re: discomfort will go away for most

Vicki, and others - I would love to come to the place where I don't know my pacemaker is there most times. Actually, I don't usually feel my pacemaker. It's the incision and pacemaker leads I am having pain from. I'm an elementary school music teacher and pianist. My normal day includes doing things from "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" with kindergartners, to conducting string orchestra, to playing piano accompaniments for various school, church, and other ensembles. At the end of a service or performance I have burning pain where my leads are located and radiating as far as to my arm at times. My doctor says pain is not normal at this point (almost 3 months). My doctors are suggesting more surgery, but I would love to hear from someone who says they had pain of this sort that went away without other intervention.

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Just a thought

by Suze - 2008-01-12 04:01:33

Sometimes I get a burning pain in front of my left shoulder if I use my left arm in a swinging motion a lot. Like when I swing a bat, do a lot of over the head excercises, or play many holes of golf. I've always thought it was from the pacemaker rubbing on the muscles surrounding the pacemaker. If I rest for a couple of hours it goes away. It actually was more painful the first few months after getting the PM..... It's been 18 months since implant and it bothers me less. And everything seems fine with the working of the PM. The EP and the tech agree with what I think.

Anyway, it's something to think about. Of course, you need to follow up with the doctors.

Hang in there,
Suze

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