⚡️*UPDATE 2*ICD site tender after swimming⚡️

• by Pinkit94
• 2017-06-25 22:49:14
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Hello,

On Friday, I was swimming(quite rigorously) at my parents house, after which I started to feel odd pains (mostly sharp, little bit of pressure) around my icd site and right below the clavicle. Thinking that it was just from swimming, I didn't think of anything. Except today(Sunday), my pain(mostly pressure) is still present. Should I call the doctors office or should I wait and see? Thanks in advance, 

*****************Update********************

So around midnight(Sunday) I received my first ICD shock, I had a flash of white light followed by lots of pain. Followed by beeping from the device. I remained calm and fell right back asleep. Monday morning I called my cardiologist as well as send the transmission  to the device clinic. The cardiologist called me back and told me to go to ED immediately. He was concerned that BOTH of my leads are fractured because the shock was inappropriate. In the ED, I ended up having multiple episodes of SVT, so tomorrow, Tuesday, I will be having EP study and an SVT ablation. Then on Wednesday, they will remove the leads, and insert new ones. On top of that my MD told me that swimming aggravated the fractures. Wish me luck, Paula

******************** Update part 2******************

So yesterday(Tuesday the 27th) I was scheduled for my EP study and lead revision. However that day played out a lot different. As I was getting prepped for the procedure, this is around noon, I was supposed to have my procedure in the late afternoon, I was starting to feel very dizzy with palpitations and chest heaviness, so the hospital called a code on me. Apparently I was in VT looking SVT, so my doctors transferred me to CCU, and told me to wait out the symptoms and that my EP case would be bumped up. Well around 4pm my EP study started, half way through the procedure they woke me, so that they could induce the rhythm. They were able to find THREE rhythms to ablate and they were able to do it. Apparently, I was the most complex case they have ever seen. The pain during ablation was worse than the icd shock. However, I'm glad that they were able to find it. Now I'm just recovering. As far as the leads go, we still have to come up with a plan.