Moving?

I am on the heavy side so larger on the top. My pacemaker is on the low side also. When I lean foward or turn over in bed it seems like it all moves and I can really feel it. It feels better when I wear a bra. It feels like it's pulling without it. Like when I turn on my side it feels like it turns on it's side. I hope I'm getting my point across.lol It's only been 2 weeks since I got it. Is this normal? Or is the swelling going down and I am just noticing it. I noticed it yesterday after i reached my arm across my chest and felt a slight weird pain. But I have no pain now, it was just a quick thing. Has anyone experienced this? I swear he put it in way to low. It's parrales to the middle of my arm pit. 

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Mobile pacemaker

by AgentX86 - 2018-05-26 21:28:52

Well, I don't have the same, um, anatomy but a new pacemaker does feel strange for a while.  I think two weeks is a little quick to judge.  When I got mine, I slept in a recliner for two months (five months after the CABG), so I wouldn't turn over on it or have other wierdness..  It helped quite a bit and I don't look good in a bra.  ;-)

BTW, you will feel odd pains as you move around.  It takes some time for the scar tissue "pocket" to form around it.  Mine is just getting to where it is no longer very sore to the touch (14 weeks).  As you move, you're pulling at that scar tissue and, yes, it hurts a bit.  However, you really have to move your arm (not above your head for six weeks!).  If you don't move it, the scar tissue will be more "solid" and cause a lot more problems down the line.  Move it or lose it. 

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by Tracey_E - 2018-05-26 22:16:04

Once you heal, it should be less annoying.  It'll take a few months for it to settle in fully, sometimes up to a year.  That said, sometimes they still move around a bit after fully healed. Unless it's flipping, it won't hurt anything. If it still really bothers you after a year you can consider repositioning but you should be fine! It's still very early days so hard to judge. You might try sleeping in an athletic bra for now, hold the girls in place so it doesn't pull on the device. 

After 4 devices that were very deep under the breast, when I got #5 two years ago they moved it under the pectoral but it shifted closer to the armpit and moves similar to what you described. It's worst when I sleep on my side and sometimes it catches the edge of my  bra when I raise my arm. We've discussed going in again and putting it deeper, still on the fence if I feel like messing with it or not. It's not painful and my doctor isn't worried about any damage, but it's annoying as heck because I'm very active. I have 10+ years left on this battery and we met our deductible so it wouldn't cost me anything, that's the only reason I'm even thinking about it. 

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