#cyborgduck

[breatheducky]

Added some #SpoonieLiving stickers It's been a trying few days, but I finally had my MRIs done today. Hopefully I'll hear back soon. I'm heavily medicated and throughly exhausted. Lookin forward to going home and sleeping. <3 thanks for all the love. HUP seriously is THE best!! And YES, they played Led Zeppelin & Linkin park for me. #CyborgDuck #batterypowered #complicated #MRI #Pacemaker #AbandondedLead #Music #HUP #PennMedicine #SpoonieLiving #SpoonieStrong (at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania)

[spoonielivingapp]

💜✨🥄✨🥄✨💜#Repost @cyborgduck ・・・ Added some #SpoonieLivingApp stickers It's been a trying few days, but I finally had my MRIs done today. Hopefully I'll hear back soon. I'm heavily medicated and throughly exhausted. Lookin forward to going home and sleeping. <3 thanks for all the love. HUP seriously is THE best!! And YES, they played Led Zeppelin & Linkin park for me. #CyborgDuck #batterypowered #complicated #MRI #Pacemaker #AbandondedLead #Music #HUP #PennMedicine #SpoonieLiving #SpoonieStrong

[round-and-round-the-garden]

#red lips for the last day of #chdawarnessweek and #green eyes for #nationaldonorday #1in100 #1in4 #cyborgduck #chd #organdonor #givelife

[and-i-rise-above-it]

For my duckduck in celebration of her successful pacemaker replacement @cyborgduck #everyoneneedsaduck https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LLFvkJUqQpJGgdUbuGVl8dTNJo0GJW_CwjVU0/?igshid=d0ch88mxfcra

[petenicholls]

My #DrawEveryDay #drawing for 5/23/18 is a tough, cyborg #duck. When you see him coming for you, it's to to pay... #TheBill! #DrawEveryDay2018 #drawings #cartoons #ducks #cartoonducks #cyborgducks https://www.instagram.com/p/BjJkZbtDUN5/ (from my Instagram)

[breatheducky]

#QandA answers Q: can it malfunction? A: Technically, yes. But the chances of that happening are soooooo slim, it really doesn't count. Lol #CyborgDuck #TeamBatteriesNotIncluded #Pacemaker #BatteryPowered #ManMadeAndBatteryOperated #AVSD #ASD #VSD #dacron #OpenHeartSurgery #OHS #CHD #CongenitalHeartDefects #MedicalDevice #Medtronic #100PercentPaced #WiredForLife #BreatheDucky #ChronicIllness #ChronicGrrrrls #QandA #AskMeQuestions #Questions #Answers #error #malfunction

[breatheducky]

It's been a trying few days, but I finally had my MRIs done today. Hopefully I'll hear back soon. I'm heavily medicated and throughly exhausted. Lookin forward to going home and sleeping. <3 thanks for all the love. HUP seriously is THE best!! And YES, they played Led Zeppelin & Linkin park for me. #CyborgDuck #batterypowered #complicated #MRI #Pacemaker #AbandondedLead #Music #HUP #PennMedicine (at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania)

[breatheducky]

#makeup #CHD #CongenitalHeartDefects #CHDawarenessweek2017 #OHS #OpenHeartSurgery #Pacemaker #CyborgDuck #1in100 #TeamBatteriesNotIncluded

[breatheducky]

#makeup #CHD #CongenitalHeartDefects #CHDawarenessweek2017 #OHS #OpenHeartSurgery #Pacemaker #CyborgDuck #1in100 #TeamBatteriesNotIncluded

[breatheducky]

#makeup #CHD #CongenitalHeartDefects #OHS #OpenHeartSurgery #Pacemaker #CyborgDuck #1in100 #CHDawarenessweek2017

[breatheducky]

#makeup #CHD #CongenitalHeartDefects #CHDawarenessweek2017 #OHS #OpenHeartSurgery #Pacemaker #CyborgDuck #1in100 #TeamBatteriesNotIncluded

[breatheducky]

#CongenitalHeartDefects #CHDawarenessweek2017 #CHD #Pacemaker #OHS #OpenHeartSurgery #CyborgDuck #1in100 #TeamBatteriesNotIncluded #makeup

[breatheducky]

#QandA answers Disclaimer: if you're someone with a pacemaker, please note, you should always talk to YOUR #Electrophysiologist and #Cardiologist before making any changes to your lifestyle. Q: can you lift weights with a pacemaker? A: Not immediately after placement. You need to wait 3 - 6 months before any serious lifting, to ensure that the leads heal in place. Pulling out a lead would be a BIG problem. Also, pacemaker placement is #surgery, so you need to heal up completely. Some patients maintain their lifting restrictions to 10lbs. Some do #crossfit . It's really all about what works best for you and your body. #CyborgDuck #TeamBatteriesNotIncluded #Pacemaker #BatteryPowered #ManMadeAndBatteryOperated #AVSD #ASD #VSD #dacron #OHS #CHD #MedicalDevice #Medtronic #ChronicIllness #ChronicGrrrrls #100PercentPaced #WiredForLife #BreatheDucky #QandA #AskMeQuestions #Questions #Answers #weights #weightlifting #excercise

[breatheducky]

#Q&A answers: Q: Do microwaves affect your pacemaker? A: No! No no no no and no! This hasn't been a thing since the very first generation of pacemakers! #CyborgDuck #TeamBatteriesNotIncluded #Pacemaker #BatteryPowered #ManMadeAndBatteryOperated #AVSD #ASD #VSD #dacron #OHS #CHD #MedicalDevice #Medtronic #ChronicIllness #ChronicGrrrrls #100PercentPaced #WiredForLife

[breatheducky]

Tw v word, So hey, it’s been a long time. I feel like a lot has happened but since I can’t really remember we’ll skip that.

Anyway, I’ve been on Cymbalta for 12+ years. I’m now weaning off it. I have been for months. I was not prepared for such a lengthy withdrawl process since I weaned properly. And yet, I’m having literally every side effect mentioned. It’s been 8 days since I officially stopped it and it’s been literal hell. I’ve passed out from heat exhaustion induced by withdrawls. I’m extremely light and sound sensitive. My mood swings are off the chart. I can literally laugh and cry at the same time. I can’t read or watch the news without sobbing. I’m constantly sweating and shivering at the same time. It’s not normal shivering either, it turns in to full body spasms. It’s painful and effects my breathing. I haven’t been able to eat much of anything in 4 days because nothing stays down. I take a Zofran, choke down a piece of toast and a few sips of Ensure and take my 3 pills that I CANNOT skip, everything else has taken a side line. I did have to skip required meds twice because I just couldn’t keep anything down. I was puking straight stomach acid. The headaches are beyond debilitating and nothing helps them. I’m miserable. I want it to be over. I hope it’s worth it in the end!

[breatheducky]

#QandA answers Q: Can you use electrical pulse devices for pain relief? A: Sadly, no. This is the one and pretty much only thing that really bothers me about having a pacemaker. I cannot use TENS units or do Cryotherapy. #CyborgDuck #TeamBatteriesNotIncluded #Pacemaker #BatteryPowered #ManMadeAndBatteryOperated #AVSD #ASD #VSD #dacron #OpenHeartSurgery #OHS #CHD #CongenitalHeartDefects #MedicalDevice #Medtronic #100PercentPaced #WiredForLife #BreatheDucky #ChronicIllness #ChronicGrrrrls #QandA #AskMeQuestions #Questions #Answers #TENSunit #electricalpulses #cryotherapy