Lead moved

Well this is going to be long, so here goes:  I had my PM installed June 10-12 as my bpm was down to 15 and would stop for 5 seconds and start again when I returned home after 2 days in hospital. I was dizzy and felt nauseous; this never changed and I lost 20 lbs.  The doctor said there was nothing wrong with the PM so it must be some other problem.  The 6th of September I started getting shocks in my diaghram causing it to jump every time my heart beat or the PM paced so I called the doctor and they had me come for an Xray.  At that time they informed me one of the pins had moved and I would have to have a new lead and pin replaced; at that time they blamed me for twiddling with the PM and causing this problem and I could not convince them otherwise.

Now it has been 5 weeks since they redid it and I have not been dizzy or feeling nauseous so I have to believe something was wrong with the first surgery and placement of the lead. My family doctor has put me on anxiety pills which also have calmed me down from this terrible experience. I am 72 years old, still do wood work, and am feeling good now.  Has anyone else had a similar experience?

Thank you

2 Comments

Doctor Excuse

by ElectricFrank - 2012-10-15 01:10:45

That's an old excuse. The lead problem should have shown up on the pacer interrogation as lead impedance problems. The low/missing HR should also have been obvious. It looks like you had some poor medical attention. I would look for another doctor for ongoing care.

Get off the pills as soon as possible. There is no reason to to be anxious since the problem seems to have been fixed.

Glad you enjoy wood working. At one point in my life I had access to the woodshop at a university where I taught.

I'm 82 and still run around the desert in my Jeep. Just returned from camping for several days completely alone and away from any civilization. I figure if my heart stops the coyotes and buzzards are competent to take care of me!

have fun,

frank

Anxious

by Grateful Heart - 2012-10-16 12:10:52

Of course you were anxious, you had a doctor who was not listening to you and blaming the problem on you twiddling your pm. I'm sorry he did not listen to you. I too had a problem with a lead stimulating my diaphram a little over a year ago. My doctors never tried to blame it on me (thank goodness), they just knew it had to be fixed.

Frank is right, you should have a doctor who will listen and not place blame on you. You say you are feeling better now, that's good.

Take care,
Grateful Heart

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