How long do I need to wait?

I had my pacemaker installed under my right collar bone in December because I have a heart deformaty. My doctor told me a few months ago to not lift over 50lbs and I don't know how much I can lift now because it's been a while and I always seem to be lifting/moving things around. Like my room, I always change it around. I also had a mitral valve replacement in July of 2005, but I doubt that effects the pacer.

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by Sayomikoneko - 2010-09-15 01:09:03

I have a deformed heart, so they installed my pacemaker on my right side instead of the normal left. After a while he said I could lift 20 lbs, then after 3-4 months, he said it was fine for 50 lbs. I think he said I had no limits at this point, but I am still curious on how much I should lift at all. I'm a 16 year old girl, who, before the surgery, could dead lift my own weight, which is about 150 lbs back then. I have no idea what my limits on anything are. I am not sure what would be safe.
I am also curious because, I recently haven't been concerned about weight lifting and have been fighting/wrestling with my uncle, whom is strong, and my boyfriend teaches me moves to help me also, so I've been working my arms out quite a bit, and 3 or 4 times I've felt my scar start to hurt at one of the incision points. It was completely randomly, not right after wrestling, just random. I also, a few moments ago, felt like the actual muscle they cut into to put the pacemaker under, hurt a little and I wasn't sure why.

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