Pocket revision under muscle


Hi Everyone, I wrote a post here a few weeks ago about how upset I was with ICD battery change. It stuck up so bad on my chest it was really uncomfortable. After the surgery I started to have severe phrenic nerve palpatations that made my whole body shake and interfered with my speech. The Doctor tried to adjust it several times with no sucess so I went back into surgery 3 weeks after the first surgery. They changed my battery to a boston scientific, which it thinner then metronic, they had to place another lead ( they left the original one in and just disconnected it) and they also went under the muscle. I have to say I was in extreme pain when I woke up. I've never felt pain like that before. I had it done on November 23rd and by the 5th day I was off pain medication. I went back the work today(exactly 1 week after surgery) and put in a full day. I had some pain today but it was ok. I have not had a palpatation since the surgery and you would have to really look closely at my chest to notice something there if not for the scar. It was definately worth what I went through and I still have several weeks of recovery but I'm so happy with the results. I am 45 years old and active and can't wait to start enjoying life again!!

1 Comments

Glad you got it fixed

by ElectricFrank - 2011-12-01 02:12:50

Sorry you had to go through the pain of changing pacers, but it's great that it solved the problem. This is a much better solution than trying to adjust around it.

No telling whether it was the pacer or the lead they replaced.

frank

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So, my advice is to go about your daily routine and forget that you have a pacemaker implanted in your body.