Pacemakers, exercise and pain???

Dear all,

I was wondering whether anyone who works out in the gym or goes swimming and has had a PM (+/- a subclavian clot) has ever had throbbing pain around subclavian and the left neck when exercising and raising their heart rate? I have tried to get answers elsewhere (medical folk) and after a long break from this site - last year sometime I think, figured I would see if anyone on here, however far flung, may be able to help?

It would just be nice to know if it is a common occurrence, whether it will go away after a time etcetera? Pacemaker is about 3 or so years old (time disappears!)

Thank you

1 Comments

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by Tracey_E - 2014-04-02 09:04:36

I've never had a clot or a pain like you describe. With that combination- past history and throbbing pain- I would ask for an ultrasound to rule out a new clot. Hopefully it's just a random pain.

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