Pacemaker

Hi im 49 year old female and had a pacemaker on January 20 and it is stll very sore i dont like the feeling.

3 Comments

Pacemaker Soreness

by Moner - 2012-02-28 04:02:57

Hello 4claire,

I'd like to add my 2 cents here also, I recently had my pacemaker implanted last month and I still feel the soreness too.

Do you know if the PM was implanted in the muscle or just below your clavicale?

Also, if you don't have much adipose tissue that could also be the reason, this is what my EP told me.

Thanks

by 4claire - 2012-02-28 11:02:15

Thank you Elisa I dont know anyone with a PM and yes im going to have to patient

Tenderness

by Ginny Postma - 2012-03-02 11:03:59

I had a pacemaker implant on January 23 and it is still tender around the area of the incision and pacemaker. I can not say it is painful, but it is tender. I would think the flesh and body are still healing from being invaded, and it will just take some time to heal and to adjust to the invasion. As long as your incision or the area in not red and feverish it is probably just the normal healing process.

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