Guidant Pacemakers

In the past year or so, I have heard of a couple of pacemaker recalls   I don't know whether all have been made by Guidant, or not. I saw a commercial on tv last night for a law firm that is suing Guidant. It is probably a class action lawsuit.

Elisha, I know that that is the maker of your tinker pacer, but I am also sure that your doctor would have notified you, if yours was faulty. It is very easy to get information on these faulty pacemakers. Model #, etc. If you want me to search anything for you, I would be glad to. I'll bet you know the model numbers of the recalled ones.

I have been catching up on some older threads. I noticed where you had gained some weight. The medicine Lyrica can cause weight gain, I read. My heart meds and probably neurontin cause weight gain in myself. That is in addition to edema. I am talking "gettin fatter here", lol. I am about 25 lbs overweight and am starting to try to lose as much as I can.

Happy Father's day to all the dads.

Rj

Hello Els and Aldo. I have a ICD pacemaker/defib. It is made by Medtronic, they too are being recalled and mine is one of them. The battery is malfunctioning. So far my battery is working. I have a large magnet and i check it daily, if its working i will hear a long beeping sound. The ones that are recalled have serial numbers and you can look online and see if yours is one that maybe a problem. Guident and Medtronic have several kinds that they have recalled.I was notified by Medtronic and my doctor of the problems it might cause. I hope this helps. DELTA