Heartburn 3 weeks after surgery

Dear all,

3 weeks ago I had a surgery, implantation of ICD (dual chamber, left side). I felt pain in the first week and it eventually did go away. It has been more than 3 weeks from day of surgery and now I feel a heartburn (my chest is burning, when I take a deep breath the pain is even worse) as well as this feeling of burning in my throat.

List night I also almost vomit.

Is this something normal that happens to few people or do I have to check with any gastro doctors? Before implantation of the ICD I didn't have any of these symptoms.

Thanks

2 Comments

Agree, not normal

by Hoser - 2016-02-12 04:02:20

I woke up one morning a week after implant with heartburn, and I felt pretty rotten all day. My Dr. called me two days later and said the bedside monitor indicated that I was in 13 hours of atrial flutter.

So no, take the time to ask the dr. about your symptoms.

not normal

by Tracey_E - 2016-02-12 11:02:07

Call your doctor. Heartburn is not normal and would be unrelated to the icd because it has no effect on your stomach. However, not being able to take a deep breath is the worrisome part. I could call the cardiologist first to rule out pericarditis or leads displaced, if they don't see anything then go to your GP to check our stomach.

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