Chronic Vomiting

Can the force from vomiting pose any risk of lead displacement, or any other pacemaker complications if it's a chronic everyday occurrence 2 years after implantation? Thanks for any help.

6 Comments

no

by Tracey_E - 2012-10-02 09:10:42

After the first few days, you will not dislodge a lead from vomiting. After the first year, the only way to get them out is with a specialized laser.

I had morning sickness night and day for all three trimesters of two pregnancies, my leads survived just fine.

Hope you feel better!!

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by MAZZAROO - 2012-10-03 06:10:25

i had pm fitted friday so its early days, wasnt prepared for how i feel. felt sick most of the day yesterday and i feel sick this morning, tummy feels upset and rumbling round. i hope these after op feelings go cos i feel dreadful. ever hopeful.

Thanks & Feel Better

by tactheemt - 2012-10-03 07:10:34

@TraceyE That's interesting it's said to need a specialized laser to be moved. A year after implant I was working at Wal-Mart and lifted a 10lb bag of sugar and twisted weird and what followed was a severe chest pain and burn, and I was told the atrial lead had been moved a few CM from the original surgical implant location, but it wasn't moved to far away to require replacement, and ever since then I have always feared leads and the displacement of them, because that's was a pain I'd never wish on anyone! Thank you for your comment.

@Mazzaroo I sure do hope you feel better soon, so sorry to hear you are suffering so. Get some good rest, and take care.

leads

by Tracey_E - 2012-10-03 08:10:16

Very interesting! The only case I've heard of one coming dislodged in the heart well after implant was from a car accident.

They usually keep us in a sling the first 24-48 hrs because that's the time most likely to knock a lead out of position. Then they tell us no lifting or raising the arm for 4-6 weeks, that's the precautionary time when you theoretically can knock out a lead but it's still unlikely. Up to a year they can usually pull it out if it needs replaced for some reason. After that, they almost always have enough scar tissue around the leads that they aren't going anywhere without the laser. I wonder if it wasn't deep enough to get a lot of scar tissue? If you had an echo they could probably tell you if the scar tissue is built up good now, if you were curious.

Mazzaroo

by Tracey_E - 2012-10-03 10:10:39

Are you on pain meds? Most of them make me sick. It's also possible you picked up something in the hospital. Feel better!

Thanks!

by tactheemt - 2012-10-05 12:10:48

Thanks so much for your explanation TraceyE!

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