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Not able to overcome my anxiety and FEAR related to my HCM

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: Oct 25, 2016 | Replies (10)
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@lucindag

I had a septal myectomoy on March 25, 2016 and an ICD put in 3 days later. Can you give me some idea how long it takes for the pain associated with the ICD site and lump to go away

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 11, 2016

@lynnkay1956 I bet you could help answer this question about post surgical pain and swelling for @lucindag.

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mbcube | @mbcube | Oct 25, 2016

It depends on the location, either on top of muscle, under muscle or in muscle. I was on top of and it hurt a few weeks - nothing to medicate over. When I had the generator replaced last year, I had them insert it in the muscle. It hurt a lot more and required pain meds for a week or so - then every so often, BUT it did hurt a good month- month & a half.
As to the lump - its likely the device. If your on the thinner side it'll show more, if your thicker - well, it won't show too much. Do talk with your doctor regarding your concerns.

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