Icd and coping

Coping

by Jimmy Dinfla - 2018-08-07 22:17:02

Yes, you are not alone.  It hurts.  You want it to get better soon.  It is depressing.  I know; I have been there with my ICD.  Extra strength acetaminophen only helped me a little.  Ice helped. Heat helped too. I followed my cardiologist's instructions about exercising my arm, even though it did not feel good.  A small pillow helps when sleeping.  As the weeks passed, I was able to deal with it better and as the pain reduced, I felt better and more accepting of the trauma that my body was recovering from.  I know you are anxious now, but you will recover in time.  There really is light at the end of the tunnel.  You'll get there!

pain

by The real Patch - 2018-08-08 18:55:51

I'm sorry but there's no way your shoulder should be so painful this long after implant. Something isn't right, you need to get it checked and find out why it's so painful. I kid you not, I never had any pain in all 3 implants, well except when I saw the bill

Shoulder and arm pain

by Gotrhythm - 2018-08-09 14:38:18

If you are too good about following the doctor's instructions and really don't move your arm after surgery, you can wind up with a painful condition called "frozen shoulder." 

But frozen shoulder isn't the only cause of shoulder pain. Extreme pain after three months needs to be looked into.

See your doctor. If the problem is frozen shoulder, you may need physical therapy.

Shoulder pain....

by BOBTHOM - 2018-08-13 23:25:20

I had my ICD implanted Jan 2017, from day 1 my shoulder hurt like heck, like the worst charlie horse you've ever gotten.  Every time I ask which ever doctore or nurse I was seeing it was always, it all looks good, it's just the healing process.  By March I ask my GP to x-ray my shoulder to see if it was bruised or something.  Nothing visible.  In my opinion, in my case, I think they strapped me down in an awkward position or something.  I remember as I was coming to from the implant surgery they were ratcheting something and with each rotation they were hitting my shoulder.  It lasted well over 4 months but eventually subsided.   And in hindsight, I think when I ask the first few doctors/nurses they misunderstood and thought I was talking about the incission site which this wasn't.   Hope the pain goes away for you as it did for me!