panic

woke myself through night trying to put arm up in my sleep first time this has happend since inplant 13 days ago my arm didnt quiet make it all way up as pain stopped me please tell me my leads will still be safe mine were screwed in iv been paranoid about my leads looking after my arm and using it very limited. anyone else had an arm stray in there sleep???

kimbo

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Its fine !

by lahbigbro6 - 2013-03-13 02:03:58

I did the same thing with pacemaker 1# and 2#. Its ok, you will be fine. I asked the same question on the board when I did it. Its ok to panic, its normal, you just want to be safe ! I still have alittle discomfort when lifting light weights and stretching, do not have alot of fat in that area. Its been 2 years. Take care !!! You are ok.

In the same boat

by ma_ku - 2013-03-13 06:03:10

Hi,

My first PM was implanted 3 weeks ago yesterday. As my wound is healing I have caught myself lifting my left arm to do things on several occasions. It's only usually the slight residual pain and tightness that reminded me to quickly lower my hand.

However, I did a bit of research and found this interesting article that basically concludes that the no lifting rule is overly restrictive, potentially causing more problems than it allegedly prevents.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626349/

Since I read that I have been a bit less panicky about it. (Still a nag at back of my mind however).

I will forgo the press/chinups until my 6 weeks is up. I will also continue to beg off emptying the rubbish on the grounds that it weighs over 10 pounds ;-)

Mark

it's fine!

by Tracey_E - 2013-03-13 07:03:41

We all do that, it's no big deal.

Realistically, if we are going to dislodge a lead from movement, it will be in the first 48 hours. Anything after that is just precaution.

leads

by goldenoldy - 2013-03-13 08:03:39

Hi, I had mine put in Jan13th and came out of hospital with a bad cough which went on for a month. I was convinced my leads had come loose and worried. No need, at my firs tech visit all was well. Apparantly they put in enough slack to allow for normal arm movements. I did have a pillow down my left side which helped keep my arm captive when asleep.
Brian

don't panic

by clarencio - 2013-03-13 08:03:43

Why worry about it---I tied a string around my wrist and tied that to my shorts. Worked very well. My arm stayed where it belonged.

thanks

by kimbo - 2013-03-13 09:03:54

thanks for the replys think iv just come paranoid over these leads moving more so as they took some postioning in the first place to get the result the cardio wanted and i must say heart wise im sooooooooooo much better early days though i suppose but so far so good still get the odd bumps and jumps but no pauses and no long runs of ectopics which used to floor me if they ran on and off all day.

kimbo

yes it is an issue

by cb - 2013-03-13 10:03:14

My husband is scared that I will pull out the leads....so he made me a harness...a scarf ties to my wrist and waistband so that I cannot lift the arm above my shoulder yet...(the sling makes for a sore arm!).....maybe you could do the same...it relieves the mind a bit.

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