Just One Year!

Just a thought

by oldearthworm - 2017-01-19 10:34:15

Some of us have ''thicker'' skin than others  ..I think this is a fat layer  ...Maybe at the next implantation, go under the muscle, rather than above .. However , I think that the consensus is , do NOT do this  ..  Maybe a diet with more fat  ??  

IMO, best to sleep only on one side  ..

Just a thought by oldearthworm

by Yeasin - 2017-01-19 10:58:19

Thank u for your observation. I do sleep on one side and become habituated. Age factor restricts to have diet with more fat.

About the same

by DampDog - 2017-01-20 05:41:38

I’m coming up to 10 months post-implant. Fitness- wise, I feel like I'm getting close to the point where I was before having the device fitted; with the exception of a frozen shoulder on the side where the device is.

I still can’t sleep on my left side. Though not really painful it is uncomfortable enough to stop me sleeping on that side. I still don’t sleep as well as I did prior to having the device implanted. (I can manage a half roll onto that side OK) My leads are quite superficial in that you can see where they lie just beneath my collar bone. When I mentioned it to the consultant he said it was down to the device being a CRT-D and having to squeeze 3 leads in, and me not being a big built chap. The bigger your are the easier it generally is to bury/hide the device.  

About the same by DampDog

by Yeasin - 2017-01-29 06:34:53

I also had frozen shoulder (not severe) on that side which lasted for about 3 months after implantation. Experts say that the cause of frozen shoulder is not fully understood and in some cases is unidentifiable. A long period of inactivity due to an injury, illness, or surgery may cause frozen shoulder.

I agree that sleeping on the left side is uncomfortable and managing half roll onto that side is common for us. I think implantation of the device is superficial in all cases!

I agree with "oldearthworm's" suggestion to sleep only on one side.