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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.
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.
I hope this information helps.
He has already gone over the risks high chance of ending up with a pacemaker. I will have to stay in the hospital over night to have my heart continuously monitored. I wanted to hear some other stories from people who have had this procedure, how long was the hospital stay? when did you go back to work? any complications?
She has undergone operation for catheter insertion. Has anyone seen any video as to how the CAPD is performed at home - manual CAPD (not connecting to an APD machine-these are available on youtube.com). The steps beginning from draining the solution, connecting new bag, may be dressing and covering exit site etc...
can somebody post a link so that I can download? Ofcourse, I know that BAXTER will provide training but I need this in addition. Thanks in advance.
I have had one performed on 7/15/08 (the AFIB never stopped) and the second on 12/2/08. I am still going into AFIB. I take Sotalol and Metoprolol (bad side effects), along with commoudin. My surgeon says it may take up to 4 months for the AFIB to stop. I have worn an event monitor for MONTHS and it clearly shows the AFIB events.I wonder if I am being stalled / put off until time when a pacemaker may be installed.
Any ideas?
It makes sense that a heart rate that slow, that consistently will need pacing to bring it back up to a more normal rate.
Ablation of atrial tachycardia is successful in approximately 75% of patients (see Scheinman PACE 2004). The rate of major complications (including pacemaker insertion and stroke) is less than 1%. Although this risk is low you do need to consider what such a complication would mean for you and how that compares with a more conservative (low risk) alternative such as taking meds.
I would recommend discussing these options with your EP.
I was having severe headaches after an ablation and found out I was having junctional rhythms and had to have a pacemaker. I had them even after the pacemaker but the doctor reprogrammed my pacemaker and that helped. Maybe some adjustments just need to be made.They told me it would take a few times before they got it right.
I've been dealing with a form of dysautonomia since 2006, it has now turned into pots. I'm scheduled for a pacemaker right before Thanksgiving. I wear the stockings, eat salt and massive water. I have extreme fatigue regardless of what I do...no anemia...take b12, vit d is ok..but the past 6-8 months I've experienced extreme sleepiness almost to the narcolepsy degree..my life which was already fractured due to the other horrible symptoms has pretty much come to a stand still...
At that time he had a cardiac cath with showed moderate blockage of the LAD and ultimately underwent a single bypass, MAZE procedure and pacemaker insertion. Post op course was normal, with good recovery. July 2010, 3 months post bypass, developed severe chest pain was still in A-fib with an EF of 35%. He underwent a transesophageal echo for possible cardioversion and was found to have a clot in his left atrium, which is still present.
My cardiologist said the cryo is safer because they can test before they do permanent damage and not do it in that spot if it effects the normal pacemaker of your heart. He said the problem is the success rate and permanent cure rate is lower with cryo as opposed to radio frequency. The Harvard Brigham and Womens Center has a video online where they use both and explain it a lot on an older woman. You should check it out.
Some things that can be done if there are signal issues like blocks are the insertion of a pacemaker. If your friend is falling into sustained ventricular tachycardia an ICD can be placed to help jolt them out of the rhythm. That said, if the pvcs are isolated and your friend's heart is functioning relatively normal they may not need to do anything about the pvcs. Isolated pvcs in a generally healthy heart are not considered a danger.
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