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ICD shifting?

Pacemaker & ICDs | Last Active: 7 hours ago | Replies (17)

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After 7 years, I now have an "underarm" ICD. Uncomfortable to say the least. Yes, they can shift.

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Why did they put it under your arm. This would seem to aggravate it with arm movements, laying on your side, etc.

Most EP put a pocket in to reduce movements. It takes about a year for body to encapsulate it. With the encapsulation movement is limited but can still happen.

I am in my 9th year of my present one and from time to time I can get slight movement which tells me what ever I am doing to stop. I have mine under my chest muscle as skin was too thin to do under skin per my EP.