Feels like 9volt Battery

Pacer/Defib Jan 07 and I have complained about an electrical feeling in my mouth from the first minute when my eyes opened post-op. It's similar to the electrical feeling when you put a 9v battery to your tongue to see if it still has juice, but there are moments when it's REALLY strong... It is so consistant that I live with my teeth clenched and have broken 2 teeth from the involuntary "super-clenching" when it surges the strongest. If I lay on my left side and my unit moves, or if I accidently hit it in any way that moves it, I get the worst of the electrical strength. The "frequency" noise can be heard when I lay with either jaw flat on my pillow! I've seen docs in CO, FL, & NV where I complainted relentlessly to each of them. Each say my leads are fine. Each say my unit is functioning normally & I'm at the tail end of battery life acording to my new doc in my new town last week . The unit is the only thing I can think of since it didn't exist before placement yet each doctor refuses to explore it as the culprit! They tell me they have no idea! I simply leave the office with no answers, no referrals, no end to this! Has anyone ever heard of, or experienced, anything similar? Was was done to resolve the issue? I'll gratefully accept any suggestions. Thank you!

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Schocking!!

by donb - 2012-02-19 06:02:48

Hi Dovena, I'm going to try to guess your issue as I'm certainly no Dr. Electronics has been my life for over 60 years, like before TV. Basically your PM generator has a conductor going to your heart wall. This conductor is coaxial where the outer 2nd conductor is a shield for the inner conductor and provides a path to complete the circuit back to your PM generator.
If a lead goes bad where the pulse from your PM gets to your heart wall but with a failure of the return lead, then your body muscle, nerves, provide that path which is not good, resulting in all kinds of shocks.
I had this happen with my 3rd PM as my surgeon told me immediately with that implant that I had a crack in the lead where it connected to the PM generator. He said, don't worry as he paralleled it ????? Well a year later lots of activity was going on right near the PM connector, a little schocking, but scar tissue build up and finally erosion and the PM generator had to be removed.
There is one word that's most hated in electronics, "intermittant". That's almost as bad as when checking your PM functions and you're told it's just "fine".
Aftger working with thousands of tiny coaxial leads in my life it has been really scarry for me as I'm just not carefull & I know I caused my lead failure from abuse. I'm now on my 4th PM, right chest, 2nd pair of new leads with old ones left in place. NOW, I'm ready to get shot down on my theory as I got nowhere with my Cardiologist!!! donb

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