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Pain around pacemaker site

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 18 12:16am | Replies (76)

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@dorothynoz45

Kanaaz, I do apologize that I have waited so long to respond to your kind inquiry about my pm pain. Progress is slow, isn't it? An x-ray shows that I have AC joint arthritis. I have waited 3 weeks tomorrow to hear from a dr who is going to give me some kind of nerve ending tests. Next week I see an orthopedic dr The pain hasn't bothered me recently although I could hardly sit in church about 2 weeks ago because of it. It is definitely related to activity although the pain seems to be directly over my pacemaker site. I just can't figure and why did the pain start at the exact same time I received my pacemaker?

Thank you again for asking. It takes time and I'm going to guess that most of us are short on patience. Oops! I sure am.

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Replies to "Kanaaz, I do apologize that I have waited so long to respond to your kind inquiry..."

I wish you well and agree about patience. God's blessing.

I had a pacemaker implanted last month. I was aware of the doctor putting the pacemaker in me. He was pushing very hard on the site. I heard him say he had to try to get most the blood out of the pocket so the pacemaker wouldn’t be floating in there. I was at a teaching hospital so I’m sure my doctor was training others. I am on Eliquis so there was a lot of bleeding. My shoulder was very sore for a week after. Perhaps placing your pacemaker aggravated your arthritis?