Burning

Has anyone experienced burning at their lead wires? I have had this recently and it felt like a red hot poker there (in my heart)! The medtronics rep did some testing and adjustments at the er, but said there was nothing wrong with the pm.

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cardiologist

by Tracey_E - 2013-04-28 10:04:00

I'd see the cardiologist also, not just the rep, probably the internist too just to rule out anything else going on. It's easy to blame everything on the pm. The pm working fine just means it's putting out signal like it should. Settings sometimes need changed, leads can get a scar tissue build up or touch a nerve, infection, something else with the heart, even indigestion or a pulled muscle, lots of things could cause it other than the pm.

Burning

by Caroline270965 - 2013-04-29 09:04:10

I had this approx 15 years ago with pacemaker number 1 and my lead was faulty and they changed it

You know you're wired when...

Your ICD has a better memory than you.

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