lead replacement

i had bi-valve and defib device implanted feb. 18. before they sewed me up in the operating room, the pacing was working. i thought i felt perky when i came back to regular room. however, next morning test and x-ray showed one lead had shifted. a followup clinic visit showed the lead migrated ever more and was not "capturing," whatever that means.
i go back in march 18 for lead replacement. dr said the lead problem is not something he or i did. just happens. he's going to give it another shot.
has anyone else had this issue? i thought you just went in and got a pacemaker and that was it.
apparently, there are more complications than i knew about prior to surgery.
thanks for your comments.

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thanks

by tedlutz3 - 2008-03-16 05:03:03

thanks for your comment.
i read about procedure before surgery, but never saw part about lead migration.
anyway, my doc says he'll give it one more try. if it doesn't work this time, only the defibulator wire will work and i'll be without pacing. if this happens, i expect i'll continue to be tired all the time with stage 3 heart failure.
the doc's staff told me the implant procedure i had cost $100,000. for that price, you'd think it would work.

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