Dual Chamber Pacemaker

• by kamagla
• 2017-11-24 01:30:40
• Complications
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I was fitted with a temporary pacemaker in emergency late at night (right jugular) and a St Jude dual chamber pacemaker the following morning (just below the left collar bone). This occurred after five LOC events in 33 hrs (all while seated and leaning forward and to the left and arcing my head downwards) and the sixth LOC event while standing and leaning forward and to the left and arcing my head downwards. This latter event left me on a concrete floor and an ambulance ride to the hospital. I had no history of chest pain or breathlessness before these events and felt no pain leading to the events. The lights simply went out. 

I emerged from the first four events when someone tapped me; the fifth I came out of spontaneously (possibly because I was seated and leaning in a rather unstable position and moved slightly). The fourth event occurred in the Emergency Department of the hospital where I ended up later that night. I created the event by what was described as a stereotypical movement - leaning forward and arcing my head to the left and downwards.

At first no problems post-pacemaker but after two weeks I started to experience foot numbness and pain - especially while sleeping (uneasily). It's now worse after 12-14 weeks and VitB6 was recommended which seemed to relieve pain a little at first but now seems to have no effect.

There is nothing in my ECGs, CT Angiogram, MRI and Ultrasound of carotids and verterbral arteries to explain the LOC events. I had no problem with this condition before the LOC events and implantation of the pacemaker. Connection? Or coincidence?

I notice members have posted comments about foot pain and would be grateful for any advice from others about their coping with this problem. Its incapacitating.

Thanks,

kamagla

Thanks.