Pain

I'm only 21 and had my pacemaker put in 6 months ago. I still feel lots of pain around the site and am extremely itchy. Is this normal, or did anyone else experience this? 

4 Comments

yep, pain

by Violet West - 2019-11-25 14:52:22

It took me about 9 months for pain, itching, and random twinges to subside.  

I would say normal, unless the pain is really severe. 

Itchy.

by Graham M - 2019-11-25 15:22:39

I am 3 months in and still feel itchy.  I also get an occasional sharp pain in my left armpit, but not around the pacemaker.

It might be worth getting it checked in case you have an infection.

Graham.

Depends

by AgentX86 - 2019-11-25 21:18:54

There shouldn't be any severe pain now but it can be sensitive to the touch for some time.  Itching, for a long time after, is perfectly normal.  Mine was very sensitive to the touch for a good eight months, then it rather suddently stopped hurting.  After 21 months it still itches at times and there is pain on the left pectoral, though I still have muscular/skeletal pain from my five-year-old sternotomy, particularly after exercise or when it gets cold.  It's hard to separate the two.

Arnica cream for itching

by Pacemaker_Sally - 2019-11-26 16:13:32

You might want to try Arnica cream for itching and twinging. It settles mine right down. 

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