Can someone help?
- by LivysMom
- 2008-12-08 01:12:43
- Complications
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I'm probably just being an overly paranoid mom, but it never hurts to ask questions....right?
My daughter, Olivia, is 7yrs old and had a pacemaker implanted 3 wks ago for High Grade AV block. Her & her sister got into a scuffle this afternoon and she was fine afterward, but a few hours later started complaining of pain in the pacemaker/incision area. When I lifted her shirt, there were dark veins visible surrounding the area - that have never been visible before. She had no other visible veins on the rest of her chest, just around the pacemaker, and they hadn't been there just hours earlier.
I checked her BP and HR - both were fine, so we monitored her. A short time later, she wasn't having any more pain and while the veins lightened a bit, they are still there. I will, of course, call her cardio in the morning, but was hoping to hear some btdt tonight.
I have pics, if that would help.
TIA!
2 Comments
Kids will be kids, eh?
by PeggyR - 2008-12-08 09:12:33
Guess I would error on the side of being safe and have it checked by the doc. I don't know what signs would be if the lead was knocked out of place, but I would want to be certain everything is ok.
Good luck and happy holidays
Peggy
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porbably fine
by Tracey_E - 2008-12-08 06:12:30
She's probably just fine but keep an eye on her for signs her hr drops, that's an indication the leads have been knocked out of place. I'd try a little ice on it and see how it looks tomorrow. And have a chat with the two of them!!! No scuffling for six weeks. ;o)