tight stomach

I have had my pacemaker for appx 1 month now, but ever since I had the surgery my stomach seems to feel so tight and it very uncomfortable, not nausea. Could the pacemaker have something to do with this feeling?

3 Comments

Maybe you're just uptight about the pm

by Jax - 2013-01-07 12:01:40

There's an emotional component that the docs don't talk about. You have to get use to havi g a pm and ur body has to adjust. Certainly you can have the tightness in yr stomach Che led out but my guess is its nerves.

Me too!

by joshuash - 2013-01-10 10:01:37

The same thing happened to and what I found out was that I was having trouble with bowel movements thanks to the pain killers I had taken post surgery.
Hope this helps

I can relate

by sicksinuslady - 2013-01-11 07:01:46

My pacer used to stimulate my diaphgram as well as my heart. It was like hiccoughs. I told my Medtronics guy about it and he said it was unusual and shouldn't be happening since only my atrial lead was firing. But, since I couldn't sit up without the pacer grabbing my diaphragm, he tried turning down my amplitude. IT WORKED!! I've been fine since. I was set at 3 when I had problems. I'm at 2 now and feel much better. Does the sensation go away when you're not pacing? If so, you may have the same problem I had. Hope you feel better.

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