Diaphragm Pacing

• by MsJanet
• 2012-11-21 08:11:28
• Complications
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I posted this morning before meeting with my cardiologist and discussed having an "extra beat" or spasm in my diaphragm right under my left breast. I have been able to find some positions (in a recliner especially) that have eased this pain so I've been able to sleep. I now am pretty sure that I was having this same problem along with some other regular pains the very first night in the hospital.
I had my surgery Nov. 7th.called the nurse that night with pains and she ended up calling the cardiologist who decided to have blood drawn to check on enzymes. I had no more pain the rest of the night or the next day and since everything seemed ok, I went home. I called my surgeon and cardiologist 2 days later with sharp pain in my left breast area and below the left breast because it was becoming more unbearable and closer together. I was sent to have another x-ray which was determined to be fine. Everything seemed to be in the correct position. I met with my surgeon exactly 1 week after surgery and he prescribed anti-inflammatory and a muscle relaxer. That helped tremendously with the pain ( and some pain in my left shoulder down to my elbow) but it did nothing for the spasms under my left breast. Now I had the extra beat, but not much pain. The only way I can explain the Hiccough as some describe it is like a twitch in your eye that just wont go away and can't be ignored. Today I went to my cardiologist and at first she told me that maybe I was just nervous and anxious and was about to tell me again, like when I was in the hospital, that it would be fine... I finally told her that I wasn't and actually lifted my bra and placed her hand on my diaphragm so she could feel the "beating". She then called it a hiccough and set me up an appointment with the Pacemaker tech. for this afternoon saying that the pacemaker was pacing my diaphragm and shouldn't be.The tech. determined that the bottom lead was either faulty or in the wrong position ( had another x-ray), but no matter what, he turned the bottom lead off.... no more spasms yay, but I will have to have surgery again to replace or lay another lead by this one pretty soon. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP IF SOMETHING DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.!! I am a fairly timid person, but I knew this didn't feel like a healing of my body, and I was going to make sure that my cardiologist listened to what I had to say.
Here's hoping the next surgery is a success.:/