Pinkish wound and shoulder pain

I had my PM implanted on 21-7-15 and underwent a second surgery 20 days later on 12-8-15 because of a lead dislodgement. My wound has healed perfectly but it has turned darkish pink over the last couple of weeks. The doc says it's fine as of now but I wanted to know if any one else had this color change ? I also have some weird pains all around the chests which the docs say have nothing to do with the pace maker and could be muscular pains.Although theses pains have reduced but they refuse to go away. Also the second time around I was obviously very cautious and did not move my arm much for 8 weeks. Now after 10 weeks I am feeling lot of pain In my shoulder. Could this cause of 2 surgeries and not using the hand much for 3 months or there could be more to this ?

2 Comments

Lead moved

by Good Dog - 2015-10-20 11:10:10

I have had that kind of discoloring of the wound. Although it heals fairly quickly on the surface, it takes months to fully heal below the surface which I think, is why you have that color change. It is a normal part of the healing process.

As far as the shoulder pain; I will bet that the shoulder pain and the muscle aches are the result of the lack of use for so long. After that length of time you tend to get atrophy in the muscles, so when you start using them more you will get pains. Similar to the pains after working-out and using muscles that haven't been used for a while.

So relax and start using that arm and shoulder again. There has been a sufficient amount of time that you should no longer worry about the lead moving. Leads usually only move immediately after the surgery or within the first month after surgery.

Don't let it get you down and don't worry about the aches and pains. When you get as old as me, it hurts to just get out of bed................
Go enjoy your life!

Sincerely,

Dave

Frozen shoulder

by JenSF - 2015-10-21 01:10:23

Hi,

I agree with Dave that the pains you are experiencing could be related to using your arm again after so long. But, only you really know your body. Keep listening to it, and if you really believe it is pacemaker/heart related, let your doctors know.

I would also add that last time I had a device change, my shoulder was immobilized for a few months due to complications, and afterwords I definitely had "frozen shoulder," described to me some time later by a massage therapist. I still have some issues with that shoulder years later, and I really wish I had requested some physical therapy/rehab at the time.

Best of luck!
Jen

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