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New to site. My name is Jimmy, 62
Had PM surgery May 30. 10 weeks yesterday. followed all instructions no lifting , golf swimming for six weeks plus. slowly started to get back to activities. played a few rounds ( maybe 3 rounds) of golf, exercise on bike, hit some balls at range, all with no issues. Felt good. Just this week when I lie down I have that burning pinching pain around site towards shoulder. when I stretch I feel the pain. now I am back to being gingerly about my movements. my question is; Is this what I have to look forward to? Did your situation get better after mare time? Doctor said after 6 weeks I would be able to do whatever I did before. I called the doctor and got the nurse. She said it is most likely muscular related, also said if there was a problem the monitor would have picked it up.
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Jimmy:
While 6-8 weeks after you can do "whatever you did before" you need to be careful when lifting the arms above the shoulder and the force used as that irritates the site and slows the healing.
I suspect the rounds of golf and the balls at the range might have been a bit too much too soon.
I'm not a golfer but I regularly train with weights. I waited 8 weeks or so and then began with fairly gentle whole body work without weights. Then I started slowly. My progress has been steady and I generally do "whatever I did before." I actually feel better and stronger and more confident than before. I occasionally get a bit of discomfort.
When I first started to recover I was discouraged because my pacemaker was put in Sept. 2022 at age 75. I thought my age and the procedure and time 'off' would prevent me from ever doing any meaningful (to me) lifting. Not so. I don't remember the exact progress timeline but by the end of year 1 I was happy with my progress. We (trainer and I) did a test of my 3 favourite lifts for my 77th birthday in June and I got a "high five" from everyone.
I worried and had anxiety a lot in the first months after the implant. I used the Metronic site (www.medtronic.ca/patientresources) and toll free line a few times. And this Mayo Forum.
Long story short: I am not a doctor nor a technician but I suspect the nurse is correct, muscles are unhappy. And yes, it does get better...much better. If not, keep calling the doctor or technician for advice.
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