Pacemaker Club: Little pimple right by the incision

Little pimple right by the incision

by Pinkit94
2018-09-16 12:36:35
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Hello Everyone!

I have had my ICD/pacemaker for over a year, yesterday I noticed a little pimple right by the incision. It is little, red, with a white middle. I'm afraid that the bacteria from the pimple will spread to the actual pocket or device. Should I call my MD and get some antibiotics? Or just watch it? Many thanks in advance!

4 Comments

call

by Tracey_E - 2018-09-16 16:20:58

Better safe than sorry.

Sall as soon as...

by donr - 2018-09-17 00:15:54

...y6our PCP opens in AM. This could be a developing abscess.. They can develop extremely rapidly. Antibiotics are the first attack, followed by an I&D - Incision & drain. They have most of their structure sub cutaneously & you do not see the roots until it is late. They are usually a Staph infection that comes from bacteria on the skin that evertyone has.. When you have a PM that is only a quarter inch below the skin it doesn't take lomg for the bugs to get into the pocket.

DON"T just call for antibiotics. BE SEEN. Diagnosing over the telephone is not a safe approach.

Donr

Just had this

by PacedNRunning - 2018-09-17 02:05:45

well maybe. I’m 3 wks post implant and all of sudden my incision got red, itchy and inflamed. Im always in contact with my doc and I sent him pictures of it and he called in a prescription for antiobiotics right away! He thinks it was an abscess. After 2 days of antibiotics things look a lot better. Whew! Scary! Hope you got seen.

Daughter is a primary care Doc......

by donr - 2018-09-17 09:03:46

...There's always room in the schedule to see an early abscess, if for no other reason than liability if it really goes bad in a hurry. We see too many of them where the sufferer has waited too long and they are big as golf balls & literally splatter the wall when the pressure is released by an incission. WaIting too long can be as short a period as overnight. This supports the ols maxim - "Never get sick on a friday - especially before a long weekend!"

Donr