Pacemaker Pain

A while ago I posted about having pain around my pacemaker. It's 15 years old, I had it implanted when I was 11, and I have never had pain around it before. At your advice, I went to the doctor (I didn't see my regular cardio) and he said that it didn't seem to be an infection, there is no swelling, inflammation or discoloration, and that the pacemaker was possible pushing on something, or it was a muscle pull. It has been two weeks and I'm still having discomfort. The pain is not severe, but its there. I'm just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and what the outcome of it was. Thanks in advance!!!

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chest pains

by Angie - 2007-09-04 06:09:30

Hi, I am also exsperincing chest pains at the mo around my pm, I've had my second pm for 3yrs now, I went to the doctors as I was concerned that being top heavy in the chest that maybe the weight was pulling on the wires, the doctor also said simular to what your doctor said, but aslo surggested that maybe I might need either my left breast lifted or have a breast reduction, so I was put on anti-flammates, it's now nearly 3wk & and no result from the tablets so I'm due to go back this wk, so will let you know of what happens, hope this helps.

thank you

by PattiAnn237 - 2007-09-15 05:09:08

That does help...I am top heavy as well, so maybe that is the cause of the problem....let me know what your doc says!!

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As for my pacemaker (almost 7 years old) I like to think of it in the terms of the old Timex commercial - takes a licking and keeps on ticking.