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I had a pacemaker put in Feb. 6, 2013. I am now experiencing a lot of pain & swelling at the site. Is this normal? I can hardly move my arm on that side & the pacemaker is really bulging out.

No, it is not normal, there can be inflammation of the tissue where pacemaker is implanted, so immediate visit to cardiologist is necessary he/she to check your condition. They may even decide to remove your pacemaker temporary, before disorder is corrected and they may prescribe you some antibiotics. ...

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What are the risks associated with taking the recreational drug Molly (MDMA, ecstasy-like capsules) with a cardiac pacemaker implanted for congenital heart block?

Contraindicated! Pacemaker controls heart rate and rhythm, does whatever it can do to keep regular, normal heartbeat. Any recrational drug act on heart rate by different mechanisms (for example ecstasy dilate veins and less blood goes to heart and heart needs to work faster to pump enough blood for body), so it does absolutely opposite thing, that of course will act on pacemaker's work. Pacemaker tries to correct "mistakes" in the heart, Molly in contrary will make more and more mistakes and pac ...

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