Boston Scientific

In October, 2012, I had a Boston Scientific PM put in to replace my Medtronic PM. When it was checked in December, they said the lead in the bottom chamber was acting strangely, and that I should not use my left arm for 4 weeks and return to have it checked. My leads were not changed from the earlier PM, so I'm wondering if there is something wrong with the Boston Scientific? and perhaps the lead is still properly in the bottom chamger. An X-ray showed that the leads are properly installed.

Has anyone had this problem? or a problem with the Boston Scientific? This PM is larger than the Medtronic was.
Thanks.

1 Comments

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by Tracey_E - 2012-12-25 09:12:37

I can't imagine anything going wrong with an old lead that would be fixed by not using your arm! But I'm no professional so I could be missing something. By now your leads are well secured with scar tissue, if you wanted to remove them it would take a special laser sheath and a highly specialized surgeon.

When they changed out the pm, they should have tested the leads to make sure they were still working properly. It's possible the lead has started going bad since the replacement but that would be a heck of a coincidence. It's not the pm itself, that would have shown up on the interrogation and all leads work with all manufacturers of pm's. I wonder if it's not attached tightly? But that's highly unlikely because, again, they would have tested it before they closed you up.

A larger pm could have more bells and whistles, or it could have a larger battery intended to last longer. It could be residual swelling, in a few more weeks it may feel the same size. Or maybe BS is just bigger, I dunno, just guessing at possibilities :)

Have you talked directly to the dr or only a nurse/technician? If it's not the dr, that's where I'd go next, try to get some answers.

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