spasms in chest

Since I have had the ICD implanted, I have been having spasms in the left part of the chest, below the heart. The seem to occur when I am seated, relaxing or trying to go to sleep. The spacing of the spasms appears to be about 15 to 20 seconds between each occurence. These spasms seem to be waking me up during the night. Some of the spasms are quite violent and can shake the bed and are uncomfortable but painless. Any ideas? Obviously this is related to the icd as I never had them before the implantation.
Tuanbambu

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Hi Tuanbambu

by pupu - 2010-09-21 03:09:42

Your symptoms sound like the ones I had when I had diaphragm irritation, although my spasms were in a different place. It was possible to stand without any spasms, but the moment I sat down or tried to sleep they would come back. One of the leads was causing the irritation and had to be shut down. The symptoms stopped immediately. I would suggest that you need to see your doctor. All the best to you!

Spasms like hiccups

by cruz - 2010-09-27 01:09:28

I've had a sort of spasm that the EP's office called hiccups since my ICD implant. They have said it's a lead touching a nerve. It almost always occurs when I lie down, but can happen when I eat a large meal or sitting in a chair sometimes. I change positions, which seems to help. They have changed my settings 4 times to try to alleviate these spams. I don't know if your's ae the same because mine seem to be beating at the same regularity as they have the PM making the heart beat. It's annoying and will wake you from a sound sleep. Talk to the EP's office. If this is the same, they can make adjustments to the settings.

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