Placement
- by Gumjump
- 2018-06-13 16:00:42
- Complications
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It appears that first my cardiologist put my pacemaker into my breast tissue. Then 2 weeks after my surgery it flippled over up and down ways. It is still in the pocket though. He doesn't want to move it due to complications with infection. I would like to get a second opinion on this. Can anyone recomend what kind of doctor I would see. Not sure if a general surgeon or another cardiologist? I'm just not sure. Has anyone had this happen to them?
7 Comments
movement
by Gumjump - 2018-06-13 18:10:07
It's only been a month. I also caught mine on the outside and wow it smarted a bit. He said it would form a capsule around it also. I think I could live with it once I know it won't move. It does get a little sore, but maybe because it's new. It's more a pain when I sleep. When I'm on my right side and pacemaker is on left side, I can feel it sticking out. and when I lay on my left side it hurts some in certain positions. As long as I know it's safe I can try and live with it.
placement
by Tracey_E - 2018-06-13 19:22:47
Robin, I've had both under breast and under muscle. Under the breast I never even knew it was there, had to poke around to feel the edges of it. Working out never aggravated it. It was great and I'm not at all happy that they moved it last time. I had two babies when it was there and nursed them, no problems. Mammo's no problem either. (getting mad at the ep that moved it all over again lol)
Gumjump, it's early days yet! It will still settle in a lot more and become less sore than it is now.
Turned sideways
by Kinzigns - 2018-06-16 03:19:06
mine is relatively new...placed in October 2017 and tonight I turned on my right side and realized it was sticking straight out instead of laying flat. Scared 😱 me, not sure if I flattened it out the way it was or if I flipped it upside down. Seems to be okay but leary about laying on my side now. Happen to anyone else?
Nancy
Turned
by Kinzigns - 2018-06-16 12:41:21
My husband said it’s not possible to have moved and I must have dreamed it. It’s the weekend so will have to wait until Monday I guess. My Fitbit didn’t show any heart distress.
Nancy
Nancy
by Tracey_E - 2018-06-17 10:07:04
Your husband is not correct, they can move. Some doctors stitch them in place, some do not, some are stitched but come loose. If I sleep on my left side, I have to nudge mine back into place because it turns. If it ended up flipped it would feel very different and probably hurt so odds are yours is fine. When in doubt, have it checked out, but sometimes they shift around.
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movement
by Tracey_E - 2018-06-13 17:12:56
My last one was put in a new place (moved from under breast to under pectoral) and it shifted. It was sticking out enough that I caught it and now it's loose and moves. I've been discussing it with my EP. There is an infection risk with any surgery, but it's minimal. My doc wasn't worried about it, said if I want to move it, we will move it. I'm still debating if I want to do it or not.
Does it bother you? Moving around is annoying but not dangerous. It's not going to damage it or make the leads come loose or anything like that. In my case, it doesn't hurt and it's not at risk, it's just annoying as heck because I'm very active.
How long has it been? It can take up to a year for it to settle fully so don't make a decision sooner than that. If your cardiologist doesn't want to mess with it, I would talk to another one, or possibly a plastic surgeon. A plastic surgeon has done 2 of my 5 because of my odd placement.