subclavian thrombosis (blood clot)

• by inGodsheart
• 2014-01-26 12:01:13
• Complications
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Hello,
I've had my St. Jude pacemaker for 11 months, and earlier this week began developing pain extending from the device up to my neck. My neck vein is bulging on the same side and there's some swelling.
I've had a thrombosis back in 2006 on the opposite side of my chest due to a permanent central IV line, and the symptoms I'm having now are similar to the ones I had back then. I'm concerned as the area that has the pacemaker also recently had a power port (implanted IV line) on the same side but was removed due to infection.
I'm wondering if the symptoms I'm having are due to scarred tissue from multiple central lines I've had on that side plus the pacemaker, thus making blood flow restricted.
Pain in neck is better now than a few days ago; I'm just concerned that's it's not completely resolved.
Any other person experience this and if so what did you do about it?
Thanks for any feedback!