What the heck keeps poking me??

Ok... I called my doctor yesterday and asked about this an they said it was ok, but has anyone else experienced this and should I make them do a chest xray?

My PM is on the collarbone, left side. I feel like something is poking me on the right side of the brest in the same place. It's not painful really and not consistent. The equivilant of being poked with a ball point pen, but it's always in the same spot. 3 weeks post op and not sure if this is just a sensation vs. something really poking me? If it is something poking, what does that mean? Ugggh ... this is so frustrating!

Thanks for getting me through this. Your support and advice has been sooo helpful!

Anna

3 Comments

healing

by Tracey_E - 2009-12-10 08:12:00

It's probably just part of healing rather than something really poking you. Nerves can feel odd when they're knitting back together. I'm not clear where you're feeling it, is it a place where the wires run or the pm is placed, or just nearby?

placement

by annaelliott76 - 2009-12-10 12:12:34

I believe it is where the wires are running. It's the inside area of the left breast (right side of the heart), near the sternum. Last week, I felt like someone punched me in the same spot. I did have a chest xray,ordered by a different doctor, for a diffrent reason, but was told all was fine. I think it's just scar tissue healing, but it's driving me nuts, even as we speak. It is sensitive to the touch as well. My vitals seem ok right now but have been tachy quite a bit.

I had that, too

by sln - 2009-12-30 08:12:20

I had discomfort and mild pain in what sounds like the same area as you for quite a while after my PM was implanted. It kind of unnerved me but it gradually went away, over the course of months, so I'm assuming it was part of healing. It seemed to get worse sometimes after I was doing activities that involved muscles in that area. Anyway, it did go away completely and the PM works fine.

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