@nayac
Wow! Your surgeon nor your EP or cardiologist did not give you restrictions after your pacemaker surgery? I can tell you my experience with this was really strict restrictions on movement of my left arm and restrain from activities like fishing, tennis, etc. and anything jerking was involved. Also movement above you head with the arm closest to surgery site.

Do you say you have Medtronic? If so you can contact them and they probably can give you general guidance but most likey will refer you back to your cardiologist or Pace Clinic.

Do you have a electrophysiologist (EP). They are professional medical experts in electrical functions of heart and are most experienced doing ICD and Pacemaker surgeries.

I did not have you experiences. However I did have wire come out of my LV because I planed tennis too soon or too aggressively. Had to have surgery to attached a lead directly to heart.

Do you have access to A.I. or web sites of major medical intuitions. You can usually find answers to your questions on those sites. I don't sleep on my back. But any surgery is going to take time before you body heals it.

Were you told that the body will eventually incapsulate the device and the irritation caused by the device will diminish drastically. I was told this by my Mayo EP. But he said it takes about a year for this to happen.