Burning sensation around heart after PaceMaker

I had an epicardial ablation done 3 weeks ago. I also had a 2 lead pacemaker implanted 3 days later. My heart is being paced at 70 beats per minute to control ventricular tachycardia.

I have had a sensation that can be described as a mild burning sensation around the heart area, followed by a mild rush of adrenaline. Most of the time it only lasts 30 seconds or so, except for last night when I had wave after wave of this for about on hour.

I don't know if this is just the heart healing or is the ventricular tachycardia coming back and this is just the pacemaker trying to pace me out of v-tach and back into rhythm.

Anyone had similar experience with a pacemaker?????

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

Mike

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Update

by Cartman - 2014-10-03 02:10:32

Met with my cardiologist today

After interrogating my pacemaker the doctor said that my pacemaker did not pace me out of V-tach. There was no V-tach. The burning sensation was probably the nerve endings reconnecting and the adrenaline rush was my reaction to something unknown. Strange feeling could go on for several months as the heart heals.

So the good news is.....that I have not had an episode of V-tach since the new pacemaker was implanted.....yeeehawwwww......

Mike

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