ------------------------------------------------- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> -- >> [CMLHope] >> A support group of http://cmlhope.com >> ------------------------------------------------- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "CMLHope" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. 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