heart pacemaker surgery incision

I just found out thaqt I am now considered pace maker dependent and that I need my pace maker replaces sometime soon. What happens during surgery? Does my heart stop or at risk or stopping when the doctor is transitioning from my old pace maker to my new one. i am 70 years old and scared of the relacement process.

Replacing the 2 wire pacemaker with the 3 wire pacemaker is a surgery. My mom had this done and it was more than she expected, so it would be wise to wait as your doctor recommended the 5 months.

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.

1, which means that every other heart beat originating from the natural pacemaker of the heart (the sinus node) was getting through the atrioventricular node (AV node), the single electrical connection from the top of the heart to the bottom of the heart. This means that the actual heart rate and cardiac output was decreased. Without seeing your child’s ECG and evaluating your child, I cannot give you specific information.

It was the most horrifying experience I have ever gone through as the lidocaine had absolutely no effect and versed does not work on me so I had full feeling of surgery from the initial incision to the creation of the pocket into my muscle and placement of the pacemaker. My heart rate and blood pressure had been dropping to critical levels. A BP of 60/40 at night and a heart rate in the low to mid thirties was commonplace.

My pacemaker battery had been dead for over a year and a half, and I just now was told that the pacemaker will have to be removed because it can damage the heart if it doesn't have a battery. Is this true? Incidentally, my pacemaker had not been activated for several years, as it was set for the minimum and didn't ever have to kick in.

/finally the cardiologsit listened to me he is going ahead and sending my little man to bostons children and ahving a pacemaker put in. he passed out when his heart rate went to 48.

This is probably a weird question for the ages! Last week, I had a pacemaker removed because the wound was irritated. The pacemaker was replaced, the pacemaker pocket in the doctor's words "washed out" and the incision closed with steri strips. A few days later, my incision started leaking a golden liquid that I immediately recognized as Betadine or similar. About a week after the surgery, I'm sick. I'm running a low fever, headache, and feel horrible.

is it normal for a patient's incision from heart surgery to be itcy, iritated, and/or burn? if so, for how long?

After pacemaker surgery, is it common to have mood swings including crying jags?

I am 46 years old, and about to undergo my third pacemaker implantation. I originally had my first pacemaker at 33 years of age, after having cardiac catheterization for SSS, tachy-brady syndrome. I am questioning the lead longevity. How long do leads typically last? I have a Medtronic device currently. I am also requesting a longer-life battery pacemaker, is that a good choice? I was told the longer batteries can last up to 10 years.

Can your pacemaker be set to make your heart beat a certain rate? My mom's Medtronic pacemaker would not allow her heart to beat under 70 beats per minute. She had a dual pacemaker. Ask your doctor if they can set your pacemaker.

To all who wished me good thoughts over my pacemaker "generator" replacement. It does sound more impressive than "battery" !! I'm told I have the very latest in technology and can now be "found" by the new system that "reads" your pacemaker without you having to "phone home" and do the telephone game; alas I had to burst the pacemaker rep's bubble and remind her that I am only near a "landline" in the winter.....

Just wondering, has anyone out there had a pacemaker implanted as a result of an arrhythmia? If so, how is it for you, are you aware of it all the time or do you forget about it? Thanks.

I got a pacemaker/defibrillator implanted the end of June. The surgery is only a couple of hours and they kept me overnight. I was a little sore but nothing like other surgeries I've had. I recovered extremely quickly. They say not to raise your arm for the first week, no lifting, pushing or pulling for 6 weeks, no jogging or cardio workout for 4-5 weeks. Pretty much the same restrictions as with any surgery except you have to be really careful not to pull the leads out of your heart.

no. 84 is not high, it's only generally if it gets to over 100 at rest that tachycardia is diagnosed. As long as his heart rate is stable and there are no rhythm problems, then there is certainly no requirement for a pacemaker.

i had 3 open heart surgery and on my 2nd. pacemaker.. my first pacemaker last me for 18yrs. and just got my 2nd. pacemaker Dec.2006.. my pacemaker was implanted in my upper chest on the right side.. only thing i hate the surgery doctor told me he would use the same cut as the other pacemaker but when i woke up he cut me in another spot.. well i can say.. ask your doctor his he using the same cut as the first pacemaker was in..

It took me over a year before I stopped feeling pain in the incision area for my pacemaker. I had itching and soreness for the next two years after that. The nerves dont necessarily line up properly. I hope that helps. I know ---it is awful.

A lady friend underwent open heart surgery to repair/replace two heart valves and to do a mini maze to stop atrial fibrillation. She has been in the hospital for the past 10 days due to complications and had a pacemaker installed a few days back to address low heart rate. This, new to me, is due to swelling due to surgery and the swelling is restricting heart beat signals to the ventricle muscles - it is our hope that when the swelling goes down the pacemaker will not be needed.

After the third slipped back into AFib the doctor said my atrial was getting too large due to a leaky Mitral valve, which was repaired with open heart surgery last November. The follow up to the surgery included an echocardio which measures my Atrial Diameter as 5.11 close but not as large as your 5.7 cm, Bionic Bill. The range for normal is 1.5 to 4.0, which makes mine about 30% over the maximum.

I am 63 y/o male and I had two heart surgery, the first one was a AVR, but my last surgery I had two bypass and aorta root and AVR , But the question is I have all way had a low heart rate, on my sleep study my heart rate was 34 and at my DR apportment it was 41, so what can I do to up my heart rate

Currently my dad who remains in hospital is experiencing an irregular heart rate. Prior to surgery his heart rate was around 50-60. Since surgery it has been anywhere from 64 to 190. He has a mechanical valve and they are now talking about having a pace maker put in. The explanation given for the irregular heart rate was that following this type of surgery the heart can swell which interferes with the conductivity of the heart. What would your advice be in regards to this?

I've posted about parts of this problem before, but decided to start fresh. Over the past 4 months, I have had to remove my PM 3 times. The first time, it was healed beautifully for 3 months. The scar line became red over a week or so, and although the blood and serum cultures came back negative, my doc decided to explant it. Turned out he did the right thing. The second time, now under my right collar bone, it became inflamed right away.

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