Everything went well, except a side switch...

Compared to my OHS six months ago, this was indeed a piece of cake, as a fellow patient over on valvereplacement.com put it. The only complication was that my cardio/EP was not able to thread any wires from the left side. He said it could be yet another radiation complication.

However, from the right side, all leads were placed with great results, even the notoriously difficult LV lead. I am right handed, so we shall see if this causes any additional inconveniences. I asked how frequently this happened, and the nurse who was still in the EP room said it had happened only once before in the year she had worked there.

The side switch also caused it to take almost 4 hours instead of the usual 1.5 - 2, but here I am, back home the same day, with no stitches or bandages, only superglue, a new St, Jude Anthem RF CRT-P, with the Left Bundle Branch Block fixed, with the QRS duration (LV contraction delay) set to 120ms, instead of the 160-180ms it was with the LBBB. I already feel stronger and more energetic, but I am sure that's just because I am so happy right now.

Anyone else with an unplanned switch of implant side?

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First day after... so painful

by realkarl - 2010-01-12 12:01:28

I hope the day after the procedure is the most painful one though... Today, both sides are very very painful. Fortunately, they prescribed a few Percocet to take the edge off.

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