Pacemaker insertion pneumothorax
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My mother had her pacemaker changed. She is on coumadin and that was not stopped before the surgery. She has formed a large hemotobin at the sight. A pressure pack and ice have been applied. It has been 3 days since surgery, and her breast nipple has come enlarged and red. Bruising is around the side of her body. Could this be from the blood moving down?
It could be that the fibrotic band is due to an old tuberculous lesion and this could have caused the spontaneous pneumothorax. Pneumothorax is collection of air in the pleural space. Since, you have undergone chemical treatment, wherein the pleural space is approximated, recurrent pneumothorax is unlikely to occur. Hope any evidence of active tuberculosis has been ruled out.
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The pain associated with an implanted pacemaker may be musculoskeletal or nerve related. Most likely related to the minor surgery required for insertion of the pacemaker. This type of pain related to the incision should heal within weeks. If you have persistent chest pain at the site of the pacemaker, it might be reasonable to see your doctor so that possible causes can be evaluated.
In my experience, when a Pacemaker is inserted by a Cardiologist, a representative by the Pacemaker manufacturer follows up the insertion and programs the pacemaker in the hospital. It's not unusual that it has to be tweaked from time to time. If your husband still isn't feeling right, I'd request that you contact your Cardiologist and ask for a manufacturer's rep to be present to review the history of your heart beats since it was inserted.
Normally, she should not have such pain after the insertion of the pacemaker. Maybe its position is causing some muscle spasm that is affecting her arm. The best option is to take her back to the doctor who inserted the pacemaker and explain the situation to him.
If she has some fever, it may mean that the pacemaker place is infected and needs an urgent intervention.
I got a pacemaker June 20th on the left side. There has been swelling in my left shoulder and arm from almost the time I got the pacemaker. The left side of my neck is contantly stiff. A venogram showed no clots. The shoulder and are feel very tight and the left arm is obviously larger than the right arm to the naked eye.
My cardiologist said this is unusual but didn't think I have anything to worry about.
Did my surgeon put the pacemaker in incorrectly? Is it crimping my vein?
I am on my 3rd pacemaker after an ablation and pacemaker insertion 12 years ago. Since my new one on the 5th of May was ok with the exception of lacking energy to walk far. Prior to my last insertion i was walking 4k's a day. Since then no way. i went back to my Doctor 4 weeks ago and told him. He said he would make it more sensitive. Then I experienced headaches amd feelings of nausea on many occasions.
i went back the following week to be told my BP had gone sky high. 160/102.
My father, 89, recently had a pacemaker inserted due to bradycardia. His PMD and internal medicine specialist started him on Coumadin afterwards. Since my step-mother had been hospitalized a week before with GI bleeding due to long term (20 years) effects of Coumadin, my father is reluctant to keep on with the medication now he's at home.
I had a spontaneous pneumothorax when I was 20 years old that occured three times in three months. I had surgery to debleb my right lung and readhere it to the plureal sac. I now have sleep apnea diagnosis,, I am 49 and wonder if they could be related?
after smoking marijuana threw my glass bong , i felt a shortness of breath , rapid heartbeat , rapid breathing but it all stopped shortly after , idk if i was just being anxious or if i have minor pneumothorax , btw i feel fine now and can take deep breaths inhaling and exhaling , my question is when should i get checked out if need be.
The American Heart Association Guidelines list a range of indications for permanent pacemaker insertion, including a period of asystole lasting more than 3.0 seconds. Does your 2.8 second pause warrant pacemaker insertion? Once again, this should only be considered in patients without an underlying reversible cause such as hypokalemia or pauses occurring in the presence of SVT. A repeat Holter following correction of your hypokalemia will be important.
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I had a spontaneous pneumothorax about 2 months ago - chest tube in for 7 days, several recollapses, and finally VATS surgery and bleb resection. I still have pain on that side, which is expected, but about 1 month ago I started having intermittent pain on the right side. Lately it has been much worse, more frequent and aching.
Could this happen on the other side, in such a short period of time? Doc said he thought he saw something suspicious on the other lung in the CT scan.
Hey a few weeks ago i had a SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX i have had it fixed but now ime having the same pain in my right side but it goes and comes back lasting about 30 mins to 1 hour each time i am constantly yawning all day even when ime not tired any suggestions.
ummm dont think that should ever happen!
I have got a 10% pneumothorax on the right side (1 week before I stopped smoking, however, I was not a strong smoker). Now, they doctors want to treat me with talc pleurodesis and pleurectomy. What is the best treatment in your opinion? Ant what is the recurrence rates (risks) in the described procedure above?
When I was 23, I had a spontaneous pneumothorax on my left lung. A chest tube was inserted for drainage and after a week in the hospital it was removed as my lung had re-inflated. In the year following, I had issues with chest pain on that same side, which my pulmonary doctor attributed as costochondritis. He gave me a strong anti-inflammatory and that seemed to take care of it.
The pain continues to come back periodically, for the last 28 years -- I am now 51.
A friend of mine suffered a spontaneous pneumothorax (lung collapse) while lifting weights. Apparently he had a bleb, or blister filled with air, on his lung and it burst collapsing his lung, he is also very thin and tall. No doubt this is a scary event. A chest tube insertion still makes me cringe (I had one done after a biopsy while under, it hurt like hell) Did you have any imaging of your lungs besides a chest xray?
I recently had a chest tube (large one with Pleur-evac) inserted for a pneumothorax with effusion, and upon being released from the hospital I had severe pain and sensitivity over my lower ribs and under my breast. It was a strange pain, and I thought it might be shingles because the pain was in the front of the ribs. I did more research on shingles and found that the pain is extremely similar, only I haven't had a rash.
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